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|dates=1950–present
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|garrison=[[Sepo County]], [[Kangwon Province (North Korea)|Kangwon Province]]
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The '''V Corps''' ({{Korean|hangul=제 5군단|context=north}}) of the [[Korean People's Army]] was created before January 1951.
==History==
Consisted of at least 3 divisions on January 7, 1951, when 2 divisions assaulted the [[2nd Infantry Division (United States)|U.S. 2nd Infantry Division]] in a frontal attack, while a third division attacked from the northwest against the adjacent [[8th Infantry Division (South Korea)|ROK 8th Division]]. They were assisted by one of the divisions of the [[II Corps (North Korea)|NKPA II Corps]], which also launched attacks against the neighboring [[III Corps (South Korea)|ROK III Corps]] to the east. The North Koreans managed to force the 2nd Division out of [[Wonju]] by the evening of January 7, and all counterattacks failed to retake the city.<ref>{{Cite book| url = http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/kw-chinter/chinter.htm| title = The Korean War: The Chinese Intervention| publisher = [[United States Army Center of Military History]]| first = Richard W.| last = Stewart| id = CMH Pub 19-8| access-date = 2010-08-19| archive-date = 2011-12-03| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111203234437/http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/kw-chinter/chinter.htm| url-status = dead}}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|North Korea}}
* [[I Corps (North Korea)|I Corps]]
* [[II Corps (North Korea)|II Corps]]
* [[III Corps (North Korea)|III Corps]]
* [[IV Corps (North Korea)|IV Corps]]
* [[XII Corps (North Korea)|XII Corps]]
==References==
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[[Category:Corps of North Korea in the Korean War|Corps0005]]
[[Category:Corps of North Korea|Corps0005NK]]
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