In military terms, 5th Division may refer to:

Infantry divisions

5th Division (People's Republic of China) The 5th Army Division（） formed in December 1967 by Jinan Military Region. Soon after its formation, in May 1968, the division was transferred to Urumqi, Xinjiang. By then the division was composed of: *13th Infantry Regiment; *14th Infantry ...

* 5th Division (Colombia) *

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

* 5th Light Cavalry Division (France) *

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 The 5th North African Infantry Division was a French Army formation during World War II. History The Division was created in September 1939 and was dissolved in June 1940 following the invasion of France. The Division was commanded by Generals ...

, France * 5th Division (German Empire) *

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) *

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 ...

, German Empire *

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) * 5th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 5th (Mhow) Division, British Indian Army * 5th Infantry Division (India) * 5th Alpine Division Pusteria, Italy * 5th Infantry Division Cosseria, 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) * 5th Division (Iraq) *

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) *

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) * 5th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) *

5th Division (Spain) The 5th Division was one of the divisions of the People's Army of the Republic that were organized during the Spanish Civil War on the basis of the Mixed Brigades. It was deployed on the Madrid and Levante fronts. History The unit was create ...

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) *

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 Co ...

* 5th Marine Division (United States) * 5th Infantry Division (Vietnam)

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 Afrikakorp ...

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), 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) * 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking, Germany * 5th Armored Division (United States) * 5th Armoured Division (Syria) *

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, 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