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</ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mountain_division" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mountain_division"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Mountain division</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mountain_division-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Airborne_division" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Airborne_division"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Airborne division</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Airborne_division-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Artillery_division" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Artillery_division"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Artillery division</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Artillery_division-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Security_division" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Security_division"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>Security division</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Security_division-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Nomenclature" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Nomenclature"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Nomenclature</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Nomenclature-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-National_organizations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#National_organizations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>National organizations</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-National_organizations-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet 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class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Brazil</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Brazil-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Canada" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Canada"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Canada</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Canada-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-China" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#China"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.5</span> <span>China</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-China-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-People's_Republic" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#People's_Republic"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.5.1</span> <span>People's Republic</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-People's_Republic-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-National_Revolutionary_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#National_Revolutionary_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.5.2</span> <span>National Revolutionary Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-National_Revolutionary_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Colombia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Colombia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.6</span> <span>Colombia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Colombia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Egypt" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Egypt"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.7</span> <span>Egypt</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Egypt-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-France" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#France"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.8</span> <span>France</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-France-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Germany" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Germany"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.9</span> <span>Germany</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Germany-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-India" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#India"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.10</span> <span>India</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-India-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Indonesia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Indonesia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.11</span> <span>Indonesia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Indonesia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Israel" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Israel"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.12</span> <span>Israel</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Israel-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Japan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Japan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.13</span> <span>Japan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Japan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pakistan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pakistan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.14</span> <span>Pakistan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pakistan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Philippines" 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class="vector-toc-numb">4.16.2</span> <span>Russian Federation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Russian_Federation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-South_Africa" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#South_Africa"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.17</span> <span>South Africa</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-South_Africa-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_Kingdom" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_Kingdom"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.18</span> <span>United Kingdom</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_Kingdom-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.19</span> <span>United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-South_Korea" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#South_Korea"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.20</span> <span>South Korea</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-South_Korea-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Venezuela" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Venezuela"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.21</span> <span>Venezuela</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Venezuela-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li 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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisi%C3%B3n_(militar)" title="División (militar) – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="División (militar)" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisi%C3%B3n_militar" title="División militar – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="División militar" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diviziya" title="Diviziya – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Diviziya" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A8" title="ডিভিশন – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ডিভিশন" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su-tho%C3%A2n" title="Su-thoân – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Su-thoân" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Дивизия – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Дивизия" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%8B%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B7%D1%96%D1%8F" title="Дывізія – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Дывізія" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%8B%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B7%D1%96%D1%8F" title="Дывізія – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Дывізія" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Дивизия – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Дивизия" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divizija_(vojna_formacija)" title="Divizija (vojna formacija) – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Divizija (vojna formacija)" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8" title="Дивизи – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Дивизи" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisi%C3%B3_militar" title="Divisió militar – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Divisió militar" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8" title="Дивизи – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Дивизи" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divize_(vojenstv%C3%AD)" title="Divize (vojenství) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Divize (vojenství)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_(milit%C3%A6r)" title="Division (militær) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Division (militær)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_(Milit%C3%A4r)" title="Division (Militär) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Division (Militär)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diviis" title="Diviis – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Diviis" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%87%CE%AF%CE%B1" title="Μεραρχία – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Μεραρχία" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisi%C3%B3n_militar" title="División militar – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="División militar" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divizio_(armeo)" title="Divizio (armeo) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Divizio (armeo)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dibisio_militar" title="Dibisio militar – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Dibisio militar" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%B4%DA%A9%D8%B1" title="لشکر – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="لشکر" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_(militaire)" title="Division (militaire) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Division (militaire)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Difyzje_(milit%C3%AAre_ienheid)" title="Difyzje (militêre ienheid) – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Difyzje (militêre ienheid)" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisi%C3%B3n_(militar)" title="División (militar) – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="División (militar)" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%82%AC%EB%8B%A8_(%EA%B5%B0%EC%82%AC)" title="사단 (군사) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="사단 (군사)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B4%D5%AB%D5%BE%D5%AB%D5%A6%D5%AB%D5%A1" title="Դիվիզիա – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Դիվիզիա" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divizija" title="Divizija – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Divizija" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diviziono" title="Diviziono – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Diviziono" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisi_(militer)" title="Divisi (militer) – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Divisi (militer)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisione_(unit%C3%A0_militare)" title="Divisione (unità militare) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Divisione (unità militare)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%92%D7%93%D7%94" title="אוגדה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אוגדה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisi_(milit%C3%A8r)" title="Divisi (militèr) – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Divisi (militèr)" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Дивизия – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Дивизия" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firqe" title="Firqe – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Firqe" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Дивизия – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Дивизия" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Div%C4%ABzija" title="Divīzija – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Divīzija" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divizija" title="Divizija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Divizija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadoszt%C3%A1ly" title="Hadosztály – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Hadosztály" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Дивизија – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Дивизија" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8_(%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF)" title="डिव्हिजन (सैन्य) – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="डिव्हिजन (सैन्य)" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%87_(%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%87_%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%87)" title="فرقه (وحده عسكريه) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="فرقه (وحده عسكريه)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisyen_(tentera)" title="Divisyen (tentera) – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Divisyen (tentera)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisie_(landmacht)" title="Divisie (landmacht) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Divisie (landmacht)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8_(%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF)" title="डिभिजन (सैन्य) – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="डिभिजन (सैन्य)" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B8%AB%E5%9B%A3" title="師団 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="師団" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisjon_(forband)" title="Divisjon (forband) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Divisjon (forband)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisjon_i_milit%C3%A6ret" title="Divisjon i militæret – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Divisjon i militæret" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_(militar)" title="Division (militar) – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Division (militar)" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diviziya" title="Diviziya – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Diviziya" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dywizja" title="Dywizja – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Dywizja" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divis%C3%A3o_(militar)" title="Divisão (militar) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Divisão (militar)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divizie" title="Divizie – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Divizie" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Дивизия – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Дивизия" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divizioni_(nj%C3%ABsi_ushtarake)" title="Divizioni (njësi ushtarake) – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Divizioni (njësi ushtarake)" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_(military)" title="Division (military) – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Division (military)" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Div%C3%ADzia_(vojensk%C3%A1_jednotka)" title="Divízia (vojenská jednotka) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Divízia (vojenská jednotka)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divizija" title="Divizija – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Divizija" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Дивизија – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Дивизија" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divizija" title="Divizija – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Divizija" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisioona" title="Divisioona – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Divisioona" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_(milit%C3%A4rt_f%C3%B6rband)" title="Division (militärt förband) – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Division (militärt förband)" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%81" title="படைப்பிரிவு – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="படைப்பிரிவு" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D3%A9%D0%BC%D3%99%D0%BD_(%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D3%99%D1%80)" title="Төмән (гаскәр) – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Төмән (гаскәр)" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A5" title="กองพล – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="กองพล" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Лашкар – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Лашкар" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%BCmen" title="Tümen – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Tümen" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B7%D1%96%D1%8F" title="Дивізія – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Дивізія" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C6%B0_%C4%91o%C3%A0n" title="Sư đoàn – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Sư đoàn" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B8%88%EF%BC%88%E5%86%9B%E9%98%9F%EF%BC%89" title="师（军队） – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="师（军队）" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B8%AB_(%E8%BB%8D%E9%9A%8A%E7%B7%A8%E5%88%B6)" title="師 (軍隊編制) – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="師 (軍隊編制)" 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(military aviation unit)">Wing</a> <b>☓</b> </li></ul> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Division</a> / <a href="/wiki/List_of_military_legions" title="List of military legions">Legion</a> <b>☓☓</b> </li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corps" title="Corps">Corps</a> <b>☓☓☓</b> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Command</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Field_army" title="Field army">Field army</a> / <a href="/wiki/Command_(military_formation)" title="Command (military formation)">Command</a> <b>☓☓☓☓</b> </li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_group" title="Army group">Army group</a> / <a href="/wiki/Front_(military_formation)" title="Front (military formation)">Front</a> <b>☓☓☓☓☓</b> </li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Region#Military_regions" title="Region">Region</a> / <a href="/wiki/Theater_(warfare)" title="Theater (warfare)">Theater</a> <b>☓☓☓☓☓☓</b> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Temporary</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Detachment_(military)" title="Detachment (military)">Detachment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chalk_(military)" title="Chalk (military)">Chalk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrol#Military" title="Patrol">Patrol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Field_force" title="Field force">Field force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Task_force" title="Task force">Task force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigade_group" title="Brigade group">Brigade group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flying_column" title="Flying column">Flying column</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_command" title="Combat command">Combat command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regimental_combat_team" title="Regimental combat team">Regimental combat team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battalion_tactical_group" title="Battalion tactical group">Battalion tactical group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battlegroup_(army)" title="Battlegroup (army)">Battlegroup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_army_(military_unit)" title="Group army (military unit)">Group army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_team" title="Combat team">Combat team</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <table class="floatright" style="border:1px solid black; background:white;float: right;text-align: center" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/NATO_Joint_Military_Symbology" title="NATO Joint Military Symbology">NATO map symbols</a><sup id="cite_ref-auto1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/80px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/120px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/160px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/80px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/120px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/160px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>a friendly combined arms division </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/80px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/120px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/160px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_(Solid_Diamond_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6A).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_%28Solid_Diamond_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6A%29.svg/80px-Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_%28Solid_Diamond_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6A%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_%28Solid_Diamond_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6A%29.svg/120px-Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_%28Solid_Diamond_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6A%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_%28Solid_Diamond_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6A%29.svg/160px-Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_%28Solid_Diamond_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6A%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>a hostile combined arms division </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/80px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/120px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/160px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Infantry_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Infantry_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/80px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Infantry_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Infantry_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/120px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Infantry_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Infantry_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/160px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Infantry_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>a friendly infantry division </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/80px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/120px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/160px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Infantry_-_Airborne_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Infantry_-_Airborne_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/80px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Infantry_-_Airborne_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Infantry_-_Airborne_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/120px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Infantry_-_Airborne_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Infantry_-_Airborne_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/160px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Infantry_-_Airborne_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>a friendly airborne infantry division </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/80px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/120px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/160px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_(Solid_Diamond_Frame)-_Armour_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_%28Solid_Diamond_Frame%29-_Armour_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/80px-Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_%28Solid_Diamond_Frame%29-_Armour_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_%28Solid_Diamond_Frame%29-_Armour_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/120px-Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_%28Solid_Diamond_Frame%29-_Armour_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_%28Solid_Diamond_Frame%29-_Armour_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/160px-Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_%28Solid_Diamond_Frame%29-_Armour_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>a hostile tank division </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A <b>division</b> is a large <a href="/wiki/Military_unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Military unit">military unit</a> or <a href="/wiki/Formation_(military)" class="mw-redirect" title="Formation (military)">formation</a>, usually consisting of between 10,000 to 25,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several <a href="/wiki/Regiment" title="Regiment">regiments</a> or <a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">brigades</a>; in turn, several divisions typically make up a <a href="/wiki/Corps" title="Corps">corps</a>. </p><p>Historically, the division has been the default <a href="/wiki/Combined_arms" title="Combined arms">combined arms</a> unit capable of independent <a href="/wiki/Military_tactics" title="Military tactics">operations</a>. Smaller combined arms units, such as the American <a href="/wiki/Regimental_combat_team" title="Regimental combat team">regimental combat team</a> (RCT) during World War II, were used when conditions favored them. In recent times, modern Western militaries have begun adopting the smaller <a href="/wiki/Brigade_combat_team" title="Brigade combat team">brigade combat team</a> (similar to the RCT) as the default combined arms unit, with the division to which they belong, being less important. </p><p>A similar word, <i><a href="/wiki/Divizion" title="Divizion">divizion/divizijun/dywizjon</a></i>, is also used in languages such as Russian, Serbian, Croatian and Polish, for a <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalion</a>-size artillery or cavalry unit. In naval usage "<a href="/wiki/Division_(naval)" title="Division (naval)">division</a>" has a completely different range of meanings. Aboard ships of British Royal Navy tradition, the terms "division" or "department" are often used interchangeably and refer to the administrative organization used to manage personnel. Aboard US navy ships (including US coastguard vessels), in shore commands and in US naval aviation units (including US navy, marine corps, and coastguard aviation) it refers to an administrative/functional sub-unit of a department (e.g., fire control division of the weapons department). Alternatively it refers to a sub-unit of several ships within a <a href="/wiki/Flotilla" title="Flotilla">flotilla</a> or <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(naval)" title="Squadron (naval)">squadron</a>, or to two or three sections of aircraft operating under a designated division leader. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins">Origins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the West, the first general to think of organizing an army into smaller combined-arms units was <a href="/wiki/Maurice_de_Saxe" title="Maurice de Saxe">Maurice de Saxe</a> (d. 1750), <a href="/wiki/Marshal_General_of_France" title="Marshal General of France">Marshal General of France</a>, in his book <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mes_R%C3%AAveries&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mes Rêveries (page does not exist)">Mes Rêveries</a></i>. He died at the age of 54, without having implemented his idea. <a href="/wiki/Victor-Fran%C3%A7ois,_2nd_duc_de_Broglie" class="mw-redirect" title="Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie">Victor-François de Broglie</a> put the ideas into practice. He conducted successful practical experiments of the divisional system in the <a href="/wiki/Seven_Years%27_War" title="Seven Years' War">Seven Years' War</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_divisions">Early divisions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first war in which the divisional system was used systematically was the <a href="/wiki/French_Revolutionary_War" class="mw-redirect" title="French Revolutionary War">French Revolutionary War</a>. <a href="/wiki/Lazare_Carnot" title="Lazare Carnot">Lazare Carnot</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Committee_of_Public_Safety" title="Committee of Public Safety">Committee of Public Safety</a>, who was in charge of military affairs, came to the same conclusion about it as the previous royal government, and the army was organised into divisions. </p><p>It made the armies more flexible and easy to maneuver, and it also made the large <a href="/wiki/French_Revolutionary_Army" title="French Revolutionary Army">French Revolutionary Army</a> manageable. Under <a href="/wiki/Napoleon" title="Napoleon">Napoleon</a>, the divisions were grouped together into <a href="/wiki/Corps" title="Corps">corps</a>, because of their increasing size. Napoleon's military success spread the divisional and corps system all over Europe; by the end of the <a href="/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars" title="Napoleonic Wars">Napoleonic Wars</a>, all armies in Europe had adopted it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_I">World War I</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: World War I"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The composition of divisions varied significantly during the two world wars and, in addition, there was no uniformity of quality, even when divisions had the same composition. </p><p>The size of infantry divisions deployed by the major belligerents at start of the Great War ranged from about 16,000 in the French<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Russian armies to 17,500 in the German imperial army<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and about 18,000 in Austro-Hungarian<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and British armies.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As World War I went on, the size of divisions decreased significantly from those of 1914, with both British and Germans reducing the number of divisions' sub-units.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But, while the number of soldiers was lower, by 1917, divisions were much better armed.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the other hand, in 1917, the American infantry divisions that arrived in France numbered 28,061 officers and men, of which 17,666 were riflemen.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II">World War II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The divisional system reached its numerical height during the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>. Beside the infantry and cavalry divisions created since Napoleonic era, new division types appeared during the Second World War, such as airborne, tank, mechanized, motorized. </p><p>The Soviet Union's <a href="/wiki/Red_Army" title="Red Army">Red Army</a> consisted of more than a thousand division-sized units at any one time, and the number of rifle divisions raised during the <a href="/wiki/Great_Patriotic_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Patriotic War">Great Patriotic War</a> of 1941–1945 is estimated<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (April 2020)">by whom?</span></a></i>]</sup> at 2,000. <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a> had hundreds of numbered or named divisions, while the United States employed up to 91 divisions. </p><p>A notable change to divisional structures during the war was completion of the shift from <a href="/wiki/Square_division" title="Square division">square divisions</a> (composed of two brigades each with two regiments) to <a href="/wiki/Triangular_division" title="Triangular division">triangular divisions</a> (composed of three regiments with no brigade level) that many European armies had started using in <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-House_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-House-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was done to increase flexibility and to pare down chain-of-command overhead. The triangular division structure allowed the tactic of "two forward, one back", where two of the division's regiments could engage the enemy with one regiment in reserve. </p><p>All divisions in World War II were expected to have their own artillery formations, usually (depending upon the nation) the size of a regiment. Divisional artillery was occasionally seconded by corps-level command to increase firepower in larger engagements. </p><p>During the war the US also used <a href="/wiki/Regimental_combat_team" title="Regimental combat team">regimental combat teams</a>, whereby attached and/or organic divisional units were parceled out to infantry regiments, creating smaller combined-arms units with their own armor and artillery and support units. These combat teams would still be under divisional command but had some level of autonomy on the battlefield. </p><p><b>Organic</b> units within divisions were units which operated directly under divisional command and were not normally controlled by the regiments. These units were mainly support units in nature, and included signal companies, medical battalions, supply trains and administration.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><b>Attached</b> units were smaller units that were placed under divisional command temporarily for the purpose of completing a particular mission. These units were usually combat units such as tank battalions, tank-destroyer battalions or cavalry-reconnaissance squadrons. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern_divisions">Modern divisions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Modern divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In modern times, most military forces have standardized their divisional structures. This does not mean that divisions are equal in size or structure from country to country, but divisions have, in most cases, come to be units of 10,000 to 15,000 soldiers with enough organic support to be capable of independent operations. Usually, the direct organization of the division consists of one to four <a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">brigades</a> or <a href="/wiki/Battlegroup_(army)" title="Battlegroup (army)">battle groups</a> of its primary combat arm, along with a brigade or regiment of combat support (usually <a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">artillery</a>) and a number of direct-reporting <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalions</a> for necessary specialized support tasks, such as <a href="/wiki/Military_intelligence" title="Military intelligence">intelligence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Logistics" title="Logistics">logistics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance" title="Reconnaissance">reconnaissance</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Combat_engineers" class="mw-redirect" title="Combat engineers">combat engineers</a>. Most militaries standardize ideal organization strength for each type of division, encapsulated in a <a href="/wiki/Table_of_Organization_and_Equipment" class="mw-redirect" title="Table of Organization and Equipment">Table of Organization and Equipment</a> (TO&E) which specifies exact assignments of units, personnel, and equipment for a division. </p><p>The modern division became the primary identifiable combat unit in many militaries during the second half of the 20th century, supplanting the <a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">brigade</a>; however, the trend started to reverse since the end of the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a>. The peak use of the division as the primary combat unit occurred during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, when the belligerents deployed over a thousand divisions. With technological advances since then, the combat power of each division has increased. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Divisions are often formed to organize units of a particular type together with appropriate support units to allow independent operations. In more recent times, divisions have mainly been organized as <a href="/wiki/Combined_arms" title="Combined arms">combined arms</a> units with <a href="/wiki/Subordinate" class="mw-redirect" title="Subordinate">subordinate</a> units representing various combat arms. In this case, the division often retains the name of a more specialized division, and may still be tasked with a primary role suited to that specialization. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Infantry_division">Infantry division</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Infantry division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An "infantry division" is a military formation composed primarily of <a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">infantry</a> <a href="/wiki/Military_unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Military unit">units</a>, also supported by units from other <a href="/wiki/Combat_arms" title="Combat arms">combat arms</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> and Russia, an infantry division is often referred to as a "rifle division". A "<a href="/wiki/Motorised_infantry" class="mw-redirect" title="Motorised infantry">motorised infantry</a>" division is a division with a majority of infantry subunits transported on <a href="/wiki/Soft-skinned_motor_vehicle" class="mw-redirect" title="Soft-skinned motor vehicle">soft-skinned motor vehicles</a>. A "<a href="/wiki/Mechanized_infantry" title="Mechanized infantry">mechanized infantry</a>" division is a division with a majority of infantry subunits transported on <a href="/wiki/Armored_personnel_carrier" class="mw-redirect" title="Armored personnel carrier">armored personnel carriers</a> (APCs) or <a href="/wiki/Infantry_fighting_vehicle" title="Infantry fighting vehicle">infantry fighting vehicles</a> (IFVs) or both, or even some other class of <a href="/wiki/Armored_fighting_vehicle" class="mw-redirect" title="Armored fighting vehicle">armored fighting vehicles</a> designed for the transportation of infantry. Mechanized infantry divisions in Nazi Germany were called "<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Panzergrenadier" title="Panzergrenadier">Panzergrenadier</a></i></span> divisions". In Russia, they were known as "motor rifle divisions". </p><p>Because of the ease and simplicity involved in forming divisions of infantry compared to other formations, infantry divisions have often been the most numerous in historical warfare. Most <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_divisions_during_World_War_II" title="List of United States divisions during World War II">US divisions during World War II</a> were infantry divisions. </p><p>Infantry divisions were also expected to travel by foot from place to place, with transport vehicles or pack horses used to augment their travel. Divisions evolved over the course of time. For instance, in 1944, Nazi Germany designated some of their infantry formations as <i><a href="/wiki/Volksgrenadier" title="Volksgrenadier">Volksgrenadier</a></i> divisions, which were slightly smaller than the regular divisions, with wider issue of sub-machine guns, automatic and anti-tank weapons to reflect the reality that they were to be used in defensive warfare. In 1945, Nazi Germany seconded members of the <i><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a></i> to create "naval divisions", which were of lower quality than the infantry divisions of the <i>Heer</i>. They also created "<i>Luftwaffe</i> field divisions" from members of the <i><a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a></i>. </p><p>Infantry divisions were sometimes given the responsibility of <a href="/wiki/Garrison" title="Garrison">garrison</a> work. These were named "frontier guard divisions", "static infantry divisions" and "fortress divisions", and were used often by Nazi Germany. The Soviet Union organised Machine-Gun Artillery Divisions of artillery, multiple rocket launchers, and static gun positions for use East of the Urals. A 1997 report said they were generally composed of four brigades, though later data suggests this was inaccurate.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cavalry_division">Cavalry division</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Cavalry division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For most nations, <a href="/wiki/Cavalry" title="Cavalry">cavalry</a> was deployed in smaller units and was not therefore organized into divisions, but for larger militaries, such as that of the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British Empire</a>, United States, <a href="/wiki/First_French_Empire" title="First French Empire">First French Empire</a>, France, <a href="/wiki/German_Empire" title="German Empire">German Empire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russian_Empire" title="Russian Empire">Russian Empire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Empire of Japan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Second_Polish_Republic" title="Second Polish Republic">Second Polish Republic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>, a number of cavalry divisions were formed. They were most often similar to the nations' infantry divisions in structure, although they usually had fewer and lighter support elements, with cavalry brigades or regiments replacing the infantry units, and supporting units, such as artillery and supply, being horse-drawn. For the most part, large cavalry units did not remain after <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. </p><p>While horse cavalry had been found to be obsolete, the concept of cavalry as a fast force capable of missions traditionally fulfilled by horse cavalry made a return to military thinking during the Cold War. In general, two new types of cavalry were developed: <a href="/wiki/Air_assault" title="Air assault">air cavalry</a> or airmobile, relying on helicopter mobility, and <a href="/wiki/Armored_cavalry" class="mw-redirect" title="Armored cavalry">armored cavalry</a>, based on an autonomous armored formation. The former was pioneered by the <a href="/wiki/11th_Airborne_Division_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="11th Airborne Division (United States)">11th Air Assault Division (Test)</a>, formed on 1 February 1963 at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Benning" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Benning">Fort Benning</a>, Georgia. On 29 June 1965, the division was renamed the <a href="/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="1st Cavalry Division (United States)">1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)</a>, before its departure for the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>. </p><p>After the end of the Vietnam War, the <a href="/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="1st Cavalry Division (United States)">1st Cavalry Division</a> was reorganised and re-equipped with tanks and armored scout vehicles to form armored cavalry. </p><p>The concept of a fast-moving, armored reconnaissance force has remained in modern armies, but these units are now smaller and make up a combined arms force used in modern brigades and divisions, and are no longer granted divisional status. </p><p>"Light divisions" were German horse cavalry divisions organized early in World War II which included motorized units. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Armored_division">Armored division<span class="anchor" id="Armoured_division"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Armored division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Priest_of_3rd_Infantry_Division_in_UK,_1944_(H_37994).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Priest_of_3rd_Infantry_Division_in_UK%2C_1944_%28H_37994%29.jpg/220px-Priest_of_3rd_Infantry_Division_in_UK%2C_1944_%28H_37994%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Priest_of_3rd_Infantry_Division_in_UK%2C_1944_%28H_37994%29.jpg/330px-Priest_of_3rd_Infantry_Division_in_UK%2C_1944_%28H_37994%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Priest_of_3rd_Infantry_Division_in_UK%2C_1944_%28H_37994%29.jpg/440px-Priest_of_3rd_Infantry_Division_in_UK%2C_1944_%28H_37994%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="796" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/M7_Priest" title="M7 Priest">Priest 105 mm self-propelled gun</a> of British 3rd Infantry Division, 1944</figcaption></figure> <p>The development of the <a href="/wiki/Tank" title="Tank">tank</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> prompted some nations to experiment with forming them into division-size units. Many did this the same way as they did cavalry divisions, by merely replacing cavalry with <a href="/wiki/Armoured_fighting_vehicles" class="mw-redirect" title="Armoured fighting vehicles">AFVs</a> (including tanks) and motorizing the supporting units. This proved unwieldy in combat, as the units had many tanks but few infantry units. Instead, a more balanced approach was taken by adjusting the number of tank, infantry, artillery, and support units. </p><p>The terms "tank division" or "mechanized division" are alternative names for armored divisions. A "<a href="/wiki/Panzer_division" class="mw-redirect" title="Panzer division">Panzer division</a>" was an armoured division of the <i><a href="/wiki/Wehrmacht" title="Wehrmacht">Wehrmacht</a></i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Waffen-SS" title="Waffen-SS">Waffen-SS</a></i> of Germany during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. </p><p>Since the end of the war, most armoured and infantry divisions have had significant numbers of both tank and infantry units within them. The difference has usually been in the mix of battalions assigned. Additionally, in some militaries, armoured divisions are equipped with more advanced or powerful tanks than other divisions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mountain_division">Mountain division</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Mountain division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mountain divisions are infantry divisions given special training and equipment to <a href="/wiki/Mountain_warfare" title="Mountain warfare">operate in hilly, mountainous or arctic areas</a>. Some examples of these formations include the <a href="/wiki/10th_Mountain_Division" title="10th Mountain Division">US 10th Mountain Division</a>, the German <a href="/wiki/1st_Ski_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="1st Ski Division (Wehrmacht)">1st Ski Division</a> or the French <a href="/wiki/27th_Mountain_Infantry_Brigade_(France)" title="27th Mountain Infantry Brigade (France)">27th Alpine Infantry Division</a>. </p><p>Nazi Germany also organized "<i>Jäger</i> divisions" to operate in more adverse terrain. </p><p>Italian Mountain divisions are called "<a href="/wiki/Alpini" title="Alpini">Alpini</a><i> divisions".</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Airborne_division">Airborne division</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Airborne division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An airborne division is an infantry division given special training and equipment for arrival on the battlefield by air (typically via parachute or glider-borne). </p><p>The US, Britain, and Germany experimented during World War II with specialized light infantry divisions capable of being quickly transported by transport aircraft or dropped into an area by parachute or glider. This required both high-quality equipment and training, creating elite units in the process and usually crewed by volunteers rather than conscripts. </p><p>The German <a href="/wiki/1st_Parachute_Division_(Germany)" title="1st Parachute Division (Germany)">1st Parachute Division</a>, which was part of the <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> and not the <a href="/wiki/German_Army_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="German Army (Wehrmacht)">Heer</a>, was instrumental in the 1941 <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Crete" title="Battle of Crete">Battle of Crete</a>. US and British airborne troops first participated during the 1943 <a href="/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Sicily" title="Allied invasion of Sicily">invasion of Sicily</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The use of airborne divisions during the <a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Normandy" class="mw-redirect" title="Invasion of Normandy">Invasion of Normandy</a> was crucial to its success. Further allied paratroop operations were made during the 1944 <a href="/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden" title="Operation Market Garden">Operation Market Garden</a> and the 1945 <a href="/wiki/Operation_Varsity" title="Operation Varsity">Operation Varsity</a>. </p><p>When not being used for a specific airborne mission, airborne divisions usually functioned as light infantry divisions. </p><p>An "<a href="/wiki/Air_assault" title="Air assault">air assault</a> division" is an airborne division that mainly uses helicopters to transport its troops.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Artillery_division">Artillery division</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Artillery division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> developed the concept of the specialized "artillery division" during the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)" title="Eastern Front (World War II)">Eastern Front</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> in 1942, although plans were in place since the later stages of the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Civil_War" title="Russian Civil War">Russian Civil War</a>. An artillery division serves as a specialized division using only artillery howitzers, anti-tank guns, rocket artillery (MRLs and tactical missiles) and mortars (both towed and self-propelled) (and historically siege artillery) and are usually tasked with providing concentrated firepower support to higher combined arms formations. They are mainly combat support formations most performing operations in support of the infantry and armor. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Security_division">Security division</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Security division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nazi Germany organized Security divisions to operate in captured territory to provide rear-echelon security against <a href="/wiki/Partisan_(military)" title="Partisan (military)">partisans</a> and maintain order among civilians. Structured like an infantry division, a security division was more likely to contain lower quality troops and was not intended to serve directly at the front. SS units of this type were called "SS <i>Polizei</i> divisions". </p><p>The Soviet Union's People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (the <a href="/wiki/NKVD" title="NKVD">NKVD</a>) organized security divisions (see <a href="/wiki/Category:Divisions_of_the_NKVD_in_World_War_II" title="Category:Divisions of the NKVD in World War II">Category:Divisions of the NKVD in World War II</a>). In a few cases, NKVD divisions were employed in front-line combat as rifle divisions.<sup id="cite_ref-zaloga_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zaloga-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nomenclature">Nomenclature</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Nomenclature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:20%; ; padding:8px;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>Naming examples<br /><i><a href="/wiki/1st_Division_(Japan)" title="1st Division (Japan)">1st Division</a></i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="2nd Infantry Division (United States)">2nd Infantry Division</a></i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Division_60_(Somalia)" title="Division 60 (Somalia)">Division 60</a></i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division" title="101st Airborne Division">101st Airborne Division</a></i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Panzer_Lehr_Division" title="Panzer Lehr Division">Panzer Lehr Division</a></i> </p> </blockquote> </div> <p>Divisions are commonly designated by combining an <a href="/wiki/Ordinal_number_(linguistics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ordinal number (linguistics)">ordinal number</a> and a type name (e.g.: "13th Infantry Division"). Nicknames are often assigned or adopted, although these often are not considered an official part of the unit's <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nomenclature" class="extiw" title="wikt:nomenclature">nomenclature</a>, with divisions of the <a href="/wiki/Italian_Army" title="Italian Army">Italian Army</a> being one of the exceptions. In some cases, divisional titles lack an ordinal number, often in the case of unique units or units serving as elite or special troops. For clarity in histories and reports, the nation is identified before the number. This also helps in historical studies, but due to the nature of intelligence on the battlefield, division names and assignments are at times obscured. However, the size of the division rarely makes such obfuscation necessary. </p><p>In the years leading up to the end of the cold war and beyond, the type names of various divisions became less important. The majority of US Infantry divisions were now mechanized and had significant numbers of tanks and IFVs, becoming de facto armored divisions. US armored divisions had more tanks but less infantry than these infantry divisions. Moreover, the sole <a href="/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="1st Cavalry Division (United States)">cavalry division</a> was structured the same way as an armored division. </p><p>With the introduction of modular brigade combat teams (BCT) in modern divisions, the nomenclature type is even less important, since a division can now be made of up any combination of light infantry, Stryker and armored BCTs. For example, the US 1st Infantry Division currently <a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1st_US_Infantry_Division_2016_Structure.png">consists of two armored BCTs</a> along with support troops, with no light infantry units at all. By contrast, the current 1st Armored Division <a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1st_US_Armored_Division_Structure_2016.png">consists of two armored BCTs and a Stryker BCT</a> along with its support troops. </p><p>Nevertheless, some US division types will retain their mission: The <a href="/wiki/82nd_Airborne_Division" title="82nd Airborne Division">82nd</a> and <a href="/wiki/11th_Airborne_Division" title="11th Airborne Division">11th</a> airborne divisions have airborne infantry BCTs, while the <a href="/wiki/10th_Mountain_Division" title="10th Mountain Division">10th Mountain Division</a> has only light infantry BCTs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_organizations">National organizations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: National organizations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australia">Australia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Australia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Historically, the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Australian Army</a> has fielded a number of divisions. During World War I, a total of six infantry divisions were raised as part of the all-volunteer <a href="/wiki/First_Australian_Imperial_Force" title="First Australian Imperial Force">Australian Imperial Force</a>: <a href="/wiki/1st_Division_(Australia)" title="1st Division (Australia)">1st</a>, <a href="/wiki/2nd_Division_(Australia)" title="2nd Division (Australia)">2nd</a>, <a href="/wiki/3rd_Division_(Australia)" title="3rd Division (Australia)">3rd</a>, <a href="/wiki/4th_Division_(Australia)" title="4th Division (Australia)">4th</a>, <a href="/wiki/5th_Division_(Australia)" title="5th Division (Australia)">5th</a> and <a href="/wiki/6th_Division_(Australia)" title="6th Division (Australia)">6th</a>. The 1st Division and part of the 2nd saw service during the <a href="/wiki/Gallipoli_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Gallipoli Campaign">Gallipoli Campaign</a> in 1915 before later taking part in the fighting on the <a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_I)" title="Western Front (World War I)">Western Front</a> between 1916 and 1918 along with the 3rd, 4th and 5th.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 6th Division existed only briefly in 1917, but was disbanded without seeing combat to make up for manpower shortages in the other divisions.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another infantry division, known as the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_and_Australian_Division" title="New Zealand and Australian Division">New Zealand and Australian Division</a>, was also formed from Australian and New Zealand troops and saw service at Gallipoli.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two divisions of <a href="/wiki/Australian_Light_Horse" title="Australian Light Horse">Australian Light Horse</a> were also formed – the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Mounted_Division" title="Australian Mounted Division">Australian Mounted Division</a> (which also included some British and French units) and the <a href="/wiki/ANZAC_Mounted_Division" title="ANZAC Mounted Division">ANZAC Mounted Division</a> – both of which served in the <a href="/wiki/Sinai_and_Palestine_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Sinai and Palestine Campaign">Sinai and Palestine Campaign</a> during the war.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Awm_005392_2nd11th.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Awm_005392_2nd11th.jpg/220px-Awm_005392_2nd11th.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Awm_005392_2nd11th.jpg/330px-Awm_005392_2nd11th.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Awm_005392_2nd11th.jpg/440px-Awm_005392_2nd11th.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="475" /></a><figcaption>Members of the Australian 6th Division at <a href="/wiki/Tobruk" title="Tobruk">Tobruk</a>, 22 January 1941</figcaption></figure> <p>In the inter-war years, on paper the Australian Army was organised into seven divisions: five infantry (1st through to 5th) and two cavalry, albeit on a reduced manning scale.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During World War II, the size of Australia's force was expanded to eventually include 12 infantry divisions: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, <a href="/wiki/7th_Division_(Australia)" title="7th Division (Australia)">7th</a>, <a href="/wiki/8th_Division_(Australia)" title="8th Division (Australia)">8th</a>, <a href="/wiki/9th_Division_(Australia)" title="9th Division (Australia)">9th</a>, <a href="/wiki/10th_Division_(Australia)" title="10th Division (Australia)">10th</a>, <a href="/wiki/11th_Division_(Australia)" title="11th Division (Australia)">11th</a> and <a href="/wiki/12th_Division_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="12th Division (Australia)">12th</a>. Of these, four – the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th – were raised as part of the all-volunteer <a href="/wiki/Second_Australian_Imperial_Force" title="Second Australian Imperial Force">Second Australian Imperial Force</a>, while the others formed part of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army_Reserve" title="Australian Army Reserve">Militia</a>, and were maintained through a mixture of volunteers and <a href="/wiki/Conscription_in_Australia" title="Conscription in Australia">conscripts</a>. In addition to the infantry divisions, three armoured divisions were formed: <a href="/wiki/1st_Armoured_Division_(Australia)" title="1st Armoured Division (Australia)">1st</a>, <a href="/wiki/2nd_Armoured_Division_(Australia)" title="2nd Armoured Division (Australia)">2nd</a> and <a href="/wiki/3rd_Armoured_Division_(Australia)" title="3rd Armoured Division (Australia)">3rd</a>. The Australian divisions were used in various campaigns, ranging from <a href="/wiki/North_African_campaign" title="North African campaign">North Africa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Greece" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Greece">Greece</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syria%E2%80%93Lebanon_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Syria–Lebanon Campaign">Syria and Lebanon</a>, to the <a href="/wiki/South_West_Pacific_Area" title="South West Pacific Area">South West Pacific</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Australian army currently has two divisions. The 1st Division is a skeleton organisation that acts as a deployable force headquarters, while the 2nd is a Reserve formation.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Bangladesh"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Monogram_of_Bogra_Cantonment_Majhira.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Monogram_of_Bogra_Cantonment_Majhira.jpg/220px-Monogram_of_Bogra_Cantonment_Majhira.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="241" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Monogram_of_Bogra_Cantonment_Majhira.jpg/330px-Monogram_of_Bogra_Cantonment_Majhira.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Monogram_of_Bogra_Cantonment_Majhira.jpg/440px-Monogram_of_Bogra_Cantonment_Majhira.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1094" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Headquarters of 11th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army near <a href="/wiki/Bogra" title="Bogra">Bogra</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/9th_Infantry_Division_(Bangladesh)" title="9th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)">9th Infantry Division</a> was raised on 20 November 1975 in <a href="/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka">Dhaka</a> as the first division of the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Army" title="Bangladesh Army">Bangladesh Army</a>. Currently, Bangladesh Army has <a href="/wiki/List_of_formations_of_the_Bangladesh_Army" title="List of formations of the Bangladesh Army">ten infantry divisions</a> under its command. Each infantry division consists of one artillery brigade, 3 or 4 infantry brigades/regiments. In addition, few divisions have one armored brigade each. The active infantry divisions are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/7th_Infantry_Division_(Bangladesh)" title="7th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)">7th Infantry Division</a>, headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Sheikh_Hasina_cantonment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheikh Hasina cantonment">Sheikh Hasina cantonment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patuakhali_District" title="Patuakhali District">Patuakhali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Infantry_Division_(Bangladesh)" title="9th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)">9th Infantry Division</a>, headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Savar_Cantonment" title="Savar Cantonment">Savar Cantonment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka">Dhaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Infantry_Division_(Bangladesh)" title="10th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)">10th Infantry Division</a>, headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Ramu_Cantonment" title="Ramu Cantonment">Ramu Cantonment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cox%27s_Bazar" title="Cox's Bazar">Cox's Bazar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Infantry_Division_(Bangladesh)" title="11th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)">11th Infantry Division</a>, headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Bogra_Cantonment" title="Bogra Cantonment">Bogra Cantonment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bogra" title="Bogra">Bogra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_Infantry_Division_(Bangladesh)" title="17th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)">17th Infantry Division</a>, headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Jalalabad_Cantonment" title="Jalalabad Cantonment">Jalalabad Cantonment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sylhet" title="Sylhet">Sylhet</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=19th_Infantry_Division_(Bangladesh)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="19th Infantry Division (Bangladesh) (page does not exist)">19th Infantry Division</a>, headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Shahid_Salahuddin_Cantonment" title="Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment">Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tangail" title="Tangail">Tangail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_Infantry_Division_(Bangladesh)" title="24th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)">24th Infantry Division</a>, headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Chittagong_Cantonment" title="Chittagong Cantonment">Chittagong Cantonment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chittagong" title="Chittagong">Chittagong</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=33rd_Infantry_Division_(Bangladesh)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="33rd Infantry Division (Bangladesh) (page does not exist)">33rd Infantry Division</a>, headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Comilla_Cantonment" class="mw-redirect" title="Comilla Cantonment">Comilla Cantonment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Comilla" title="Comilla">Comilla</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=55th_Infantry_Division_(Bangladesh)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="55th Infantry Division (Bangladesh) (page does not exist)">55th Infantry Division</a>, headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Jessore_Cantonment" title="Jessore Cantonment">Jessore Cantonment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jessore_Cantonment" title="Jessore Cantonment">Jessore</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=66th_Infantry_Division_(Bangladesh)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="66th Infantry Division (Bangladesh) (page does not exist)">66th Infantry Division</a>, headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Rangpur_Cantonment" title="Rangpur Cantonment">Rangpur Cantonment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rangpur_District" title="Rangpur District">Rangpur</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Brazil">Brazil</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Brazil"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Army" title="Brazilian Army">Brazilian Army</a> currently has five army divisions: the 1st Army Division based in <a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a> and subordinated to the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Military_Command_(Brazil)" title="Eastern Military Command (Brazil)">Eastern Military Command</a>, the 2nd Army Division, based in <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo" title="São Paulo">São Paulo</a> and subordinated to the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Military_Command_(Brazil)" title="Southeastern Military Command (Brazil)">Southeastern Military Command</a> and 3rd Army Division, based in <a href="/wiki/Santa_Maria,_Rio_Grande_do_Sul" title="Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul">Santa Maria</a> –  RS, the 5th Army Division based in <a href="/wiki/Curitiba" title="Curitiba">Curitiba</a> –  PR, the 6th Army Division based in <a href="/wiki/Porto_Alegre" title="Porto Alegre">Porto Alegre</a> –  RS, the latter three being linked to the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Military_Command_(Brazil)" title="Southern Military Command (Brazil)">Southern Military Command</a> and the 7th Army Division based in <a href="/wiki/Recife" title="Recife">Recife</a> –  PE subordinated to the <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_Military_Command_(Brazil)" title="Northeastern Military Command (Brazil)">Northeastern Military Command</a>. </p><p>The other military forces of the Brazilian Army are subordinated directly to the area military commands, not having a commanding division. In this case, the employment of these troops is coordinated by the operations coordinating center of the area military commands. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first division-sized formation raised by the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Forces">Canadian military</a> was the First Contingent of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Expeditionary_Force" title="Canadian Expeditionary Force">Canadian Expeditionary Force</a>; raised in 1914, it was renamed the Canadian Division in early 1915 when it took to the field, and became the <a href="/wiki/1st_Canadian_Division" title="1st Canadian Division">1st Canadian Division</a> when a <a href="/wiki/2nd_Canadian_Division" title="2nd Canadian Division">2nd Canadian Division</a> took to the field later that year. A <a href="/wiki/3rd_Canadian_Division" title="3rd Canadian Division">3rd Canadian Division</a> and <a href="/wiki/4th_Canadian_Division" title="4th Canadian Division">4th Canadian Division</a> saw service in France and <a href="/wiki/Flanders" title="Flanders">Flanders</a>, and a Fifth Canadian Division was disbanded in the United Kingdom and broken up for reinforcements. The four divisions (collectively under the command of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Corps" title="Canadian Corps">Canadian Corps</a>) were disbanded in 1919. </p><p>Canada had nominal divisions on paper between the wars, overseeing the Militia (part-time reserve forces), but no active duty divisions. On 1 September 1939, two divisions were raised as part of the Canadian Active Service Force; a Third Division was raised in 1940, followed by a First Canadian (Armoured) Division and Fourth Canadian Division. The First Armoured was renamed the Fifth Canadian (Armoured) Division and the Fourth Division also became an armoured formation. The 1st and 5th Divisions fought in the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_theatre_of_World_War_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediterranean theatre of World War II">Mediterranean</a> between 1943 and early 1945; the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Divisions served in <a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_II)" title="Western Front (World War II)">Northwest Europe</a>. A Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Division were raised for service in Canada, with one brigade of the Sixth Division going to <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kiska" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Kiska">Kiska</a> in 1943. By 1945, the latter three divisions were disbanded as the threat to North America diminished. A Third Canadian Division (Canadian Army Occupation Force) was raised in 1945 for <a href="/wiki/Allied_Occupation_Zones_in_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Allied Occupation Zones in Germany">occupation duty in Germany</a>, organized parallel to the combatant Third Division, and a Sixth Canadian Division (Canadian Army Pacific Force) was undergoing formation and training for the <a href="/wiki/Operation_Downfall" title="Operation Downfall">invasion of Japan</a> when the latter country <a href="/wiki/Surrender_of_Japan" title="Surrender of Japan">surrendered</a> in September 1945. All five combatant divisions, as well as the CAOF and CAPF, were disbanded by the end of 1946. </p><p>A First Canadian Division Headquarters (later renamed simply First Division) was authorized once again in April 1946, but remained dormant until formally disbanded in July 1954. Simultaneously, however, another "Headquarters, First Canadian Infantry Division" was authorized as part of the Canadian Army Active Force (the Regular forces of the Canadian military), in October 1953. This, the first peacetime division in Canadian history, consisted of a brigade in Germany, one in <a href="/wiki/Edmonton" title="Edmonton">Edmonton</a> and one at <a href="/wiki/CFB_Valcartier" title="CFB Valcartier">Valcartier</a>. This division was disbanded in April 1958. </p><p>The First Canadian Division was reactivated in 1988 and served until the 1990s when the headquarters of the division was transformed into the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Forces_Joint_Headquarters&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Canadian Forces Joint Headquarters (page does not exist)">Canadian Forces Joint Headquarters</a> and placed under the control of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Expeditionary_Force_Command" title="Canadian Expeditionary Force Command">Canadian Expeditionary Force Command</a>. The CFJHQ was transformed back into <b>Headquarters, 1st Canadian Division</b>, on 23 June 2010, under command of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Joint_Operations_Command" title="Canadian Joint Operations Command">Canadian Joint Operations Command</a>. The unit is based at <a href="/wiki/CFB_Kingston" title="CFB Kingston">Kingston</a>. Canada currently has four other divisions and all these are under command of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces_Land_Force_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Forces Land Force Command">Canadian Army</a>. </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1_Canadian_Infantry_Division_patch.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/1_Canadian_Infantry_Division_patch.svg/20px-1_Canadian_Infantry_Division_patch.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/1_Canadian_Infantry_Division_patch.svg/30px-1_Canadian_Infantry_Division_patch.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/1_Canadian_Infantry_Division_patch.svg/40px-1_Canadian_Infantry_Division_patch.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="228" data-file-height="152" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/1st_Canadian_Division" title="1st Canadian Division">1st Canadian Division</a></b>, headquarters is located in Kingston.</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2nd_Canadian_Division_formation_patch.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/2nd_Canadian_Division_formation_patch.svg/20px-2nd_Canadian_Division_formation_patch.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/2nd_Canadian_Division_formation_patch.svg/30px-2nd_Canadian_Division_formation_patch.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/2nd_Canadian_Division_formation_patch.svg/40px-2nd_Canadian_Division_formation_patch.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="228" data-file-height="152" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/2nd_Canadian_Division" title="2nd Canadian Division">2nd Canadian Division</a></b>, headquarters is located in Montreal.</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3rd_Canadian_Infantry_Division_Patch_(Modern_Correct_Pantone).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/3rd_Canadian_Infantry_Division_Patch_%28Modern_Correct_Pantone%29.svg/20px-3rd_Canadian_Infantry_Division_Patch_%28Modern_Correct_Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/3rd_Canadian_Infantry_Division_Patch_%28Modern_Correct_Pantone%29.svg/30px-3rd_Canadian_Infantry_Division_Patch_%28Modern_Correct_Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/3rd_Canadian_Infantry_Division_Patch_%28Modern_Correct_Pantone%29.svg/40px-3rd_Canadian_Infantry_Division_Patch_%28Modern_Correct_Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="229" data-file-height="152" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/3rd_Canadian_Division" title="3rd Canadian Division">3rd Canadian Division</a></b>, headquarters is located in Edmonton.</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:4_Canadian_Armoured_Division_patch.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/4_Canadian_Armoured_Division_patch.svg/20px-4_Canadian_Armoured_Division_patch.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/4_Canadian_Armoured_Division_patch.svg/30px-4_Canadian_Armoured_Division_patch.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/4_Canadian_Armoured_Division_patch.svg/40px-4_Canadian_Armoured_Division_patch.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="228" data-file-height="152" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/4th_Canadian_Division" title="4th Canadian Division">4th Canadian Division</a></b>, headquarters is located in Toronto.</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:5_Canadian_Armoured_Division_patch.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/5_Canadian_Armoured_Division_patch.png/20px-5_Canadian_Armoured_Division_patch.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/5_Canadian_Armoured_Division_patch.png/30px-5_Canadian_Armoured_Division_patch.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/5_Canadian_Armoured_Division_patch.png/40px-5_Canadian_Armoured_Division_patch.png 2x" data-file-width="229" data-file-height="152" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/5th_Canadian_Division" title="5th Canadian Division">5th Canadian Division</a></b>, headquarters is located in Halifax.</li></ul> <p>The 1st Canadian Division has approximately 2000 troops under its command, while the <a href="/wiki/2nd_Canadian_Division" title="2nd Canadian Division">2nd Canadian Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/3rd_Canadian_Division" title="3rd Canadian Division">3rd Canadian Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/4th_Canadian_Division" title="4th Canadian Division">4th Canadian Division</a>, and <a href="/wiki/5th_Canadian_Division" title="5th Canadian Division">5th Canadian Division</a> have approximately 10,000 troops each.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="China">China</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: China"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="People's_Republic"><span id="People.27s_Republic"></span>People's Republic</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: People's Republic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Ground_Force" title="People's Liberation Army Ground Force">People's Liberation Army Ground Force</a> (PLAGF) is divided into five <a href="/wiki/Theater_commands_of_the_People%27s_Liberation_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Theater commands of the People's Liberation Army">Theater Commands</a>. The regular forces of the ground forces consist of 18 group armies: corps-size combined arms units each with 24,000–50,000 personnel. The group armies contained among them: </p> <ul><li>25 infantry divisions</li> <li>9 armored divisions</li> <li>2 artillery divisions</li></ul> <p>As of 2011, the PLA went from a division-dominated structure to a brigade-dominated one. Until 2017, there were a further three airborne divisions in the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Air_Force_Airborne_Corps" title="People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps">15th Airborne Corps</a>, but these were reformed into six airborne brigades and a special operations brigade as part of a reform program aimed at reorganizing all PLA divisions into brigades. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="National_Revolutionary_Army">National Revolutionary Army</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: National Revolutionary Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The NRA Division (<a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh">整編師, 編制師</span>) was a military unit of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China_(1912%E2%80%931949)" title="Republic of China (1912–1949)">Republic of China</a>. The original pattern of the infantry division organization of the early Republic was a <a href="/wiki/Square_division" title="Square division">square division</a>. It was formed with two infantry brigades of two infantry regiments of three infantry battalions, an artillery regiment of fifty-four guns and eighteen machineguns, a cavalry regiment of twelve squadrons, an engineer battalion of four companies, a transport battalion of four companies, and other minor support units.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the mid-1930s, the Nationalist government with the help of <a href="/wiki/Sino-German_cooperation_(1911%E2%80%931941)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sino-German cooperation (1911–1941)">German advisors</a> attempted to modernize their army and intended to form sixty <a href="/wiki/German-trained_divisions_in_the_National_Revolutionary_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="German-trained divisions in the National Revolutionary Army">Reorganized Divisions</a> and a number of reserve divisions. Under the strains and losses of the early campaigns of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese decided in mid-1938 to standardize their Divisions as <a href="/wiki/Triangular_division" title="Triangular division">triangular divisions</a> as part of their effort to simplify the command structure and placed them under <a href="/wiki/Corps" title="Corps">Corps</a>, which became the basic tactical units. The remaining scarce artillery and the other support formations were withdrawn from the Division and were held at Corps or Army level or even higher. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese Republic mobilized at least 310 infantry divisions, 23 cavalry divisions, and one mechanized division (the <a href="/wiki/200th_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="200th Division">200th Division</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colombia">Colombia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Colombia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Colombian_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Colombian Army">Colombian Army</a>, a division is formed by two or more brigades and is usually commanded by a major general. Today, the Colombian Army has eight active divisions: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Division_of_the_Colombian_National_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Division of the Colombian National Army">1st Division</a> (<a href="/wiki/Santa_Marta" title="Santa Marta">Santa Marta</a>) – Its jurisdiction covers the Northern Region of Colombia in which there are the departments of Cesar, La Guajira, Magdalena, Sucre, Bolívar and Atlántico.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Division_of_the_Colombian_National_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Division of the Colombian National Army">2nd Division</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bucaramanga" title="Bucaramanga">Bucaramanga</a>) – Its jurisdiction covers the north eastern Colombia in which there are the departments of Norte de Santander, Santander and Arauca.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Division_of_the_Colombian_National_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd Division of the Colombian National Army">3rd Division</a> (<a href="/wiki/Popay%C3%A1n" title="Popayán">Popayán</a>) – Its jurisdiction covers the South West of Colombia in which there are the departamentos of Nariño, Valle del Cauca, Cauca, Caldas, Quindio, part of Santander and the southern part of the Chocó.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_Division_of_the_Colombian_National_Army&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="4th Division of the Colombian National Army (page does not exist)">4th Division</a> (<a href="/wiki/Villavicencio" title="Villavicencio">Villavicencio</a>) – Its jurisdiction covers the eastern region of Colombia in which there are the departments of Meta, Guaviare, and part of Vaupés.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Division_of_the_Colombian_National_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="5th Division of the Colombian National Army">5th Division</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1" title="Bogotá">Bogotá</a>) – Its jurisdiction covers the Central Region of Colombia in which there are the departments of Cundinamarca, Boyaca, Huila and Tolima.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Division_of_the_Colombian_National_Army&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Division of the Colombian National Army (page does not exist)">6th Division</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florencia,_Caquet%C3%A1" title="Florencia, Caquetá">Florencia</a>) – Its jurisdiction covers the southern region of Colombia in which there are the departments of Amazonas, Caquetá, Putumayo and southern Vaupés.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Division_of_the_Colombian_National_Army&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th Division of the Colombian National Army (page does not exist)">7th Division</a> (<a href="/wiki/Medellin" class="mw-redirect" title="Medellin">Medellin</a>) – Its jurisdiction covers the western region of Colombia in which there are the departments of Cordoba, Antioquia, and part of the Chocó.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Division_of_the_Colombian_National_Army&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Division of the Colombian National Army (page does not exist)">8th Division</a> (<a href="/wiki/Yopal" title="Yopal">Yopal</a>) – Its jurisdiction covers the northeastern region of Colombia in which there are the departments of Casanare, Arauca, Vichada, Guainía, and the municipalities of Boyaca of Cubará, Pisba, Paya, Labranzagrande and Pajarito.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Egypt">Egypt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Egypt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Army" title="Egyptian Army">Egyptian Army</a>, a division has four or five brigades and is usually commanded by Major General, however, a Brigadier General can also command a division. Today the <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Army" title="Egyptian Army">Egyptian Army</a> has 14 divisions (8 mechanized, 1 infantry, 4 armored, 1 Republican Guard). Mechanized divisions have more infantry and fewer tanks than armored divisions while armored divisions have less troops and more tanks than mechanized ones. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Division_(Egypt)" title="2nd Infantry Division (Egypt)">2nd Infantry Division (Egypt)</a> –  One of the oldest units in the Egyptian Army, formed in 1947 and currently part of the <a href="/wiki/Central_Military_Region_(Egypt)" title="Central Military Region (Egypt)">Central Military Region (Egypt)</a> the division was originally foot infantry but turned into mechanized in the late 1980s.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=3rd_Mechanized_Infantry_Division_(Egypt)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="3rd Mechanized Infantry Division (Egypt) (page does not exist)">3rd Mechanized Infantry Division (Egypt)</a> –  formed in 1951 as foot infantry and was fully mechanized in 1972. Currently part of the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Military_Region_(Egypt)" title="Northern Military Region (Egypt)">Northern Military Region (Egypt)</a> alongside the 11th independent armored brigade. The division saw service in the Gulf War alongside the Egyptian 4th Armored Division during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Desert_Shield" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Desert Shield">Operation Desert Shield</a>.</li> <li>7th Mechanized Infantry Division –  formed as foot infantry division in the mid-1960s (before <a href="/wiki/Six-Day_War" title="Six-Day War">Six-Day War</a>). Currently a part of the <a href="/wiki/Second_Army_(Egypt)" title="Second Army (Egypt)">Second Army (Egypt)</a>.</li> <li>16th Mechanized Infantry Division –  formed in 1972 and participated in <a href="/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War" title="Yom Kippur War">October 1973 War</a> and currently part of the <a href="/wiki/Second_Army_(Egypt)" title="Second Army (Egypt)">Second Army (Egypt)</a></li> <li>18th Mechanized Infantry Division –  formed in 1972 and played a vital role in the <a href="/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War" title="Yom Kippur War">October 1973 War</a> as it accomplished its task of storming the El Qantara fortified points of the <a href="/wiki/Bar_Lev_Line" title="Bar Lev Line">Bar Lev Line</a> and liberating the town of El Qantara itself within 6/7 of October and successfully halted & destroyed several Israeli counterattacks on its sector. Currently part of the <a href="/wiki/Second_Army_(Egypt)" title="Second Army (Egypt)">Second Army (Egypt)</a></li> <li>19th Infantry Division –  Formed in 1972 and participated in <a href="/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War" title="Yom Kippur War">October 1973 War</a> and considered one of the most notable units of the <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Army" title="Egyptian Army">Egyptian Army</a> due to its heroic actions during <a href="/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War" title="Yom Kippur War">October 1973 War</a> where it was the only division to not lose a single battle. One of these battles was <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Suez" title="Battle of Suez">Battle of Suez</a>. Currently part of the <a href="/wiki/Third_Army_(Egypt)" title="Third Army (Egypt)">Third Army (Egypt)</a>.</li> <li>20th Palestinian/Gaza Division during <a href="/wiki/Suez_Crisis" title="Suez Crisis">Suez Crisis</a>.</li> <li>23rd Mechanized Infantry Division –  formed in 1972 and participated in the <a href="/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War" title="Yom Kippur War">October 1973 War</a>. Currently part of the <a href="/wiki/Third_Army_(Egypt)" title="Third Army (Egypt)">Third Army (Egypt)</a></li> <li>33rd Mechanized Infantry Division –  formed in the early 2000s and currently part of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Military_Region_(Egypt)" title="Western Military Region (Egypt)">Western Military Region (Egypt)</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Armoured_Division_(Egypt)" title="4th Armoured Division (Egypt)">4th Armoured Division (Egypt)</a> –  the Division is considered one of the greatest, respected and oldest active formations in the <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Army" title="Egyptian Army">Egyptian Army</a>. It was formed in 1956 and participated in all of Egypt's modern conflicts and because of that, the division is nicknamed the <b>Knights of Egypt</b> and <b>Crown of the Third Army</b>. Its most notable service was during <a href="/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War" title="Yom Kippur War">October 1973 War</a> when the 3rd Armored Brigade advanced 12 kilometers deep into Sinai (over the actual sector) without the air, anti-tank and infantry support it requested.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> As the brigade surprise attacked the much larger Israeli forces, they gave them heavy casualties but since the Israeli units had air support, the brigade couldn't survive and lost its commander and most of its tanks in action.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Still part of Third Army.</li> <li>6th Armored Division –  formed in the mid-1960s as a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mechanized_Division&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mechanized Division (page does not exist)">Mechanized Division</a> then by the late 1990s it was transformed into <a href="/w/index.php?title=Armored_Division&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Armored Division (page does not exist)">Armored Division</a>. Currently part of the <a href="/wiki/Second_Army_(Egypt)" title="Second Army (Egypt)">Second Army (Egypt)</a>.</li> <li>9th Armored Division –  formed in 1987 with the main objective of protecting Southern <a href="/wiki/Cairo" title="Cairo">Cairo</a> and currently serves as part of the <a href="/wiki/Central_Military_Region_(Egypt)" title="Central Military Region (Egypt)">Central Military Region (Egypt)</a>.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=21st_Armoured_Division_(Egypt)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="21st Armoured Division (Egypt) (page does not exist)">21st Armored Division</a> –  formed in the mid-1960s and participated in the <a href="/wiki/Six-Day_War" title="Six-Day War">Six-Day War</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War" title="Yom Kippur War">October 1973 War</a>. Currently serving in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Military_Region_(Egypt)" title="Western Military Region (Egypt)">Western Military Region (Egypt)</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="France">France</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: France"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_French_Army" title="Structure of the French Army">Structure of the French Army</a></div> <p>On 1 July 1999, all French divisions were disbanded or converted into brigades. Four <a href="/wiki/Task_force" title="Task force">Task force</a> headquarters (<i>état-major de force</i>) were created in order to oversee <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> standard divisions in case of emergency. </p><p>The divisional level (<i>niveau divisionnaire</i>) was reintroduced on 1 July 2016. The <a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a> has now two active combined divisions: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Armored_Division_(France)" title="1st Armored Division (France)">1<sup>re</sup> division</a> (HQ in <a href="/wiki/Besan%C3%A7on" title="Besançon">Besançon</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Armored_Division_(France)" title="3rd Armored Division (France)">3<sup>e</sup> division</a> (HQ in <a href="/wiki/Marseille" title="Marseille">Marseille</a>)</li></ul> <p>Each division consists of 25,000 personnel and is made up of three brigades (one light, one medium, and one heavy). The 1st Division also included the French elements of the <a href="/wiki/Franco-German_Brigade" title="Franco-German Brigade">Franco-German Brigade</a>. </p><p>There are also several "divisional level" (<i>niveau divisionnaire</i>) specialized commands : </p> <ul><li><i>Commandement des actions dans la profondeur et du renseignement</i> (<a href="/wiki/Strasbourg" title="Strasbourg">Strasbourg</a>)</li> <li><i>Commandement de l'appui terrestre numérique et cyber</i> (<a href="/wiki/Cesson-S%C3%A9vign%C3%A9" title="Cesson-Sévigné">Cesson-Sévigné</a>)</li> <li><i>Commandement de l'appui et de la logistique de théâtre</i> (<a href="/wiki/Lille" title="Lille">Lille</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Army_Special_Forces_Command" title="French Army Special Forces Command"><i>Commandement des actions spéciales Terre</i></a> (<a href="/wiki/Pau,_Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es-Atlantiques" title="Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques">Pau</a>)</li> <li><i>Commandement de l'entraînement au combat interarmes</i> (<a href="/wiki/Mourmelon-le-Grand" title="Mourmelon-le-Grand">Mourmelon-le-Grand</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Germany">Germany</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Germany"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/German_Army" title="German Army">German Army</a> has three divisions: </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1._Panzerdivision_(Bundeswehr).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/1._Panzerdivision_%28Bundeswehr%29.svg/20px-1._Panzerdivision_%28Bundeswehr%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/1._Panzerdivision_%28Bundeswehr%29.svg/30px-1._Panzerdivision_%28Bundeswehr%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/1._Panzerdivision_%28Bundeswehr%29.svg/40px-1._Panzerdivision_%28Bundeswehr%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="735" data-file-height="997" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/1st_Armoured_Division_(Germany)" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Armoured Division (Germany)"><b>1st Panzerdivision</b></a>, stationed in <a href="/wiki/Hannover" class="mw-redirect" title="Hannover">Hannover</a>.</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:10._Panzerdivision_(Bundeswehr).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/10._Panzerdivision_%28Bundeswehr%29.svg/20px-10._Panzerdivision_%28Bundeswehr%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/10._Panzerdivision_%28Bundeswehr%29.svg/30px-10._Panzerdivision_%28Bundeswehr%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/10._Panzerdivision_%28Bundeswehr%29.svg/40px-10._Panzerdivision_%28Bundeswehr%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="214" data-file-height="283" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/10th_Armoured_Division_(Germany)" class="mw-redirect" title="10th Armoured Division (Germany)"><b>10th Panzerdivision</b></a>, stationed in <a href="/wiki/Sigmaringen" title="Sigmaringen">Sigmaringen</a>.</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Division_Spezielle_Operationen_(Bundeswehr).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Division_Spezielle_Operationen_%28Bundeswehr%29.svg/20px-Division_Spezielle_Operationen_%28Bundeswehr%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Division_Spezielle_Operationen_%28Bundeswehr%29.svg/30px-Division_Spezielle_Operationen_%28Bundeswehr%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Division_Spezielle_Operationen_%28Bundeswehr%29.svg/40px-Division_Spezielle_Operationen_%28Bundeswehr%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="677" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Special_Operations_Division_(Germany)" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Operations Division (Germany)"><b>Rapid Forces Division</b></a>, stationed in <a href="/wiki/Veitsh%C3%B6chheim" title="Veitshöchheim">Veitshöchheim</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="India">India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An Indian Army division is intermediate between a corps and a brigade. Each division is headed by a <a href="/wiki/General_Officer_Commanding" class="mw-redirect" title="General Officer Commanding">General Officer Commanding</a> (GOC) holding the rank of <a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">major general</a>. It usually consists of 15,000 combat troops and 8,000 support elements. Currently, the Indian Army has 40 divisions: four RAPIDs ("Reorganised Army Plains Infantry Divisions"), 16 infantry, 14 mountain, three armoured, and three artillery. Each division consists of several brigades. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indonesia">Indonesia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Indonesia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Army" title="Indonesian Army">Indonesian Army</a> has 3 infantry divisions (<a href="/wiki/Indonesian_language" title="Indonesian language">Indonesian</a>: <i>Divisi Infanteri</i>) within the <a href="/wiki/Kostrad" title="Kostrad">Kostrad</a> strategic reserves command which plays a role for strategic defense operations. Aside from the infantry divisions, the Indonesian Army also hosts operational combat units from the territorial commands known as "<a href="/wiki/Regional_Military_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Regional Military Command">Kodams</a>", which are equivalent to divisions and are similarly organized as infantry divisions. The infantry divisions from the <a href="/wiki/Kostrad" title="Kostrad">Kostrad</a> are: </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Divif_1.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Divif_1.svg/22px-Divif_1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Divif_1.svg/33px-Divif_1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Divif_1.svg/44px-Divif_1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="867" data-file-height="917" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/1st_Kostrad_Infantry_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Kostrad Infantry Division">1st Kostrad Infantry Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Depok" title="Depok">Depok</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Java" title="West Java">West Java</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Divif_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Divif_2.svg/22px-Divif_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Divif_2.svg/33px-Divif_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Divif_2.svg/44px-Divif_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1151" data-file-height="1464" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/2nd_Kostrad_Infantry_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Kostrad Infantry Division">2nd Kostrad Infantry Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Malang" title="Malang">Malang</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Java" title="East Java">East Java</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Divif_3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Divif_3.svg/22px-Divif_3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Divif_3.svg/33px-Divif_3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Divif_3.svg/44px-Divif_3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="651" data-file-height="639" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/3rd_Kostrad_Infantry_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd Kostrad Infantry Division">3rd Kostrad Infantry Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Gowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Gowa">Gowa</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Sulawesi" title="South Sulawesi">South Sulawesi</a></li></ul> <p>The Kodam territorial commands are: </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lambang_Kodam_Bukit_Barisan.webp" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Lambang_Kodam_Bukit_Barisan.webp/22px-Lambang_Kodam_Bukit_Barisan.webp.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Lambang_Kodam_Bukit_Barisan.webp/33px-Lambang_Kodam_Bukit_Barisan.webp.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Lambang_Kodam_Bukit_Barisan.webp/44px-Lambang_Kodam_Bukit_Barisan.webp.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="1082" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kodam_I/Bukit_Barisan" title="Kodam I/Bukit Barisan">I Military Regional Command/Bukit Barisan</a> at <a href="/wiki/Medan" title="Medan">Medan</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Sumatra" title="North Sumatra">North Sumatra</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lambang_Kodam_Sriwijaya.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Lambang_Kodam_Sriwijaya.svg/22px-Lambang_Kodam_Sriwijaya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Lambang_Kodam_Sriwijaya.svg/33px-Lambang_Kodam_Sriwijaya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Lambang_Kodam_Sriwijaya.svg/44px-Lambang_Kodam_Sriwijaya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="574" data-file-height="680" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kodam_II/Sriwijaya" title="Kodam II/Sriwijaya">II Military Regional Command/Sriwijaya</a> at <a href="/wiki/Palembang" title="Palembang">Palembang</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Sumatra" title="South Sumatra">South Sumatra</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lambang_Kodam_Siliwangi.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Lambang_Kodam_Siliwangi.png/22px-Lambang_Kodam_Siliwangi.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Lambang_Kodam_Siliwangi.png/33px-Lambang_Kodam_Siliwangi.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Lambang_Kodam_Siliwangi.png/44px-Lambang_Kodam_Siliwangi.png 2x" data-file-width="545" data-file-height="605" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kodam_III/Siliwangi" title="Kodam III/Siliwangi">III Military Regional Command/Siliwangi</a> at <a href="/wiki/Bandung" title="Bandung">Bandung</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Java" title="West Java">West Java</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lambang_Kodam_Diponegoro.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lambang_Kodam_Diponegoro.svg/22px-Lambang_Kodam_Diponegoro.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lambang_Kodam_Diponegoro.svg/33px-Lambang_Kodam_Diponegoro.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lambang_Kodam_Diponegoro.svg/44px-Lambang_Kodam_Diponegoro.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="574" data-file-height="680" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kodam_IV/Diponegoro" title="Kodam IV/Diponegoro">IV Military Regional Command/Diponegoro</a> at <a href="/wiki/Semarang" title="Semarang">Semarang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central_Java" title="Central Java">Central Java</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lambang_Kodam_Brawijaya.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Lambang_Kodam_Brawijaya.svg/22px-Lambang_Kodam_Brawijaya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Lambang_Kodam_Brawijaya.svg/33px-Lambang_Kodam_Brawijaya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Lambang_Kodam_Brawijaya.svg/44px-Lambang_Kodam_Brawijaya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="574" data-file-height="680" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kodam_V/Brawijaya" title="Kodam V/Brawijaya">V Military Regional Command/Brawijaya</a> at <a href="/wiki/Surabaya" title="Surabaya">Surabaya</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Java" title="East Java">East Java</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lambang_Kodam_Mulawarman.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Lambang_Kodam_Mulawarman.svg/22px-Lambang_Kodam_Mulawarman.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Lambang_Kodam_Mulawarman.svg/33px-Lambang_Kodam_Mulawarman.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Lambang_Kodam_Mulawarman.svg/44px-Lambang_Kodam_Mulawarman.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="574" data-file-height="680" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kodam_VI/Mulawarman" title="Kodam VI/Mulawarman">VI Military Regional Command/Mulawarman</a> at <a href="/wiki/Balikpapan" title="Balikpapan">Balikpapan</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Kalimantan" title="East Kalimantan">East Kalimantan</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lambang_Kodam_Udayana.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Lambang_Kodam_Udayana.svg/22px-Lambang_Kodam_Udayana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Lambang_Kodam_Udayana.svg/33px-Lambang_Kodam_Udayana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Lambang_Kodam_Udayana.svg/44px-Lambang_Kodam_Udayana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="680" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kodam_IX/Udayana" title="Kodam IX/Udayana">IX Military Regional Command/Udayana</a> at <a href="/wiki/Denpasar" title="Denpasar">Denpasar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bali" title="Bali">Bali</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lambang_Kodam_Tanjungpura.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Lambang_Kodam_Tanjungpura.svg/22px-Lambang_Kodam_Tanjungpura.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Lambang_Kodam_Tanjungpura.svg/33px-Lambang_Kodam_Tanjungpura.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Lambang_Kodam_Tanjungpura.svg/44px-Lambang_Kodam_Tanjungpura.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="574" data-file-height="680" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kodam_XII/Tanjungpura" title="Kodam XII/Tanjungpura">XII Military Regional Command/Tanjungpura</a> at <a href="/wiki/Kubu_Raya_Regency" title="Kubu Raya Regency">Kubu Raya Regency</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Kalimantan" title="West Kalimantan">West Kalimantan</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lambang_Kodam_Merdeka.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Lambang_Kodam_Merdeka.png/22px-Lambang_Kodam_Merdeka.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Lambang_Kodam_Merdeka.png/33px-Lambang_Kodam_Merdeka.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Lambang_Kodam_Merdeka.png/44px-Lambang_Kodam_Merdeka.png 2x" data-file-width="787" data-file-height="1091" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kodam_XIII/Merdeka" title="Kodam XIII/Merdeka">XIII Military Regional Command/Merdeka</a> at <a href="/wiki/Manado" title="Manado">Manado</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Sulawesi" title="North Sulawesi">North Sulawesi</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lambang_Kodam_Hasanuddin.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Lambang_Kodam_Hasanuddin.svg/22px-Lambang_Kodam_Hasanuddin.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Lambang_Kodam_Hasanuddin.svg/33px-Lambang_Kodam_Hasanuddin.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Lambang_Kodam_Hasanuddin.svg/44px-Lambang_Kodam_Hasanuddin.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1251" data-file-height="1441" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kodam_XIV/Hasanuddin" title="Kodam XIV/Hasanuddin">XIV Military Regional Command/Hasanuddin</a> at <a href="/wiki/Makassar" title="Makassar">Makassar</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Sulawesi" title="South Sulawesi">South Sulawesi</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lambang_Kodam_Pattimura.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Lambang_Kodam_Pattimura.svg/22px-Lambang_Kodam_Pattimura.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Lambang_Kodam_Pattimura.svg/33px-Lambang_Kodam_Pattimura.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Lambang_Kodam_Pattimura.svg/44px-Lambang_Kodam_Pattimura.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="574" data-file-height="680" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kodam_XV/Pattimura" title="Kodam XV/Pattimura">XV Military Regional Command/Pattimura</a> at <a href="/wiki/Ambon,_Maluku" title="Ambon, Maluku">Ambon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maluku_(province)" title="Maluku (province)">Maluku</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lambang_Kodam_Cenderawasih.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Lambang_Kodam_Cenderawasih.svg/22px-Lambang_Kodam_Cenderawasih.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Lambang_Kodam_Cenderawasih.svg/33px-Lambang_Kodam_Cenderawasih.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Lambang_Kodam_Cenderawasih.svg/44px-Lambang_Kodam_Cenderawasih.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="574" data-file-height="680" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kodam_XVII/Cenderawasih" title="Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih">XVII Military Regional Command/Cenderawasih</a> at <a href="/wiki/Jayapura" title="Jayapura">Jayapura</a>, <a href="/wiki/Papua_(province)" title="Papua (province)">Papua</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lambang_Kodam_Kasuari.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Lambang_Kodam_Kasuari.png/22px-Lambang_Kodam_Kasuari.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Lambang_Kodam_Kasuari.png/33px-Lambang_Kodam_Kasuari.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Lambang_Kodam_Kasuari.png/44px-Lambang_Kodam_Kasuari.png 2x" data-file-width="534" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kodam_XVIII/Kasuari" title="Kodam XVIII/Kasuari">XVIII Military Regional Command/Kasuari</a> at <a href="/wiki/Manokwari" title="Manokwari">Manokwari</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Papua_(province)" title="West Papua (province)">West Papua</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lambang_Kodam_Jaya.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Lambang_Kodam_Jaya.svg/22px-Lambang_Kodam_Jaya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Lambang_Kodam_Jaya.svg/33px-Lambang_Kodam_Jaya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Lambang_Kodam_Jaya.svg/44px-Lambang_Kodam_Jaya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="564" data-file-height="680" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kodam_Jayakarta" title="Kodam Jayakarta">Military Regional Command Jayakarta</a> at <a href="/wiki/East_Jakarta" title="East Jakarta">East Jakarta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jakarta" title="Jakarta">Jakarta</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2._LOGO_KODAM_IM.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/2._LOGO_KODAM_IM.png/22px-2._LOGO_KODAM_IM.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/2._LOGO_KODAM_IM.png/33px-2._LOGO_KODAM_IM.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/2._LOGO_KODAM_IM.png/44px-2._LOGO_KODAM_IM.png 2x" data-file-width="12922" data-file-height="15584" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kodam_Iskandar_Muda" title="Kodam Iskandar Muda">Military Regional Command Iskandar Muda</a> at <a href="/wiki/Banda_Aceh" title="Banda Aceh">Banda Aceh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aceh" title="Aceh">Aceh</a></li></ul> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Marine_Corps" title="Indonesian Marine Corps">Indonesian Marine Corps</a> also operates 3 divisions which are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Marine_Corps#Marine_Force" title="Indonesian Marine Corps">1st Marine Forces (Pasmar-1)</a> at <a href="/wiki/Sidoarjo" class="mw-redirect" title="Sidoarjo">Sidoarjo</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Java" title="East Java">East Java</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Marine_Corps#Marine_Force" title="Indonesian Marine Corps">2nd Marine Forces (Pasmar-2)</a> at <a href="/wiki/Cilandak" title="Cilandak">Cilandak</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Jakarta" title="South Jakarta">South Jakarta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Marine_Corps#Marine_Force" title="Indonesian Marine Corps">3rd Marine Forces (Pasmar-3)</a> at <a href="/wiki/Sorong" title="Sorong">Sorong</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Papua_(province)" title="West Papua (province)">West Papua</a></li></ul> <p>Kostrad infantry divisions are organized into two brigades of infantry (Raider qualified) and a field artillery regiment (the 3rd Division has no artillery regiment, instead it has artillery battalion, the 6th Field Artillery Battalion) as well as combat and service support elements. The regional commands' combat and combat support formations, organized operationally as infantry divisions, have one infantry brigade, an operational second brigade made up of battalions administratively under Military Areas and directly reporting infantry battalions under divisional command, and combat and service support battalions, plus an optional armoured cavalry reconnaissance troop. This organization may be adjusted to the individual needs of the regional commands, <a href="/wiki/Kodam_Jayakarta" title="Kodam Jayakarta">Kodam Jayakarta</a>'s infantry division is made up of one infantry brigade, one armored cavalry brigade and one air defense artillery regiment, together with the support elements. The Marine Corps divisions are organized into an infantry brigade, an armored regiment (assault amphibian), an artillery regiment and a combat support regiment, plus an administrative regiment responsible for Marine Corps battalions deployed in support of naval bases and shipyards. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Israel">Israel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Israel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Israeli_Defense_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Israeli Defense Forces">Israeli Defense Forces</a> operates 11 divisions of various sizes that are separated into three categories: regular, territorial and reserve. Regardless of type divisions are organized into brigades. </p><p>Regular divisions: </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo-ugda-36.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Logo-ugda-36.png/25px-Logo-ugda-36.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Logo-ugda-36.png/38px-Logo-ugda-36.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Logo-ugda-36.png/50px-Logo-ugda-36.png 2x" data-file-width="645" data-file-height="875" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/36th_Division_(IDF)" class="mw-redirect" title="36th Division (IDF)">36th Armored Division</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Utsbat_ha%27Esh_-_Ugda_98.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Utsbat_ha%27Esh_-_Ugda_98.png/25px-Utsbat_ha%27Esh_-_Ugda_98.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Utsbat_ha%27Esh_-_Ugda_98.png/38px-Utsbat_ha%27Esh_-_Ugda_98.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Utsbat_ha%27Esh_-_Ugda_98.png/50px-Utsbat_ha%27Esh_-_Ugda_98.png 2x" data-file-width="255" data-file-height="350" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/98th_Paratroopers_Division_(IDF)" class="mw-redirect" title="98th Paratroopers Division (IDF)">98th Paratrooper Division</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo-ugda-162.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Logo-ugda-162.png/25px-Logo-ugda-162.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Logo-ugda-162.png/38px-Logo-ugda-162.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Logo-ugda-162.png/50px-Logo-ugda-162.png 2x" data-file-width="645" data-file-height="875" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/162nd_Division_(IDF)" class="mw-redirect" title="162nd Division (IDF)">162nd Armored Division</a></li></ul> <p>Territorial divisions: </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edom_80th_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Edom_80th_Division.svg/25px-Edom_80th_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Edom_80th_Division.svg/38px-Edom_80th_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Edom_80th_Division.svg/50px-Edom_80th_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="711" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/80th_Division_(IDF)" class="mw-redirect" title="80th Division (IDF)">80th Territorial Division</a> (<i>Negev</i>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo-ugda-91.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Logo-ugda-91.png/25px-Logo-ugda-91.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Logo-ugda-91.png/38px-Logo-ugda-91.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Logo-ugda-91.png/50px-Logo-ugda-91.png 2x" data-file-width="645" data-file-height="875" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/91st_Division_(IDF)" class="mw-redirect" title="91st Division (IDF)">91st Territorial Division</a> (<i>Galilee</i>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo-ugdat-gaza_new.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Logo-ugdat-gaza_new.png/25px-Logo-ugdat-gaza_new.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Logo-ugdat-gaza_new.png/38px-Logo-ugdat-gaza_new.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Logo-ugdat-gaza_new.png/50px-Logo-ugdat-gaza_new.png 2x" data-file-width="1309" data-file-height="1820" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Gaza_Division" title="Gaza Division">143rd Territorial Division</a> (<i>Gaza</i>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%9F.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%9F.png/25px-%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%9F.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%9F.png/38px-%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%9F.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%9F.png/50px-%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%9F.png 2x" data-file-width="603" data-file-height="850" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/210th_Division_(Israel)" title="210th Division (Israel)">210th Territorial Division</a> (<i>Bashan</i>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo_ugdat_eyosh.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Logo_ugdat_eyosh.png/25px-Logo_ugdat_eyosh.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Logo_ugdat_eyosh.png/38px-Logo_ugdat_eyosh.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Logo_ugdat_eyosh.png/50px-Logo_ugdat_eyosh.png 2x" data-file-width="645" data-file-height="875" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Judea_and_Samaria_Division" title="Judea and Samaria Division">877th Territorial Division</a> (<i>Judea and Samaria</i>)</li></ul> <p>Divisions in reserve: </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:99th_Ha%27Bazak_Division_Tag_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/99th_Ha%27Bazak_Division_Tag_%28cropped%29.png/25px-99th_Ha%27Bazak_Division_Tag_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/99th_Ha%27Bazak_Division_Tag_%28cropped%29.png/38px-99th_Ha%27Bazak_Division_Tag_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/99th_Ha%27Bazak_Division_Tag_%28cropped%29.png/50px-99th_Ha%27Bazak_Division_Tag_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="626" data-file-height="878" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/99th_Infantry_Division_(Israel)" title="99th Infantry Division (Israel)">99th Infantry Division</a> (<i>Reserve</i>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo-ugda-146.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Logo-ugda-146.png/25px-Logo-ugda-146.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Logo-ugda-146.png/38px-Logo-ugda-146.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Logo-ugda-146.png/50px-Logo-ugda-146.png 2x" data-file-width="645" data-file-height="875" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/319th_Division_(IDF)" class="mw-redirect" title="319th Division (IDF)">146th Armored Division</a> (<i>Reserve</i>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sinai_252nd_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Sinai_252nd_Division.svg/25px-Sinai_252nd_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Sinai_252nd_Division.svg/38px-Sinai_252nd_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Sinai_252nd_Division.svg/50px-Sinai_252nd_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="728" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sinai_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Sinai Division">252nd Armored Division</a> (<i>Reserve</i>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Japan">Japan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a> divisions are <a href="/wiki/Combined_arms" title="Combined arms">combined arms</a> units with infantry, armored, and artillery units, combat support units and logistical support units. They are regionally independent and permanent entities. The divisions strength varies from 6,000 to 9,000 personnel. The division commander is a <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general" title="Lieutenant general">lieutenant general</a>. </p><p>JGSDF currently has nine active duty divisions (one armored, eight infantry): </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JGSDF_1st_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/JGSDF_1st_Division.svg/20px-JGSDF_1st_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/JGSDF_1st_Division.svg/30px-JGSDF_1st_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/JGSDF_1st_Division.svg/40px-JGSDF_1st_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="187" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/1st_Division_(Japan)" title="1st Division (Japan)">1st Division</a></b>, in <a href="/wiki/Nerima" title="Nerima">Nerima</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JGSDF_2nd_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/JGSDF_2nd_Division.svg/20px-JGSDF_2nd_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/JGSDF_2nd_Division.svg/30px-JGSDF_2nd_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/JGSDF_2nd_Division.svg/40px-JGSDF_2nd_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="187" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/2nd_Division_(Japan)" title="2nd Division (Japan)">2nd Division</a></b>, in <a href="/wiki/Asahikawa,_Hokkaid%C5%8D" class="mw-redirect" title="Asahikawa, Hokkaidō">Asahikawa</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JGSDF_3rd_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/JGSDF_3rd_Division.svg/20px-JGSDF_3rd_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/JGSDF_3rd_Division.svg/30px-JGSDF_3rd_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/JGSDF_3rd_Division.svg/40px-JGSDF_3rd_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="187" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/3rd_Division_(Japan)" title="3rd Division (Japan)">3rd Division</a></b>, in <a href="/wiki/Itami" title="Itami">Itami</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JGSDF_4th_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/JGSDF_4th_Division.svg/20px-JGSDF_4th_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/JGSDF_4th_Division.svg/30px-JGSDF_4th_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/JGSDF_4th_Division.svg/40px-JGSDF_4th_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="187" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/4th_Division_(Japan)" title="4th Division (Japan)">4th Division</a></b>, in <a href="/wiki/Kasuga,_Fukuoka" title="Kasuga, Fukuoka">Kasuga</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JGSDF_6th_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/JGSDF_6th_Division.svg/20px-JGSDF_6th_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/JGSDF_6th_Division.svg/30px-JGSDF_6th_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/JGSDF_6th_Division.svg/40px-JGSDF_6th_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="187" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/6th_Division_(Japan)" title="6th Division (Japan)">6th Division</a></b>, in <a href="/wiki/Higashine,_Yamagata" class="mw-redirect" title="Higashine, Yamagata">Higashine</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JGSDF_7th_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/JGSDF_7th_Division.svg/20px-JGSDF_7th_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/JGSDF_7th_Division.svg/30px-JGSDF_7th_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/JGSDF_7th_Division.svg/40px-JGSDF_7th_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="187" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/7th_Division_(Japan)" title="7th Division (Japan)">7th Division</a></b> (Armored), in <a href="/wiki/Chitose,_Hokkaid%C5%8D" class="mw-redirect" title="Chitose, Hokkaidō">Chitose</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JGSDF_8th_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/JGSDF_8th_Division.svg/20px-JGSDF_8th_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" 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(Japan)">10th Division</a></b>, in <a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pakistan">Pakistan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Pakistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An Army division in the <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army" title="Pakistan Army">Pakistan Army</a> is an intermediate between a corps and a brigade. It is the largest striking force in the army. Each division is headed by a General Officer Commanding (GOC) holding the rank of major general. It usually consists of 15,000 combat troops and 8,000 support elements. Currently, the Pakistani Army has 29 divisions: 20 infantry, two armoured, two mechanized, two air defence, two strategic and one artillery. Each division consists of several brigades. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philippines">Philippines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Philippines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Army" title="Philippine Army">Philippine Army</a> is currently organized into 11 Infantry Divisions and 1 Mechanized Infantry Division across the Archipelago. A division is usually led by a <a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">major general</a> and comprises 3-4 <a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">Brigades</a> of infantry or armor. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Infantry_Division_(Philippines)" title="1st Infantry Division (Philippines)">1st Infantry "Tabak" Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Division_(Philippines)" title="2nd Infantry Division (Philippines)">2nd Infantry "Jungle Fighter" Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Infantry_Division_(Philippines)" title="3rd Infantry Division (Philippines)">3rd Infantry "Spearhead Troopers" Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Infantry_Division_(Philippines)" title="4th Infantry Division (Philippines)">4th Infantry "Diamond" Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Infantry_Division_(Philippines)" title="5th Infantry Division (Philippines)">5th Infantry "Star" Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Infantry_Division_(Philippines)" title="6th Infantry Division (Philippines)">6th Infantry "Kampilan" Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Infantry_Division_(Philippines)" title="7th Infantry Division (Philippines)">7th Infantry "Kaugnay" Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Infantry_Division_(Philippines)" title="8th Infantry Division (Philippines)">8th Infantry "Storm Trooper" Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Infantry_Division_(Philippines)" title="9th Infantry Division (Philippines)">9th Infantry "Spear" Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Infantry_Division_(Philippines)" title="10th Infantry Division (Philippines)">10th Infantry "Agila" Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Infantry_Division_(Philippines)" title="11th Infantry Division (Philippines)">11th Infantry "Alakdan" Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armor_%E2%80%9CPambato%E2%80%9D_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Armor “Pambato” Division">Armor "Pambato" Division</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Russia">Russia</h3><span 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Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">October 2010</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Armed_Forces" title="Soviet Armed Forces">Soviet Armed Forces</a>, a division (<a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <i lang="ru">diviziya</i>, дивизия) may have referred to a formation in any of the armed services, and included subunits appropriate to the service such as regiments and battalions, squadrons or naval vessels. Almost all divisions, irrespective of the service branch, had the 3+1+1 structure of major sub-units, which were usually regiments. </p><p>There is also a similarly sounding unit of military organization in Russian military terminology, called <i>divizion</i> (дивизион). A <i>divizion</i> is used to refer to an artillery or cavalry battalion, a specific part of a ship's crew (<span title="Russian-language text"><i lang="ru">korabel'nyy divizion</i></span>, 'ship battalion'), or a group of naval vessels (<span title="Russian-language text"><i lang="ru">divizion korabley</i></span>). </p><p>In Imperial Russia, infantry formations were designated as (<a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <i lang="ru">pekhoty</i>), 'infantry'. But on 11 October 1918, all such formations in the new <a href="/wiki/Red_Army" title="Red Army">Red Army</a> were re-designated as (<a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <i lang="ru">strelkovaya</i>), 'rifle'. This was deliberately chosen as a means of breaking with the Imperial past, while also giving these troops a sense of being an elite; in the Imperial Army, the riflemen had been the best of the foot soldiers outside the Guards.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new designation also hearkened back to the <a href="/wiki/Streltsy" title="Streltsy">Streltsy</a> of the 16th to early 18th Centuries, which were also elite troops. </p><p>All Soviet Army infantry, cavalry (until the 1950s) and tank divisions were organized in accordance with a <i>shtat</i> ("state"; establishment): </p> <ul><li>Division HQ</li> <li>3 infantry, cavalry or tank regiments (with an additional infantry (motor rifle) or tank regiment depending on divisional specialization)</li> <li>Divisional artillery brigade or later just one artillery regiment (horse artillery regiment and tachanka battalion for cavalry) <ul><li>One light and one heavy howitzer field artillery regiment for brigades</li></ul></li> <li>Divisional tactical ballistic missile battalion/brigade</li> <li>Divisional anti-air defense artillery regiment or battalion (air defense guns, later argumented by air defense surface to air missile battalions)</li> <li>Divisional anti-tank artillery battalion</li> <li>Combat and service support companies or battalions <ul><li>CBRN defense</li> <li>Combat engineers</li> <li>Divisional reconnaissance</li> <li>Medical company</li> <li>Rear services (including transport)</li> <li>Signals</li> <li>Electronic warfare</li></ul></li></ul> <p>Artillery and <a href="/wiki/Anti-Aircraft_Artillery_Division_(Soviet_Union)" title="Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division (Soviet Union)">Anti-Aircraft Artillery Divisions</a> were organized differently. </p><p>Before the Second World War, besides the <a href="/wiki/Mechanised_corps_(Soviet_Union)" title="Mechanised corps (Soviet Union)">mechanised corps</a>, there were independent tank battalions within rifle divisions. These were meant to reinforce rifle units for the purpose of breaching enemy defences. They had to act in cooperation with the infantry without breaking away from it and were called tanks for immediate infantry support (<a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <i lang="ru">tanki neposredstvennoy podderzhki pekhoty</i>). </p><p>After 1945, some Red Army rifle divisions were converted to mechanised (infantry) divisions. From 1957, all rifle and mechanised divisions became "motor rifle divisions" (MRDs). These divisions usually had approximately 12,000 soldiers. During the Soviet era, 25 different MRD staffing and equipage tables existed to reflect different requirements of divisions stationed in different parts of the Soviet Union, the Warsaw Pact countries and Mongolia. From 1970 to 1983, a motor rifle regiment was added to tank divisions and an independent tank battalion to motor rifle divisions, and major increases in artillery, mortars, and <a href="/wiki/Armoured_personnel_carrier" title="Armoured personnel carrier">armoured personnel carriers</a>, in line with the evolution of Soviet doctrine, which began to recognise the need for a conventional phrase, away from the previously expected purely nuclear operations.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A typical tank division had some 10,000 soldiers, less than those of the infantry, with near identical organization. During the Soviet era, 15 different TD staffing and equipage tables existed to reflect different requirements of divisions stationed in different parts of the Soviet Union, the Warsaw Pact countries and Mongolia. </p><p>The Soviet Union organised Machine-Gun Artillery Divisions of artillery, multiple rocket launchers, and static gun positions for use East of the Urals from 1989. </p><p>Similar organizations of units were and still are a part of the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Airborne_Forces" title="Russian Airborne Forces">Russian Airborne Forces</a>. </p><p>A typical Soviet "frontal aviation division" consisted of three air regiments, a transport squadron, and associated maintenance units. The number of aircraft within a regiment varied. Fighter and fighter-bomber regiments were usually equipped with about 40 aircraft (36 of the primary unit type and a few utility and spares), while bomber regiments typically consisted of 32 aircraft. Divisions were typically commanded by colonels or major generals, or colonels or major generals of aviation in the Air Force. Soviet Naval Aviation and the Strategic Missile Forces divisions had either colonels or major generals as commanding officers while the ship divisions were led by captains 1st rank or captains 2nd rank. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Russian_Federation">Russian Federation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Russian Federation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russian tank and motor rifle divisions were reduced to near-cadre state, many being designated "bases for storage of weapons and equipment" (Russian acronym BKhVT). These bases, or "cadre" divisions, were equipped with all the heavy armaments of a full-strength motor-rifle or tank division, while having only skeleton personnel strength, as low as 500 personnel. The officers and men of a cadre division focus primarily on maintaining the equipment in working condition.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During wartime mobilization, such a division would be reinforced up to full manpower strength; however, in peacetime, a cadre division is unfit for any combat. </p><p>From 1989 the Soviet and Russian Ground Forces organized a total of eight Machine-Gun Artillery Divisions: the <a href="/wiki/18th_Machine_Gun_Artillery_Division" title="18th Machine Gun Artillery Division">18th Machine Gun Artillery Division</a>; 122nd Guards Machine-Gun Artillery Division; <a href="/wiki/126th_Machine_Gun_Artillery_Division" title="126th Machine Gun Artillery Division">126th</a>; 127th; <a href="/wiki/128th_Machine_Gun_Artillery_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="128th Machine Gun Artillery Division">128th</a>; <a href="/wiki/129th_Guards_Machine_Gun_Artillery_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="129th Guards Machine Gun Artillery Division">129th Guards</a>; <a href="/wiki/130th_Machine_Gun_Artillery_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="130th Machine Gun Artillery Division">130th</a>; and 131st Guards Machine-Gun Artillery Divisions.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 1997 report said they were generally composed of four brigades with a total of 12 battalions, including a mechanized regiment in each brigade, though later data suggests this was inaccurate.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later data indicates that fortified areas were disestablished and converted to Machine-Gun Artillery Regiments which then joined the new MGADs.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/2008_Russian_military_reform" title="2008 Russian military reform">2008 Russian military reforms</a>, most active divisions were disbanded or converted into brigades. </p><p>Since 2013, several divisions were reactivated. In 2020, the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Ground_Forces" title="Russian Ground Forces">Russian Ground Forces</a> have 10 divisions : </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Guards_Tamanskaya_Motor_Rifle_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Guards Tamanskaya Motor Rifle Division">2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/Moscow" title="Moscow">Moscow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Motor_Rifle_Division" title="3rd Motor Rifle Division">3rd Motor Rifle Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/Valuyki,_Belgorod_Oblast" title="Valuyki, Belgorod Oblast">Valuyki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Guards_Kantemirovskaya_Tank_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="4th Guards Kantemirovskaya Tank Division">4th Guards Tank Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/Naro-Fominsk" title="Naro-Fominsk">Naro-Fominsk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_Machine_Gun_Artillery_Division" title="18th Machine Gun Artillery Division">18th Machine Gun Artillery Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/Goryachiye_Klyuchi,_Kurilsky_District,_Sakhalin_Oblast" title="Goryachiye Klyuchi, Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast">Goryachiye Klyuchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Motor_Rifle_Division" title="19th Motor Rifle Division">19th Motor Rifle Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/Vladikavkaz" title="Vladikavkaz">Vladikavkaz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42nd_Guards_Motor_Rifle_Division" title="42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division">42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/Khankala" title="Khankala">Khankala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/90th_Guards_Tank_Division_(2016%E2%80%93present)" title="90th Guards Tank Division (2016–present)">90th Guards Tank Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chebarkul" title="Chebarkul">Chebarkul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/127th_Motor_Rifle_Division_(Russia)" title="127th Motor Rifle Division (Russia)">127th Motor Rifle Division</a> in Sergeyevka, <a href="/wiki/Primorsky_Krai" title="Primorsky Krai">Primorsky Krai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/144th_Guards_Motor_Rifle_Division" title="144th Guards Motor Rifle Division">144th Motor Rifle Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/Yelnya,_Yelninsky_District,_Smolensk_Oblast" title="Yelnya, Yelninsky District, Smolensk Oblast">Yelnya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/150th_Rifle_Division_(Soviet_Union)" class="mw-redirect" title="150th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)">150th Motor Rifle Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/Novocherkassk" title="Novocherkassk">Novocherkassk</a></li></ul> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Coastal_Troops_of_the_Russian_Navy" title="Coastal Troops of the Russian Navy">Coastal Troops of the Russian Navy</a> has : </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/18th_Guards_Motor_Rifle_Division" title="18th Guards Motor Rifle Division">18th Guards Motor Rifle Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kaliningrad" title="Kaliningrad">Kaliningrad</a></li></ul> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Russian_Airborne_Forces" title="Russian Airborne Forces">Russian Airborne Forces</a> have 5 divisions : </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Russian_7th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Russian_7th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg/20px-Russian_7th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Russian_7th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg/30px-Russian_7th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Russian_7th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg/40px-Russian_7th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="185" data-file-height="243" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/7th_Guards_Mountain_Air_Assault_Division" title="7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division">7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/Novorossiysk" title="Novorossiysk">Novorossiysk</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Russian_76th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Russian_76th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg/18px-Russian_76th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Russian_76th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg/27px-Russian_76th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Russian_76th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg/36px-Russian_76th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="188" data-file-height="251" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/76th_Guards_Air_Assault_Division" title="76th Guards Air Assault Division">76th Guards Air Assault Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pskov" title="Pskov">Pskov</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Russian_98th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Russian_98th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg/20px-Russian_98th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Russian_98th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg/30px-Russian_98th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Russian_98th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg/40px-Russian_98th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="189" data-file-height="247" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/98th_Guards_Airborne_Division" title="98th Guards Airborne Division">98th Guards Airborne Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ivanovo" title="Ivanovo">Ivanovo</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sleeve_patch_of_the_31st_Separate_Guards_Air_Assault_Brigade.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Sleeve_patch_of_the_31st_Separate_Guards_Air_Assault_Brigade.svg/20px-Sleeve_patch_of_the_31st_Separate_Guards_Air_Assault_Brigade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Sleeve_patch_of_the_31st_Separate_Guards_Air_Assault_Brigade.svg/30px-Sleeve_patch_of_the_31st_Separate_Guards_Air_Assault_Brigade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Sleeve_patch_of_the_31st_Separate_Guards_Air_Assault_Brigade.svg/40px-Sleeve_patch_of_the_31st_Separate_Guards_Air_Assault_Brigade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="502" data-file-height="625" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/104th_Guards_Airborne_Division" title="104th Guards Airborne Division">104th Guards Airborne Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ulyanovsk" title="Ulyanovsk">Ulyanovsk</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Russian_106th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Russian_106th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg/20px-Russian_106th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Russian_106th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg/30px-Russian_106th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Russian_106th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg/40px-Russian_106th_Airborne_Division_patch.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="194" data-file-height="242" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/106th_Guards_Airborne_Division" title="106th Guards Airborne Division">106th Guards Airborne Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tula,_Russia" title="Tula, Russia">Tula</a></li></ul> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Missile_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Strategic Missile Forces">Strategic Missile Forces</a> have 12 divisions : </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/7th_Guards_Rocket_Division" title="7th Guards Rocket Division">7th Guards Rocket Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Vypolzovo" title="Vypolzovo">Vypolzovo</a></li> <li>8th Rocket Division at <a href="/wiki/Pervomaysky_(urban-type_settlement),_Kirov_Oblast" title="Pervomaysky (urban-type settlement), Kirov Oblast">Pervomaysky, Kirov Oblast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Red_Banner_Rocket_Division" title="13th Red Banner Rocket Division">13th Red Banner Rocket Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Dombarovsky_(air_base)" title="Dombarovsky (air base)">Dombarovskiy</a></li> <li>14th Rocket Division at <a href="/wiki/Yoshkar-Ola" title="Yoshkar-Ola">Yoshkar-Ola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_Guards_Rocket_Division" title="28th Guards Rocket Division">28th Guards Rocket Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Kozelsk" title="Kozelsk">Kozelsk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/29th_Guards_Rocket_Division" title="29th Guards Rocket Division">29th Guards Rocket Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Irkutsk" title="Irkutsk">Irkutsk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_Rocket_Division" title="35th Rocket Division">35th Rocket Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Barnaul" title="Barnaul">Barnaul</a></li> <li>39th Guards Rocket Division at <a href="/wiki/Novosibirsk" title="Novosibirsk">Novosibirsk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42nd_Rocket_Division" title="42nd Rocket Division">42nd Rocket Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Nizhniy_Tagil" class="mw-redirect" title="Nizhniy Tagil">Nizhniy Tagil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/54th_Guards_Rocket_Division" title="54th Guards Rocket Division">54th Guards Rocket Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Teykovo" title="Teykovo">Teykovo</a></li> <li>60th Rocket Division at <a href="/wiki/Tatischevo_(airbase)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tatischevo (airbase)">Tatischevo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/62nd_Rocket_Division" title="62nd Rocket Division">62nd Rocket Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Uzhur" title="Uzhur">Uzhur</a></li></ul> <p>In addition to the Army divisions, a division is currently on active duty within the ranks of the <a href="/wiki/National_Guard_of_Russia" title="National Guard of Russia">National Guard of Russia</a>: </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Separate_division_operational_use.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Separate_division_operational_use.jpg/22px-Separate_division_operational_use.jpg" decoding="async" width="22" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Separate_division_operational_use.jpg/33px-Separate_division_operational_use.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Separate_division_operational_use.jpg/44px-Separate_division_operational_use.jpg 2x" data-file-width="176" data-file-height="170" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Separate_Operational_Purpose_Division" title="Separate Operational Purpose Division">Operational Purpose Division</a> in Moscow.</li></ul> <p>Also, a number of <a href="/wiki/Aviation_Division" title="Aviation Division">Aviation Divisions</a> and Air Defense Divisions have been reactivated within the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Air_Force" title="Russian Air Force">Russian Air Force</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Africa">South Africa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: South Africa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>South Africa has fielded several infantry and armoured divisions in its military history: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Infantry_Division_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Infantry Division (South Africa)">1 Infantry Division</a> for battles waged in the North African theatre from 1940 to 1943.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Division_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Infantry Division (South Africa)">2 Infantry Division</a> also for the engagements of North Africa from 1940 to 1942.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Armoured_Division_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="6th Armoured Division (South Africa)">6 Armoured Division</a> for the Italian Campaign of 1943 to 1945.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/7_South_African_Infantry_Division" title="7 South African Infantry Division">7 Infantry Division</a> for the Border War fought in Southern Africa. It existed from 1965 to 1990 and consisted of three brigades.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Armoured_Division_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="8th Armoured Division (South Africa)">8 Armoured Division</a> also for the Border War and existed from 1974 to 1997 and consisted of three brigades.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Division_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="9th Division (South Africa)">9 Infantry Division</a> was formed for geographical purposes but only existed for a short period from 1992 to 1997.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1_RRF_engage_Iraqi_Army_positions_with_their_81mm_Mortars._Iraq._26-03-2003_MOD_45142764.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/1_RRF_engage_Iraqi_Army_positions_with_their_81mm_Mortars._Iraq._26-03-2003_MOD_45142764.jpg/220px-1_RRF_engage_Iraqi_Army_positions_with_their_81mm_Mortars._Iraq._26-03-2003_MOD_45142764.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/1_RRF_engage_Iraqi_Army_positions_with_their_81mm_Mortars._Iraq._26-03-2003_MOD_45142764.jpg/330px-1_RRF_engage_Iraqi_Army_positions_with_their_81mm_Mortars._Iraq._26-03-2003_MOD_45142764.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/1_RRF_engage_Iraqi_Army_positions_with_their_81mm_Mortars._Iraq._26-03-2003_MOD_45142764.jpg/440px-1_RRF_engage_Iraqi_Army_positions_with_their_81mm_Mortars._Iraq._26-03-2003_MOD_45142764.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3600" data-file-height="2346" /></a><figcaption>British soldiers from the 1st Armoured Division engage Iraqi Army positions with their 81mm mortar in Iraq, 26 March 2003.</figcaption></figure> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>, a division is commanded by a <a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">major general</a> with a WO1 as the Command Sergeant Major and may consist of three infantry, mechanised and/or armoured brigades and supporting units. </p><p>Currently, the British Army has two active divisions: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_(United_Kingdom)_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1st (United Kingdom) Division">1st (United Kingdom) Division</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_3rd_Infantry_Division2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_3rd_Infantry_Division2.svg/22px-British_3rd_Infantry_Division2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_3rd_Infantry_Division2.svg/33px-British_3rd_Infantry_Division2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_3rd_Infantry_Division2.svg/44px-British_3rd_Infantry_Division2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="87" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/3rd_(United_Kingdom)_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd (United Kingdom) Division">3rd (United Kingdom) Division</a></li></ul> <p>The British Army previously had four other divisions. </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_2nd_Infantry_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/British_2nd_Infantry_Division.svg/20px-British_2nd_Infantry_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/British_2nd_Infantry_Division.svg/30px-British_2nd_Infantry_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/British_2nd_Infantry_Division.svg/40px-British_2nd_Infantry_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="390" data-file-height="390" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Division_(United_Kingdom)" title="2nd Infantry Division (United Kingdom)">2nd Division – Scotland and Northern England</a>, headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Infantry_Division_(United_Kingdom)" title="4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)">4th Division – Southern England</a>, headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Aldershot" title="Aldershot">Aldershot</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:5th_UK_Infantry_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/5th_UK_Infantry_Division.svg/20px-5th_UK_Infantry_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/5th_UK_Infantry_Division.svg/30px-5th_UK_Infantry_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/5th_UK_Infantry_Division.svg/40px-5th_UK_Infantry_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="364" data-file-height="364" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/5th_Infantry_Division_(United_Kingdom)" title="5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)">5th Division – Wales, English Midlands and Eastern England</a>, headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury" title="Shrewsbury">Shrewsbury</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:6th_(UK)_Division_badge_(2019).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/6th_%28UK%29_Division_badge_%282019%29.svg/20px-6th_%28UK%29_Division_badge_%282019%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/6th_%28UK%29_Division_badge_%282019%29.svg/30px-6th_%28UK%29_Division_badge_%282019%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/6th_%28UK%29_Division_badge_%282019%29.svg/40px-6th_%28UK%29_Division_badge_%282019%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/6th_(United_Kingdom)_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="6th (United Kingdom) Division">6th (United Kingdom) Division</a>, headquatered at <a href="/wiki/Upavon" title="Upavon">Upavon</a></li></ul> <p>Additionally, most of the infantry regiments of the British Army are organised for administrative purposes into a number of organisations called "divisions": </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guards_and_Parachute_Division" title="Guards and Parachute Division">Guards and Parachute Division</a> – 2022–present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish,_Welsh_and_Irish_Division" title="Scottish, Welsh and Irish Division">Scottish, Welsh and Irish Division</a> – 2017–present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Division" title="King's Division">King's Division</a> – 1968–present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Division" title="Queen's Division">Queen's Division</a> – 1968–present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Division" title="Scottish Division">Scottish Division</a> – 1968–2017</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Wales%27_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince of Wales' Division">Prince of Wales' Division</a> – 1968–2017</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Light_Division_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Light Division (United Kingdom)">Light Division</a> – 1968–present</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Divisions_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Divisions of the United States Army">Divisions of the United States Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Marine_Corps_divisions" title="List of United States Marine Corps divisions">List of United States Marine Corps divisions</a></div> <p>A divisional unit in the United States Army typically consists of 17,000 to 21,000 soldiers, but can grow up to 35,000 to 40,000 with attached support units during operations, and are commanded by a <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">major general</a>. Two divisions usually form a <a href="/wiki/Corps" title="Corps">corps</a> and each division consists of three maneuver brigades, an aviation brigade, an engineer brigade, and division artillery (latter two excluded from divisional structure as of 2007), along with a number of smaller specialized units. In 2014, divisional artillery (DIVARTY) organizations began to re-appear, with some <a href="/wiki/Fires_brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="Fires brigade">fires brigades</a> reorganizing to fill this role.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:10th_Mountaineers_advance_on_sniper.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/10th_Mountaineers_advance_on_sniper.jpg/220px-10th_Mountaineers_advance_on_sniper.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/10th_Mountaineers_advance_on_sniper.jpg/330px-10th_Mountaineers_advance_on_sniper.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/10th_Mountaineers_advance_on_sniper.jpg/440px-10th_Mountaineers_advance_on_sniper.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744" /></a><figcaption>10th Mountaineers advance on a sniper.</figcaption></figure> <p>The United States Army currently has eleven active divisions and one deployable division headquarters (7th Infantry Division): </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1st_Infantry_Division_SSI_(1918-2015).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/1st_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg/16px-1st_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/1st_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg/24px-1st_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/1st_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg/32px-1st_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="182" data-file-height="273" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/1st_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="1st Infantry Division (United States)">1st Infantry Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Riley" title="Fort Riley">Fort Riley</a>, Kansas</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg/20px-United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg/30px-United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg/40px-United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1166" data-file-height="1177" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="1st Armored Division (United States)">1st Armored Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Bliss" title="Fort Bliss">Fort Bliss</a>, Texas</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1st_Cavalry_Division_SSI_(full_color).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/1st_Cavalry_Division_SSI_%28full_color%29.svg/17px-1st_Cavalry_Division_SSI_%28full_color%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/1st_Cavalry_Division_SSI_%28full_color%29.svg/26px-1st_Cavalry_Division_SSI_%28full_color%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/2nd_Infantry_Division_SSI_%28full_color%29.svg/40px-2nd_Infantry_Division_SSI_%28full_color%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="629" data-file-height="734" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="2nd Infantry Division (United States)">2nd Infantry Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Camp_Humphreys" title="Camp Humphreys">Camp Humphreys</a>, South Korea and in <a href="/wiki/Joint_Base_Lewis-McChord" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Base Lewis-McChord">Joint Base Lewis-McChord</a>, Washington</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3rd_Infantry_Division_SSI_(1918-2015).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/3rd_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg/20px-3rd_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/3rd_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg/30px-3rd_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/3rd_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg/40px-3rd_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="350" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/3rd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="3rd Infantry Division (United States)">3rd Infantry Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Stewart" title="Fort Stewart">Fort Stewart</a>, Georgia and in <a href="/wiki/Fort_Moore" title="Fort Moore">Fort Moore</a>, Georgia</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:4th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/4th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/23px-4th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/4th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/35px-4th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/4th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/46px-4th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="715" data-file-height="715" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/4th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="4th Infantry Division (United States)">4th Infantry Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Carson" title="Fort Carson">Fort Carson</a>, Colorado</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:7th_Infantry_Division_SSI_(1973-2015).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/7th_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281973-2015%29.svg/20px-7th_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281973-2015%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/7th_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281973-2015%29.svg/30px-7th_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281973-2015%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/7th_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281973-2015%29.svg/40px-7th_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281973-2015%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="709" data-file-height="713" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/7th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="7th Infantry Division (United States)">7th Infantry Division</a> (Division Headquarters only) at <a href="/wiki/Joint_Base_Lewis-McChord" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Base Lewis-McChord">Joint Base Lewis-McChord</a>, Washington</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shoulder_sleeve_insignia_of_the_10th_Mountain_Division_(1944-2015).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Shoulder_sleeve_insignia_of_the_10th_Mountain_Division_%281944-2015%29.svg/19px-Shoulder_sleeve_insignia_of_the_10th_Mountain_Division_%281944-2015%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Shoulder_sleeve_insignia_of_the_10th_Mountain_Division_%281944-2015%29.svg/29px-Shoulder_sleeve_insignia_of_the_10th_Mountain_Division_%281944-2015%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Shoulder_sleeve_insignia_of_the_10th_Mountain_Division_%281944-2015%29.svg/38px-Shoulder_sleeve_insignia_of_the_10th_Mountain_Division_%281944-2015%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="577" data-file-height="786" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/10th_Mountain_Division_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="10th Mountain Division (United States)">10th Mountain Division (Light)</a> at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Drum" title="Fort Drum">Fort Drum</a>, New York and in <a href="/wiki/Fort_Johnson" title="Fort Johnson">Fort Johnson</a>, Louisiana</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:11th_Airborne_Division_Insignia_2022.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/11th_Airborne_Division_Insignia_2022.png/17px-11th_Airborne_Division_Insignia_2022.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/11th_Airborne_Division_Insignia_2022.png/26px-11th_Airborne_Division_Insignia_2022.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/11th_Airborne_Division_Insignia_2022.png/34px-11th_Airborne_Division_Insignia_2022.png 2x" data-file-width="2136" data-file-height="3825" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/11th_Airborne_Division_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="11th Airborne Division (United States)">11th Airborne Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Joint_Base_Elmendorf%E2%80%93Richardson" title="Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson">Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson</a>, Alaska</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:25th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/25th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg/18px-25th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/25th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg/27px-25th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/25th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg/36px-25th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="655" data-file-height="916" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/25th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="25th Infantry Division (United States)">25th Infantry Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Schofield_Barracks" title="Schofield Barracks">Schofield Barracks</a>, Hawaii</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:82nd_Airborne_Division_CSIB.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/82nd_Airborne_Division_CSIB.svg/18px-82nd_Airborne_Division_CSIB.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/82nd_Airborne_Division_CSIB.svg/27px-82nd_Airborne_Division_CSIB.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/82nd_Airborne_Division_CSIB.svg/36px-82nd_Airborne_Division_CSIB.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="286" data-file-height="402" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/82nd_Airborne_Division" title="82nd Airborne Division">82nd Airborne Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Liberty" title="Fort Liberty">Fort Liberty</a>, North Carolina</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_101st_Airborne_Division_patch.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/US_101st_Airborne_Division_patch.svg/18px-US_101st_Airborne_Division_patch.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/US_101st_Airborne_Division_patch.svg/27px-US_101st_Airborne_Division_patch.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/US_101st_Airborne_Division_patch.svg/36px-US_101st_Airborne_Division_patch.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="244" data-file-height="354" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division" title="101st Airborne Division">101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)</a> at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Campbell" title="Fort Campbell">Fort Campbell</a>, Kentucky</li></ul> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Army_National_Guard" title="Army National Guard">Army National Guard</a> has a further eight divisions: </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:28th_Infantry_Division_SSI_(1918-2015).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/28th_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg/20px-28th_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/28th_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg/30px-28th_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/28th_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg/40px-28th_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="558" data-file-height="547" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/28th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="28th Infantry Division (United States)">28th Infantry Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Indiantown_Gap" title="Fort Indiantown Gap">Fort Indiantown Gap</a>, Pennsylvania</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:29th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/29th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/20px-29th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/29th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/30px-29th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/29th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/40px-29th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="329" data-file-height="329" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/29th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="29th Infantry Division (United States)">29th Infantry Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Belvoir" title="Fort Belvoir">Fort Belvoir</a>, Virginia</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:34th_%27Red_Bull%27_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/34th_%27Red_Bull%27_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/20px-34th_%27Red_Bull%27_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/34th_%27Red_Bull%27_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/30px-34th_%27Red_Bull%27_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/34th_%27Red_Bull%27_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/40px-34th_%27Red_Bull%27_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="599" data-file-height="689" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/34th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="34th Infantry Division (United States)">34th Infantry Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rosemount,_Minnesota" title="Rosemount, Minnesota">Rosemount, Minnesota</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:35th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/35th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/20px-35th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/35th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/30px-35th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/35th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/40px-35th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="553" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/35th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="35th Infantry Division (United States)">35th Infantry Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Leavenworth" title="Fort Leavenworth">Fort Leavenworth</a>, Kansas</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:36th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/36th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg/17px-36th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/36th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg/26px-36th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/36th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg/34px-36th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="209" data-file-height="296" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/36th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="36th Infantry Division (United States)">36th Infantry Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/Camp_Mabry" title="Camp Mabry">Camp Mabry</a>, Texas</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:38th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/38th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/18px-38th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/38th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/27px-38th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/38th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/36px-38th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="471" data-file-height="535" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/38th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="38th Infantry Division (United States)">38th Infantry Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>, Indiana</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:40th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/40th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg/20px-40th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/40th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg/30px-40th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/40th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg/40px-40th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="567" data-file-height="570" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/40th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="40th Infantry Division (United States)">40th Infantry Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Alamitos_JFTB" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Alamitos JFTB">Los Alamitos JFTB</a>, California</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:42nd_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/42nd_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/20px-42nd_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/42nd_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/30px-42nd_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/42nd_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/40px-42nd_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="735" data-file-height="730" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/42nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="42nd Infantry Division (United States)">42nd Infantry Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/Troy,_New_York" title="Troy, New York">Troy, New York</a></li></ul> <p>There are further nine divisions within the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve" title="United States Army Reserve">Army Reserve</a> that are responsible for training and support operations: </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:78th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/78th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/20px-78th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/78th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/30px-78th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/78th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/40px-78th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="202" data-file-height="110" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/78th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="78th Infantry Division (United States)">78th Division (Operations)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joint_Base_McGuire%E2%80%93Dix%E2%80%93Lakehurst" title="Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst">Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst</a>, New Jersey</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:86_Inf_Div_SSI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/86_Inf_Div_SSI.jpg/19px-86_Inf_Div_SSI.jpg" decoding="async" width="19" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/86_Inf_Div_SSI.jpg/29px-86_Inf_Div_SSI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/86_Inf_Div_SSI.jpg/38px-86_Inf_Div_SSI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="613" data-file-height="678" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/86th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="86th Infantry Division (United States)">86th Division (Decisive Action)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_McCoy_(Wisconsin)" title="Fort McCoy (Wisconsin)">Fort McCoy</a>, Wisconsin</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_91st_Infantry_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/US_91st_Infantry_Division.svg/17px-US_91st_Infantry_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/US_91st_Infantry_Division.svg/26px-US_91st_Infantry_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/US_91st_Infantry_Division.svg/34px-US_91st_Infantry_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="879" data-file-height="1152" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/91st_Division_(United_States)" title="91st Division (United States)">91st Division (Operations)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Hunter_Liggett" title="Fort Hunter Liggett">Fort Hunter Liggett</a>, California</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:94th_Regional_Readiness_Command_SSI.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/94th_Regional_Readiness_Command_SSI.svg/18px-94th_Regional_Readiness_Command_SSI.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/94th_Regional_Readiness_Command_SSI.svg/27px-94th_Regional_Readiness_Command_SSI.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/94th_Regional_Readiness_Command_SSI.svg/36px-94th_Regional_Readiness_Command_SSI.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="280" data-file-height="280" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/94th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="94th Infantry Division (United States)">94th Division (Force Sustainment)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Gregg-Adams" title="Fort Gregg-Adams">Fort Gregg-Adams</a>, Virginia</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:95TrainingDivSSI_SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/95TrainingDivSSI_SVG.svg/17px-95TrainingDivSSI_SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/95TrainingDivSSI_SVG.svg/26px-95TrainingDivSSI_SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/95TrainingDivSSI_SVG.svg/34px-95TrainingDivSSI_SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="214" data-file-height="311" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/95th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="95th Infantry Division (United States)">95th Division (Entry Training)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Sill" title="Fort Sill">Fort Sill</a>, Oklahoma</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:98th_Infantry_Division_shoulder_sleeve_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/98th_Infantry_Division_shoulder_sleeve_insignia.svg/19px-98th_Infantry_Division_shoulder_sleeve_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/98th_Infantry_Division_shoulder_sleeve_insignia.svg/29px-98th_Infantry_Division_shoulder_sleeve_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/98th_Infantry_Division_shoulder_sleeve_insignia.svg/38px-98th_Infantry_Division_shoulder_sleeve_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="386" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/98th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="98th Infantry Division (United States)">98th Division (Entry Training)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Moore" title="Fort Moore">Fort Moore</a>, Georgia</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:100th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/100th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/19px-100th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/100th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/29px-100th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/100th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg/38px-100th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="172" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/100th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="100th Infantry Division (United States)">100th Division (Operational Support)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Knox" title="Fort Knox">Fort Knox</a>, Kentucky</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:102_INF_DIV_SSI.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/102_INF_DIV_SSI.svg/20px-102_INF_DIV_SSI.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/102_INF_DIV_SSI.svg/30px-102_INF_DIV_SSI.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/102_INF_DIV_SSI.svg/40px-102_INF_DIV_SSI.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/102nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="102nd Infantry Division (United States)">102nd Division (Maneuver Support)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Leonard_Wood" title="Fort Leonard Wood">Fort Leonard Wood</a>, Missouri</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:104TrngDivLdrTrngSSI.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/104TrngDivLdrTrngSSI.svg/20px-104TrngDivLdrTrngSSI.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/104TrngDivLdrTrngSSI.svg/30px-104TrngDivLdrTrngSSI.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/104TrngDivLdrTrngSSI.svg/40px-104TrngDivLdrTrngSSI.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="238" data-file-height="238" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/104th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="104th Infantry Division (United States)">104th Division (Leader Training)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Lewis_(Washington)" title="Fort Lewis (Washington)">Fort Lewis</a>, Washington</li></ul> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a> has a further three active divisions and one reserve division. They consist of a headquarters battalion, two or three infantry regiments, an artillery regiment, and a reconnaissance battalion. Additionally, all Marine divisions (MARDIV), except 3rd MARDIV, have an assault amphibian (AA) battalion, a tank battalion, a light armored reconnaissance (LAR) battalion (two in 1st MARDIV), and a combat engineer (CE) battalion (two in 1st MARDIV). (3rd MARDIV has a combat assault battalion including one company each of AA, LAR, and CE. Tank support for 3rd MARDIV can be provided by tanks deployed with the <a href="/wiki/31st_MEU" class="mw-redirect" title="31st MEU">31st MEU</a> or directly from one of the three divisional tank battalions under the <a href="/wiki/Unit_Deployment_Program" title="Unit Deployment Program">Unit Deployment Program</a>.) </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_1st_Marine_Division_SSI.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/US_1st_Marine_Division_SSI.svg/20px-US_1st_Marine_Division_SSI.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/US_1st_Marine_Division_SSI.svg/30px-US_1st_Marine_Division_SSI.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/US_1st_Marine_Division_SSI.svg/40px-US_1st_Marine_Division_SSI.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="775" data-file-height="898" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/1st_Marine_Division_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Marine Division (United States)">1st Marine Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Camp_Pendleton" class="mw-redirect" title="Camp Pendleton">Camp Pendleton</a>, California</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2nd_MarDiv.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/2nd_MarDiv.png/17px-2nd_MarDiv.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/2nd_MarDiv.png/26px-2nd_MarDiv.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/2nd_MarDiv.png/34px-2nd_MarDiv.png 2x" data-file-width="295" data-file-height="430" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/2nd_Marine_Division_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Marine Division (United States)">2nd Marine Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Lejeune" title="Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune">Camp Lejeune</a>, North Carolina</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_3d_Marine_Division_SSI.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/US_3d_Marine_Division_SSI.svg/20px-US_3d_Marine_Division_SSI.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/US_3d_Marine_Division_SSI.svg/30px-US_3d_Marine_Division_SSI.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/US_3d_Marine_Division_SSI.svg/40px-US_3d_Marine_Division_SSI.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="896" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/3rd_Marine_Division_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd Marine Division (United States)">3rd Marine Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Smedley_D._Butler" title="Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler">Camp Smedley D. Butler</a>, Okinawa, Japan</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:4THMARDIV.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/4THMARDIV.svg/22px-4THMARDIV.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/4THMARDIV.svg/33px-4THMARDIV.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/4THMARDIV.svg/44px-4THMARDIV.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/4th_Marine_Division_(United_States)" title="4th Marine Division (United States)">4th Marine Division (<i>Reserve</i>)</a> with units located throughout the United States and headquartered in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, Louisiana</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Korea">South Korea</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: South Korea"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_Army" title="Republic of Korea Army">Republic of Korea Army</a> divisions are major tactical formations led by general officers. There are currently 39 Army and two Marine divisions. Of the 41 Army divisions, six are mechanized infantry divisions (combined arms formations centered around tanks, IFVs, APCs, and SPGs), 16 are infantry divisions (motorized divisions with various levels of mechanization), 12 are "Homeland Infantry Divisions" (향토보병사단, infantry divisions kept at a 40–50% manpower level, to be reinforced during national emergencies) and seven "Reserve Infantry Divisions" (동원보병사단, infantry divisions kept at 10–20% manpower level, to be reinforced during national emergencies). There are two Marine divisions organized similarly to their American counterparts. Though similarly formed, the 1st ROK Marine Division is specialized to perform amphibious landing operations while the 2nd ROK Marine Division performs more security operations and mans a sector of the DMZ facing the North Korean border. </p><p>Republic of Korea Army divisions are typically smaller than their foreign counterparts. Mechanized infantry divisions are fully formed at around 9,900, infantry divisions are fully formed at about 11,500 men, and other types of divisions are smaller in size during normal operations according to their reserve manpower levels. There are very few articles discussing <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_Marine_Corps" title="Republic of Korea Marine Corps">ROK Marine Corps</a> tactical organization, but an active duty force of 29,000 is divided into two divisions, two <a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">brigades</a>, and its supporting units. </p><p>Mechanized infantry, infantry, Homeland Infantry, and Marine divisions are led by major generals, while Reserve Infantry Divisions are led by <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general" title="Brigadier general">brigadier generals</a>. As a general rule no major ROKAF formation contains the number four in its name.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="Why is four omitted? (September 2021)">why?</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_Army#Organization" title="Republic of Korea Army">Republic of Korea Army § Organization</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Venezuela">Venezuela</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Venezuela"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Venezuelan Army">Venezuelan Army</a> is organized into 6 divisions, four of them infantry, one armored and one being armoured cavalry. All are organized into brigades or regiments, which in turn are organized into infantry battalions, cavalry squadrons, field artillery battalions, air defense artillery battalions and combat engineer battalions. They also contain any divisional service support elements. Usually there are two to five regiments or brigades per division. </p><p>The divisions are: </p> <ul><li>1st Infantry Division - with HQ in Maracaibo</li> <li>2nd Infantry Division - HQ San Cristobal</li> <li>3rd Infantry Division - HQ Caracas</li> <li>4th Armored Division - HQ Maracay</li> <li>5th Infantry Division (Jungle) - HQ Ciudad Bolívar</li> <li>9th Cavalry Division - HQ San Fernando de Apure</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_(military)&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Division_(United_States)" title="Air Division (United States)">Air Division (United States)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tumen_(unit)" title="Tumen (unit)">Tumen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_divisions" title="List of 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 November</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Archives+d%C3%A9partementales+de+Seine-et-Marne&rft.atitle=The+army+of+1914+in+Seine-et-Marne&rft.date=2023-10-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchives.seine-et-marne.fr%2Ffr%2Farmy-1914-seine-et-marne&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADivision+%28military%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">German infantry division in 1914 was organized into 2 brigades. Each brigade had 2 regiments; each regiment had 3 battalions (26 officers and 1050 men per battalion); and each battalion had 4 companies. Thus, the division had 12 battalions. Beside its rifle power, the division had 24 machine guns, and the field artillery numbered 72 guns (54 guns of 77mm and 18 guns of 105mm) The German corps, in addition to containing supply, communication, and hospital units, provided heavier artillery for the support of the divisions, with either 32 150mm howitzers or 16 210mm howitzers. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSchilling" class="citation web cs1">Schilling, Warner R. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/services/dropoff/schilling/mil_org/milorgan_99.html">"Weapons, Strategy, & War: The Organization of Armies"</a>. Columbia Center for Teaching & Learning<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 November</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Weapons%2C+Strategy%2C+%26+War%3A+The+Organization+of+Armies&rft.pub=Columbia+Center+for+Teaching+%26+Learning&rft.aulast=Schilling&rft.aufirst=Warner+R.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fccnmtl.columbia.edu%2Fservices%2Fdropoff%2Fschilling%2Fmil_org%2Fmilorgan_99.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADivision+%28military%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Austro-Hungarian infantry division numbered between 12,000 and 18,000 men, while the cavalry divisions averaged 5,000 fewer soldiers. Each division had a brigade of artillery (with 54 guns, but few divisions had that many guns) and two brigades of infantry or cavalry; with two regiments of infantry or cavalry per brigade. Each regiment of infantry had 4 battalions of 1,100 men at full strength, although, in practice, many regiments deployed with just three battalions. Each cavalry regiment had to divisions (a battalion-sized unit) of about 700 each. At the outbreak of war, the Austro-Hungarian army had 48 infantry divisions (including seven Landweher and eight Honved) and eleven cavalry divisions (of which two were Honved). In 1914, the Austro-Hungarian division had less artillery than most other European divisions, save the Italian. The German division had as many as 72 pieces, the Russian sixty.<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSchindler1995" class="citation book cs1">Schindler, John Richard (1995). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://macsphere.mcmaster.ca/handle/11375/7006"><i>A Hopeless Struggle: The Austro-Hungarian Army and Total War, 1914-1918</i></a>. McMaster University. pp. 38–43. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-612-05866-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-612-05866-8"><bdi>978-0-612-05866-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Hopeless+Struggle%3A+The+Austro-Hungarian+Army+and+Total+War%2C+1914-1918&rft.pages=38-43&rft.pub=McMaster+University&rft.date=1995&rft.isbn=978-0-612-05866-8&rft.aulast=Schindler&rft.aufirst=John+Richard&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fmacsphere.mcmaster.ca%2Fhandle%2F11375%2F7006&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADivision+%28military%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">A British infantry division in 1914 was composed of 3 brigades. Each brigade had 4 battalions (35 officers and 1000 men per battalion); each battalion had four companies; and each company had 4 platoons. Thus, the division had 12 battalions. In addition to rifle power of its battalions, the division was armed with 24 machine guns, and its field artillery numbered 76 guns (54 guns of 18-pdrs.; 18 howitzers of 4.5-inch ; and 4 of 60-pdrs.). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSchilling" class="citation web cs1">Schilling, Warner R. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/services/dropoff/schilling/mil_org/milorgan_99.html">"Weapons, Strategy, & War: The Organization of Armies"</a>. <i>ccnmtl.columbia.edu</i>. Columbia Center for Teaching & Learning<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 November</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ccnmtl.columbia.edu&rft.atitle=Weapons%2C+Strategy%2C+%26+War%3A+The+Organization+of+Armies&rft.aulast=Schilling&rft.aufirst=Warner+R.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fccnmtl.columbia.edu%2Fservices%2Fdropoff%2Fschilling%2Fmil_org%2Fmilorgan_99.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADivision+%28military%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">By 1918, many British infantry divisions were down to about 15,000 men. Partially because in 1918 the number of battalions per brigade was reduced from 4 to 3, and in part because reinforcements did not fully replace losses (battalions might number 800 or 900 men, significantly below the authorized 1000). In 1917, the Germans eliminated their brigade structure and reduced the number of regiments per division to 3, each regiment having 3 battalions. Furthermore, the Germans, also reduced the number of companies in a battalion from 4 to 3. As such, the number of riflemen in the division dropped from 11,520 to 6,460; however, it more than gained in other weapons. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSchilling" class="citation web cs1">Schilling, Warner R. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/services/dropoff/schilling/mil_org/milorgan_99.html">"Weapons, Strategy, & War: The Organization of Armies"</a>. <i>ccnmtl.columbia.edu</i>. Columbia Center for Teaching & Learning<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 November</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ccnmtl.columbia.edu&rft.atitle=Weapons%2C+Strategy%2C+%26+War%3A+The+Organization+of+Armies&rft.aulast=Schilling&rft.aufirst=Warner+R.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fccnmtl.columbia.edu%2Fservices%2Fdropoff%2Fschilling%2Fmil_org%2Fmilorgan_99.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADivision+%28military%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">For example, a German 1917 division now had 48 mortars, a weapon not in its 1914 inventory, and by the winter of 1917-18, the number of machine guns had increased from the initial 24 to 358 (142 heavy and 216 light) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSchilling" class="citation web cs1">Schilling, Warner R. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/services/dropoff/schilling/mil_org/milorgan_99.html">"Weapons, Strategy, & War: The Organization of Armies"</a>. <i>ccnmtl.columbia.edu</i>. Columbia Center for Teaching & Learning<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 November</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ccnmtl.columbia.edu&rft.atitle=Weapons%2C+Strategy%2C+%26+War%3A+The+Organization+of+Armies&rft.aulast=Schilling&rft.aufirst=Warner+R.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fccnmtl.columbia.edu%2Fservices%2Fdropoff%2Fschilling%2Fmil_org%2Fmilorgan_99.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADivision+%28military%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beside rifle power, the US division had 260 machine guns, and 72 guns (48 75mm and 24 155mm), along with various units for engineering, communication, and supply <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSchilling" class="citation web cs1">Schilling, Warner R. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/services/dropoff/schilling/mil_org/milorgan_99.html">"Weapons, Strategy, & War: The Organization of Armies"</a>. <i>ccnmtl.columbia.edu</i>. Columbia Center for Teaching & Learning<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 November</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ccnmtl.columbia.edu&rft.atitle=Weapons%2C+Strategy%2C+%26+War%3A+The+Organization+of+Armies&rft.aulast=Schilling&rft.aufirst=Warner+R.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fccnmtl.columbia.edu%2Fservices%2Fdropoff%2Fschilling%2Fmil_org%2Fmilorgan_99.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADivision+%28military%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">An in depth analysis of US divisional organization in during the Great War <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWilson2001" class="citation book cs1">Wilson, John B. (1 October 2001). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-14-1/cmhPub_60-14-1.pdf"><i>Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (Illustrated ed.). University Press of the Pacific. pp. 47–78. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-89875-498-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-89875-498-8"><bdi>978-0-89875-498-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Maneuver+and+Firepower%3A+The+Evolution+of+Divisions+and+Separate+Brigades&rft.pages=47-78&rft.edition=Illustrated&rft.pub=University+Press+of+the+Pacific&rft.date=2001-10-01&rft.isbn=978-0-89875-498-8&rft.aulast=Wilson&rft.aufirst=John+B.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fhistory.army.mil%2Fhtml%2Fbooks%2F060%2F60-14-1%2FcmhPub_60-14-1.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADivision+%28military%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-House-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-House_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHouse2009" class="citation web cs1">House, Jonathan M. 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London: Cassell. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-304-35264-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-304-35264-0"><bdi>0-304-35264-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Art+of+War%3A+War+and+Military+Thought&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Cassell&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=0-304-35264-0&rft.aulast=Van+Creveld&rft.aufirst=Martin&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADivision+%28military%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGrey2008" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Grey" title="Jeffrey Grey">Grey, Jeffrey</a> (2008). <i>A Military History of Australia</i> (3rd ed.). Melbourne: Cambridge University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-521-69791-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-521-69791-0"><bdi>978-0-521-69791-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Military+History+of+Australia&rft.place=Melbourne&rft.edition=3rd&rft.pub=Cambridge+University+Press&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-0-521-69791-0&rft.aulast=Grey&rft.aufirst=Jeffrey&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADivision+%28military%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJohnston2007" class="citation book cs1">Johnston, Mark (2007). <i>The Australian Army in World War II</i>. Elite. Martin Windrow (consultant editor). Oxford: Osprey Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84603-123-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-84603-123-6"><bdi>978-1-84603-123-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Australian+Army+in+World+War+II&rft.place=Oxford&rft.series=Elite&rft.pub=Osprey+Publishing&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-1-84603-123-6&rft.aulast=Johnston&rft.aufirst=Mark&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADivision+%28military%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJones2000" class="citation book cs1">Jones, Archer (2000). <i>The Art of War in the Western World</i>. University of Illinois Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-252-06966-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-252-06966-8"><bdi>0-252-06966-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Art+of+War+in+the+Western+World&rft.pub=University+of+Illinois+Press&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=0-252-06966-8&rft.aulast=Jones&rft.aufirst=Archer&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADivision+%28military%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKeogh1965" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Eustace_Graham_Keogh" title="Eustace Graham Keogh">Keogh, Eustace</a> (1965). <i>South West Pacific 1941–45</i>. Melbourne: Grayflower Publications. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/7185705">7185705</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=South+West+Pacific+1941%E2%80%9345&rft.place=Melbourne&rft.pub=Grayflower+Publications&rft.date=1965&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F7185705&rft.aulast=Keogh&rft.aufirst=Eustace&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADivision+%28military%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPalazzo2002" class="citation book cs1">Palazzo, Albert (2002). <i>Defenders of Australia: The 3rd Australian Division 1916–1991</i>. 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organization">units</a></th> <th scope="col">Typical numbers</th> <th scope="col">Typical <a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">commander</a></th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fireteam" title="Fireteam">fireteam</a></td> <td>2–4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal" title="Lance corporal">lance corporal</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">corporal</a></td> </tr><tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Squad" title="Squad">squad</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Section_(military_unit)" title="Section (military unit)">section</a></td> <td>5–14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">corporal</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">sergeant</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant" title="Staff sergeant">staff sergeant</a></td> </tr><tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Platoon" title="Platoon">platoon</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Troop" title="Troop">troop</a></td> <td>15–45</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant" title="Second lieutenant">second lieutenant</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/First_lieutenant" title="First lieutenant">first lieutenant</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">lieutenant</a></td> </tr><tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Company_(military_unit)" title="Company (military unit)">company</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Artillery_battery" title="Artillery battery">battery</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Squadron_(army)" title="Squadron (army)">squadron</a></td> <td>80–250</td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_lieutenant" title="First lieutenant">first lieutenant</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Captain" title="Captain">captain</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">major</a></td> </tr><tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalion</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Cohort_(military_unit)" title="Cohort (military unit)">cohort</a></td> <td>300–1000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">major</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">lieutenant colonel</a></td> 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