5th Army Division (Peru) explained

Unit Name:5th Army Division
Native Name:V División de Ejército
Country:Peru
Branch:Peruvian Army
Size:Division
Garrison:Iquitos
Garrison Label:Garrison
Nickname:V DE
Motto:Siempre alerta[1]
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Battles:Ecuadorian–Peruvian territorial dispute

Colombian–Peruvian Border War

Current Commander:Oswaldo Calle Talledo[2]

The 5th Army Division (Spanish; Castilian: V División de Ejército) is a unit of the Peruvian Army.

History

The unit was first created on 27 June 1961, with the name 5th Military Region (Spanish; Castilian: V Región Militar). On 31 December 2002 the region was disestablished and reestablished as the Oriental Military Region (Spanish; Castilian: Región Militar del Oriente), changing to its current name in 2013.[3] The unit saw combat during the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War as part of the Northern Army Detachment in its northeastern offensive.[4]

The unit's emblem features an outline of the Peruvian department of Loreto, a Sun and a Peruvian soldier.[5]

Organization

The 5th Army Division is formed by the following units:[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Himno y Lema de la V División de Ejército . . 1 July 2022 . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20181028191633/http://www.ejercito.mil.pe/quintadiv/index.php/himno-y-lema . 28 October 2018.
  2. News: Iquitos: Reconocimiento al nuevo Comandante General de la V División de Ejército . . 26 January 2022 . 1 July 2022 . Spanish.
  3. Web site: Reseña Histórica de la V División de Ejército . . 1 July 2022 . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20181028191135/http://www.ejercito.mil.pe/quintadiv/index.php . 28 October 2018.
  4. Book: Monteza Tafur, Miguel . El Conflicto Militar del Perú con el Ecuador, 1941 . Editorial Arica . Lima . 1976 . Spanish . 124–166, 240–246 . 1 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Heráldica de la V División de Ejército . . 1 July 2022 . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20181028191531/http://www.ejercito.mil.pe/quintadiv/index.php/heraldica . 28 October 2018.
  6. Web site: V División de Ejército . . 1 July 2022 . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20200214042315/http://www.ejercito.mil.pe/index.php/organizacion/organo-de-linea/v-division-de-ejercito . 14 February 2020.