The Fifth Corps Area was a military district of the United States Army from 1920-21 to the Second World War.
The Fifth Corps Area included the states of Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky.
Fifth Corps Area was established on 20 August 1920 with headquarters at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, and organized from parts of the discontinued Central Department.
[3] Headquarters Company, V Corps was withdrawn from the Organized Reserve on 1 October 1933 and allotted to the Regular Army.
These periods of provisional Active Duty were generally for command post exercises and major maneuvers.
When the V Corps was inactivated on 15 November 1924, a Headquarters, Non-Divisional Group, was established to direct the organization, training, and administration of all nondivisional units.