53rd (The Blue Headbands) Division

53rd Infantry Division (The Blue Headbands)
Active	1 June 1869-present
Country	Quenmin
Branch	Imperial Quenminese Ground Forces
Type	Combined arms
Size	15,000 8 regiments 6 offensive regiments 2 reserve regiments
Part of	6th Corps, III Army, 1st National Front (2nd Military Region)
TBP-BBP	Bãi Biển Ngao, Tuy Binh Province, Quenmin
Nickname(s)	Heaven's Own The Blue Headbands
Engagements	Kholmatzhon's Rebellion Ai Chi War Battle of Thu Bich Siduri War Rice and Oil War
Commanders
Divisional Commander	Lt. Gen. Trịnh Bảo Nguyên
Vice Divisional Commander	Capt. Col. Trần Vụong Thị Kiều

The 53rd Infantry Division (Vietnamese: Sư đoàn bộ binh 53), nicknamed the Blue Headbands or Heaven's Own, is a combined arms infantry division within the Imperial Quenminese Ground Forces. Created in June 1, 1869, they were the one of the first military formations in the Imperial Ground Forces to have integrated several regiments from many fields of the military and served in many wars involving Quenmin. They are currently stationed in Bãi Biển Ngao, within the Tuy Binh Province.

Also, due to its old date of creation, it is one of the oldest modern military formations in Quenmin.

Current Order of Battle

Offensive Forces

• 13th Regiment of Infantry
• 45th Regiment of Infantry
• 512th Regiment of Infantry
• 203rd Regiment of Mobile Artillery
• 15th Regiment of Infantry-Missile Artillery
• 118th Regiment of Engineers

Reserve Forces

• 78th Regiment of Infantry
• 104th Regiment of Infantry