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] |
Colours: | --> |
Colours Label: | --> |
Battles: | Ecuadorian–Peruvian territorial dispute |
Current Commander: | Oswaldo Calle Talledo[2] |
The 5th Army Division (Spanish; Castilian: V División de Ejército) is a unit of the Peruvian Army.
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]
The 5th Army Division is formed by the following units:[6]