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5th Infantry Division
5th Infantry Division insignia
Active	29 April 1948 - present
Country	South Korea
Branch	Republic of Korea Army
Type	Division
Role	Infantry
Part of	V Corps (Republic of Korea)
Garrison/HQ	Yeoncheon , Gyeonggi Province
Nickname(s)	"The Key"
Engagements	Korean War Battle of Bloody Ridge
Commanders
Notable commanders	Park Chung-hee Chae Myung-shin

The 5th Infantry Division ( Korean :  第5步兵師團 ; Hanja :  第五步兵師團 ), also known as The Key Division ( 열쇠部隊 ) 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 [ edit ]

• 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

References [ edit ]

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