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 Armored 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
- 22nd Infantry Regiment
- 23rd Infantry Regiment
- 5th Infantry Division, Gwangju
- 15th Infantry Regiment
- 20th Infantry Regiment
- 6th Infantry Division, Chuncheon & Wonju
- 2nd Infantry Regiment
- 7th Infantry Regiment
- 19th Infantry Regiment
- 7th Infantry Division, Dongducheon
- 1st Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Infantry Regiment
- 9th Infantry Regiment
- 8th Infantry Division, Gangneung & Jumunjin
- 10th Infantry Regiment
- 21st Infantry Regiment
- 9th Infantry Division (from October 1950)
- Capital Guard Command, Seoul & Ongjin
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
- ROK I Corps
- ROK II Corps
- 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 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.
- 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[]
Main article: Chinese People's Volunteer Army order of battle
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 Regis)
- 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, 242d, 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[]
Sources[]
- Korean War Order of Battle: United States, United Nations, and Communist Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, 1950-1953. Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated. December 2002. 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. http://www.history.army.mil/books/korea/ebb/fm.htm.
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