5th Infantry Division (South Korea)
| 5th Infantry Division | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | Apr 29th, 1948 - present |
| Country |
 South Korea |
| Branch |
 Republic of Korea Army |
| Type | Division |
| Role | Infantry |
| Part of | VI Corps (Republic of Korea) |
| Garrison/HQ | Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi |
| Nickname(s) | "The Key" |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Park Chung-hee Chae Myung-shin |
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
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