2nd Armored Brigade (South Korea)

2nd Armored Brigade
제2기갑여단
Active	1968 – present
Country	South Korea
Branch	Republic of Korea Army
Type	Armored
Size	Brigade
Part of	I Corps
Garrison/HQ	Paju, Gyeonggi Province
Nickname(s)	Loyalty
Commanders
Current commander	Brig. Gen. Goo Sam-hoe

The 2nd Armored Brigade (Korean: 제2기갑여단) is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army. The brigade is subordinated to the I Corps.[1][2]

History

It was founded along with the "1st Armored Brigade" on 1 April 1968, and from 4 October 1971, both brigades were assigned to the 1st Corps. At the time of its establishment, it was stationed in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, but since 1973, it has been moved to current headquarters at Paju, Gyeonggi.

The 2nd Armored Brigade command post was used by the USFK 7th Division (Camp Ross). On 27 June 1973, US forces withdrew due to Nixon Doctrine and 2nd Armored Brigade took over the site.

Organization

K1 tanks belonging to the 2nd Armored Brigade are conducting exercise in the area of Mugun-ri, Paju, Gyeonggi.

• Headquarters:[3]
  • Headquarters Company
  • Air Defense Artillery Battery
  • Armored Engineer Company
  • Chemical Company
  • Armored Reconnaissance Company
  • Signal Company
  • Support Company
  • Intelligence Company
• 6th Armored Battalion (K1A2)
• 16th Armored Battalion (K1A2)
• 29th Armored Battalion (K1A2)
• 106th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (K200A1)
• 121st Mechanized Infantry Battalion (K200A1)
• 606th Artillery Battalion (moved from 30th Mechanized Infantry Division after it was disbanded, K9)
• 933rd Artillery Battalion (K55A1)

References

1. "2nd Armored Brigade recruitment". www.mma.go.kr (Republic of Korea Army).
2. [https://m.korea.kr/news/pressReleaseView.do?newsId=156404350#pressRelease 육군2기갑여단, 차량 무사고 7000일 달성 [출처] 대한민국 정책브리핑]
3. Pike, John. "I ROK Corps". www.globalsecurity.org.