Korean War order of battle
Appearance
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
- 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 (from October 1950)
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
- Belgian Battalion (from February 1951)
- Luxembourg Platoon (from February 1951)
- Greek Battalion
- Belgian Battalion (from February 1951)
- 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
- 2nd Infantry Division
- 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
United Nations Naval Forces
- 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 States Seventh Fleet (from June 27, 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
Other
- Italian Red Cross
- Danish Hospital Ship
- Indian 60th Parachute Field Ambulance
- Swedish Hospital
- Norwegian MASH Unit "NORMASH"
Pro-Northern Forces: People's Republic of Korea and China
North Korean Forces
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.
Chinese People's Volunteers
Chinese People's Volunteers 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 Dehui
- 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
- [Unofficial] 64th Fighter Aviation Corps
Other
- Foreign Medical Continents
- Bulgarian Red Cross [1]
- Czechoslovak Field Hospital (from 1952)[2]
See also
- 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
References
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.