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3rd Army Division (Peru)
Division of the Peruvian Army From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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History
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]
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Organization
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
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