1st Division (North Korea)

The 1st Infantry Division is a military formation of the Korean People's Army. Guards 1st Infantry Division KPA Guards Badge.svg 50px Guards badge 1948-present North Korea North Korea 20px Korean People's Army Korean People's Army Ground Force Infantry division Division Kosong County, Kangwon Province Korean War Guards badge Korean War During the initial offensives in 1950, the 1st Division was part of the North Korean advance from Seoul to Taejon. The division fought in the Battle of Pusan Perimeter.http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/KW-Outbreak/outbreak.htm The Korean War: The Outbreak United States Army Center of Military History William J. Webb CMH Pub 19-6 2010-08-20 2010-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20100612073344/http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/KW-Outbreak/outbreak.htm dead The intelligence section of U.S Far East Command headquarters listed the divisions order of battle as of 31 July 1952 as follows:History of the North Korean Army 31 July 1952 Headquarters, Far East Command. Intelligence Section 141 2nd Regiment 3rd Regiment 14th Regiment Artillery Regiment This same report listed the 1st Division as being in III Corps Reserve at the same time period.History of the North Korean Army 31 July 1952 Headquarters, Far East Command. Intelligence Section 75 Postwar service Though the present status of North Korean military units is often difficult to confirm, the last public information from the former Far East Command indicates the 1st Division is currently garrisoned in Kosong County, Kangwon Province. References InfDiv0001 Category:Divisions of North Korea in Korean War InfDiv0001NK