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The 13th Special Mission Brigade (Korean: 제13특수임무여단; Hanja: 第一三機動分隊旅團), also referred to as "Black Panther" (흑표) and "Decapitation Unit" (참수부대), is a special operations force under the Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command. It is the ROK Special Forces Brigade tasked with decapitation attacks.
The 13th Brigade was selected to be reorganized and rearmed for the role originally scheduled for 2019, but advancement of the nuclear and missile capabilities of the North has progressed faster than expected. On December 1, 2017, the unit was created as planned. The new 13th Special Missions Brigade and held its founding ceremony.
The 13th Special Forces Brigade was founded in July 1977 along with the 11th Special Forces Brigade. Its special pocket patch emblem is the Black Panther. [27] On 1 December 2017, the 13th Special Mission Brigade was reorganized into the 13th Special Mission Brigade. It was formerly known as "The Decapitation Unit" (참수부대), as unlike the ...
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Actually, 13th Special Forces Brigade was reorganized into as the 13th Special Mission Brigade with the task of "Decapitation Unit (참수부대)" for Supreme Leader of North Korea - "Kim Jong Un" on 1 December 2017. [30] [31] [32]
In 2001, the 13th Amphibious Raider Regiment was re-organized, being expanded into the brigade-level 13th Special Operations Command and receiving the honorary title "Sacred Band" after the World War II-era Greek special forces unit. In 2002, the 13th Signals Company and the 13th Engineering Company were added as specialized support units. [1 ...
At 17:00 KST, units of the Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command, including the 707th Special Mission Group, 1st Special Forces Brigade, and the 13th Special Mission Brigade received orders to prepare for operations at an isolated area.
special-operations forces strategic formations and units of the armed forces, whose role is to conduct sabotage, reconnaissance, subversive and other special operations on the territory of foreign countries. In wartime they may also be assigned tasks such as intelligence-gathering, the seizure or destruction of key installations, the conduct of ...