The 52nd Homeland Defense Infantry Division ( Korean: 제52보병사단) is a military formation of the ROKA. The 52nd division is subordinated to the Capital Defense Command and is headquartered in Gwangmyeong City,

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. Its responsibility is the defense of

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

and

recruit training Military recruit training, commonly known as basic training or boot camp, refers to the initial instruction of new military personnel. It is a physically and psychologically intensive process, which Resocialization, resocializes its subjects for ...

. The division was created on 7 January 1984.

Organization

* Headquarters: **Reconnaissance Battalion **Engineer Battalion **Mobile Battalion **Signal Battalion **Support Battalion **Military Police Battalion **Medical Battalion **Chemical Battalion **Intelligence Company **Headquarters Company * 210th Infantry Brigade * 212th Infantry Brigade * 213th Infantry Brigade

References

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