Capital Mechanized Infantry Division

Capital Mechanized Infantry Division
수도기계화보병사단
Capital Mechanized Infantry Division insignia
Active	20 June 1948 – present
Country	South Korea
Branch	Republic of Korea Army
Type	Mechanized infantry
Role	Defensive Counter-offensive
Size	Division
Part of	VII Maneuver Corps
Garrison/HQ	Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi Province
Nickname(s)	맹호 (Maeng-Ho / Fierce Tiger)
March	Capital Division Hymn
Engagements	Korean War Battle of Andong Battle of Pusan Perimeter Battle of Chosin Reservoir Vietnam War Operation Pershing Operation Hong Kil Dong Battle of An Khe Pass War on Terror Iraq War
Commanders
Current commander	Maj. Gen. Yang Tae-bong
Notable commanders	Lt. Gen. Chae Myung-shin

The Capital Mechanized Infantry Division (Korean: 수도기계화보병사단, hanja: 首都機械化步兵師團), also known as Fierce Tiger Division (Korean: 맹호부대, hanja: 猛虎部隊), is currently one of the six mechanized infantry divisions in the Republic of Korea Army. It is part of the VII Maneuver Corps, tasked with covering approaches to Seoul from North Korea and counterattack operations.

This division saw extensive combat both during the Korean War and the Vietnam War, where it was dispatched in September 1965, as a part of the Republic of Korea's contribution to the South Vietnamese war effort. The 1965 deployment became possible when in August of that year the Republic of Korea's National Assembly passed a bill authorizing the action. Recently, elements of this division were sent as Republic of Korea's contribution to the "coalition of the willing" in Iraq.