U.S. Eighth Army Korean War order of battle

This is the US Eighth Army order of battle during the Korean War.

US Eighth Army
- US I Corps 13 September 1950-End of war
  - US 1st Cavalry Division 13 September 1950-January 1951; April 1951-December 1951
  - US 2nd Infantry Division 23 July 1950-End of war
  - US 3rd Infantry Division January 1951-; -11 July 1952; -January 1953
  - US 7th Infantry Division January 1953-End of war
  - US 24th Infantry Division 13 September 1950-January 1951; -January 1953
  - US 25th Infantry Division January 1951-March 1952; January 1953-
  - US 45th Infantry Division December 1951-January 1953
  - US 1st Marine Division January 1953-End of war
  - British 27th Infantry Brigade 13 September 1950-January 1951
  - British 1st Commonwealth Division March 1952-January 1953
  - ROK 1st Infantry Division 13 September 1950-April 1951; March 1952-End of war
  - ROK 2nd Infantry Division January 1953-End of war
  - ROK 8th Infantry Division March 1952-January 1953
  - ROK 9th Infantry Division March 1952-January 1953
  - ROK 25th Infantry Division January 1953-End of war
- US IX Corps 23 September 1950-End of war
  - 5th Regimental Combat Team January 1952-
  - US 187th Regimental Combat Team January 1951-March 1951
  - US 1st Cavalry Division January 1951-January 1952
  - US 2nd Infantry Division 23 September 1950 -January 1951; March 1952-January 1953
  - US 3rd Infantry Division -End of war
  - US 7th Infantry Division March 1951-January 1953
  - US 24th Infantry Division January 1951-January 1952
  - US 25th Infantry Division 23 September 1950-January 1951
  - US 40th Infantry Division March 1952-January 1953
  - US 45th Infantry Division January 1952-March 1952
  - US 1st Marine Division January 1951-March 1951
  - British 27th Infantry Brigade 17 February 1951-
  - ROK Capital Division March 1952-End of war
  - ROK 2nd Infantry Division March 1951-January 1952; March 1952-January 1953
  - ROK 3rd Infantry Division March 1952-January 1953
  - ROK 6th Infantry Division January 1951-January 1952
  - ROK 9th Infantry Division January 1953-End of war
- US X Corps 15 September 1950-End of war
  - US 2nd Infantry Division April 1951-March 1952
  - US 3rd Infantry Division 24 December 1950-April 1951
  - US 7th Infantry Division 15 September 1950-April 1951
  - US 25th Infantry Division March 1952-January 1953
  - US 40th Infantry Division January 1953-End of war
  - US 45th Infantry Division January 1953-End of war
  - US 1st Marine Division 15 September 1950-December 1950; -January 1953
  - ROK 2nd Infantry Division October 1950-March 1952
  - ROK 5th Infantry Division October 1950-April 1951
  - ROK 6th Infantry Division March 1952-January 1953
  - ROK 7th Infantry Division April 1951-End of war
  - ROK 8th Infantry Division October 1950-April 1951; -March 1952
  - ROK 12th Infantry Division January 1953-End of war
  - ROK 20th Infantry Division January 1953-End of war

Korean War

25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953

Background

Korea divided (1945–1949)
Prelude to war (1950)

Belligerents

United Nations	Republic of Korea Australia Belgium and Luxembourg Canada Colombia Ethiopia France Greece Netherlands New Zealand Philippines Thailand Turkey South Africa United Kingdom United States Arkansas Army National Guard 65th Infantry Regiment (Puerto Rico)
Eastern Bloc	Democratic People's Republic of Korea China Soviet Union

Medical (non-combat)
participants

Medical support in the Korean War

Political leaders

rok

Syngman Rhee

Shin Song-mo

usa

Harry S. Truman

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Clement Attlee

Winston Churchill

Louis St. Laurent

dprk

Kim Il Sung

Pak Hon-yong

Kim Chaek

prc

Mao Zedong

Zhou Enlai

ussr

Joseph Stalin

Georgy Malenkov

Lavrentiy Beria

Vyacheslav Molotov

Military commanders

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Kim Hong-il
Kim Jong-oh
Chung Il-kwon
Paik Sun-yup
usa
Douglas MacArthur
Matthew Ridgway
Mark Wayne Clark
dprk
Choi Yong-kun
prc
Peng Dehuai
Chen Geng
Deng Hua

Order of battle

Military operations

North Korean offensive (25 June – 15 September 1950)	Pokpoong Chuncheon 1st Seoul Gorangpo Kaesong–Munsan Korea Strait Ongjin Uijeongbu Suwon Airfield Air Campaign Andong Chumonchin Chan Osan Pyongtaek Chonan Chochiwon Kum River Taejon Sangju Yongdong Hwanggan Hadong Notch Pusan Perimeter Masan P'ohang-dong Taegu 1st Naktong Bulge Bowling Alley Battle Mountain Kyongju Haman Nam River Ka-san Tabu-dong Yongsan 2nd Naktong Bulge
United Nations Command Counteroffensive (15 September – 30 October 1950)	Haeju Inchon 2nd Seoul Hill 282 Sariwon Pyongyang Yongyu Kujin Chongju
Chinese Intervention (25 October 1950 – January 1951)	Onjong Unsan Pakchon Ch'ongch'on River Wawon Chosin Reservoir Task Force Faith 3rd Seoul Uijeongbu Chaegunghyon 1st and 2nd Wonju
Combat around the 38th parallel (January – June 1951)	Thunderbolt Roundup Twin Tunnels Hoengsong Chipyong-ni 3rd Wonju Chuam-ni Wonsan Killer Ripper (4th Seoul) Maehwa-san Courageous Tomahawk Rugged Dauntless Spring offensive Imjin River Yultong Kapyong Soyang River UN May–June 1951 counteroffensive
Air operations (1950–1953)	MiG Alley Sunchon Strangle Sui-ho Dam Bombing of North Korea 1950–1953
Naval operations (1950–1953)	Korea Strait Chumonchin Chan Haeju Inchon Blockade of Wonsan Han River
Stalemate (July 1951 – 27 July 1953)	Bloody Ridge Minden Punchbowl Heartbreak Ridge Han River Commando 1st Maryang-san Haktang-ni Polecharge 2nd Maryang-san Sunchon Hill Eerie Sui-ho Dam Old Baldy Blaze White Horse Hill Triangle Hill 1st Hook 2nd Hook Chatkol Outpost Vegas Pork Chop Hill 3rd Hook Outpost Harry Kumsong Samichon River Korean Armistice Agreement