5th Infantry Division (South Korea) explained

Unit Name:	5th Infantry Division
Dates:	29 April 1948 - present
Branch:	Republic of Korea Army
Type:	Division
Role:	Infantry
Command Structure:	V Corps (Republic of Korea)
Nickname:	"The Key"
Battles:	Korean War Battle of Bloody Ridge

The 5th Infantry Division, also known as The Key Division is a unit of the Republic of Korea Army. It is a frontline division that protects the GOP and GP of Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province.

The division was created on 29 April 1948, participated the Korean War and it is one of the first units of the South Korean Army.

Structure

• Headquarters:^[1]
  • Headquarters Company
  • TOW Company
  • Recruiting Company
  • Air Defense Company
  • Engineer Battalion 'BULL'
  • Maintenance Battalion 'SEA EAGLE'
  • Supply & Transport Battalion
  • Reconnaissance Battalion 'PEGASUS'
  • Armored Battalion
  • Signal Battalion
  • Military Police Battalion
  • Medical Battalion
  • Chemical Battalion
• 27th Infantry Brigade 'LEOPARD'
• 35th Infantry Brigade 'LION'
• 36th Infantry Brigade 'EAGLE'
• Artillery Brigade 'WHITE BEAR'
  • 195th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 196th Field Artillery Battalion 'YELLOW DRAGON'
  • 205th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 988th Field Artillery Battalion

Notes and References

1. Web site: BTS '진' 입대한 5사단은… GOP 지키는 중부전선 최전방 부대. The Dong-a Ilbo. 14 December 2022 .