The 3rd Division ( es, Tercera División del Ejército Nacional de Colombia) is a

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based in the city of

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consisting of four

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s: the 3rd Brigade based in Cali, the 8th Brigade based in

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, the 23rd Brigade based in

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and the 29th Brigade based in

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. The division is also supported by the 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group based in Cali.

Units

3rd Brigade

* 3rd Brigade HQ (

) ** 3rd Mountain Infantry Battalion (Los Farallones) ** 3rd Counterinsurgency Battalion (Cali) ** 23rd Infantry Battalion ( Cartago) ** 3rd Brigade Training Battalion (

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) ** 3rd Military Police Battalion (Cali) ** 3rd Artillery Battalion (

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) ** 3rd Engineer Battalion ( Palmira) ** 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion (Cali) ** Gaula Group “Valle” (Cali)

8th Brigade

* 8th Brigade HQ (

) ** 5th Mountain Infantry Battalion ( Génova) ** 22nd Infantry Battalion (

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) ** 8th Brigade Training Battalion (Génova) ** 8th Artillery Battalion ( Pereira) ** 8th Engineer Battalion (Pueblo Tapao) ** 8th Combat Service Support Battalion (Armenia) ** Gaula Group “Risaralda” (Pereira)

23rd Brigade

* 29th Brigade HQ (

) ** 3rd Cavalry Group (

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) ** 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 (

) ** 4th Mountain Infantry Battalion (

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) ** 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 {{Colombia-stub