The 3rd Infantry Division (

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: 3 DIV; ) is a division-sized

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formation of the

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. Its headquarters are in

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, and it is in charge of defending the south of the

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, which includes Malacca,

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, and

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Tengku Muhammad Fauzi Tengku Ibrahim is the current commander of 3 DIV.

History

Formed as an infantry division

Founded as an infantry division on 28 December 1976, during communist insurgency, 3 DIV was tasked with defending the Malay peninsula alongside the 2nd Infantry Division (2 DIV) and 11th Infantry Division (11 DIV). At the time, 2 DIV headquarters were based at Sungai Besi Army Base and were in charge of the Malay peninsula's northern region. The 2 DIV was then relocated to Penang, while the 4th Infantry Division was created for the Malay Peninsula's eastern region. Instead, the 11 DIV was reorganised into an

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combat formation. Since then, the 3 DIV has been responsible for four states: Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Johor, and Pahang.

Restructure as a combined arms division

When

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and

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combat elements were added, 3 DIV was reorganised as a

division. They are the first Malaysian Army's infantry division to do so. Despite the fact that it is no longer a pure

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, the 3rd Infantry Division retains its original name.

Organisation

3rd Infantry Division combat brigades: * 1st Infantry Brigade * 4th Mechanised Brigade * 7th Infantry Brigade * 3rd Division Artillery 3rd Infantry Division units: * 5th Battalion,

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(5 RAMD) * 10th Battalion, Royal Malay Regiment (10 RAMD) * 14th Battalion ( Mechanised), Royal Malay Regiment (14 RAMD (MEK)) * 24th Battalion, Royal Malay Regiment (24 RAMD) * 2nd Regiment,

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(2 KAD) * 11th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps (11 KAD) * 1st Squadron,

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(1 SSB) * 3rd Battalion, Royal Signals Regiment (3 RSD) * 2nd Regiment,

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(2 RAD) * 3rd Regiment, Royal Military Police Corps (3 KPTD) * 508th Regiment, Territorial Army (REJ 508 AW) * 73th Workshop,

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(73 WKSP) * 4th Mechanised Brigade Workshop (4 WKSP BGD (MEK)) * 7th Infantry Brigade Workshop (7 WKSP BGD) * 1st Company (Supply), Royal Logistics Corps (1 KOMP KPD/ PL BEKALAN) * 7th Company (Supply), Royal Logistics Corps (7 KOMP KPD/ PL BEKALAN)

References

{{Malaysian Army Malaysian Army Formations of the Malaysian Army