Republic of Korea Army

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army land warfare branch military organization

The Republic of Korea Army is the land warfare branch of South Korea’s armed forces, responsible for defending the Korean Peninsula and serving as the country’s primary ground combat force.

Aliases (5)

Korean Constabulary ×1
Republic of Korea Army Air Corps ×1
Republic of Korea Army units ×1
Republic of Korea forces in the Korean War ×1
대한민국 육군 ×1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	army → land warfare branch → military organization →
allegiance	Republic of Korea → South Korea →
alliance	United States–South Korea alliance →
commanderTitle	Chief of Staff of the Army →
conscription	yes →
country	Republic of Korea → South Korea →
dateFormed	August 15, 1948 →
doctrineInfluence	United States Army →
emblem	ROKA insignia →
engagedIn	Iraq War → Korean War → United Nations peacekeeping operations → Vietnam War → War in Afghanistan →
equipment	K1 main battle tank → K1A carbine → K1A1 main battle tank → K2 Black Panther main battle tank → K2 assault rifle → K200 armored personnel carrier → K21 infantry fighting vehicle → K3 light machine gun → K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer →
founded	1948 →
garrison	Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea →
hasComponent	Army Capital Defense Command → ROK Army Aviation Command → ROK Army Logistics Command → ROK Army Missile Command → ROK Army Special Warfare Command → ROK Army Training and Doctrine Command → active duty forces → reserve forces →
headquarters	Gyeryongdae complex →
language	Korean →
militaryBranch	land forces →
motto	충성 (Loyalty) →
nativeName	대한민국 육군 →
operatesIn	Korean Peninsula →
participatesIn	Foal Eagle exercise → Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise → combined exercises with United States Army →
partOf	Republic of Korea Armed Forces →
predecessor	Korean Constabulary →
primaryAdversaryPlanning	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea → Korean People’s Army Ground Force →
primaryRole	defense of the Korean Peninsula → ground warfare →
responsibleFor	border security with North Korea → defense of the Demilitarized Zone →
shortName	ROKA →
size	one of the largest standing armies in the world →
subordinateTo	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea) → Ministry of National Defense (South Korea) →
type	professional military force →
usesConscriptionSystem	Republic of Korea conscription system →
worksWith	United States Forces Korea →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
K9 Thunder → M198 howitzer → M46 Patton tank → M48 Patton tank →	usedBy
ROKMC → United States 2nd Infantry Division →	cooperatesWith
Chinese People's Volunteer Army 9th Army Group ("Republic of Korea Army units") → Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units →	opponent
United States Eighth Army →	alliedWith
Inchon Landing →	commanderForces
Republic of Korea Armed Forces →	hasBranch
Battle of Pusan Perimeter →	involvedForce
Battle of Chosin Reservoir →	involves
Republic of Korea Army ("대한민국 육군") →	nativeName
Kim Chaek ("Republic of Korea forces in the Korean War") →	opposed
Chinese Second Phase Offensive →	participant
Republic of Korea Air Force ("Republic of Korea Army Air Corps") →	precededBy
Republic of Korea Army ("Korean Constabulary") →	predecessor
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force →	trainingPartner