The 2nd Quick Response Division (,

hanja Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period. () ...

: 第二迅速對應師團), also known as Furious Wave Division (,

: 怒濤部隊), is a military formation of the

Republic of Korea Army The Republic of Korea Army (ROKA; ), also known as the ROK Army or South Korean Army, is the army of South Korea, responsible for ground-based warfare. It is the largest of the military branches of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces with 365,0 ...

and is the only infantry division in the VII Maneuver Corps to serve as an

offensive Offensive may refer to: * Offensive (military), type of military operation * Offensive, the former name of the Dutch political party Socialist Alternative * Fighting words, spoken words which would have a tendency to cause acts of violence by the ...

and

air assault Air assault is the movement of ground-based military forces by vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, such as helicopters, to seize and hold key terrain that has not been fully secured, and to directly engage enemy forces behind enemy l ...

mission.

History

It was formed during the

Korean War The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...

and was part of the defensive line in the

Third Battle of Seoul The Third Battle of Seoul was a battle of the Korean War, which took place from December 31, 1950, to January 7, 1951, around the South Korean capital of Seoul. It is also known as the Chinese New Year's Offensive, the January–Fourth Retreat ( ...

. The 17th Infantry participated in the

Battle of Pusan Perimeter The Battle of the Pusan Perimeter, known in Korean as the Battle of the Naktong River Defense Line (), was a large-scale battle between United Nations Command (UN) and North Korean forces lasting from August 4 to September 18, 1950. It was one ...

. Beginning on December 26, 1950, Communist Chinese Forces struck hard at United Nations units on the western approaches to Seoul. Supporting attacks occurred as well in the central and eastern parts of the line. The Chinese hit the ROK units hard, and again several units broke. Two out of three regiments of the 2nd Division fled the battlefield, leaving the 17th Regiment to fight alone and hold its position for hours despite heavy losses. General Ridgway reluctantly ordered a general, but orderly, withdrawal, with units instructed to maintain contact with the enemy during their retreat, rather than simply giving up real estate without inflicting losses on the enemy. On January 1, 2021, the 2nd Division moved its headquarters to

Yangpyeong Yangpyeong County () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Climate Yangpyeong has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen: ''Dwa'') with cold, dry w ...

and was reorganized into a quick response division to take charge of

and

missions by integrating The 201st Quick Response Brigade and The 203rd Quick Response Brigade under 2nd Operations Command.

Organization

* Headquarters: ** Headquarters Company ** Combat Support Company ** Signal Company * 201st Quick Response Brigade ** 201st Quick Response Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company ** 1st Quick Response Battalion ** 2nd Quick Response Battalion ** 3rd Quick Response Battalion ** Artillery Battalion * 203rd Quick Response Brigade ** 203rd Quick Response Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company ** 1st Quick Response Battalion ** 2nd Quick Response Battalion ** 3rd Quick Response Battalion ** Artillery Battalion

Unit of the VII Maneuver Corps

Capital Mechanized Infantry Division The Capital Mechanized Infantry Division (, hanja: 首都機械化步兵師團), also known as Fierce Tiger Division (, hanja: 猛虎部隊), is currently one of the six mechanized infantry divisions in the Republic of Korea Army. It is part of ...

8th Maneuver Division The 8th Maneuver Division (, hanja: 八機動師團), also known as Roly Poly Toy Division (), is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army and is unit is one of four divisions under the command of the VII Maneuver Corps. Before the un ...

11th Maneuver Division The 11th Maneuver Division (, hanja: 十一機動師團), also known as Flowering Knights Division (, hanja: 花郞部隊), is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army and is unit is one of four divisions under the command of the VI ...

References

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History

Organization

Unit of the VII Maneuver Corps

See also

References