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Korean War order of battle
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This is the Korean War order of battle. 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.
Pro-Southern forces: United Nations and Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea Armed Forces (prior to June 25, 1950)
Republic of Korea Armed Forces
Capital Guard Command, Seoul & Ongjin
- 3rd Infantry Regiment
- 8th Infantry Regiment
- 17th Infantry Regiment
- 18th Infantry Regiment
- 1st Cavalry Regiment
1st Infantry Division, Kaesong
- 11th Infantry Regiment
- 12th Infantry Regiment
- 13th Infantry Regiment
2nd Infantry Division, Daejeon
- 5th Infantry Regiment
- 16th Infantry Regiment
- 25th Infantry Regiment
3rd Infantry Division, Daegu
5th Infantry Division, Gwangju
- 15th Infantry Regiment
- 20th Infantry Regiment
6th Infantry Division, Chuncheon & Wonju
7th Infantry Division, Dongducheon
8th Infantry Division, Gangneung & Jumunjin
9th Infantry Division, Seoul (from October 1950)
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United Nations Ground Forces
- General Headquarters United Nations Command (Korea) (UNC) — Formally activated 10 July 1950, before then allied forces were formally under American operational control.
- US Army Forces Far East
Eighth Army - Combination of ROK infantry divisions and UN forces
- United States ground forces (with attached UN units)
2nd Infantry Division
- French Battalion
- Dutch Battalion (from early 1951)
3rd Infantry Division
- 65th Infantry Regiment (from September 1950)
- Belgian Battalion (from February 1951)
- Luxembourg Platoon (from February 1951)
- Greek Battalion
7th Infantry Division
24th Infantry Division
25th Infantry Division
40th Infantry Division
45th Infantry Division
1st Cavalry Division
187th Airborne Infantry Regiment
5th Infantry Regiment
- United Nations divisions under overall US command:
27th British Commonwealth Brigade (from August 1950-July 1951)- British 28th Infantry Brigade (from April–June 1951)
British 29th Infantry Brigade (from November 1950-July 1951)
1st Commonwealth Division (from July 1951)
- US Marine Corps
Republic of Korea Army
- US Army Forces Far East
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Naval Forces Far East
United States Seventh Fleet (from June 27, 1950)
- Task Force 90
- Task Force 95 (from September 12, 1950)
- Task Force 96
- British Far East Fleet (from June 28, 1950)
United Nations Air Forces
- US Far East Air Forces
- 31st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Photographic) (from June 29-November 15, 1950)
- 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium, Photographic) (from November 15, 1950)
Fifth Air Force- Far East Air Forces Bomber Command
Twentieth Air Force
Australia
Other
- Swedish Red Cross Field Hospital (Svenska Röda Korset-sjukhuset)
Indian Army 60th Parachute Field Ambulance- Danish Red Cross Hospital Ship
- Norwegian Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (NORMASH)
- Italian 68th Red Cross Hospital (L’Ospedale N. 68 della Croce Rossa Italiana)
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Pro-Northern forces: People's Republic of Korea and China
North Korean forces
Notes:
- NKPA infantry divisions 1 through 7 were regular force infantry divisions used in the attack on South Korea, while the 10th, 13th, and 15th were reserve units used for security.
Chinese forces
People's Volunteers Army November 23, 1950
- XIII Army Group - General Deng Hua
- 38th Army - General Liang Xingchu
- 112th Division (334th, 335th, 336th Regts)
- 113th Division (337th, 338th, 339th Regts)
- 114th Division (340th, 341st, 342d Regts)
- 39th Army - General Wu Xinquan
- 115th Division (343d, 344th, 345th Regts)
- 116th Division (346th, 347th, 348th Regts)
- 117th Division (349th, 350th, 351st Regts)
- 40th Army - General Wen Yucheng
- 118th Division (352d, 353d, 354th Regts)
- 119th Division (355th, 356th, 357th Regts)
- 120th Division (358th, 359th, 360th Regts)
- 42nd Army - General Wu Ruilin
- 124th Division (370th, 371st, 372d Regts)
- 125th Division (373d, 374th, 375th Regts)
- 126th Division (376th, 377th, 378th Regts)
- 50th Army - General Zeng Zesheng
- 148th Division (442d, 443d, 444th Regts)
- 149th Division (445th, 446th, 447th Regts)
- 150th Division (448th, 449th, 450th Regts)
- 66th Army - General Xiao Xinhuai
- 196th Division (586th, 587th, 588th Regts)
- 197th Division (589th, 590th, 591st Regts)
- 198th Division (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)
- 38th Army - General Liang Xingchu
- IX Army Group - General Song Shi-Lun
- 20th Army - General Zhang Yixiang
- 58th Division (172d, 173d, 174th Regts)
- 59th Division (175th, 176th, 177th Regts)
- 60th Division (178th, 179th, 180th Regts)
- 89th Division (265th, 266th, 267th Regts)
- 26th Army - General Zhang Renchu
- 76th Division (226th, 227th, 228th Regts)
- 77th Division (229th, 230th, 231st Regts)
- 78th Division (232d, 233d, 234th, Regts)
- 88th Division (262d, 263d, 264th Regts)
- 27th Army - General Peng Deqing
- 79th Division (235th, 236th, 237th Regts)
- 80th Division (238th, 239th, 240th Regts)
- 81st Division (241st, 242nd, 243d Regts)
- 90th Div (268th, 269th, 270th Regts)
- 20th Army - General Zhang Yixiang
- III Army Group - General Chen Geng
- 12th Army - General Zeng Shaoshan
- 15th Army - General Qin Jiwei
- 60th Army - General Wei Jie
- 179th Division
- 180th Division
- 181st Division
- XIX Army Group - General Yang Dezhi
- 63rd Army - General Fu Congbi
- 64th Army - General Zeng Siyu
- 65th Army - General Xiao Yingtang
Soviet Union
Other
- Foreign Medical Continents
- Bulgarian Red Cross
- Czechoslovak Field Hospital (from 1952)
See also
- US Eighth Army Korean War order of battle
- US Seventh Fleet Korean War order of battle
- USAF units and aircraft of the Korean War
References
- ^ "Bulgaria's Experience in Peace Support Operations" (PDF).
- ^ "Czechoslovakia in Korean War". www.kilroywashere.org.
Sources
- Rottman, Gordon L.; Evanhoe, Ed (December 2002). Korean War Order of Battle: United States, United Nations, and Communist Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, 1950-1953. Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-275-97835-8.
- Mossman, Billy C. (1990). UNITED STATES ARMY IN THE KOREAN WAR EBB AND FLOW NOVEMBER 1950-JULY 1951. WASHINGTON, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
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