73rd Infantry Division (South Korea)

73rd Infantry Division
Active	1 April 1987 - present
Country	South Koreat
Branch	Republic of Korea Reserve Forces
Type	Infantry
Role	Reserve forces
Size	Division
Part of	Mobilization Force Command
Garrison/HQ	Namyangju, Gyeonggi
Nickname(s)	"Unique loyalty(忠一)"
Commanders
Current commander	Brig. Gen. Kim Byeong-gon

The 73rd Reserve Infantry Division (Korean: 제73동원보병사단) is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Reserve Forces (ROKA). The division was created on 1 April 1987. The division is subordinated to the Mobilization Force Command and is headquartered in Namyangju City, Gyeonggi Province. During peacetime, it is in charge of recruit training and active as a second line military unit.^[1]

Organization

73rd Division artilleryman exercise with 105mm howitzer.

• Headquarters:^[2]
  • Headquarters Battalion
  • Reconnaissance Battalion
  • Engineer Battalion
  • Armor Battalion (M48A5K)^[3]
  • Chemical Company
  • Signal Battalion
  • Support Battalion
  • Medical Battalion
• 203rd Infantry Brigade
• 205th Infantry Brigade
• 206th Infantry Brigade
• Artillery Brigade
  • 3 Artillery Battalions (equipped with M101 howitzer)
  • Artillery Battalion (equipped with M114 howitzer)

See also

• Korean Demilitarized Zone

References

1. "73rd Infantry Division". www.mma.go.kr (Republic of Korea Army).
2. Pike, John. "TROKA Mobilization Forces". www.globalsecurity.org.
3. 육군 M48A5/5K 전차를 도태 시켜야 www.defensetoday.kr 12-08-2019