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11th Strategic Division (Malaysia)
The 11th Strategic Division (; Abbr.: 11 DIV STRAT), stylized XI Division, was a division-sized combat formation of the Malaysian Army. The XI Division was the only division-sized combat formation made completely of army reserve officers and men from the Malaysian Armed Forces Reserve until it was transformed into a strategic division on 2 May 1984. On 31 December 1993, the division was disbanded. What remained of its headquarters, including personnel and facilities, was absorbed into the newly formed Malaysian Army Training and Doctrine Command. History Founded as an infantry combat formation This combat formation was established in 1969 as the 11th Infantry Division at Damansara Camp in Kuala Lumpur as a combat formation for the Malaysian Army to defend Malay Peninsula in the event of an armed conflict. It was established as a result of a collaboration between the Ministry of Defense and the University of Malaya, which at the time wanted to build a garrison for the unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division (military)
A division is a large military unit or Formation (military), formation, usually consisting of between 6,000 and 25,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades; in turn, several divisions typically make up a corps. Historically, the division has been the default combined arms unit capable of independent Military tactics, operations. Smaller combined arms units, such as the American regimental combat team (RCT) during World War II, were used when conditions favored them. In recent times, modern Western militaries have begun adopting the smaller brigade combat team (similar to the RCT) as the default combined arms unit, with the division they belong to being less important. While the focus of this article is on army divisions, in naval usage "division (naval), division" has a completely different meaning, referring to either an administrative/functional sub-unit of a department (e.g., fire control division of the weapons department) aboar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
