5th Infantry Division (Thailand)

5th Infantry Division
5th Infantry Division
กองพลทหารราบที่ 5
	Unit insignia
Active	February 19th 1939–present
Country	Thailand
Branch	Royal Thai Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Part of	Fourth Army Area
Garrison/HQ	Fort Thep Satri Srisunthorn Thung Song, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
Engagements	World War II Franco-Thai War; Pacific War; Japanese invasion of Thailand Battle of Prachuap Khiri Khan; Battle of Chumphon; Battle of Nakhon Si Thammarat; Battle of Surat Thani; Battle of Pattani; Battle of Songkhla; ; Malayan campaign; ; Cold War Malayan Emergency; Communist insurgency in Thailand; Communist insurgency in Malaysia; ; South Thailand insurgency;
Website	http://www.infdiv5.com/main.html(in Thai)

The 5th Infantry Division (Thai: กองพลทหารราบที่ 5) (พล.ร.๕.) is an infantry division of the Royal Thai Army, it is currently a part of the Fourth Army Area. The unit is composed of the 5th Infantry Regiment, 15th Infantry Regiment and 25th Infantry Regiment.

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