3rd Army Division (Peru)

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3rd Army Division
III División de Ejército
File:III División del Ejército del Perú.png
CountryPeru
BranchPeruvian Army
SizeDivision
GarrisonArequipa
NicknameIII DE
MottosDisciplina, Trabajo, Unión[1]
Anniversaries15 December
EngagementsInternal conflict in Peru
WebsiteFacebook
Commanders
Current
commander
Jorge Agramonte Aguilar[2]

The 3rd Army Division (Spanish: III División de Ejército) is a combined infantry division unit of the Peruvian Army (EP) that specialized in combat patrol in mountain forest terrain, combined arms, irregular warfare, jungle and mountain warfare, and maneuver warfare.

History

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The unit was created on 15 December 1961 and activated on the same date a year later, named as the 3rd Military Region (Spanish: III Región Militar). From 2002 until 2013 it was known as the Southern Military Region (Spanish: Región Militar del Sur).[3]

The unit's coat of arms features both Republican and Incan symbolism similar to that of other units, as well as the Misti, located in the outskirts of Arequipa.[4]

Organization

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The 3rd Army Division is formed by the following units:[5]

  • 3rd Armored Brigade
  • 6th Armored Brigade
  • 3rd Cavalry Brigade
  • 4th Mountain Brigade
  • 5th Mountain Brigade
  • 6th Special Forces Brigade
  • 3rd Divisional Communications Brigade
  • 3rd Divisional Air Defense Artillery
  • 1st Services Brigade
  • Anti-aircraft Rocket Group Crl. José Gálvez

See also

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References

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