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1st Infantry Division (South Korea)

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42: 86: 67: 545:, except for portions of the 15th Regiment's zone on the east side. The battalion's position on the left was weak; there were not enough soldiers to extend the defensive line to the main ridge leading into Unsan. This left a gap between the 1st and 2d Battalions. East of the Samtan the 15th Regiment was under heavy attack, and shortly after midnight it no longer existed as a combat force. 532:
fire destroyed the bridge. Engaging the enemy force, the soldiers reported a half-hour later that at least three hundred Chinese troops were in the hills just north of Unsan. The 12th Regiment, the second division unit in the column, turned west when it arrived at Unsan, and also ran into Chinese
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The division was the first unit of the ROK Army to be attacked by the North Koreans on June 25, 1950. At 4 a.m. the North Koreans began an artillery barrage on the division's positions along the 38th Parallel. The artillery bombardment was quickly followed by ground attacks by the NKPA's
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and continued toward Unsan without opposition. In the lead were elements of Company D, 6th Medium Tank Battalion, which also passed through Unsan without incident. Just before 1100, as the tanks approached a bridge one and a half miles northeast of the town, enemy
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During the afternoon of November 1, the CCF's attack north of Unsan gained strength against the 15th Regiment and gradually extended to the right flank of the U.S. 1st Battalion,
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forces just beyond the town. The CCF's attacks against the 1st Division continued on the twenty-sixth but eased up the following day."
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12th Infantry Brigade – The brigade was originally activated as the 12th Regiment on May 1, 1948, at
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general advance on October 25, 1950, the 1st Division was spread out on the road that ran from the
272: 235: 119: 542: 692: 676: 639: 623: 560:, were assigned to the fictional 2d Company, 4th Battalion, 8th Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. 427: 267: 203: 193: 143: 438: 416: 230: 801: 768: 735: 600: 556: 529: 516: 505: 332: 245: 671: 823: 316: 299: 312: 618: 72: 445: 392: 187: 541:. At nightfall the 1st Battalion controlled the northern approaches to the 479:, and was part of the defensive line to slow the North Korean advance from 524: 101: 554:
Lee Jin-tae and Lee Jin-seok, main characters in the 2004 Korean film
484: 423: 351:. The division was established on 1947 under the command of Colonel 520: 480: 476: 340: 139: 511:"In the western half of North Korea, as part of the 306: 293: 288: 179: 159: 149: 135: 125: 115: 107: 97: 79: 59: 51: 29: 840:Military units and formations established in 1947 523:. The division's 15th Regiment passed through 798:United States Army Center of Military History 765:United States Army Center of Military History 732:United States Army Center of Military History 699:United States Army Center of Military History 646:United States Army Center of Military History 8: 800:. p. 27. CMH Pub 19-7. Archived from 767:. p. 26. CMH Pub 19-7. Archived from 40: 343:: 第一步兵師團) is a military formation of the 18:1st Infantry Division (Republic of Korea) 569: 830:Divisions of South Korea in Korean War 494:On October 19, 1950, Company F of the 471:Infantry Divisions. 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Index

1st Infantry Division (Republic of Korea)

South Korea
Republic of Korea Army
Infantry
Division
I Corps
Paju
Gyeonggi Province
Korean War
Operation Pokpoong
First Battle of Seoul
Battle of Gorangpo
Battle of Kaesong–Munsan
Battle of Sangju (1950)
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
Battle of the Bowling Alley
Battle of Ka-san
Battle of Tabu-dong
Battle of Pyongyang (1950)
Battle of Unsan
Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River
Chinese Spring Offensive
Battle of the Imjin River
Operation Commando
Battle of the Noris
Third Battle of Seoul
Maj. Gen.
Paik Sun-yup
Chun Doo-hwan

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