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 (,
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.
() ...
: 怒濤部隊), is a military formation of the
Republic of Korea Army and is the only infantry division in the
VII Maneuver Corps to serve as an
offensive and
air assault 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 17th Infantry participated in the
Battle of Pusan Perimeter.
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
offensive and
air assault 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
*
8th Maneuver Division
*
11th Maneuver Division
See also
*
Republic of Korea Army
References
{{Reflist
InfDiv0002
InfDiv0002SK
Military units and formations established in 1949
Military units and formations disestablished in 2019
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...