1st Artillery Brigade (South Korea)

Unit of the Republic of Korea Army

1st Artillery Brigade

제1포병여단
Active| February 1953 (as 1st Corps Artillery Group)
August 1982 – present
Country|  South Korea
Branch|  Republic of Korea Army
Type| Artillery
Size| Brigade
Part of| I Corps
Garrison/HQ| Goyang, Gyeonggi Province
Nickname(s)| Flying Tiger
Commanders
Current
commander| Brig. Gen. Lee Sang-ryeol[1]

Military unit

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

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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

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* Headquarters (Goyang)[4]
* 331st Target Acquisition Battalion
* 657th Artillery Battalion (K239)
* 2000th Artillery Battalion (M270)
* Signal Company
* 2nd Artillery Group (Yangju)
* 355th Artillery Battalion (K9)
* 652nd Artillery Battalion (K9)
* 722nd Artillery Battalion (K9)
* 878th Artillery Battalion (K9A1)
* 898th Artillery Battalion (K9)
* 3rd Artillery Group (Paju)
* 651st Artillery Battalion (K9)
* 655th Artillery Battalion (K9)
* 733rd Artillery Battalion (K9A1)
* 868th Artillery Battalion (K9A1)
* 958th Artillery Battalion (K9)
* 7th Artillery Group (Yangju)
* 106th Artillery Battalion (KH-179)
* 107th Artillery Battalion (KH-179)
* 108th Artillery Battalion (M114)
* 109th Artillery Battalion (M114)

## References

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1. ^ 창원대 ROTC 31기 이상렬 동문 준장 진급
2. ^ "1st Artillery Brigade recruitment". www.mma.go.kr (Republic of Korea Army).
3. ^ "직계가족복무부대 지원가능 해당부대 내역". Army Headquarters Military History Research Institute Department. 2013-06-12.
4. ^ "2019 부처 간 협력 문화예술교육 지원사업(군부대) 운영단체-교육시설 목록". Republic of Korea Army (ROKA). Retrieved 2021-04-18.