Korean War order of battle

Korean War order of battle

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.

UNITED NATIONS FORCES

* 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.

** US Marine Corps
*** 1st Marine Division
**** Provisional Marine Brigade 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 FORCES

*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

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)

ee also

Korean War

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
*** [http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/korea/ebb/fm.htm EBB AND FLOW]
* List of Korea-related topics


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