1st Artillery Brigade (South Korea) explained

Unit Name:1st Artillery Brigade
Native Name:제1포병여단
Dates:February 1953 (as 1st Corps Artillery Group)
August 1982 – present
Type:Artillery
Size:Brigade
Command Structure:I Corps
Garrison:Goyang, Gyeonggi Province
Nickname:Flying Tiger
Current Commander:Brig. Gen. Lee Sang-ryeol[1]

The 1st Artillery Brigade (Korean: 제1포병여단) is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army. The brigade is subordinated to the I Corps.[2]

History

The brigade founded as the 1st Corps Artillery Group on 16 February 1953 and changed its name to 1st Corps Artillery Command on 20 November of the same year. The brigade received its current name in 1982.

The size of the 1st Artillery Brigade is comparable to a division. The brigade is in charge of 17 battalions. It can be regarded to be enormous when compared to other artillery brigades, which have no more than 10 battalions. The ROKA 5th Artillery Brigade is the only unit with the same size.[3]

Organization

Notes and References

  1. http://www.veritas-a.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=349895 창원대 ROTC 31기 이상렬 동문 준장 진급
  2. Web site: 1st Artillery Brigade recruitment. www.mma.go.kr (Republic of Korea Army).
  3. Web site: 직계가족복무부대 지원가능 해당부대 내역 . Army Headquarters Military History Research Institute Department . 2013-06-12.
  4. Web site: 2019 부처 간 협력 문화예술교육 지원사업(군부대) 운영단체-교육시설 목록. Republic of Korea Army (ROKA). 2021-04-18.