Korean War order of battle

This is the Korean War order of battle. Subsidiary commands are listed on sub-pages. Where no date is shown for a command, assume it present at the start of the war, on June 25, 1950.

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Pro-Southern Forces: United Nations and Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea Armed Forces (prior to June 25, 1950)

• Republic of Korea Armed Forces
  • Capital Guard Command, Seoul & Ongjin
    • 3rd Infantry Regiment
    • 8th Infantry Regiment
    • 17th Infantry Regiment
    • 18th Infantry Regiment
    • 1st Cavalry Regiment
  • 1st Infantry Division, Kaesong
    • 11th Infantry Regiment
    • 12th Infantry Regiment
    • 13th Infantry Regiment
  • 2nd Infantry Division, Daejeon
    • 5th Infantry Regiment
    • 16th Infantry Regiment
    • 25th Infantry Regiment
  • 3rd Infantry Division, Daegu
    • 22nd Infantry Regiment
    • 23rd Infantry Regiment
  • 5th Infantry Division, Gwangju
    • 15th Infantry Regiment
    • 20th Infantry Regiment
  • 6th Infantry Division, Chuncheon & Wonju
    • 2nd Infantry Regiment
    • 7th Infantry Regiment
    • 19th Infantry Regiment
  • 7th Infantry Division, Dongducheon
    • 1st Infantry Regiment
    • 3rd Infantry Regiment
    • 9th Infantry Regiment
  • 8th Infantry Division, Gangneung & Jumunjin
    • 10th Infantry Regiment
    • 21st Infantry Regiment
  • 9th Infantry Division (from October 1950)

United Nations Ground Forces

See also: U.S. Eighth Army Korean War order of battle

• General Headquarters United Nations Command (Korea) (UNC) — Formally activated 10 July 1950, before then Allied forces were formally under American operational control.
  • US Army Forces Far East
    • Eighth Army- Combination of ROK Infantry Divisions and UN forces
      • I Corps
      • IX Corps
      • X Corps: September 15, 1950 to December 24, 1950.
  • United States Ground Forces (with attached UN units)
    • 2nd Infantry Division
      • French Battalion
      • Dutch Battalion (from early 1951)
    • 3rd Infantry Division
      • Belgian Battalion (from February 1951)
        • Luxembourg Platoon (from February 1951)
      • Greek Battalion
    • 7th Infantry Division
      • Colombian Battalion
      • Ethiopian "Kagnew" Battalion
    • 24th Infantry Division
    • 25th Infantry Division
      • Turkish Brigade
      • 10th Philippine Battalion Combat Team
    • 40th Infantry Division
    • 45th Infantry Division
    • 1st Cavalry Division
      • Thai Battalion
    • 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment
    • 5th Infantry Regiment
  • United Nations Divisions under overall US command:
    • 27th British Commonwealth Brigade (from August 1950-July 1951)
    • British 28th Infantry Brigade (from April–June 1951)
    • British 29th Infantry Brigade (from November 1950-July 1951)
    • 1st Commonwealth Division (from July 1951)
      • Canadian 25th Brigade
      • Australian Battalions
      • New Zealand Battery
  • US Marine Corps
    • 1st Marine Division
      • Provisional Marine Brigade 1950
    • 1st Marine Aircraft Wing
  • Republic of Korea Army
    • ROK I Corps
    • ROK II Corps

United Nations Naval Forces

• Naval Forces Far East
  • United States Seventh Fleet (from June 27, 1950)
    • Task Force 90
    • Task Force 95 (from September 12, 1950)
    • Task Force 96
  • British Far East Fleet (from June 28, 1950)

United Nations Air Forces

• US Far East Air Forces
  • 31st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Photographic) (from June 29-November 15, 1950)
  • 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium, Photographic): (from November 15, 1950)
  • Fifth Air Force
  • Far East Air Forces Bomber Command
  • Twentieth Air Force

Other

• Italian Red Cross
• Danish Hospital Ship
• Indian 60th Parachute Field Ambulance
• Swedish Hospital
• Norwegian MASH Unit "NORMASH"

Pro-Northern Forces: People's Republic of Korea and China

North Korean Forces

• North Korean People's Army
  • 1st NKPA Division
  • 2nd NKPA Division
  • 3rd NKPA Division
  • 4th NKPA Division
  • 5th NKPA Division
  • 6th NKPA Division
  • 12th NKPA Division
  • 10th NKPA Division
  • 13th NKPA Division
  • 15th NKPA Division
  • 105th Armoured Brigade
  • 206th Mechanized Infantry Brigade

Notes:

• NKPA Infantry Divisions 1 through 7 were Regular Force Infantry Division used in the attack on South Korea, while the 10th, 13th and 15th were Reserve units used for security.

Chinese People's Volunteers

Main article: Chinese People's Volunteer Army order of battle

Chinese People's Volunteers November 23, 1950

• XIII Army Group - General Deng Hua
  • 38th Army - General Liang Xingchu
    • 112th Division (334th, 335th, 336th Regts)
    • 113th Division (337th, 338th, 339th Regts)
    • 114th Division (340th, 341st, 342d Regts)
  • 39th Army - General Wu Xinquan
    • 115th Division (343d, 344th, 345th Regts)
    • 116th Division (346th, 347th, 348th Regts)
    • 117th Division (349th, 350th, 351st Regts)
  • 40th Army - General Wen Yucheng
    • 118th Division (352d, 353d, 354th Regts)
    • 119th Division (355th, 356th, 357th Regts)
    • 120th Division (358th, 359th, 360th Regts)
  • 42nd Army - General Wu Ruilin
    • 124th Division (370th, 371st, 372d Regts)
    • 125th Division (373d, 374th, 375th Regts)
    • 126th Division (376th, 377th, 378th Regts)
  • 50th Army - General Zeng Zesheng
    • 148th Division (442d, 443d, 444th Regts)
    • 149th Division (445th, 446th, 447th Regts)
    • 150th Division (448th, 449th, 450th Regts)
  • 66th Army - General Xiao Xinhuai
    • 196th Division (586th, 587th, 588th Regts)
    • 197th Division (589th, 590th, 591st Regts)
    • 198th Division (592d, 593d, 594th Regts)
  • 1st Motorised Artillery Division (25th, 26th, 27th Regts)
  • 2nd Motorised Artillery Division (28th, 29th, 30th Regts)
  • 8th Motorised Artillery Division (31st, 44th, 45th Regts)
• IX Army Group - General Song Shi-Lun
  • 20th Army - General Zhang Yixiang
    • 58th Division (172d, 173d, 174th Regts)
    • 59th Division (175th, 176th, 177th Regts)
    • 60th Division (178th, 179th, 180th Regts)
    • 89th Division (265th, 266th, 267th Regts)
  • 26th Army - General Zhang Renchu
    • 76th Division (226th, 227th, 228th Regts)
    • 77th Division (229th, 230th, 231st Regts)
    • 78th Division (232d, 233d, 234th, Regts)
    • 88th Division (262d, 263d, 264th Regts)
  • 27th Army - General Peng Dehui
    • 79th Division (235th, 236th, 237th Regts)
    • 80th Division (238th, 239th, 240th Regts)
    • 81st Division (241st, 242nd, 243d Regts)
    • 90th Div (268th, 269th, 270th Regts)
• III Army Group - General Chen Geng
  • 12th Army - General Zeng Shaoshan
  • 15th Army - General Qin Jiwei
  • 60th Army - General Wei Jie
    • 179th Division
    • 180th Division
    • 181st Division
• XIX Army Group - General Yang Dezhi
  • 63rd Army - General Fu Congbi
  • 64th Army - General Zeng Siyu
  • 65th Army - General Xiao Yingtang

Soviet Union

• [Unofficial] 64th Fighter Aviation Corps

Other

• Foreign Medical Continents
  • Bulgarian Red Cross [1]
  • Czechoslovak Field Hospital (from 1952)[2]

See also

• US Eighth Army Korean War order of battle
• US Seventh Fleet Korean War order of battle
• US Fifth Air Force Korean War order of battle
• US Far East Air Forces Bomber Command order of battle

References

1. Bulgaria’s Experience in Peace Support Operations
2. http://www.kilroywashere.org/005-Pages/Czechoslovakia/Czechoslovakia-KoreanWar.htm

Sources

• Rottman, Gordon L.; Evanhoe, Ed (December 2002). Korean War Order of Battle: United States, United Nations, and Communist Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, 1950-1953. Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-275-97835-8.
• Mossman, Billy C. (1990). UNITED STATES ARMY IN THE KOREAN WAR EBB AND FLOW NOVEMBER 1950-JULY 1951. WASHINGTON, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History.