The 3rd Army Division () is a combined infantry division unit of the
Peruvian Army
The Peruvian Army (, abbreviated EP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with safeguarding the independence, sovereignty and integrity of national territory on land through military force. Additional missions include assistance in s ...
(EP) that specialized in combat patrol in mountain forest terrain, combined arms, irregular warfare, jungle and mountain warfare, and maneuver warfare.
History
The unit was created on 15 December 1961 and activated on the same date a year later, named as the 3rd Military Region (). From 2002 until 2013 it was known as the Southern Military Region ().
The unit's coat of arms features both Republican and Incan symbolism similar to that of other units, as well as the
Misti
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, located in the outskirts of Arequipa.
Organization
The 3rd Army Division is formed by the following units:
*3rd Armored Brigade
*6th Armored Brigade
*3rd Cavalry Brigade
*4th Mountain Brigade
*5th Mountain Brigade
*6th Special Forces Brigade
*3rd Divisional Communications Brigade
*3rd Divisional Air Defense Artillery
*1st Services Brigade
*Anti-aircraft Rocket Group Crl. José Gálvez
See also
*
1st Army Division
*
2nd Army Division
*
4th Army Division
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*
5th Army Division
References
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Military units and formations of Peru