NORTH INFANTRY DIVISION, FIFTH ARMY GROUP, NORTH KOREA

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 14, 2011
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: May 1, 1974
• Content Type: REPORT

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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION
REPORT
NORTH INFANTRY DIVISION,
FIFTH ARMY GROUP, NORTH KOREA
MAY 1974
COPY NO ~22
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NORTH INFANTRY DIVISION,
FIFTH ARMY GROUP, NORTH KOREA
1. This report locates and delineates the major army units subordinate to the North Infantry
Division of the Fifth Army Group, North Korea. The report is based on analysis of photographic
coverage from October 1972 to January 1974; it contains a location map, a table, and one photograph.
The purpose of this report is to combine point targets into area targets to provide more meaningful
reporting.
1, 2. The North Korean Fifth Army Group is responsible for the security of the central sector
of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and commands five infantry divisions (including one held in reserve)
and a medium tank regiment. The major elements of a division are three infantry regiments, an
artillery regiment, a mortar regiment, a tank company, and a headquarters area.
3. This report is the fourth of a series' i3 on divisions within the Fifth Army Group and
is designed to realign the boundaries of the existing Basic Encyclopedia (BE) point targets into BE
target areas. The realignment of the BE boundaries has been coordinated with DIA and CIA analysts,
and appropriate BE action, has been taken by DIA. In the future, the entire North Infantry Division
will be reported under the BE number now assigned to the headquarters area The
area nomenclature and boundaries have been arbitrarily assigned for reporting purposes.
4. Subsequent reports will follow, as time and manpower permit, on all divisions within the
Fifth and Second Army Groups. Supplemental reports will follow when significant changes are observed
within the reported areas.
5. The North Infantry Division (Figures 1 and 2), a subordinate of the Fifth Army Group,
occupies the northernmost sector of the Fifth Army Group area of responsibility. The artillery regiment
subordinate to this division is within the Southwest Infantry Division's area of responsibility and
will be reported under that division. The mortar regiment subordinate to the North Infantry Division
could not be located and is not included in this report. The North Infantry Division area is bounded
on the east at 38-37N 127-25E, on the west at 38-35N 127-07E, and on the north at 38-50N 127-17E.
The adjacent defense sectors are as follows: on the east, the First Army Group; to the south, the
East Infantry Division; to the west, the West Infantry Division; and to the north, the 7th Corps.
The table inset on Figure 2 lists the units of the North Infantry Division (with the exceptions of
the mortar and artillery regiments) with their geographic coordinates and associated BE numbers.
The areas listed below are keyed to Figures 1 and 2 and the table inset.
Sepo Headquarters Infantry Division
6. This division headquarters area (area A) is scattered within the town of Sepo and contains
a a large modified E-shaped headquarters building, a large administration building, and two long barracks..
Other associated buildings cannot be segregated from the town buildings.
Sepo Military and Training Area North
7. This infantry regiment area (area B) consists of one headquarters building, four
administration buildings, 15 barracks, 59 barracks/quarters, four messhalls, numerous storage/support
buildings, and two 4-gun, tunnel-served artillery batteries.
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Sepo Barracks and Training Area West-Northwest
8. This infantry regiment area (area C) consists of one headquarters building, five administration
buildings, 39 barracks, four messhalls, one auditorium, numerous barracks/quarters, numerous vehicle
sheds, and numerous support buildings.
Kalgae Training Area
9. This infantry regiment area (area D) consists of one headquarters building, six administration
buildings, 45 barracks, four messhalls, numerous quarters and support buildings, and two 4-gun,
tunnel-served artillery batteries.
Sepo-up Armor Installation
10. This tank company area (area E) consists of two large headquarters/administration-type
buildings, one small administration building, five barracks, one messhall, numerous support buildings,
four tunnel-served firing revetments with ablast-shield protected reverse-slope tunnel entrance, and
a small tracked-vehicle driver-training course.
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MAPS OR CHARTS
ACIC. US Air. Target Chart, Series 200, Sheets 0380-8, -13, scale 1:200,000 (SECRET)
DOCUMENTS
PIR-021/74, Southwestlnfantry Division, Fifth Army Gro
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~'IR-004/74, East Infantry Division, Fifth Army Group, North Korea, Jan 74 (TOP SECRET
3. NPIC PIR-002/74, Southeast Infantry Division, Fifth Army Group, North Korea, Jan 74 (TOP
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DIA. DI-220-14-72, Order-of-Battle, North Korean Arrny, 1 Jun 72 (SECRET
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