3rd Division of the Colombian National Army
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The 3rd Division is a Colombian National Army division
based in the city of Cali
consisting of four brigade
s: the 3rd Brigade based in Cali, the 8th Brigade based in Armenia, the 23rd Brigade based in Pasto
and the 29th Brigade based in Popayán
. The division is also supported by the 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group based in Cali.
Division (military)
A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...
based in the city of Cali
Calì
Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
consisting of four brigade
Brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...
s: the 3rd Brigade based in Cali, the 8th Brigade based in Armenia, the 23rd Brigade based in Pasto
Pasto
Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto, is the capital of the department of Nariño, located in southwest Colombia. The city is located in the "Atriz Valley", on the Andes cordillera, at the foot of the Galeras volcano, at an altitude of 8,290 feet above sea level...
and the 29th Brigade based in Popayán
Popayán
Popayán is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between Colombia's Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range...
. The division is also supported by the 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group based in Cali.
Units
3rd Brigade
- 3rd Brigade HQ (CaliCalìCalì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
)- 3rd Mountain Infantry Battalion (Los Farallones)
- 3rd Counterinsurgency Battalion (Cali)
- 23rd Infantry Battalion (CartagoCartago, Valle del CaucaCartago is a city in southwestern Colombia, about 187 miles west of Bogotá. It is in the extreme northern portion of the Valle del Cauca Department. It is located very close to the city of Pereira, about a 20 minute drive. It is the fourth largest city in Valle after Cali, Palmira, and Tuluá...
) - 3rd Brigade Training Battalion (ZarzalZarzalZarzal is a town and municipality located 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 utilities. Commerce is also of great importance,...
) - 3rd Military Police Battalion (Cali)
- 3rd Artillery Battalion (BugaBuga, Valle del CaucaBuga formally Guadalajara de Buga is a city and municipality in the Valle del Cauca department of Colombia. It is famous for its Basilica del Señor de los Milagros, which houses an image of Christ called El Señor de los Milagros .-History:Guadalajara de Buga is one of the oldest cities in...
) - 3rd Engineer Battalion (Palmira)
- 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion (Cali)
- Gaula Group “Valle” (Cali)
8th Brigade
- 8th Brigade HQ (Armenia)
- 5th Mountain Infantry Battalion (GénovaGénova, QuindíoGénova is a municipality in the southern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located 52 km south of the departmental capital ArmeniaIn 2005 Génova had an estimated population of 12,600, of which 7,100 live in the main urban zone....
) - 22nd Infantry Battalion (ManizalesManizalesManizales is a city and municipality in central Colombia, capital of Department of Caldas and part of the region of Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis, near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano....
) - 8th Brigade Training Battalion (Génova)
- 8th Artillery Battalion (PereiraPereira, ColombiaPereira is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. It stands in the center of the western region of the country, located in a small valley that descends from a part of the western Andes mountain chain. Its strategic location in the coffee producing area makes the city an urban...
) - 8th Engineer Battalion (Pueblo Tapao)
- 8th Combat Service Support Battalion (Armenia)
- Gaula Group “Risaralda” (Pereira)
- 5th Mountain Infantry Battalion (Génova
23rd Brigade
- 29th Brigade HQ (PastoPastoPasto, officially San Juan de Pasto, is the capital of the department of Nariño, located in southwest Colombia. The city is located in the "Atriz Valley", on the Andes cordillera, at the foot of the Galeras volcano, at an altitude of 8,290 feet above sea level...
)- 3rd Calvary Group (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 (PopayánPopayánPopayán is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between Colombia's Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range...
)- 4th Mountain Infantry Battalion (San SebastiánSan Sebastian, CaucaSan Sebastian is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia....
) - 7th Infantry Battalion (Popayán)
- 8th Infantry Battalion (Cali)
- 37th Counterinsurgency Battalion (Cali)
- 29th Brigade Training Battalion
- 29th Combat Service Support Battalion (Popayán)
- 4th Mountain Infantry Battalion (San Sebastián