6th Army Corps (Republic of China)
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| dates = 1950–present
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The 6th Army Corps is one of the major formations of the Republic of China Army and is tasked with defending northern Taiwan.{{Cite web |last=Yeo |first=Mike |title=Taiwan unveils Army restructure aimed at decentralizing military |url=https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2021/05/17/taiwan-unveils-army-restructure-aimed-at-decentralizing-military/ |work=Defense News |date=May 17, 2021 |access-date=June 3, 2024 }}
History
The Northern Taiwan Army was established in 1950 and was renamed the 1st Army Corps in 1954. Its name was changed again in January 1976 to 3rd Army Corps, before being changed again later that same year in August, becoming the 6th Army Corps.{{Cite web |title=Headquarters – Republic of China Army |url=https://army.mnd.gov.tw/Article/Index/7306 |work=Republic of China Army Headquarters |publisher=Ministry of National Defense |access-date=June 3, 2024 }}
As of 2019, there are plans for the armored units of the 6th Army Corps to receive 108 modern M1 Abrams tanks from the United States, replacing the older M60 Patton and CM-11 Brave Tiger tanks.{{Cite web |title=Proposed M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank and Stinger Missile Arms Sales to Taiwan |url=https://www.us-taiwan.org/resources/ustbc-comments-on-m1a2-abrams-mbt-stinger-missile-arms-sales-to-taiwan/ |work=US-Taiwan Business Council |date=July 8, 2019 |access-date=June 3, 2024 }} In 2023, soldiers from the 542nd Armored Brigade went to the U.S. for training on the usage of the M1 Abrams.{{Cite web |last=Everington |first=Keoni |title=Taiwan troops to train in US at battalion-level for 1st time in history |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/4818194 |date=February 22, 2023 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |work=Taiwannews.com}}{{Cite web |title=Some Taiwanese conscripts to be trained by U.S. military personnel: Minister |url=https://www.ocac.gov.tw/OCAC/Eng/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeid=329&pid=62564542 |date=March 9, 2024 |work=ROC Overseas Community Affairs Council |access-date=June 3, 2024 }}
In 2021 it was announced that the corps will become part of the 3rd Combat Theater Command.
