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#REDIRECT [[105th Armored Division (North Korea)]]
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==History==
The '''105th Armored Brigade''' was a military unit of the [[Korean People's Army]] during the 20th Century.
It was North Korea's first armored unit, being established in October 1948 as the "105th Armored Battalion" and increased to regimental strength in May 1949. By June 1950, the "105th Armored Regiment" had become the '''105th Armored Brigade''' with a strength of 6,000 men and 120 [[T-34|T-34 tanks]]. Its equipment-tanks, weapons, and vehicles-was Russian-made. The brigade had three tank regiments-the [[107th Armored Regiment|107th]], [[109th Armored Regiment|109th]], and [[203rd Armored Regiment|203rd]]-each with 40 tanks, and a mechanized infantry regiment, the [[206th Mechanized Infantry Regiment|206th]], with a strength of about 2,500 men. A tank regiment had three medium tank battalions, each having 13 tanks. The battalions each had three tank companies with 4 tanks to a company. Tank crews consisted of five men. Battalion, regimental, and division tank commanders each had a personal tank. The '''105th Armored Brigade''' was raised to division status in Seoul at the end of June 1950 before it crossed the Han River to continue the attack southward.<ref>[http://www.army.mil/cmh/books/korea/20-2-1/Sn02.htm Armed Forces of North and South Korea, Chapter II]</ref>
On September 27, the 1st Cavalry Division cut off elements of the '''105th Armored Division''' in the [[Ansong]] and [[Pyongt'aek]] area and miscellaneous units in the [[Taejon]] area. On September 28, elements of "C" Company, 70th Tank Battalion, and "K" Company, 7th Cavalry, with the strong assistance of fighter-bombers, destroyed at least seven of ten [[T-34|T-34's]] in the Pyongtaek area, five by air strikes.<ref>[http://www.first-team.us/journals/1stndx03.html 1st Cavalry Division - Korea]</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Military units and formations of the Korean War|NKArmBg0105]]
[[Category:Armored Brigades of North Korea|ArmBg0105NK]]
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