WEST INFANTRY DIVISION FIFTH ARMY GROUP NORTH KOREA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 14, 2011
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 1, 1974
• Content Type: REPORT

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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
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INTERPRETATION
REPORT
WEST INFANTRY DIVISION
FIFTH ARMY GROUP
NORTH KOREA
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WEST INFANTRY DIVISION
FIFTH ARMY GROUP
NORTH KOREA
1. This report locates and delineates the major army units subordinate to the West Infantry
Division, the reserve division of the North Korean Fifth Army Group. It is based on analysis of
photographic coverage from October 1972 through February 1974 and contains a location map, a
photograph, and a table.
2. The North Korean Fifth Army Group is responsible for the security of the central sector
of the Demilitarized Zone and commands five infantry divisions (one held in reserve) and a
medium-tank regiment. The major elements of a division are three infantry regiments, one artillery
regiment, one mortar regiment, one tank company, and a headquarters area.
3. This report is the fifth in a series1-4 on 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 West 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 West Infantry Division (Figures 1 and 2), a reserve division subordinate to the Fifth
Army Group, occupies the west sector of the Fifth Army Group area of responsibility. The artillery
regiment of this division has been split and a battalion dispersed to each infantry regiment area.
A subordinate mortar regiment area and a tank company area could not be determined. The West
Infantry Division area is bounded on the west by the Imjin River at 38-21N 126-53E; on the east
at 38-30N 127-12E; and on the north at 38-35N 127-07E and 38-37N 126-54E. The adjacent defense
sectors are: to the west, the 2nd Army Group; to the south, the Southwest Infantry Division; and
to the east, the North Infantry Division. Table 1 lists the units of the West Infantry Division with
their geographic coordinates and associated BE numbers. The areas listed below are keyed to Figures
1 and 2.
Ichon Army Barracks and Headquarters Infantry Division
6. This division headquarters area (area A) contains one headquarters building, two
administration buildings (one large C-shaped), six barracks, one messhall, one auditorium, three vehicle
storage/maintenance buildings, and numerous storage/support buildings.
Ichon Army Barracks Southeast
7. This infantry regiment area (area B) contains eight administration buildings, 54 barracks,
54 quarters, 90 barracks/quarters, four auditoriums, seven vehicle storage buildings, six messhalls,
and numerous storage/support buildings.
Oktong-ni Barracks and Training Area
8. This infantry regiment area (area C) contains one headquarters building, eight administration
buildings, 48 barracks, 94 quarters, 23 barracks/quarters, two auditoriums, seven vehicle sheds, eight
messhalls, and numerous support/storage buildings.
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Table 1. Units of the West Infantry Division
(Areas keyed to Figures 1 and 2)
A Infantry division headquarters Irhon Armv Rks R Hq Inf Div 38-29-20N 126-53-17E
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Murung-dong Army Barracks East
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9. This infantry regiment area (area D) contains one headquarters building, nine administration
buildings, 22 barracks, 46 quarters, 97 barracks/quarters, four auditoriums, eight vehicle storage
buildings, nine messhalls, and numerous support/storage buildings.
Oktong-ni Army Barracks Northwest
10. This artillery regiment consists of three battalions, one within each infantry regiment area.
Area E contains one headquarters building, two administration buildings, six barracks, 53 quarters,
one auditorium, four vehicle storage sheds, two messhalls, and one 4-gun howitzer battery. Area
El contains one administration building, four barracks, ten quarters, 29 barracks/quarters, two vehicle
sheds, two messhalls, and one 4-gun tunnel-served field gun battery. Area E2 contains four barracks,
12 barracks/quarters, two vehicle storage sheds, one messhall, and one 4-gun tunnel-served howitzer
battery.
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MAPS OR CHARTS
ACIC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheets 0380-8, -13, scale 1:200,000
1. NPICJ PIR-002/74, Southeast Infantry Division, - Fifth Army Group, North Korea, Jan 74
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2. NPIC. PIR-004/74, East Infantry Division, Fifth Army Group, North Korea, Jan 74 (TOP 25X1
3. NPIC. PIR-021/74, Southwest Infantry Division, Fifth Army Group, North Korea, Apr 74
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PIR-022/74, North Infantry Division, Fifth Army Group
DIA. DI-022-14-72, Order-of-Battle, North Korean Army, 1 Jun 72 (SECRET
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