5th Army Division
| 5th Army Division | |
|---|---|
| V División de Ejército | |
 | |
| Country | Peru |
| Branch | Peruvian Army |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison | Iquitos |
| Nickname | V DE |
| Motto | Siempre alerta[1] |
| Engagements | Ecuadorian–Peruvian territorial dispute Colombian–Peruvian Border War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Oswaldo Calle Talledo[2] |
The 5th Army Division (Spanish: V División de Ejército) is a infantry division unit of the Peruvian Army (EP) that specialized in combat patrol in mountain forest terrain, combined arms, counterinsurgency, jungle warfare, and military logistics.
History
[edit]The unit was first created on 27 June 1961, with the name 5th Military Region (Spanish: V Región Militar). On 31 December 2002 the region was disestablished and reestablished as the Oriental Military Region (Spanish: Región Militar del Oriente), changing to its current name in 2013.[3] The unit saw combat during the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War as part of the Northern Army Detachment in its northeastern offensive.[4]
The unit's emblem features an outline of the Peruvian department of Loreto, a Sun and a Peruvian soldier.[5]
Organization
[edit]The 5th Army Division is formed by the following units:[6]
- 5th Services Brigade
- 35th Jungle Brigade
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Himno y Lema de la V División de Ejército". Mil.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ "Iquitos: Reconocimiento al nuevo Comandante General de la V División de Ejército". Gob.pe (in Spanish). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ "Reseña Histórica de la V División de Ejército". Mil.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ Monteza Tafur, Miguel (1976). El Conflicto Militar del Perú con el Ecuador, 1941 (in Spanish). Lima: Editorial Arica. pp. 124–166, 240–246. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ "Heráldica de la V División de Ejército". Mil.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ "V División de Ejército". Mil.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2022.