V Army Corps
V Army Corps is a First Echelon unit of the Korean People's Army that is deployed along the DMZ where it can conduct offensive across the DMZ or provide defense in the event of an invasion. As the unit is a forward corps it is organized accordingly with four infantry divisions, and a light infantry brigade, an armor brigade, two artillery brigades, an anti-aircraft regiment, two mortar regiments, and a river-crossing regiment.
This unit was reorganized twice before the Korean War -- once in November 1950 at P'yongnamjin and again at Saijong-ni in early April 1951 -- the units of the North Korean V Corps participated in the communist spring offensive without organic artillery support. Despite this handicap the corps initially achieved considerable success against ROK units but sustained heavy losses from massed UN artillery fire and was forced to retreat before the US counteroffensive. Simultaneously with the Worth Korean II and III Corps, the V Corps, in early June, allegedly received a full complement of artillery weapons from the USSR. While a part of these weapons was immediately issued to all divisions of the corps, the bulk was retained as a corps reserve. The senior corps artillery officer at this time was Senior Colonel Cho-Se-Gol. Colonel Kim-Hi-Kwon was the chief of staff of the artillery section.
V Army Corps | ||||
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Division | Brigade | Battalion | Location | Equipment |
HQ Bn, V Army Corps | Sep'o | |||
Corps HQ Guard Co. | ||||
Artillery Reconnaissance BN | ||||
Anti-tank BN | AT-3/-4/-5 ATGM | |||
Anti-tank BN | 100mm T | |||
Technical Engineer BN | ||||
Road Constr. Engineer BN | ||||
EW/SIGINT BN | ||||
Wire Maintenance BN | ||||
Chemical BN | ||||
U/I Lt. Reconnaissance BN | ||||
U/I Lt. Armor BN | PT-76 | |||
U/I Lt. Armor BN | PT-76 | |||
75 Lt. Infantry BDE | DMZ | |||
80 Lt. Infantry BDE | DMZ | |||
103 Armor BDE | Pyonggang | |||
U/I Armor BN | T-62 | |||
U/I Armor BN | T-62 | |||
U/I Armor BN | T-62 | |||
U/I Mechanized Infantry BN | VTT-323 | |||
U/I Lt. Armor BN | M-1985 | |||
U/I Artillery BN | 122mm SP/152mm SP | |||
U/I AAA BN | ZSU-57 SP 37mm SP 14.5mm AAMG SP | |||
U/I Technical Support BN | ||||
U/I Engineer Co | ||||
U/I Artillery BDE | ||||
U/I Artillery BN | 122mm MRL | |||
U/I Artillery BN | 200mm MRL | |||
U/I Artillery BN | 240mm MRL | |||
U/I Artillery BDE | ||||
U/I Artillery BN | 122mm SP | |||
U/I Artillery BN | 130mm SP | |||
U/I Artillery BN | 152mm SP | |||
U/I AAA Rgt | ||||
U/I AAA BN | 57mm | |||
U/I AAA BN | 37mm | |||
U/I AAA BN | 14.5mm AAMP SP | |||
U/I River-crossing Eng. BDE | ||||
U/I TPP Heavy Pontoon Bridge BN | ||||
U/I S-Type Lt Pontoon Bridge BN | ||||
U/I S-Type Lt Pontoon Bridge BN | ||||
U/I K-61 Trached Amphib Riv Cros BN | ||||
U/I K-61 Trached Amphib Riv Cros BN | ||||
U/I Technical Engineer BN | ||||
U/I River-crossing Eng. Rgt | ||||
U/I S-Type Lt Pontoon Bridge BN | ||||
U/I K-61 Trached Amphib Riv Cros BN | ||||
U/I Technical Engineer BN | ||||
Rear Services Dept. | ||||
U/I Motor Transport BN | ||||
U/I Maintenance BN | ||||
U/I Field Hospital | ||||
U/I Field Hospital | ||||
U/I Ordnance Supply Sect. | ||||
U/I Supply Sect. | ||||
45 Infantry Division | DMZ | |||
U/I Chemical Co | ||||
U/I Military Police Co | ||||
U/I Reconnaissance Co | ||||
U/I Anti-Aircraft Artillery BN | 57mm T 37mm T 14.5mm (truck) | |||
U/I Anti-tank BN | 100mm T | |||
U/I Armor BN | T-54/-55 | |||
U/I EW/SIGINT BN | ||||
U/I Engineer BN | ||||
U/I Lt Infantry BN | ||||
U/I Signal BN | ||||
U/I Rear Services BN | ||||
89 Infantry RGT | ||||
90 Infantry RGT | ||||
91 Infantry RGT | ||||
51 Artillery RGT | ||||
U/I Artillery BN | 122mm T | |||
U/I Artillery BN | 122mm T | |||
U/I Artillery BN | 122mm T | |||
U/I Artillery BN | 152mm T | |||
5 Infantry Division | DMZ | |||
U/I Chemical Co | ||||
U/I Military Police Co | ||||
U/I Reconnaissance Co | ||||
U/I Anti-Aircraft Artillery BN | 57mm T 37mm T 14.5mm (truck) | |||
U/I Anti-tank BN | 100mm T | |||
U/I Armor BN | T-54/-55 | |||
U/I EW/SIGINT BN | ||||
U/I Engineer BN | ||||
U/I Lt Infantry BN | ||||
U/I Signal BN | ||||
U/I Rear Services BN | ||||
10 Infantry RGT | ||||
11 Infantry RGT | ||||
12 Infantry RGT | ||||
5 Artillery RGT | ||||
U/I Artillery BN | 122mm T | |||
U/I Artillery BN | 122mm T | |||
U/I Artillery BN | 122mm T | |||
U/I Artillery BN | 152mm T | |||
12 Infantry Division | DMZ | |||
U/I Chemical Co | ||||
U/I Military Police Co | ||||
U/I Reconnaissance Co | ||||
U/I Anti-Aircraft Artillery BN | 57mm T 37mm T 14.5mm (truck) | |||
U/I Anti-tank BN | 100mm T | |||
U/I Armor BN | T-54/-55 | |||
U/I EW/SIGINT BN | ||||
U/I Engineer BN | ||||
U/I Lt Infantry BN | ||||
U/I Signal BN | ||||
U/I Rear Services BN | ||||
30 Infantry RGT | ||||
31 Infantry RGT | ||||
32 Infantry RGT | ||||
12 Artillery RGT | ||||
U/I Artillery BN | 122mm T | |||
U/I Artillery BN | 122mm T | |||
U/I Artillery BN | 122mm T | |||
U/I Artillery BN | 152mm T | |||
25 Infantry Division | DMZ | |||
U/I Chemical Co | ||||
U/I Military Police Co | ||||
U/I Reconnaissance Co | ||||
U/I Anti-Aircraft Artillery BN | 57mm T 37mm T 14.5mm (truck) | |||
U/I Anti-tank BN | 100mm T | |||
U/I Armor BN | T-54/-55 | |||
U/I EW/SIGINT BN | ||||
U/I Engineer BN | ||||
U/I Lt Infantry BN | ||||
U/I Signal BN | ||||
U/I Rear Services BN | ||||
U/I Infantry RGT | ||||
U/I Infantry RGT | ||||
U/I Infantry RGT | ||||
U/I Artillery RGT | ||||
U/I Artillery BN | 122mm T | |||
U/I Artillery BN | 122mm T | |||
U/I Artillery BN | 122mm T | |||
U/I Artillery BN | 152mm T |
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