III Corps (South Korea)

III Corps

Active 16 October 1950 - Present
Country  Republic of Korea
Branch Republic of Korea Army
Role Offensive force
Engagements Korean War

The III Corps was a corps of the Republic of Korea Army that was formed on October 16, 1950.[1] and initially consisted of 2nd, 5th and 8th Infantry Division.[2] It was Command by Major General Yu Jae Hung.

The Second Spring Offensive

During The Second Spring Offensive they took heavy casualties, Which took place at Namjon on May 16, 1951. At the time of the offensive the Corp consisted of the 3rd and 9th Infantry Division which withdrew leaving behind their heavy equipment, they scatter and fled south on foot through the Pangdae Mountain. On May 25, 1951 III Corps was disbanded by order of General Van Fleet and reassigned 3rd and 9th Infantry Division to The ROK I Corp and the US X Corp respectively.[3]

Armistice

On May 1953 III Corps was reformed under Major General Kang Mun Bong and deployed to Kwandae to trained under US X Corps. In October 1953 when X Corps withdrew, III Corps assumed responsibility of defending along the east and central front from Pukhan River to the Punchbowl.[4]

References

  1. ^ Spencer C. Tucker, (2010). The Encyclopedia of the Korean War: A Political, Social, and Military History. ABC-CLIO. p. 1013. ISBN 1851098496. 
  2. ^ Paik Sun Yup, Sŏn-yŏp Paek (2000). From Pusan to Panmunjom. Brassey's. p. 112. ISBN 1574882023. 
  3. ^ Paik Sun Yup, Sŏn-yŏp Paek (2000). From Pusan to Panmunjom. Brassey's. p. 156. ISBN 1574882023. 
  4. ^ Paik Sun Yup, Sŏn-yŏp Paek (2000). From Pusan to Panmunjom. Brassey's. p. 247. ISBN 1574882023.