Formation and Structure
The division was 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 tanks. Its equipment-tanks, weapons and vehicles, were Russian-made.
The brigade had three tank regiments - the 107th, 109th, and 203rd - and a mechanized infantry regiment, the 206th. The 83d Motorized Regiment was also part of the division during the Korean War.
Each tank regiment had three medium tank battalions, each having 13 tanks. Each tank battalion had three tank companies with four tanks to a company. Tank crews consisted of five men. Battalion, regimental, and divisional commanders each had a personal tank. The mechanised infantry regiment had a strength of about 2,500 men.
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.
The 105th Armored Division is at present equipped with Chonma-ho and Pokpung-ho tanks.
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