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12th Division (North Korea)

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12th Infantry Division was a division of the Korean People's Army during the 20th century. [1]

20 relations: Anbyon County, Artillery, Battle of Pusan Perimeter, Capital Mechanized Infantry Division, Daejeon, Division (military), I Corps (South Korea), II Corps (South Korea), Kangwon Province (North Korea), Korean People's Army, Korean War, People's Liberation Army, Seoul, Soviet Union, United States Army Center of Military History, Wonsan, 12th Division (North Korea), 156th Division (People's Republic of China), 766th Independent Infantry Regiment (North Korea), 7th Infantry Division (South Korea).

Anbyon County

Anbyŏn is a ''kun'', or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea.

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Artillery

Artillery is a class of large military weapons built to fire munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry's small arms.

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Battle of Pusan Perimeter

The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was a large-scale battle between United Nations and North Korean forces lasting from August 4 to September 18, 1950.

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Capital Mechanized Infantry Division

The Capital Mechanized Infantry Division (hangul: 수도기계화보병사단; hanja:首都機械化步兵師團), also known as Tiger Division (hangul:맹호사단; hanja:猛虎師團), is currently one of the six mechanized infantry divisions in the Republic of Korea Army.

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Daejeon

Daejeon is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis.

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Division (military)

A division is a large military unit or formation, usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers.

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I Corps (South Korea)

I Corps (South Korea) was created July 24, 1950, just before the Battle of Pusan Perimeter.

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II Corps (South Korea)

II Corps (South Korea) is a field corps of the Republic of Korea Army and it was active in the Korean War.

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Kangwon Province (North Korea)

Kangwon Province (Kangwŏndo) is a province of North Korea, with its capital at Wŏnsan.

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Korean People's Army

The Korean People's Army (KPA) is an institution of the Workers' Party of Korea, and constitutes the de facto military force of North Korea.

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Korean War

The Korean War (in South Korean, "Korean War"; in North Korean, "Fatherland: Liberation War"; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the principal support of the United States).

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People's Liberation Army

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Communist Party of China (CPC).

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Seoul

Seoul (like soul; 서울), officially the Seoul Special Metropolitan City – is the capital, Constitutional Court of Korea and largest metropolis of South Korea.

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Soviet Union

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.

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United States Army Center of Military History

The United States Army Center of Military History (CMH) is a directorate within the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army.

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Wonsan

Wŏnsan, previously known as Wŏnsanjin (元山津), Port Lazarev, and Gensan (元山), is a port city and naval base located in Kangwŏn Province, North Korea, along the eastern side of the Korean Peninsula, on the East Sea (Japan Sea) and the provincial capital.

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12th Division (North Korea)

12th Infantry Division was a division of the Korean People's Army during the 20th century.

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156th Division (People's Republic of China)

The 156th Division was created in November 1948 under the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948, basing on the 6th Independent Division, PLA Northeastern Field Army.

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766th Independent Infantry Regiment (North Korea)

The 766th Independent Infantry Regiment (제766독립보병련대) was a light infantry unit of North Korea's Korean People's Army (KPA) that existed briefly during the Korean War.

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7th Infantry Division (South Korea)

The 7th Infantry Division is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army, currently employed on patrol duty in the Korean Demilitarized Zone around Hwacheon County, Gangwon Province.

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Redirects here:

12th North Korean Divisio, 7th Division (North Korea), NK 12th Division, NK 7th Division.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Division_(North_Korea)

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