3rd Armored Division (Jordan)
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The King Abdullah II 3rd Armored Division (
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:3 فرقة الملك عبدالله الثاني المدرعة) is a former armored division in
Jordanian Armed Forces The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) ( ar, الْقُوَّاتُ الْمُسَلَّحَةُ الأرْدُنِية, romanized: ''Al-Quwwat Al-Musallaha Al-Urduniyya''), also referred to as the Arab Army ( ar, الْجَيْشُ الْعَرَب ...
, active from 1969 to 2018.


History

The Division was equipped and trained for high-intensity combat against highly organized enemies as well as peacekeeping missions. The Division functioned as the Jordanian strategic reserve and was deployed between
Zarqa Zarqa ( ar, الزرقاء) is the capital of Zarqa Governorate in Jordan. Its name means "the blue (city)". It had a population of 635,160 inhabitants in 2015, and is the most populous city in Jordan after Amman. Geography Zarqa is located in t ...
, to the northeast of Amman, to Qatraneh in the south on near Saudi Arabia.http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/emedsu/jords100.html''IISS Military Balance 2004–2005'', p.127-128 Since Qatraneh has a strategic position vis-a-vis the attack routes along the Dead Sea, the 40th Armored Brigade was usually based there. In the 1973
Yom Kippur War The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from October 6 to 25, 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by E ...
, the 40th Armoured Brigade was sent to the Syrian front and played a significant role in the fighting. King
Abdullah II Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبدالله الثاني بن الحسين , translit=ʿAbd Allāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of t ...
became Battalion Commander of the Second Royal Armored Battalion – 40th Armored Brigade in January 1992. In 1993, he was in the 40th Armored Brigade with the rank of Colonel. This Division was involved in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War,
reprisal operations Reprisal operations ( he, פעולות התגמול, ') were raids carried out by the Israel Defense Forces in the 1950s and 1960s in response to frequent fedayeen attacks during which armed Arab militants infiltrated Israel from Syria, E ...
, the
Six-Day War The Six-Day War (, ; ar, النكسة, , or ) or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) from 5 to 10 Ju ...
, the
Battle of Karameh The Battle of Karameh ( ar, معركة الكرامة) was a 15-hour military engagement between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and combined forces of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) in the Jor ...
, the
War of Attrition The War of Attrition ( ar, حرب الاستنزاف, Ḥarb al-Istinzāf; he, מלחמת ההתשה, Milhemet haHatashah) involved fighting between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and their allies from ...
, Black September and the
Yom Kippur War The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from October 6 to 25, 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by E ...
. In 2018, the 3rd Armored Division HQ with many support units and one armored brigade (91st) has been deactivated, the remaining two armored brigades (40th, 60th) and some units merged with Jordanian Central Command.


Organisation

The Division is deployed between
Zarqa Zarqa ( ar, الزرقاء) is the capital of Zarqa Governorate in Jordan. Its name means "the blue (city)". It had a population of 635,160 inhabitants in 2015, and is the most populous city in Jordan after Amman. Geography Zarqa is located in t ...
, to the northeast of Amman to Qatraneh in the south on the way to Saudi Arabia.


Units

* Division Command HQ – (Deactivated in 2018) * 3rd Royal Communication Group – (merged with Central Command Communication Group in 2018) * Field Reconnaissance Battalion (Army Knights) – (Transferred to Directorate of Joint Military Operations) * ''King Hussein 40th Armored Brigade'' – (Transferred to Central Command in 2018) ** Brigade HQ ** Signal Company ** Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II 1st Armored Infantry Battalion (IFV) ** 2nd Royal Tank Battalion ** Prince Ali bin Al Hussein 4th Tank Battalion ** Services Companies ** Medical Company ** Brigade Maintenance Workshop * ''Prince Hassan 60th Armored Brigade'' – (Transferred to Central Command in 2018) ** Brigade HQ ** Signal Company ** Royal Guard 3rd Armored Infantry Battalion (IFV) ** 3rd Royal Tank Battalion ** 5th Royal Tank Battalion ** Services Companies ** Medical Company ** Brigade Maintenance Workshop * ''91st Royal Armored Brigade'' – (Deactivated in 2018) ** Brigade HQ ** Signal Company ** King Ali 5th Armored Infantry Battalion (IFV) - (Transferred to Central Command in 2018) ** 10th Royal Tank Battalion ** 11th Royal Tank Battalion ** Services Companies ** Medical Company ** Brigade Maintenance Workshop * ''Division Artillery'' – (Merged with Central command in 2018) ** Division Artillery HQ ** 2nd SP Artillery Battalion ** 7th SP Artillery Battalion ** 23rd SP Artillery Battalion ** 24th Heavy Artillery Battalion (Deactivated in 2018) * ''3rd Royal Field AD Group'' – (Merged with Central Command in 2018) ** Group HQ ** Signal Company ** 4th Field AD Battalion (Transferred to Southern Command in 2018) ** 73rd Field AD Battalion * Division Engineer Battalion (Merged with Central command in 2018) * Supply & Transport Battalion (Merged with Central command in 2018) * Administrative Transport Group – (Deactivated in 2018) * Medical Support Group – (Merged with Central command in 2018) * Construction Group – (Deactivated in 2018) * Maintenance Group – (Merged with Central command in 2018) * ''Division Training Center'' – (Deactivated in 2018)


Unit summary


References

{{Jordanian Armed Forces Military of Jordan Military units and formations of Jordan Military units and formations established in 1969 Military units and formations disestablished in 2018