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9th Infantry Division
Active	25 October 1950 - present
Country	Republic of Korea
Branch	Republic of Korea Army
Type	Infantry division
Nickname	Baekma (White Horse)
Engagements	Korean War * Battle of White Horse Vietnam War
Insignia
Identification symbol	Whit Horse on blue background

The 9th Infantry Division (제9보병사단), also known as White Horse (백마) after the victory of Battle of White Horse, is a infantry division of the Republic of Korea Army. The unit is composed of the 28th, 29th and 30th Regiments.^[1]

Contents 1 History 1.1 Korean War 1.2 Vietnam War 1.2.1 Order of battle during Vietnam War 1.2.2 Summary of Vietnam War 1.3 Coup d'état of December Twelfth 2 See also 3 References

[edit] History

[edit] Korean War

The ROKA 9th Division was hastily created in late 1950 during the Korean War and operated in the mountainous terrain of Sorak and Odae in the northeast, not far from the 38th parallel. The North Korean II Corps cut it off in late 1950 and the division suffered heavy casualties.

During October 1952, all three 9th Division regiments, the 28th, 29th and 30th (12,000 men) held Hill 395, northwest of Chorwon, North Korea, known as White Horse Mountain. The division prepared for a Chinese assault. A captured North Korean officer who knew of the impending attack and did not want to be in the fight betrayed his comrades and told the ROKs about it. Many support units helped the 9th ROK Division, but at the end of the day, it was the 9th ROK Division pitted squarely against the Chinese 387th Army. The 9th ROK Division was renamed after the battle, and forever after was, and is, known as the White Horse Division.

Three 9th ROK Division men received the US Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) for their service in the Battle of White Horse Mountain. The DSC is the second highest military decoration of the United States Army, awarded for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. The ROK recipients were Major General Kim Chon O., 9th Division; 2nd Lt. Chung Nak Koo, 11th Co., 28th Regiment; and Sergeant Kim Man Su, 9th Co., 29th Regiment.^[2]

[edit] Vietnam War

[edit] Order of battle during Vietnam War

9th Infantry Division

Armored Company

Direct Control Company

Reconnaissance Company

Engineering Battalion

30th Field Artillery Battalion

51st Field Artillery Battalion

52nd Field Artillery Battalion

966th Field Artillery Battalion

28th Infantry Regiment

29th Infantry Regiment

30th Infantry Regiment

[edit] Summary of Vietnam War

Start Date	End Date	Deployed			Combat			KIA			WIA
		Officer	Non-officer	Total	Large	Small	Total	Officer	Non-officer	Total	Officer	Non-officer	Total
September 22, 1966	March 11, 1973	6,445	98,891	105,336	478	211,236	211,714	78	1,250	1,328	160	2,250	2,410

[edit] Coup d'état of December Twelfth

In 1979, the 9th Division was involved in the December Twelfth Incident, when its commander, Major General Roh Tae-Woo led the unit to Seoul without orders, away from its normal position near the DMZ, and supported the take-over of the South Korean government by Lt. General Chun Doo Hwan.

[edit] See also

• Republic of Korea Armed Forces
• Republic of Korea Army
• Korean War
• Battle of White Horse
• Vietnam War
• Capital Mechanized Infantry Division
• 2nd Marine Brigade

[edit] References