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1st Division (Colombia)

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1st Division of the Colombian National Army seal
Structure of the 1st Division of the Colombian National Army.

The 1st Division (Spanish: Primera División del Ejército Nacional de Colombia) is a Colombian National Army division consisting on two brigades; The 2nd Mechanized Brigade based in the city of Santa Marta and the 10th Armored Brigade based in the city of Valledupar.

Units

2nd Mechanized Brigade

  • 2nd Mechanized Brigade HQ (Santa Marta)
    • 4th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (Malambo)
    • 5th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (Santa Marta)
    • 6th Mountain Infantry Battalion (Fundación)
    • 2nd Brigade Training Battalion (El Cenizo)
    • 2nd Military Police Battalion (Barranquilla)
    • 2nd Engineer Battalion (Malambo)
    • 2nd Combat Service Support Battalion (Barranquilla)
    • Gaula Group “Magdalena” (Santa Marta)
    • Gaula Group “Atlantico” (Barranquilla)

10th Armored Brigade

  • 10th Armored Brigade HQ (Valledupar)
    • Medium Tank Squadron “General Gustavo Matamoros D´Costa” (Uribia)
    • 2nd Mechanized Cavalry Squadron (Buenavista)
    • 6th Mechanized Battalion (Riohacha)
    • 7th Mountain Infantry Battalion (Codazzi)
    • 10th Brigade Training Battalion (La Loma-El Paso)
    • 2nd Artillery Battalion (Valledupar)
    • 10th Field Artillery Battalion (Buenavista)
    • 10th Engineer Battalion (Valledupar)
    • 2nd Infrastructure Protection Battalion (La Jagua de Ibirico)
    • 3rd Infrastructure Protection Battalion (Curumaní)
    • 10th Combat Service Support Battalion (Valledupar)
    • Gaula Group “Cesar” (Valledupar)
    • Gaula Group “Guajira” (Riohacha)

Divisional Support

1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group based in Santa Marta.