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The 25th Infantry Division (Korean: 제25보병사단, Hanja: 第二十五步兵師團) ("Biryong Unit ") is a Republic of Korea Army military formation and it is one of three infantry divisions founded near the end of the Korean War.
The 25th Infantry Division (nicknamed "Tropic Lightning") [1] is a United States Army division based at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. The division, which was activated on 1 October 1941 in Hawaii, conducts military operations primarily in the Asia-Pacific region.
ROK 9th Infantry Division January 1953-End of war; US X Corps 15 September 1950-End of war US 2nd Infantry Division April 1951-March 1952; US 3rd Infantry Division 24 December 1950-April 1951; US 7th Infantry Division 15 September 1950-April 1951; US 25th Infantry Division March 1952-January 1953; US 40th Infantry Division January 1953-End of war
The rest of the 25th Infantry Division suffered 650 killed, 1,866 wounded, four captured and 10 missing during the fight. [91] Another 138 were killed, 646 wounded, and two captured during the division's breakout attack from the Masan battleground. [92] The KPA suffered heavily in the fight, and most became casualties in the attack.
The 25th Division captured Kwanak Mountain and, west of Route 1, advanced its infantry line within 2 miles (3.2 km) of the Inch’on-Yongdungp’o road. Armored forces from the division reconnoitered farther west and north within sight of Inchon and Yongdungp’o.
The 27th Infantry Regiment, part of the 25th Infantry Division, was stationed in Hawaii, and in July was put on alert. By July 18, the entire division was in Pusan in Republic of Korea. On February 23, 1952, the 25th Division, under the command of Major General Ira P. Swift , was in the front line in the center of the X Corps sector near ...
As part of the Army's reorganization in "triangular" infantry divisions in 1941, the regiment was reorganized and redesignated as the 8th Field Artillery Battalion, and reassigned to the 25th Infantry Division. The 8th Field Artillery Battalion fought in World War II and Korea with the 25th, earning 14 campaign streamers and seven unit awards. [10]
Operation Ripper was preceded by the largest artillery bombardment of the Korean War. In the middle, the US 25th Infantry Division quickly crossed the Han and established a bridgehead. Further to the east, IX Corps reached its first phase line on 11 March. Three days later the advance proceeded to the next phase line.