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12th Infantry Division
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Active
| July 1949 -
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Country
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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Branch
| Army
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Type
| Infantry
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Military unit
12th Infantry Division
was a
division
of the
Korean People's Army
during the 20th Century.
Formation and early history
It was activated in
Wonsan
and was initially composed of the Northeast Volunteer Army, Chinese 15th Division and was initially composed of the
30th
,
31st
and
32nd
Infantry Regiments. The unit was initially equipped with vehicles attained by North Korea from the
Soviet Union
shortly after April 1950.
In April 1950, the People's Republic of China returned 12,000 more veterans of the
CCF
to Korea where they formed the
7th Division
(redesignated the
12th
about July 2, 1950).
[1]
Artillery
units of the 12th Division, at the time of the division's activation at Wonsan in April or May 1950, were composed of battle-seasoned Korean veterans from the Chinese Communist Army.
[2]
Korean War
The 12th Division part of the North Korean advance from
Seoul
to
Taejon
during the
Korean War
. It also fought in the
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
. During this fight it suffered such heavy losses it merged with the
NK 766th Infantry Regiment
to regain its strength.
[3]
On September 16, in the
I Corps
sector, elements of the
Capital Division
fought their way through the streets of An’gang-ni. The next day, advancing from the west in the
II Corps
sector, a battalion of the ROK
7th Division
linked up with elements of the Capital Division, closing a two-week-old gap between the ROK I and II Corps. The NKPA’s 12th Division waged a series of stubborn delaying actions against the Capital Division in the vicinity of Kigye as the North Koreans retreated northward into the mountains. Kigye fell back under South Korean control on September 22, 1950.
[4]
In 2009 the location of the 7th Division was reported as Anbyeong-gun (
Anbyon County
),
Kangwon Province
.
[5]
References