5th Infantry Division (South Korea)

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Country South Korea Type Division		Branch Republic of Korea Army Role Infantry

Active Apr 29th, 1948 - present Part of VI Corps (Republic of 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.

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 Artillery Battalion

196th Artillery Battalion 'YELLOW DRAGON'

205th Artillery Battalion

988th Artillery Battalion

References

5th Infantry Division (South Korea) Wikipedia

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