In military terms, 5th Division may refer to:

Infantry divisions

5th Division (Australia) The 5th Division was an infantry Division (military), division of the Australian Army which served during the First World War, First and Second World Wars. The division was formed in February 1916 as part of the expansion of the First Australian ...

* 5th Division (People's Republic of China) *

5th Division (Colombia) The 5th Division ( es, Quinta División del Ejército Nacional de Colombia, links=no) is a Colombian National Army division based in the city of Bogotá consisting of five brigades the 1st Brigade based in Tunja, the 6th Brigade based in Ibagué, th ...

Finnish 5th Division (Continuation War) 5th Division (, also known as Tavastian Division or Lynx Division) was a Finnish Army Division (military), division in the Continuation War. The division was formed by Etelä-Häme (South Tavastia) military province from the men in Kanta-Häme (Ta ...

5th Light Cavalry Division (France) The French 5th Light Cavalry Division was a French Army division active during World War II. It was led by Lieut. General Baron Subervie. World War 2 Battle Of France During the Battle of France in May 1940 the division Division or divider may re ...

5th Motorized Division (France) The French 5th Motorized Division was a French Army division active during World War II. World War 2 Battle Of France During the Battle of France in May 1940 the division contained the following units: *88 Infantry Regiment *39 Infantry Regiment ...

* 5th North African Infantry Division, France *

5th Division (German Empire) The 5th Division (''5. Division'') was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Crossen in 1816 as a brigade, moved to Frankfurt an der Oder in 1817, and became the 5th Division on September 5, 1818. The headquarters moved to Berlin ...

5th Division (Reichswehr) The 5th Division was a unit of the Reichswehr. Creation In the Order of 31 July 1920 for the Reduction of the Army (to comply with the upper limits on the size of the military contained in the Treaty of Versailles), it was determined that in ev ...

5th Jäger Division (Wehrmacht) The German 5th Infantry Division (german: 5. Infanterie-Division) was formed in October 1934 and mobilized on 25 August 1939. The division's troops were garrisoned in Konstanz, Ulm, and Freiburg.Tessin, p. 288 When formed, the division consiste ...

5th Royal Bavarian Division The 5th Royal Bavarian Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army which served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on October 1, 1890, in Landau as the 5th Division and swapped division numb ...

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5th Mountain Division (Wehrmacht) The 5th Mountain Division (german: 5. Gebirgs Division) was a World War II division of the German Army. It was established in the Wehrkreis XVIII in October 1940, out of units taken from the 1st Mountain Division and the 10th Infantry Division. ...

5th Infantry Division (Greece) In military terms, 5th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions *5th Division (Australia) * 5th Division (People's Republic of China) * 5th Division (Colombia) *Finnish 5th Division (Continuation War) * 5th Light Cavalry Division (France) * 5th M ...

5th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . The 5th Division was formed in Hiroshima in January 1871 as the , one of six regional commands created in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Army. Its personnel w ...

5th (Mhow) Division The 5th (Mhow) Division was a regular division of the British Indian Army and part of the Southern Army which was formed in 1903 after Lord Kitchener was appointed Commander-in-Chief, India between 1902 and 1909. He instituted large-scale re ...

, British Indian Army *

5th Infantry Division (India) The 5th Indian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II that fought in several theatres of war and was nicknamed the "Ball of Fire". It was one of the few Allied divisions to fight against three differe ...

5th Alpine Division Pusteria Fifth is the Ordinal number (linguistics), ordinal form of the number 5, five. Fifth or The Fifth may refer to: * Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth" * Fifth column, a political term * Fifth ...

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5th Infantry Division Cosseria Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five. Fifth or The Fifth may refer to: * Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth" * Fifth column, a political term * Fifth disease, a contagious rash tha ...

, Italy *

5th Division (New Zealand) The 5th Division, New Zealand Military Forces, was raised in the Southern Military District during the Second World War. It consisted of the 3rd and 10th Brigades and the 11th Brigade Group. It was disbanded after the danger of invasion from Japan ...

5th Division (North Korea) The 5th Infantry Division was a military formation of the Korean People's Army during the 20th century. It was activated at Nanam, North Korea, during the early part of August 1949, composed of Korean veterans of the Chinese Communist 8th Route Arm ...

5th Division (Iraq) The 5th Division ('Iron Division') is a military formation of the Iraqi Army. The division is currently deployed in eastern Iraq – predominantly Diyala Governorate. Following the losses suffered by the Iraqi Army during fighting in the ISIL c ...

5th Division (Norway) The 5th Division was a military formation of the Norwegian Army from 1916 until the 1940 Norwegian Campaign of the Second World War. It was charged with defending Romsdal and Trøndelag, with units participating in Dombås, Andalsnes, and Namso ...

, participated in the Norwegian Campaign *

5th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire) The 5th Infantry Division was a formation of the Ottoman Turkish Army, during the Balkan Wars, and the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in his ...

5th Infantry Division (Philippines) The 5th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, known officially as the Star Division, is the Philippine Army's primary infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of lig ...

5th Infantry Division (Poland) {{refimprove, date=October 2011 5th Lwów Infantry Division (Polish: ''5 Lwowska Dywizja Piechoty'') was a unit of the Polish Army in the interbellum period, with headquarters stationed in Lwów. It was created on May 20, 1919, during the Polish– ...

5th Rifle Division (Poland) :''This unit should not be confused with the 5th Rifle Division (II Polish Corps in Russia).'' Polish 5th Siberian Rifle Division ( pl, 5. Dywizja Strzelców Polskich, russian: Польская 5-я Стрелковая Дивизия; also known ...

5th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) The 5th Infantry Division (russian: 5-я пехотная дивизия, ''5-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya'') was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from 1806 until the end of World War I and the Russian ...

5th Infantry Division (South Korea) {{Infobox military unit , unit_name = 5th Infantry Division , image = ROK 5th Infantry Division.jpg , caption = 5th Infantry Division insignia , dates = Apr 29th, 1948 - present , country = {{flag, South Korea , allegiance = , branch = Republic o ...

5th Division (South Vietnam) The Fifth Division of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)—the army of the nation state of South Vietnam that existed from 1955 to 1975—was part of the III Corps that oversaw the region of the country surrounding the capital, Sa ...

5th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) The 5th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army, formed twice. The division was formed in 1918, initially as the 2nd Penza Infantry Division. After becoming the 5th Rifle Division a month later, it fought in the Counte ...

* 5th Division (Spain) *

5th Infantry Division (Thailand) The 5th Infantry Division ( th, กองพลทหารราบที่ 5) (พล.ร.๕.) is an infantry Division (military), division of the Royal Thai Army, it is currently a part of the Royal Thai Army, Fourth Army Area. The unit is ...

5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) The 5th Infantry Division was a regular army infantry division of the British Army. It was established by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for service in the Peninsular War, as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army, and was active for most o ...

5th Infantry Division (United States) The 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)—nicknamed the "Red Diamond", or the "Red Devils" —was an infantry division of the United States Army that served in World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War, and with NATO and the U.S. Army III Cor ...

5th Marine Division (United States) The 5th Marine Division was a United States Marine Corps ground combat division which was activated on 11 November 1943 (officially activated on 21 January 1944) at Camp Pendleton, California during World War II. The 5th Division saw its first ...

5th Infantry Division (Vietnam) The VC 5th Infantry Division was a division of the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War and later became part of the People's Army of Vietnam. History The division was formed on 23 October 1965 from the 4th "Đồng Nai" Regiment and the newly forme ...

Cavalry divisions

5th Cavalry Division (German Empire) The 5th Cavalry Division (''5. Kavallerie-Division'') was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on the mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was dissolved in February 1918. Combat chronicle It ...

21st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) The 21st Panzer Division was a German armoured division best known for its role in the battles of the North African Campaign from 1941–1943 during World War II when it was one of the two armoured divisions making up the Deutsches Afrikakorps ...

2nd Indian Cavalry Division The 2nd Indian Cavalry Division was a division of the British Indian Army formed at the outbreak of World War I. It served on the Western Front, being renamed as 5th Cavalry Division on 26 November 1916. In March 1918, the 5th Cavalry Divisio ...

, designated 5th Cavalry Division from November 1916 to March 1918 in France in World War I *

5th Cavalry Division (India) The 2nd Mounted Division was a cavalry division that served as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine in World War I. It was formed in April 1918 when three brigades already in Palestine were merged with elements of the 2nd Ind ...

, served from July 1918 in Palestine in World War I

Armored divisions

5th Canadian Division The 5th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army responsible for the command and mobilization of most army units in the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador; as well as some unit ...

5th Armored Division (France) The 5th Armored Division (french: 5e Division Blindée, 5e DB) was an armored division of the French Army that fought in World War II and the Algerian War. It was also active in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of ...

5th SS Panzer Division Wiking The 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking (german: 5. SS-Panzerdivision Wiking) or SS Division Wiking was an infantry and later an armoured division among the thirty-eight Waffen-SS divisions of Nazi Germany. It was recruited from foreign volunteers ...

, Germany *

5th Armored Division (United States) The 5th Armored Division ("Victory") was an armored formation of the United States Army active from 1941 to 1945 and from 1950 to 1956. History The 5th Armored "Victory" Division was activated on 10 October 1941, and reached the United Kingdo ...

5th Armoured Division (Syria) The 5th Mechanized Division ( ar, الفرقة الخامسةميكا) is a division of the Syrian Arab Army. Combat history Black September in Jordan The 5th Division, at that time an infantry formation, invaded Jordan during the events of B ...

5th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr) The 5th Armoured Division (''5. Panzer-Division'') was a West German armored formation. It was part of the III Corps of the Bundeswehr, which also incorporated in 1985 the 2nd Panzergrenadier Division and 12th Panzer Division.Isby and Kamps, ...

Aviation divisions

5th Air Division The 5th Air Division (5th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Strategic Air Command, based at Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco. It was inactivated on 15 July 1958. The unit's origins begin with its predec ...

, United States

Naval divisions

Fifth Carrier Division was an aircraft carrier unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy's First Air Fleet. At the beginning of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, the Fifth Carrier Division consisted of the fleet carriers ''Shōkaku'' and ''Zuikaku''. These two ships ...

, Imperial Japanese Navy

Infantry divisions

Cavalry divisions

Armored divisions

Aviation divisions

Naval divisions

See also