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Origins
In the West, the first general to think of organizing an army into smaller combined-arms units was Maurice de Saxe (d. 1750), Marshal General of France, in his book Mes Rêveries. He died at the age of 54, without having implemented his idea. Victor-François de Broglie put the ideas into practice. He conducted successful practical experiments of the divisional system in the Seven Years’ War.Early divisions
The first war in which the divisional system was used systematically was the French Revolutionary War. Lazare Carnot of the Committee of Public Safety, 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.It made the armies more flexible and easy to maneuver, and it also made the large French Revolutionary Army manageable. Under Napoleon, the divisions were grouped together into corps, because of their increasing size. Napoleon’s military success spread the divisional and corps system all over Europe; by the end of the Napoleonic Wars, all armies in Europe had adopted it.World War I
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.The size of infantry divisions deployed by the major belligerents at start of the Great War ranged from about 16,000 in the FrenchThe French division of 1914 was made of two brigades, each of two regiments with three battalions, plus a reserve regiment of two battalions, an artillery regiment of nine batteries (36 x 75 mm guns), a cavalry squadron and a company of engineers. The reserve division had two infantry brigades, each with three regiments of two battalions, two cavalry squadrons and three artillery groups of three batteries.WEB, The army of 1914 in Seine-et-Marne,archives.seine-et-marne.fr/fr/army-1914-seine-et-marne, Archives départementales de Seine-et-Marne, 27 November 2023, fr, 20 October 2023, and Russian armies to 17,500 in the German imperial armyGerman 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. WEB, Schilling, Warner R., Weapons, Strategy, & War: The Organization of Armies,ccnmtl.columbia.edu/services/dropoff/schilling/mil_org/milorgan_99.html, ccnmtl.columbia.edu, Columbia Center for Teaching & Learning, 24 November 2023, and about 18,000 in Austro-HungarianThe 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.BOOK, Schindler, John Richard, A Hopeless Struggle: The Austro-Hungarian Army and Total War, 1914-1918, 1995, McMaster University, 978-0-612-05866-8, 38â43,macsphere.mcmaster.ca/handle/11375/7006, en, and British armies.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.). WEB, Schilling, Warner R., Weapons, Strategy, & War: The Organization of Armies,ccnmtl.columbia.edu/services/dropoff/schilling/mil_org/milorgan_99.html, ccnmtl.columbia.edu, Columbia Center for Teaching & Learning, 24 November 2023, 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.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. WEB, Schilling, Warner R., Weapons, Strategy, & War: The Organization of Armies,ccnmtl.columbia.edu/services/dropoff/schilling/mil_org/milorgan_99.html, ccnmtl.columbia.edu, Columbia Center for Teaching & Learning, 24 November 2023, But, while the number of soldiers was lower, by 1917, divisions were much better armed.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) WEB, Schilling, Warner R., Weapons, Strategy, & War: The Organization of Armies,ccnmtl.columbia.edu/services/dropoff/schilling/mil_org/milorgan_99.html, ccnmtl.columbia.edu, Columbia Center for Teaching & Learning, 24 November 2023, 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.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 WEB, Schilling, Warner R., Weapons, Strategy, & War: The Organization of Armies,ccnmtl.columbia.edu/services/dropoff/schilling/mil_org/milorgan_99.html, ccnmtl.columbia.edu, Columbia Center for Teaching & Learning, 24 November 2023, An in depth analysis of US divisional organization in during the Great War BOOK, Wilson, John B., Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades, 1 October 2001, University Press of the Pacific, 978-0-89875-498-8, 47â78, Illustrated,history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-14-1/cmhPub_60-14-1.pdf, English,World War II
The divisional system reached its numerical height during the Second World War. 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.The Soviet Union’s Red Army consisted of more than a thousand division-sized units at any one time, and the number of rifle divisions raised during the Great Patriotic War of 1941â1945 is estimated{{by whom|date=April 2020}} at 2,000. Nazi Germany had hundreds of numbered or named divisions, while the United States employed up to 91 divisions.A notable change to divisional structures during the war was completion of the shift from square divisions (composed of two brigades each with two regiments) to triangular divisions (composed of three regiments with no brigade level) that many European armies had started using in World War I.WEB, Jonathan M., House,www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/House/House.asp, Toward Combined Arms Warfare: a Survey of 20th-Century Tactics, Doctrine, and Organization, 30 December 2009, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, dead,www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/House/House.asp," title="web.archive.org/web/20091230072014www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/House/House.asp,">web.archive.org/web/20091230072014www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/House/House.asp, 30 December 2009, 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.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.During the war the US also used regimental combat teams, 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.Organic 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.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}Attached 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.Modern divisions
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 brigades or battle groups of its primary combat arm, along with a brigade or regiment of combat support (usually artillery) and a number of direct-reporting battalions for necessary specialized support tasks, such as intelligence, logistics, reconnaissance, and combat engineers. Most militaries standardize ideal organization strength for each type of division, encapsulated in a Table of Organization and Equipment (TO&E) which specifies exact assignments of units, personnel, and equipment for a division.The modern division became the primary identifiable combat unit in many militaries during the second half of the 20th century, supplanting the brigade; however, the trend started to reverse since the end of the Cold War. The peak use of the division as the primary combat unit occurred during World War II, when the belligerents deployed over a thousand divisions. With technological advances since then, the combat power of each division has increased.Types
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 combined arms units with subordinate 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.Infantry division
An “infantry division” is a military formation composed primarily of infantry units, also supported by units from other combat arms. In the Soviet Union and Russia, an infantry division is often referred to as a “rifle division”. A “motorised infantry” division is a division with a majority of infantry subunits transported on soft-skinned motor vehicles. A “mechanized infantry” division is a division with a majority of infantry subunits transported on armored personnel carriers (APCs) or infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) or both, or even some other class of armored fighting vehicles designed for the transportation of infantry. Mechanized infantry divisions in Nazi Germany were called ” divisions”. In Russia, they were known as “motor rifle divisions”.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 US divisions during World War II were infantry divisions.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 Volksgrenadier 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 Kriegsmarine to create “naval divisions”, which were of lower quality than the infantry divisions of the Heer. They also created ”Luftwaffe field divisions” from members of the Luftwaffe.Infantry divisions were sometimes given the responsibility of garrison 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.Galeotti Jane’s Intelligence Review 1997; Feskov et al. 2013.Cavalry division
For most nations, cavalry was deployed in smaller units and was not therefore organized into divisions, but for larger militaries, such as that of the British Empire, United States, First French Empire, France, German Empire, Nazi Germany, Russian Empire, Empire of Japan, Second Polish Republic and Soviet Union, 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 World War II.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: air cavalry or airmobile, relying on helicopter mobility, and armored cavalry, based on an autonomous armored formation. The former was pioneered by the 11th Air Assault Division (Test), formed on 1 February 1963 at Fort Benning, Georgia. On 29 June 1965, the division was renamed the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), before its departure for the Vietnam War.After the end of the Vietnam War, the 1st Cavalry Division was reorganised and re-equipped with tanks and armored scout vehicles to form armored cavalry.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.“Light divisions” were German horse cavalry divisions organized early in World War II which included motorized units.Armored division{{anchor|Armoured division}}
File:Priest of 3rd Infantry Division in UK, 1944 (H 37994).jpg|thumb|right|A Priest 105mm self-propelled gun of British 3rd Infantry Division, 1944]]The development of the tank during World War I 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 AFVs (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.The terms “tank division” or “mechanized division” are alternative names for armored divisions. A “Panzer division” was an armoured division of the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS of Germany during World War II.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.Mountain division
Mountain divisions are infantry divisions given special training and equipment to operate in hilly, mountainous or arctic areas. Some examples of these formations include the US 10th Mountain Division, the German 1st Ski Division or the French 27th Alpine Infantry Division.Nazi Germany also organized ”Jäger divisions” to operate in more adverse terrain.Italian Mountain divisions are called “Alpini’’ divisions”.Airborne division
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).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 manned by volunteers rather than conscripts.The German 1st Parachute Division, which was part of the Luftwaffe and not the Heer, was instrumental in the 1941 Battle of Crete. US and British airborne troops first participated during the 1943 invasion of Sicily.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} The use of airborne divisions during the Invasion of Normandy was crucial to its success. Further allied paratroop operations were made during the 1944 Operation Market Garden and the 1945 Operation Varsity.When not being used for a specific airborne mission, airborne divisions usually functioned as light infantry divisions.An “air assault division” is an airborne division that mainly uses helicopters to transport its troops.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}Artillery division
The Soviet Union developed the concept of the specialized “artillery division” during the Eastern Front of the Second World War in 1942, although plans were in place since the later stages of the Russian Civil War. 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.Security division
Nazi Germany organized Security divisions to operate in captured territory to provide rear-echelon security against partisans 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 Polizei divisions”.The Soviet Union’s People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs (the NKVD) organized security divisions (see (:Category:Divisions of the NKVD in World War II)). In a few cases, NKVD divisions were employed in front-line combat as rifle divisions.Zaloga, Steven J. The Red Army of the Great Patriotic War, 1941â45, Osprey Publishing, (1989), pp. 21â22Nomenclature
Divisions are commonly designated by combining an ordinal number 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 (wikt:nomenclature|nomenclature), with divisions of the Italian Army 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.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 cavalry division was structured the same way as an armored division.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 consists of two armored BCTs along with support troops, with no light infantry units at all. By contrast, the current 1st Armored Division consists of two armored BCTs and a Stryker BCT along with its support troops.Nevertheless, some US division types will retain their mission: The 82nd and 11th airborne divisions have airborne infantry BCTs, while the 10th Mountain Division has only light infantry BCTs.National organizations
Australia
Historically, the Australian Army has fielded a number of divisions. During World War I, a total of six infantry divisions were raised as part of the all-volunteer Australian Imperial Force: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th. The 1st Division and part of the 2nd saw service during the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915 before later taking part in the fighting on the Western Front between 1916 and 1918 along with the 3rd, 4th and 5th.{{harvnb|Grey|2008|p=100}} The 6th Division existed only briefly in 1917, but was disbanded without seeing combat to make up for manpower shortages in the other divisions.{{harvnb|Grey|2008|p=111}} Another infantry division, known as the New Zealand and Australian Division, was also formed from Australian and New Zealand troops and saw service at Gallipoli.{{harvnb|Grey| 2008|p=92}} Two divisions of Australian Light Horse were also formed â the Australian Mounted Division (which also included some British and French units) and the ANZAC Mounted Division â both of which served in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign during the war.{{harvnb|Grey|2008|pp=99 & 117}}File:Awm 005392 2nd11th.jpg|right|thumb|Members of the Australian 6th Division at TobrukTobrukIn 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.{{harvnb|Keogh|1965|p=37}} During World War II, the size of Australia’s force was expanded to eventually include 12 infantry divisions: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th. Of these, four â the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th â were raised as part of the all-volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force, while the others formed part of the Militia, and were maintained through a mixture of volunteers and conscripts. In addition to the infantry divisions, three armoured divisions were formed: 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The Australian divisions were used in various campaigns, ranging from North Africa, Greece,Syria and Lebanon, to the South West Pacific.{{harvnb|Johnston|2007|p=10}}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.WEB,www.army.gov.au/Who-we-are/Divisions-and-Brigades/1st-Division, 1st Division, Australian Army, 4 June 2013, CITEREF1st Division â Australian Army, dead,www.army.gov.au/Who-we-are/Divisions-and-Brigades/1st-Division," title="archive.today/20130615200549www.army.gov.au/Who-we-are/Divisions-and-Brigades/1st-Division,">archive.today/20130615200549www.army.gov.au/Who-we-are/Divisions-and-Brigades/1st-Division, 15 June 2013, {{harvnb|Palazzo|2002|p=194}}Bangladesh
File:Monogram of Bogra Cantonment Majhira.jpg|thumb|right|Headquarters of 11th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army near BograBograThe 9th Infantry Division was raised on 20 November 1975 in Dhaka as the first division of the Bangladesh Army. Currently, Bangladesh Army has ten infantry divisions 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:- 7th Infantry Division, headquartered at Sheikh Hasina cantonment, Patuakhali
- 9th Infantry Division, headquartered at Savar Cantonment, Dhaka
- 10th Infantry Division, headquartered at Ramu Cantonment, Cox’s Bazar
- 11th Infantry Division, headquartered at Bogra Cantonment, Bogra
- 17th Infantry Division, headquartered at Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet
- 19th Infantry Division, headquartered at Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment, Tangail
- 24th Infantry Division, headquartered at Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong
- 33rd Infantry Division, headquartered at Comilla Cantonment, Comilla
- 55th Infantry Division, headquartered at Jessore Cantonment, Jessore
- 66th Infantry Division, headquartered at Rangpur Cantonment, Rangpur
Brazil
The Brazilian Army currently has five army divisions: the 1st Army Division based in Rio de Janeiro and subordinated to the Eastern Military Command, the 2nd Army Division, based in São Paulo and subordinated to the Southeastern Military Command and 3rd Army Division, based in Santa Maria{{snd}} RS, the 5th Army Division based in Curitiba{{snd}} PR, the 6th Army Division based in Porto Alegre{{snd}} RS, the latter three being linked to the Southern Military Command and the 7th Army Division based in Recife{{snd}} PE subordinated to the Northeastern Military Command.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.Canada
The first division-sized formation raised by the Canadian military was the First Contingent of the Canadian Expeditionary Force; raised in 1914, it was renamed the Canadian Division in early 1915 when it took to the field, and became the 1st Canadian Division when a 2nd Canadian Division took to the field later that year. A 3rd Canadian Division and 4th Canadian Division saw service in France and Flanders, 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 Canadian Corps) were disbanded in 1919.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 Mediterranean between 1943 and early 1945; the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Divisions served in Northwest Europe. A Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Division were raised for service in Canada, with one brigade of the Sixth Division going to Kiska 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 occupation duty in Germany, organized parallel to the combatant Third Division, and a Sixth Canadian Division (Canadian Army Pacific Force) was undergoing formation and training for the invasion of Japan when the latter country surrendered in September 1945. All five combatant divisions, as well as the CAOF and CAPF, were disbanded by the end of 1946.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 Edmonton and one at Valcartier. This division was disbanded in April 1958.The First Canadian Division was reactivated in 1988 and served until the 1990s when the headquarters of the division was transformed into the Canadian Forces Joint Headquarters and placed under the control of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command. The CFJHQ was transformed back into Headquarters, 1st Canadian Division, on 23 June 2010, under command of the Canadian Joint Operations Command. The unit is based at Kingston. Canada currently has four other divisions and all these are under command of the Canadian Army.- (File:1 Canadian Infantry Division patch.svg|20px) 1st Canadian Division, headquarters is located in Kingston.
- (File:2nd Canadian Division formation patch.svg|20px) 2nd Canadian Division, headquarters is located in Montreal.
- (File:3rd Canadian Infantry Division Patch (Modern Correct Pantone).svg|20px) 3rd Canadian Division, headquarters is located in Edmonton.
- (File:4 Canadian Armoured Division patch.svg|20px) 4th Canadian Division, headquarters is located in Toronto.
- (File:5 Canadian Armoured Division patch.png|20px) 5th Canadian Division, headquarters is located in Halifax.
China
People’s Republic
The People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) is divided into five Theater Commands. The regular forces of the ground forces consist of 18 group armies: corps-size combined arms units each with 24,000â50,000 personnel. The group armies contained among them:- 25 infantry divisions
- 9 armored divisions
- 2 artillery divisions
National Revolutionary Army
The NRA Division ({{zh|c=æ´ç·¨å¸«, ç·¨å¶å¸«}}) was a military unit of the Republic of China. The original pattern of the infantry division organization of the early Republic was a square division. 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.Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937â1945) 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China.History of the Frontal War Zone in the Sino-Japanese War, published by Nanjing University Press.In the mid-1930s, the Nationalist government with the help of German advisors attempted to modernize their army and intended to form sixty Reorganized Divisions 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 triangular divisions as part of their effort to simplify the command structure and placed them under Corps, 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 200th Division).Colombia
In the Colombian Army, 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:- 1st Division (Santa Marta) â Its jurisdiction covers the Northern Region of Colombia in which there are the departments of Cesar, La Guajira, Magdalena, Sucre, BolÃvar and Atlántico.
- 2nd Division (Bucaramanga) â Its jurisdiction covers the north eastern Colombia in which there are the departments of Norte de Santander, Santander and Arauca.
- 3rd Division (Popayán) â 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.
- 4th Division (Villavicencio) â Its jurisdiction covers the eastern region of Colombia in which there are the departments of Meta, Guaviare, and part of Vaupés.
- 5th Division (Bogotá) â Its jurisdiction covers the Central Region of Colombia in which there are the departments of Cundinamarca, Boyaca, Huila and Tolima.
- 6th Division (Florencia) â Its jurisdiction covers the southern region of Colombia in which there are the departments of Amazonas, Caquetá, Putumayo and southern Vaupés.
- 7th Division (Medellin) â Its jurisdiction covers the western region of Colombia in which there are the departments of Cordoba, Antioquia, and part of the Chocó.
- 8th Division (Yopal) â Its jurisdiction covers the northeastern region of Colombia in which there are the departments of Casanare, Arauca, Vichada, GuainÃa, and the municipalities of Boyaca of Cubará, Pisba, Paya, Labranzagrande and Pajarito.
Egypt
In the Egyptian Army, 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 Egyptian Army 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.- 2nd Infantry Division (Egypt){{snd}} One of the oldest units in the Egyptian Army, formed in 1947 and currently part of the Central Military Region (Egypt) the division was originally foot infantry but turned into mechanized in the late 1980s.
- 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division (Egypt){{snd}} formed in 1951 as foot infantry and was fully mechanized in 1972. Currently part of the Northern Military Region (Egypt) alongside the 11th independent armored brigade. The division saw service in the Gulf War alongside the Egyptian 4th Armored Division during Operation Desert Shield.
- 7th Mechanized Infantry Division{{snd}} formed as foot infantry division in the mid-1960s (before Six-Day War). Currently a part of the Second Army (Egypt).
- 16th Mechanized Infantry Division{{snd}} formed in 1972 and participated in October 1973 War and currently part of the Second Army (Egypt)
- 18th Mechanized Infantry Division{{snd}} formed in 1972 and played a vital role in the October 1973 War as it accomplished its task of storming the El Qantara fortified points of the Bar Lev Line 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 Second Army (Egypt)
- 19th Infantry Division{{snd}} Formed in 1972 and participated in October 1973 War and considered one of the most notable units of the Egyptian Army due to its heroic actions during October 1973 War where it was the only division to not lose a single battle. One of these battles was Battle of Suez. Currently part of the Third Army (Egypt).
- 20th Palestinian/Gaza Division during Suez Crisis.
- 23rd Mechanized Infantry Division{{snd}} formed in 1972 and participated in the October 1973 War. Currently part of the Third Army (Egypt)
- 33rd Mechanized Infantry Division{{snd}} formed in the early 2000s and currently part of the Western Military Region (Egypt).
- 4th Armoured Division (Egypt){{snd}} the Division is considered one of the greatest, respected and oldest active formations in the Egyptian Army. It was formed in 1956 and participated in all of Egypt’s modern conflicts and because of that, the division is nicknamed the Knights of Egypt and Crown of the Third Army. Its most notable service was during October 1973 War 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.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} 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.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} Still part of Third Army.
- 6th Armored Division{{snd}} formed in the mid-1960s as a Mechanized Division then by the late 1990s it was transformed into Armored Division. Currently part of the Second Army (Egypt).
- 9th Armored Division{{snd}} formed in 1987 with the main objective of protecting Southern Cairo and currently serves as part of the Central Military Region (Egypt).
- 21st Armored Division{{snd}} formed in the mid-1960s and participated in the Six-Day War and October 1973 War. Currently serving in the Western Military Region (Egypt).
France
{{See also|Structure of the French Army}}On 1 July 1999, all French divisions were disbanded or converted into brigades. Four Task force headquarters (état-major de force) were created in order to oversee NATO standard divisions in case of emergency.The divisional level (niveau divisionnaire) was reintroduced on 1 July 2016. The French Army has now two active combined divisions:- 1{{sup|re}} division (HQ in Besançon)
- 3{{sup|e}} division (HQ in Marseille)
- Commandement du renseignement (Strasbourg)
- Commandement des systèmes d’information et de communication (Cesson-Sévigné)
- Commandement de la logistique (Lille, Montlhéry)
- Commandement de la maintenance des forces (Lille, Versailles)
- Commandement de l’Aviation légère de l’Armée de terre (Vélizy â Villacoublay Air Base)
- Commandement des forces spéciales Terre (Pau)
- Commandement de la Légion étrangère (Aubagne)
- Commandement Terre pour le territoire national (Paris)
- Commandement de l’entraînement et des écoles du combat interarmes (Mourmelon-le-Grand)
- Commandement des ressources humaines et de la formation (Tours)
- Service de la maintenance industrielle terrestre (Versailles)
Germany
The German Army has three divisions:- (File:1. Panzerdivision (Bundeswehr).svg|20px) 1st Panzerdivision, stationed in Hannover.
- (File:10. Panzerdivision (Bundeswehr).svg|20px) 10th Panzerdivision, stationed in Sigmaringen.
- (File:Division Spezielle Operationen (Bundeswehr).svg|20px) Rapid Forces Division, stationed in Veitshöchheim.
India
An Indian Army division is intermediate between a corps and a brigade. 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 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.Indonesia
The Indonesian Army has 3 infantry divisions (Indonesian: Divisi Infanteri) within the Kostrad 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 “Kodams”, which are equivalent to divisions and are similarly organized as infantry divisions. The infantry divisions from the Kostrad are:- (File:Divif 1.svg|22px) 1st Kostrad Infantry Division at Depok, West Java
- (File:Divif 2.svg|22px) 2nd Kostrad Infantry Division at Malang, East Java
- (File:Divif 3.svg|22px) 3rd Kostrad Infantry Division at Gowa, South Sulawesi
- (File:Lambang Kodam Bukit Barisan.webp|22px) I Military Regional Command/Bukit Barisan at Medan, North Sumatra
- (File:Lambang Kodam Sriwijaya.svg|22px) II Military Regional Command/Sriwijaya at Palembang, South Sumatra
- (File:Lambang Kodam Siliwangi.png|22px) III Military Regional Command/Siliwangi at Bandung, West Java
- (File:Lambang Kodam Diponegoro.png|22px) IV Military Regional Command/Diponegoro at Semarang, Central Java
- (File:Lambang Kodam Brawijaya.svg|22px) V Military Regional Command/Brawijaya at Surabaya, East Java
- (File:Lambang Kodam Mulawarman.png|22px) VI Military Regional Command/Mulawarman at Balikpapan, East Kalimantan
- (File:Lambang Kodam Udayana.svg|22px) IX Military Regional Command/Udayana at Denpasar, Bali
- (File:Lambang Kodam Tanjungpura.png|22px) XII Military Regional Command/Tanjungpura at Kubu Raya Regency, West Kalimantan
- (File:Lambang Kodam Merdeka.png|22px) XIII Military Regional Command/Merdeka at Manado, North Sulawesi
- (File:Lambang Kodam Hasanuddin.svg|22px) XIV Military Regional Command/Hasanuddin at Makassar, South Sulawesi
- (File:Lambang Kodam Pattimura.png|22px) XVI Military Regional Command/Pattimura at Ambon, Maluku
- (File:Lambang Kodam Cenderawasih.png|22px) XVII Military Regional Command/Cenderawasih at Jayapura, Papua
- (File:Lambang Kodam Kasuari.png|22px) XVIII Military Regional Command/Kasuari at Manokwari, West Papua
- (File:Lambang Kodam Jaya.png|22px) Military Regional Command Jayakarta at East Jakarta, Jakarta
- (File:Lambang Kodam Iskandar Muda.png|22px) Military Regional Command Iskandar Muda at Banda Aceh, Aceh
- 1st Marine Forces (Pasmar-1) at Sidoarjo, East Java
- 2nd Marine Forces (Pasmar-2) at Cilandak, South Jakarta
- 3rd Marine Forces (Pasmar-3) at Sorong, West Papua
Israel
The Israeli Defense Forces operates 11 divisions of various sizes that are separated into three categories: regular, territorial and reserve. Regardless of type divisions are organized into brigades.Regular divisions: Territorial divisions:- 80th Territorial Division (Negev)
- 91st Territorial Division (Galilee)
- 143rd Territorial Division (Gaza)
- 210th Territorial Division (Bashan)
- 877th Territorial Division (Judea and Samaria)
- 98th Paratrooper Division (Reserve)
- 99th Infantry Division (Reserve)
- 146th Armored Division (Reserve)
- 252nd Armored Division (Reserve)
Japan
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force divisions are combined arms 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 lieutenant general.JGSDF currently has nine active duty divisions (one armored, eight infantry):- (File:JGSDF 1st Division.svg|20px) 1st Division, in Nerima
- (File:JGSDF 2nd Division.svg|20px) 2nd Division, in Asahikawa
- (File:JGSDF 3rd Division.svg|20px) 3rd Division, in Itami
- (File:JGSDF 4th Division.svg|20px) 4th Division, in Kasuga
- (File:JGSDF 6th Division.svg|20px) 6th Division, in Higashine
- (File:JGSDF 7th Division.svg|20px) 7th Division (Armored), in Chitose
- (File:JGSDF 8th Division.svg|20px) 8th Division, in Kumamoto
- (File:JGSDF 9th Division.svg|20px) 9th Division, in Aomori
- (File:JGSDF 10th Division.svg|20px) 10th Division, in Nagoya
Pakistan
An Army division in the Pakistan Army 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.Philippines
The Philippine Army is currently organized into 11 Infantry Divisions and 1 Mechanized Infantry Division across the Archipelago. A division is usually led by a major general and comprises 3-4 Brigades of infantry or armor.- 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division
- 2nd Infantry “Jungle Fighter” Division
- 3rd Infantry “Spearhead Troopers” Division
- 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division
- 5th Infantry “Star” Division
- 6th Infantry “Kampilan” Division
- 7th Infantry “Kaugnay” Division
- 8th Infantry “Storm Trooper” Division
- 9th Infantry “Spear” Division
- 10th Infantry “Agila” Division
- 11th Infantry “Alakdan” Division
- Armor “Pambato” Division
Russia
USSR
{{Unreferenced section|date=October 2010}}In the Soviet Armed Forces, a division (, дивизиÑ) 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.There is also a similarly sounding unit of military organization in Russian military terminology, called divizion (дивизион). A divizion is used to refer to an artillery or cavalry battalion, a specific part of a ship’s crew (, ‘ship battalion’), or a group of naval vessels ().In Imperial Russia, infantry formations were designated as (), ‘infantry’. But on 11 October 1918, all such formations in the new Red Army were re-designated as (), ‘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.Charles C. Sharp, “Red Legions”, Soviet Rifle Divisions Formed Before June 1941, Soviet Order of Battle World War II, vol. VIII, Nafziger, 1996, p 1 The new designation also hearkened back to the Streltsy of the 16th to early 18th Centuries, which were also elite troops.All Soviet Army infantry, cavalry (until the 1950s) and tank divisions were organized in accordance with a shtat (“state”; establishment):- Division HQ
- 3 infantry, cavalry or tank regiments (with an additional infantry (motor rifle) or tank regiment depending on divisional specialization)
- Divisional artillery brigade or later just one artillery regiment (horse artillery regiment and tachanka battalion for cavalry)
- One light and one heavy howitzer field artillery regiment for brigades
- Divisional tactical ballistic missile battalion/brigade
- Divisional anti-air defense artillery regiment or battalion (air defense guns, later argumented by air defense surface to air missile battalions)
- Divisional anti-tank artillery battalion
- Combat and service support companies or battalions
- CBRN defense
- Combat engineers
- Divisional reconnaissance
- Medical company
- Rear services (including transport)
- Signals
- Electronic warfare
Russian Federation
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.Robinson, Colin. “Suvorov’s ‘Invisible’ Divisions: A Preliminary Assessment.” The Journal of Slavic Military Studies 30, no. 3 (July 3, 2017): 399â409.doi.org/10.1080/13518046.2017.1341771.
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.
From 1989 the Soviet and Russian Ground Forces organized a total of eight Machine-Gun Artillery Divisions: the 18th Machine Gun Artillery Division; 122nd Guards Machine-Gun Artillery Division; 126th; 127th; 128th; 129th Guards; 130th; and 131st Guards Machine-Gun Artillery Divisions.WEB,www.ww2.dk/new/army/msd/msd.htm, Motorised Rifle Divisions, A 1997 report said they were generally composed of four brigades with a total of 12 battalions, including a mecanised regiment in each brigade, though later data suggests this was inaccurate.Galeotti Jane’s Intelligence Review 1997; Feskov et al 2013. Later data indicates that fortified areas were disestablished and converted to Machine-Gun Artillery Regiments which then joined the new MGADs.WEB,www.ww2.dk/new/army/msd/135msd.htm, 135th Motorised Rifle Division, After the 2008 Russian military reforms, most active divisions were disbanded or converted into brigades.Since 2013, several divisions were reactivated. In 2020, the Russian Ground Forces have 10 divisions : - 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division in Moscow
- 3rd Motor Rifle Division in Valuyki
- 4th Guards Tank Division in Naro-Fominsk
- 18th Machine Gun Artillery Division in Goryachiye Klyuchi
- 19th Motor Rifle Division in Vladikavkaz
- 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division in Khankala
- 90th Guards Tank Division in Chebarkul
- 127th Motor Rifle Division in Sergeyevka, Primorsky Krai
- 144th Motor Rifle Division in Yelnya
- 150th Motor Rifle Division in Novocherkassk
- (File:Russian 7th Airborne Division patch.svg|20px) 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division in Novorossiysk
- (File:Russian 76th Airborne Division patch.svg|18px) 76th Guards Air Assault Division in Pskov
- (File:Russian 98th Airborne Division patch.svg|20px) 98th Guards Airborne Division in Ivanovo
- (File:Russian 106th Airborne Division patch.svg|20px) 106th Guards Airborne Division in Tula
- 7th Guards Rocket Division at Vypolzovo
- 8th Rocket Division at Pervomaysky, Kirov Oblast
- 13th Red Banner Rocket Division at Dombarovskiy
- 14th Rocket Division at Yoshkar-Ola
- 28th Guards Rocket Division at Kozelsk
- 29th Guards Rocket Division at Irkutsk
- 35th Rocket Division at Barnaul
- 39th Guards Rocket Division at Novosibirsk
- 42nd Rocket Division at Nizhniy Tagil
- 54th Guards Rocket Division at Teykovo
- 60th Rocket Division at Tatischevo
- 62nd Rocket Division at Uzhur
- (File:Separate division operational use.jpg|22px) Separate Operational Purpose Division in Moscow.
South Africa
South Africa has fielded several infantry and armoured divisions in its military history:- 1 Infantry Division for battles waged in the North African theatre from 1940 to 1943.
- 2 Infantry Division also for the engagements of North Africa from 1940 to 1942.
- 6 Armoured Division for the Italian Campaign of 1943 to 1945.
- 7 Infantry Division for the Border War fought in Southern Africa. It existed from 1965 to 1990 and consisted of three brigades.
- 8 Armoured Division also for the Border War and existed from 1974 to 1997 and consisted of three brigades.
- 9 Infantry Division was formed for geographical purposes but only existed for a short period from 1992 to 1997.
United Kingdom
(File:1 RRF engage Iraqi Army positions with their 81mm Mortars. Iraq. 26-03-2003 MOD 45142764.jpg|thumb|British soldiers from the 1st Armoured Division engage Iraqi Army positions with their 81mm mortar in Iraq, 26 March 2003.)In the British Army, a division is commanded by a major general with a WO1 as the Command Sergeant Major and may consist of three infantry, mechanised and/or armoured brigades and supporting units.Currently, the British Army has three active divisions:- 1st (United Kingdom) Division
- (File:British 3rd Infantry Division2.svg|22px) 3rd (United Kingdom) Division
- (File:6th (UK) Division badge (2019).svg|20px) 6th (United Kingdom) Division
- (File:British 2nd Infantry Division.svg|20px) 2nd Division â Scotland and Northern England, headquartered at Edinburgh
- 4th Division â Southern England, headquartered at Aldershot
- (File:5th UK Infantry Division.svg|20px) 5th Division â Wales, English Midlands and Eastern England, headquartered at Shrewsbury
- Guards and Parachute Division â 2022âpresent
- Scottish, Welsh and Irish Division â 2017âpresent
- King’s Division â 1968âpresent
- Queen’s Division â 1968âpresent
- Scottish Division â 1968â2017
- Prince of Wales’ Division â 1968â2017
- Light Division â 1968â2007
United States
{{See also|Divisions of the United States Army|List of United States Marine Corps divisions}}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 major general. Two divisions usually form a corps 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 fires brigades reorganizing to fill this role.WEB, Division Artillery returns to the Army,www.dvidshub.net/news/137039/division-artillery-returns-army#.VBjjzPldWK4, DVIDS, 17 September 2014, 23 July 2014, (File:10th Mountaineers advance on sniper.jpg|thumb|right|10th Mountaineers advance on a sniper.)The United States Army currently has eleven active divisions and one deployable division headquarters (7th Infantry Division):- (File:US 1st Infantry Division SSI.svg|16px) 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas
- (File:United States Army 1st Armored Division CSIB.svg|20px) 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas
- (File:1st Cavalry Division SSI (full color).svg|17px) 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Cavazos, Texas
- (File:2nd Infantry Division SSI (full color).svg|20px) 2nd Infantry Division at Camp Humphreys, South Korea and in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
- (File:3rd Infantry Division SSI (1918-2015).svg|20px) 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia and in Fort Moore, Georgia
- (File:4th Infantry Division SSI.svg|23px) 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado
- (File:7th Infantry Division SSI (1973-2015).svg|20px) 7th Infantry Division (Division Headquarters only) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
- (File:10th Mountain Division SSI.svg|19px) 10th Mountain Division (Light) at Fort Drum, New York and in Fort Johnson, Louisiana
- (File:11th Airborne Division Insignia 2022.png|17px) 11th Airborne Division at Joint Base ElmendorfâRichardson, Alaska
- (File:25th Infantry Division CSIB.svg|18px) 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
- (File:82nd Airborne Division CSIB.svg|18px) 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Liberty, North Carolina
- (File:US 101st Airborne Division patch.svg|18px) 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- (File:28th Infantry Division SSI (1918-2015).svg|20px) 28th Infantry Division, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania
- (File:29th Infantry Division SSI.svg|20px) 29th Infantry Division, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
- (File:34th ‘Red Bull’ Infantry Division SSI.svg|20px) 34th Infantry Division, Rosemount, Minnesota
- (File:35th Infantry Division SSI.svg|20px) 35th Infantry Division, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
- (File:36th Infantry Division CSIB.svg|17px) 36th Infantry Division, Camp Mabry, Texas
- (File:38th Infantry Division SSI.svg|18px) 38th Infantry Division, Indianapolis, Indiana
- (File:40th Infantry Division CSIB.svg|20px) 40th Infantry Division, Los Alamitos JFTB, California
- (File:42nd Infantry Division SSI.svg|20px) 42nd Infantry Division, Troy, New York
- (File:78th Infantry Division SSI.svg|20px) 78th Division (Operations), Joint Base McGuireâDixâLakehurst, New Jersey
- (File:86 Inf Div SSI.jpg|19px) 86th Division (Decisive Action), Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
- (File:US 91st Infantry Division.svg|17px) 91st Division (Operations), Fort Hunter Liggett, California
- (File:94th Regional Readiness Command SSI.svg|18px) 94th Division (Force Sustainment), Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia
- (File:95TrainingDivSSI SVG.svg|17px) 95th Division (Entry Training), Fort Sill, Oklahoma
- (File:98th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia.svg|19px) 98th Division (Entry Training), Fort Moore, Georgia
- (File:100th Infantry Division SSI.svg|19px) 100th Division (Operational Support), Fort Knox, Kentucky
- (File:102 INF DIV SSI.svg|20px) 102nd Division (Maneuver Support), Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
- (File:104TrngDivLdrTrngSSI.svg|20px) 104th Division (Leader Training), Fort Lewis, Washington
- (File:US 1st Marine Division SSI.svg|20px) 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, California.
- (File:2nd MarDiv.png|17px) 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
- (File:US 3d Marine Division SSI.svg|20px) 3rd Marine Division at Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan.
- (File:4THMARDIV.svg|22px) 4th Marine Division (Reserve) with units located throughout the United States and headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.
South Korea
Republic of Korea Army 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” (í¥í ë³´ë³ì¬ë¨, infantry divisions kept at a 40â50% manpower level, to be reinforced during national emergencies) and seven “Reserve Infantry Divisions” (ëìë³´ë³ì¬ë¨, infantry divisions kept at 10â20% 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.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 ROK Marine Corps tactical organization, but an active duty force of 29,000 is divided into two divisions, two brigades, and its supporting units.Mechanized infantry, infantry, Homeland Infantry, and Marine divisions are led by major generals, while Reserve Infantry Divisions are led by brigadier generals. As a general rule no major ROKAF formation contains the number four in its name.{{Why|reason=Why is four omitted?|date=September 2021}}{{further|Republic of Korea Army#Organization}}Venezuela
The Venezuelan Army 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.The divisions are:- 1st Infantry Division - with HQ in Maracaibo
- 2nd Infantry Division - HQ San Cristobal
- 3rd Infantry Division - HQ Caracas
- 4th Armored Division - HQ Maracay
- 5th Infantry Division (Jungle) - HQ Ciudad BolÃvar
- 9th Cavalry Division - HQ San Fernando de Apure
See also
Notes
{{reflist}}References
- BOOK, Van Creveld, Martin, The Art of War: War and Military Thought, London, Cassell, 2000, 0-304-35264-0,
- BOOK, Grey, Jeffrey, Jeffrey Grey, A Military History of Australia, 3rd, 2008, Cambridge University Press, Melbourne, 978-0-521-69791-0,
- BOOK, Johnston, Mark, Martin Windrow (consultant editor), The Australian Army in World War II, Elite, 2007, Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 978-1-84603-123-6,
- BOOK, Jones, Archer, The Art of War in the Western World, University of Illinois Press, 2000, 0-252-06966-8,
- BOOK, Keogh, Eustace, Eustace Graham Keogh, South West Pacific 1941â45, 1965, Grayflower Publications, Melbourne, 7185705,
- BOOK, Palazzo, Albert, 2002, Defenders of Australia: The 3rd Australian Division 1916â1991, Australian Military Historical Publications, Loftus, New South Wales, 1-876439-03-3,
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