5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)

5th Division 5th Infantry Division
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 5th Division, 1995 onwards
Active	1810–1815 1906–1922 1929–1947 1958–1960 1968–1971 1995–2012
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry
Nickname(s)	The Globe Trotters The Gypsies The Fighting Fifth
Engagements	Napoleonic War Peninsula War Battle of Bussaco Battle of Sabugal Siege of Almeida Battle of Badajoz Battle of Salamanca Battle of Vitoria Siege of San Sebastian Battle of Nivelle Battle of the Nive Battle of Quatre Bras Battle of Waterloo First World War Western Front Battle of Mons Battle of Le Cateau First Battle of Ypres Second Battle of Ypres Battle of the Somme Battle of Passchendaele Battle of Vimy Ridge Battle of Épehy Second World War Italian campaign Operation Husky Western Front North West Europe campaign
Insignia
c. 1939–Cold War period
c. First World War

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 of the period since, including the First World War and the Second World War and was disbanded soon after. The division was reformed in 1995 as an administrative division covering Wales and the English regions of West Midlands, East Midlands and East. Its headquarters were in Shrewsbury. It was disbanded on 1 April 2012.