1st Infantry Division (South Korea)

1st Infantry Division
제1보병사단
1st Infantry Division insignia
Active	December 1, 1947 – current
Country	South Korea
Branch	Republic of Korea Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Guard unit
Size	Division
Part of	I Corps
Garrison/HQ	Paju, Gyeonggi Province
Nickname(s)	"Forward"
Motto(s)	"Allegiance, Honor, Solidarity"
Engagements	Korean War Operation Pokpoong First Battle of Seoul Battle of Gorangpo Battle of Kaesong–Munsan Battle of Sangju (1950) Battle of Pusan Perimeter Battle of the Bowling Alley Battle of Ka-san Battle of Tabu-dong Battle of Pyongyang (1950) Battle of Unsan Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River Chinese Spring Offensive Battle of the Imjin River Operation Commando Battle of the Noris Third Battle of Seoul Operation Thunderbolt (1951) Chinese spring offensive Battle of the Soyang River UN May–June 1951 counteroffensive Operation Commando Battle of the Noris
Commanders
Current commander	Maj. Gen. Seo Jin-ha
Notable commanders	Paik Sun-yup Chun Doo-hwan

The 1st Infantry Division (Korean: 제1보병사단, Hanja: 第一步兵師團) is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army's I Corps. The division was established on 1947 under the command of Colonel Kim Suk-won.^[1]