Korean War order of battle

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This is a list of units and commands that took part in the Korean War from 1950–53, with the major commands that took part in operations. 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.

• General Headquarters United Nations Command (UNC) — Formally activated 10 July 1950, before then Allied forces were formally under American operational control.
  • US Army Forces Far East
    • US Eighth Army- Combination of ROK Infantry Divisions and UN forces
      • I Corps
      • IX Corps
      • X Corps: September 15, 1950 to December 24, 1950.
  • Republic of Korea Army
    • ROK I Corps
    • ROK II Corps
  • US Naval Forces Far East
    • US Seventh Fleet: June 27, 1950 to end of war.
      • Task Force 90
      • Task Force 95: September 12, 1950 to end of war.
      • Task Force 96
    • British Far East Fleet: June 28, 1950 to end of war.
  • Far East Air Forces
    • 31st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Photographic): June 29, 1950 to November 15, 1950.
    • 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium, Photographic): November 15, 1950 to end of war.
    • Fifth Air Force
    • Far East Air Forces Bomber Command
    • Twentieth Air Force

• North Korean Peoples' Army
  • 1st NKPA Division
  • 2nd NKPA Division
  • 3rd NKPA Division
  • 4th NKPA Division
  • 5th NKPA Division
  • 6th NKPA Division
  • 7th 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.

• 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

[edit] Chinese People's Volunteers

Chinese People's Volunteers November 23, 1950

• XIII Army Group - General Yongsheng
  • 38th Army - General Xingchu
    • 112th Div (334th, 335th, 336th Regts)
    • 113th Div (337th, 338th, 339th Regts)
    • 114th Div (340th, 341st, 342d Regts)
  • 39th Army - General Xinquan
    • 115th Div (343d, 344th, 345th Regts)
    • 116th Div (346th, 347th, 348th Regts)
    • 117th Div (349th, 350th, 351st Regts)
  • 40th Army - General Yucheng
    • 118th Div (352d, 353d, 354th Regts)
    • 119th Div (355th, 356th, 357th Regts)
    • 120th Div (358th, 359th, 360th Regts)
  • 42d Army - General Ruilin
    • 124th Div (370th, 371st, 372d Regts)
    • 125th Div (373d, 374th, 375th Regts)
    • 126th Div (376th, 377th, 378th Regts)
  • 50th Army - General Zesheng
    • 148th Div (442d, 443d, 444th Regts)
    • 149th Div (445th, 446th, 447th Regts)
    • 150th Div (448th, 449th, 450th Regis)
  • 66th Army - General Su Ching-huai
    • 196th Div (586th, 587th, 588th Regts)
    • 197th Div (589th, 590th, 591st Regts)
    • 198th Div (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 Shilun
  • 20th Army - General Fei
    • 58th Div (172d, 173d, 174th Regts)
    • 59th Div (175th, 176th, 177th Regts)
    • 60th Div (178th, 179th, 180th Regts)
    • 89th Div (265th, 266th, 267th Regts)
  • 26th Army - General Renchu
    • 76th Div (226th, 227th, 228th Regts)
    • 77th Div (229th, 230th, 231st Regts)
    • 78th Div (232d, 233d, 234th, Regts)
    • 88th Div (262d, 263d, 264th Regts)
  • 27th Army - General Fengzhi
    • 79th Div (235th, 236th, 237th Regts)
    • 80th Div (238th, 239th, 240th Regts)
    • 81st Div (241st, 242d, 243d Regts)
    • 90th Div (268th, 269th, 270th Regts)

[edit] See also

Korean War

[edit] Sources

• Korean War Order of Battle: United States, United Nations, and Communist Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, 1950-1953 (Hardcover)
  • Gordon L. Rottman, Ed Evanhoe (Foreword by Ed Evanhoe)
  • Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
  • Pub. Date: December 2002
  • ISBN-13: 9780275978358
  • 264pp

• UNITED STATES ARMY IN THE KOREAN WAR EBB AND FLOW NOVEMBER 1950-JULY 1951
  • Billy C. Mossman
  • CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
  • UNITED STATES ARMY
  • WASHINGTON, D.C., 1990
    • EBB AND FLOW
• List of Korea-related topics