5th Infantry Division (South Korea)

The 5th Infantry Division (Korean: 제5보병사단; Hanja: 第五步兵師團), also known as The Key Division (Korean: 열쇠부대) is a unit of the Republic of Korea Army.

5th Infantry Division
ActiveApr 29th, 1948 - present
Country South Korea
Branch Republic of Korea Army
TypeDivision
RoleInfantry
Part ofVI Corps (Republic of Korea)
Garrison/HQYeoncheon, Gyeonggi
Nickname(s)"The Key"
EngagementsKorean War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Park Chung-hee
Chae Myung-shin

Structure

Headquarters:

  • Engineer Battalion 'BULL'
  • Maintenance Battalion 'SEA EAGLE'
  • Support Transport Battalion
  • Reconnaissance Battalion 'PEGASUS'
  • Medical Battalion
  • Signal Battalion
  • Tank Battalion
  • Military Police Battalion
  • Chemical Battalion
  • TOW Company
  • Recruiting Company
  • Air Defense Company

27th Infantry Regiment 'LEOPARD'
35th Infantry Regiment 'LION'
36th Infantry Regiment 'EAGLE'
Artillery Regiment 'WHITE BEAR'

  • 195th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 196th Field Artillery Battalion 'YELLOW DRAGON'
  • 205th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 988th Field Artillery Battalion
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