7th Division (North Korea)
- 7th Division (North Korea)
History
The 7th Infantry Division was a military formation of the Korean People's Army during the 20th Century. It was activated in Wonsan and was initially composed of the Northeast Volunteer Army, Chinese 15th Division and was initially composed of the 30th, 31st and 32nd Infantry Regiments. The unit was initially equipped with vehicles attained by North Korea from the Soviet Union shortly after April 1950.
In April 1950 Communist China returned 12,000 more veterans of the CCF to Korea where they formed the 7th Division (redesignated the 12th Division about July 2, 1950). [ [http://www.army.mil/cmh/books/korea/20-2-1/Sn02.htm Armed Forces of North and South Korea, Chapter II] ]
Fought in the Battle of Pusan Perimeter. [ [http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/KW-Outbreak/outbreak.htm The Korean War: The Outbreak] ]
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