Korean War order of battle

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.

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)

United Nations Ground Forces

 * General Headquarters United Nations Command (Korea) (UNC) &mdash; 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
 * I Corps
 * IX Corps
 * X Corps: September 15, 1950 to December 24, 1950.
 * 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
 * 7th Infantry Division
 * Colombian Battalion
 * Ethiopian "Kagnew" Battalion
 * 24th Infantry Division
 * 25th Infantry Division
 * Turkish Brigade
 * 40th Infantry Division
 * 45th Infantry Division
 * 1st Cavalry Division
 * Thai Battalion
 * 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)
 * Canadian 25th Brigade
 * Australian Battalions
 * New Zealand Battery
 * US Marine Corps
 * 1st Marine Division
 * Provisional Marine Brigade 1950
 * 1st Marine Aircraft Wing
 * Republic of Korea Army
 * ROK I Corps
 * ROK II Corps

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 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"

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 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)
 * 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)
 * 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
 * Czechoslovak Field Hospital (from 1952)