72nd Infantry Division (South Korea)

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Active1 April 1987 - present
Country South Korea
72nd Infantry Division
Division insignia
Active1 April 1987 - present
Country South Korea
Branch Republic of Korea Reserve Forces
TypeInfantry
RoleReserve forces
SizeDivision
Part ofMobilization Force Command
Garrison/HQYangju, Gyeonggi
Nickname(s)"Olympic"
Commanders
Current
commander
Brig. Gen. Kim Gyeong-bong

The 72nd Reserve Infantry Division (Korean: 제72동원보병사단) is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Reserve Forces (ROKA). The division is subordinated to the Mobilization Force Command and is headquartered in Yangju City, Gyeonggi Province. During the peacetime, they are in charge of recruit training and active as a second line military unit.[1]

The division was created on 1 April 1987.

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