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Why were Korean soldiers so feared in the Vietnam War
Under the cover of the many flags campaign the United States war effort in Vietnam was supported by five Allied countries
These were Australia New Zealand South Korea Thailand and the Philippines
By far the largest contingent was sent by the Republic of Korea at one point in the late stage of the war
There were more Koreans in Vietnam than Americans
During the eight years of their deployment in Vietnam Koreans fought bravely and left a remarkable impression
So remarkable that their enemies feared them and their allies awesome
Being one of the closest allies of the United States in Asia
South Korea was willing to repay the Americans for the help given to them during the Korean War
Already in 1954 in
1961 South Korea had offered to send its troops to Vietnam to help defeat the
Communists on both occasions the Americans and South Vietnamese had refused the offer ten years later
however
Amidst the need for growing foreign participation the United States and its allies
Put the proposal on the table for Korea to enter the war after a series of negotiations
Held between the United States and South Korean administrations
The agreement was made for South Korea to send its armed forces to South Vietnam
Under the following terms, the United States forces in Korea would remain in the same number to prevent a threat from North Korea
The United States would support the modernization of the South Korean army and the United States would finance all expenses of Korean troops in Vietnam
including transportation equipment and allowances
Apart from this the US government agreed to increase the amount of financial help to the rising Korean industry and economy
After the Korean National Assembly authorized the campaign on May 21st
1964 Korean units began to arrive in South Vietnam
The forerunner of the Armed Forces was the military assistance group that the Korean government deployed in late
1964 it consisted of a Mobile Army surgical hospital a Taekwondo team and an engineer Construction Group
focused primarily on reconstruction medical aid and
Counterinsurgency efforts this group was popularly known as the dove unit
the first Korean combat unit to arrive in Vietnam was the capital division better known as
mango the tiger division
The tiger division was one of the most famous units in the entire South Korean army
The division that came to Vietnam consisted of only two brigades as one brigade remained in Korea for reasons of national security
the Tigers arrived in Vietnam in September
1965 and were deployed to the Queen non-region replacing the American 1st Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division
Their task was to protect the vital routes 1 and 19
Better known to its allies at the blue dragons division the 2nd Marine Division
Arrived in Vietnam at the same time as the tiger division
They were initially deployed to Cam Ranh Bay
But subsequently moved to the doís area where they faced the 95th Regiment of the North Vietnamese Army
The largest korean unit to arrive in South Vietnam was the 9th Infantry Division the white horse division the division arrived in September
1966 as part of the new agreement for sending additional Korean troops to South Vietnam
consisting of an armored company a
reconnaissance company in engineering battalion for field artillery
Battalions and three infantry regiments the division counted 23 thousand eight hundred sixty five men
The unit was deployed in the Ning hua district at the junction of route 1 and route 21
With the task of controlling the local population and defending the Ning Hwa Air Base and Cam Ranh Bay
by the end of the war South Korea deployed two more units a marine battalion that arrived in
1967 and a 12-man c-46 crew in 1969 in total the Republic of Korea deployed
47,000
872 men to Vietnam between
1964 and 1969 all deployed units were under the command of Major General Chaim young-shin
Once the 9th Infantry Division arrived in Vietnam general che gathered all his units under the command of the Corps headquarters in Yad Chen
The recruitment for the Vietnam tours was made strictly on a voluntary basis
The capital division was a reserve division
But was filled up by volunteers from the entire army South Korean commanders were able to carefully pick candidates as the number of volunteers
Largely exceeded the volume of the division
this was the first international engagement of the South Korean army and
Everything had to be up to the highest standard only those of the best fitness skills and discipline were chosen
once recruitment was over the tiger division was filled with the best South Korea had
The command cadre was also the best the army could offer
Hand-picked by senior commanders the cream of the crop of the Korean military academy were chosen for the mission
They were put under the guidance of battle-hardened senior officers veterans of the Korean War
American soldiers and officers had only words of praise for their Korean allies
The Korean army had come a long way since the Korean War when they were still learning from the American military in Vietnam
Koreans were completely in the pendant showing great skill in all aspects of warfare from tactics to logistics
Back home South Koreans were trained to defend their country from potential invasions from the north
The Americans believed that they would take the same stance in Vietnam as well
so it was a complete surprise when they showed a high level of aggressiveness in searching for and
Fighting the enemy the South Korean soldiers were very thorough in their Search and Destroy missions
They would scan the designated area leaving. No rock unturned
Once the enemy was located Korean soldiers would encircle them slowly closing in and leaving very little space for the enemy to slip through
The success of the missions largely depended on discipline after spending the day fighting against the enemy Korean soldiers would stand
Waist-deep in the water at night to close off the perimeter
The Korean troops attack their enemies with everything they had although they did not kill as many as the American soldiers the counts of weapons
And material they captured was much higher
They did their best to ensure that each of their attacks was a complete blow for the enemy whilst keeping their own
casualty rate far below average
It was not unusual for Korean units to have a kill ratio of more than 20 to 1 on their missions
For these reasons the Americans leaned heavily on their Korean allies in performing dangerous missions in February
1967 the 11th company of a blue dragon Brigade suffered a night attack from to Viet Cong
regiments in their base near the job bang village in the clinton gai province in south vietnam
Surrounded with barbed wire and claymore mines housed with ready to fight to the death Koreans. The base was attacked from all sides
As usual the VC attack in waves supported by strong mortar fire
masses of charging VC soldiers did not frighten the Korean Marines who fired back with every weapon they had
Bullets rained on the charging enemy the Marines even fired mortar shells at point-blank range
nonetheless the Vietcong broke into the base and the fight turned into
Hand-to-hand combat base commander captain chunk Yong Kim ordered his men to pull back to lure the VC deep into the base
then he sent two squads to seal the gap from which the Vietcong entered and
The enemy the Koreans charged at the enemy with their bayonets by morning
Korean Marines had pushed the enemy back to the jungle after the air was cleared
There were two hundred and fifty-four bodies of Vietcong lying all over the place only 15
Korean soldiers have been killed for this battle the Korean government awarded more
Decorations than for any other battle the Korean army had participated in for their heroism shown in battle
The entire unit was promoted a rank the vehement performance of South Korean troops. However, left a stain on their service in Vietnam
Korean soldiers often attack villages that were suspected to provide cover and supplies to insurgents
Showing no. Mercy, Korean soldiers were known to commit several massacres of Vietnamese civilians about which numerous reports were made
Despite all the reports these crimes were tolerated by Korean HQ and American commanders as well
In 1970 US troops gradually began to withdraw from South Vietnam
As the number of American soldiers in the country decreased Korean troops more or less maintained the strength of their forces
It was only after the Paris peace agreement was signed in
1973 that the entire South Korean contingent left Vietnam with the rest of the foreign troops