Republic of Korea Army

E90180
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.

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All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
Republic of Korea Army canonical 70
Republic of Korea Army units 5
Republic of Korea Army Headquarters 4

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf army ⓘ
land warfare branch ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
allegiance South Korea ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Korea

South Korea ⓘ
alliance United States–South Korea security alliance ⓘ
surface form: United States–South Korea alliance
commanderTitle Chief of Staff of the Army ⓘ
conscription yes ⓘ
country South Korea ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Korea

South Korea ⓘ
dateFormed August 15, 1948 ⓘ
doctrineInfluence United States Army ⓘ
emblem ROKA insignia ⓘ
engagedIn Iraq War ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ
United Nations peace operations ⓘ
surface form: United Nations peacekeeping operations

Vietnam War ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form: War in Afghanistan
equipment K1 main battle tank ⓘ
K1A carbine ⓘ
K1 main battle tank ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea
hasComponent Army Capital Defense Command ⓘ
ROK Army Aviation Command ⓘ
ROK Army Logistics Command ⓘ
ROK Army Missile Command ⓘ
Republic of Korea Special Warfare Command ⓘ
surface form: ROK Army Special Warfare Command

ROK Army Training and Doctrine Command ⓘ
active duty forces ⓘ
reserve forces ⓘ
headquarters Gyeryongsan ⓘ
surface form: Gyeryongdae complex
language Korean ⓘ
militaryBranch land forces ⓘ
motto 충성 (Loyalty) ⓘ
nativeName Republic of Korea Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 대한민국 육군
operatesIn Korean Peninsula ⓘ
participatesIn Foal Eagle ⓘ
surface form: Foal Eagle exercise

Ulchi Freedom Guardian ⓘ
surface form: Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise

combined exercises with United States Army ⓘ
partOf Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated) ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Korea Armed Forces
predecessor Republic of Korea Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Korean Constabulary
primaryAdversaryPlanning North Korea ⓘ
surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Korean People's Army ⓘ
surface form: 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) ⓘ
Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense ⓘ
surface form: Ministry of National Defense (South Korea)
type professional military force ⓘ
usesConscriptionSystem Republic of Korea conscription system ⓘ
worksWith United States Forces Korea ⓘ

Referenced by (92)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Pusan Perimeter → involvedForce → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Inchon Landing → commanderForces → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Battle of Chosin Reservoir → involves → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer → usedBy → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
subject surface form: K9 Thunder
Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated) → hasBranch → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
subject surface form: Republic of Korea Armed Forces
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force → trainingPartner → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
United States 2nd Infantry Division → cooperatesWith → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
M46 Patton tank → usedBy → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
M48 Patton tank → usedBy → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
M198 howitzer → usedBy → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units → opponent → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
United States Eighth Army → alliedWith → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Republic of Korea Air Force → precededBy → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republic of Korea Army Air Corps
ROKMC → cooperatesWith → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Republic of Korea Army → nativeName → Republic of Korea Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 대한민국 육군
Republic of Korea Army → predecessor → Republic of Korea Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Korean Constabulary
Chinese Second Phase Offensive → participant → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Kim Chaek → opposed → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republic of Korea forces in the Korean War
Chinese People's Volunteer Army 9th Army Group → opponent → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republic of Korea Army units
Ulchi Freedom Guardian → involves → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Second Battle of Seoul → involvedUnit → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republic of Korea Army units
ROK I Corps → partOf → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
ROK I Corps → commandStructure → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republic of Korea Army Ground Operations Command
ROK I Corps → service → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
United States X Corps → component → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republic of Korea Army units
Battle of White Horse → belligerent → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Battle of White Horse → defender → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Joint Security Area → administeredBy → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Joint Security Area conference buildings → securityProvidedBy → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
CH-47 Chinook family → usedBy → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Agency for Defense Development → collaboratesWith → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
K9A1 → primaryUser → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
K9A1 → usedBy → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
K9A2 → hasIntendedUser → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Moon Jae-in → servedIn → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Wi Ha-joon → militaryService → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Battle of Kapyong → belligerent → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
OH-6 Cayuse → operator → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
M113 armoured personnel carrier → usedBy → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Yongsan Garrison → usedBy → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense → oversees → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Kapyong → participant → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Kapyong
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea) → hasAuthorityOver → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff → oversees → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Republic of Korea Special Warfare Command → partOf → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Republic of Korea Special Warfare Command → militaryBranch → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Republic of Korea Special Warfare Command → taskingAuthority → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republic of Korea Army Headquarters
ROK Armed Forces → hasBranch → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
D.Va → affiliation → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Korean army
America’s Corps → allies → Republic of Korea Army ⓘ