The 5th Artillery Division(Chinese: 炮兵第5师) was activated on October 12, 1952 at Shaoguan, Guangdong.
In 1954, the division organized an advisory group of 500 personnel to Vietnam.
From November 1956 to September 1958, the division was deployed to North Korea.
Upon returning from North Korea, the division stationed in Changli, Hebei.
[1] In September 1985, the division was reduced and reorganized as the Artillery Brigade, 24th Army(Chinese: 第24集团军炮兵旅).