The 2nd Division () is a
Colombian National Army
The National Army of Colombia () is the land warfare service branch of the Military Forces of Colombia. With over 361,420 active personnel as of 2020, it is the largest and oldest service branch in Colombia, and is the second largest army in the ...
division based in the city of
Bucaramanga
Bucaramanga () is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander Department, Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth-largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and is the ninth most populous city i ...
consisting on three
brigade
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s; The 5th Brigade based in Bucaramanga, the 23rd Mobile Brigade based in
San José de Cúcuta, the 30th Brigade based in
Cúcuta. The division is supported by the 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group, 7th Special Forces Group and 8th Special Forces Group. It is currently participating in the
War in Catatumbo.
As of December 2023 the commander is general Giovanni Rodríguez.
Units
5th Mechanized Brigade
* 5th Brigade HQ (
Bucaramanga
Bucaramanga () is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander Department, Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth-largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and is the ninth most populous city i ...
)
** 14th Infantry Battalion (Bucaramanga)
** 40th Infantry Battalion (
San Vicente de Chucurí)
** 41st Infantry Battalion (
Cimitarra)
** 48th Jungle Infantry Battalion (
Santa Rosa del Sur)
** 5th Brigade Training Battalion (
Aguachica)
** 5th Artillery Battalion (
El Socorro)
** 2nd Air Defense Battalion (
Barrancabermeja
Barrancabermeja () is a municipality and city in Colombia, located on the shore of the Magdalena River, in the western part of the department of Santander. It is home to the largest oil refinery in the country, under direct management of ECOP ...
)
** 5th Engineer Battalion (Bucaramanga)
** 7th Infrastructure Protection Battalion (Barrancabermeja)
** 5th Combat Service Support Battalion (Bucaramanga)
** Gaula Group "Santander" (Bucaramanga)
23rd Mobile Brigade
* 23rd Mobile Brigade HQ (
San José de Cúcuta)
** 125th Counterinsurgency Battalion (
Hacari)
** 126th Counterinsurgency Battalion (
San Calixto
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)
** 127th Counterinsurgency Battalion (
El Tarra)
** 128th Counterinsurgency Battalion (Teorema)
** 44th Service Company (San José de Cúcuta)
30th Brigade
* 30th Brigade HQ (
Cúcuta)
** 5th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron (San José de Cúcuta)
** 13th Infantry Battalion (
Pamplona
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Lying at near above sea level, the city (and the wider Cuenca de Pamplona) is located on the flood pl ...
)
** 15th Infantry Battalion (
Ocana)
** 30th Brigade Training Battalion
** 46th Counter-Insurgency Battalion (
Tibu)
** 10th Infrastructure Protection Battalion (
Convención)
** 30th Combat Service Support Battalion (San José de Cúcuta)
Divisional Support
* 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (Bucaramanga)
* 7th Special Forces Group
* 8th Special Forces Group
References
External links
2nd Division of the Colombian National Army
{{Military of Colombia
Divisions of the Colombian National Army