The 3rd Division ( es, Tercera División del Ejército Nacional de Colombia) is a
Colombian National Army
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division
Division or divider may refer to:
Mathematics
*Division (mathematics), the inverse of multiplication
*Division algorithm, a method for computing the result of mathematical division
Military
* Division (military), a formation typically consisting ...
based in the city of
Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the secon ...
consisting of four
brigade
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s: the 3rd Brigade based in Cali, the 8th Brigade based in
Armenia
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, the 23rd Brigade based in
Pasto and the 29th Brigade based in
Popayán
Popayán () is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. It has a population of 318,059 people, an area of 483 km2, is located ...
. The division is also supported by the 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group based in Cali.
Units
3rd Brigade
* 3rd Brigade HQ (
Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the secon ...
)
** 3rd Mountain Infantry Battalion (Los Farallones)
** 3rd Counterinsurgency Battalion (Cali)
** 23rd Infantry Battalion (
Cartago)
** 3rd Brigade Training Battalion (
Zarzal
Zarzal () is a town and municipality in the north of the department of Valle del Cauca in Colombia. Its economy is based primarily on the extensive cultivation of sugar cane, on small and medium enterprises in the metallurgic sector, and on uti ...
)
** 3rd Military Police Battalion (Cali)
** 3rd Artillery Battalion (
Buga)
** 3rd Engineer Battalion (
Palmira)
** 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion (Cali)
** Gaula Group “Valle” (Cali)
8th Brigade
* 8th Brigade HQ (
Armenia
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)
** 5th Mountain Infantry Battalion (
Génova)
** 22nd Infantry Battalion (
Manizales
Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an important hub for high ...
)
** 8th Brigade Training Battalion (Génova)
** 8th Artillery Battalion (
Pereira Pereira (Portuguese and Galician for "pear tree") may refer to:
People
* Pereira (surname)
Places
*Brazil
**Pereira (Bahia) (est. 1534) in the present-day Barra neighborhood of Salvador in Bahia
**Pereira Barreto, municipality in São Paulo
**Pe ...
)
** 8th Engineer Battalion (Pueblo Tapao)
** 8th Combat Service Support Battalion (Armenia)
** Gaula Group “Risaralda” (Pereira)
23rd Brigade
* 29th Brigade HQ (
Pasto)
** 3rd Cavalry Group (
Ipiales
Ipiales is a city and Catholic bishopric in Nariño Department, southern Colombia, near the border with Ecuador. It is located at around , with an elevation of about 2950 m. Ipiales is located on the high plateau called "Tuquerres e Ipiales," ...
)
** 9th Infantry Battalion (San Juan De Pasto)
** 93rd Counterinsurgency Battalion (Pasto)
** 23rd Brigade Training Battalion (Chapalito)
** Joint Task Force “Palmares” (Guaital)
29th Brigade
* 29th Brigade HQ (
Popayán
Popayán () is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. It has a population of 318,059 people, an area of 483 km2, is located ...
)
** 4th Mountain Infantry Battalion (
San Sebastián)
** 7th Infantry Battalion (Popayán)
** 8th Infantry Battalion (Cali)
** 37th Counterinsurgency Battalion (Cali)
** 29th Brigade Training Battalion
** 29th Combat Service Support Battalion (Popayán)
Divisional Support
* 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (Cali)
External links
3rd Division of the Colombian National Army
Divisions of the Colombian National Army
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