1st Infantry Division (South Korea)

1st Infantry Division
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.