1st Division (Colombia)
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Division (military)
A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...
consisting on two brigades; The 2nd Brigade based in the city of Barranquilla
Barranquilla
Barranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's...
and the 10th Armored Brigade based in the city of Valledupar
Valledupar
Valledupar is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Cesar Department and was founded in 1550 by the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Santana. Its name, Valle de Upar , was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; Cacique Upar...
its actual commander is general Ricardo Melo Quijano an infantry officer.
2nd Mechanized Brigade
- 2nd Mechanized Brigade HQ (Santa MartaSanta MartaSanta Marta is the capital city of the Colombian department of Magdalena in the Caribbean Region. It was founded in July 29, 1525 by the Spanish conqueror Rodrigo de Bastidas, which makes it the oldest remaining city in Colombia...
)- 4th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (Malambo)
- 5th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (Santa Marta)
- 6th Mountain Infantry Battalion (FundaciónFundaciónFundación is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. Its people are known as Fundanenses. The primary economic activity is livestock-raising, for production of both meat and milk. Other crops are: corn, yuca, oranges, bananas, beans, sesame, sorghum, rice, tomatoes,...
) - 2nd Brigade Training Battalion (El Cenizo)
- 2nd Military Police Battalion (BarranquillaBarranquillaBarranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's...
) - 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 (ValleduparValleduparValledupar is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Cesar Department and was founded in 1550 by the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Santana. Its name, Valle de Upar , was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; Cacique Upar...
)- Medium Tank Squadron “General Gustavo Matamoros D´Costa” (UribiaUribia, La GuajiraUribia is town and municipality of the Colombian Department of La Guajira. It is the youngest municipality of this Department since the year 2000. Northern Zone of the Cerrejón coal mines are located in this municipality. The municipality also contains the Serranía de Macuira mountain range which...
) - 2nd Mechanized Cavalry Squadron (BuenavistaBuenavista, QuindíoBuenavista is a municipality in the south-central part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is known and named for the spectacular view over the department. The township is located 33 km south of the departmental capital Armenia....
) - 6th Mechanized Battalion (RiohachaRiohachaRiohacha, Rio Hacha or Rio de la Hacha , is a city in the Riohacha Municipality in the northern Caribbean Region of Colombia by the mouth of the Ranchería River and the Caribbean sea, capital city of the La Guajira Department. Founded by conquistador Nikolaus Federmann in 1535, Riohacha was named...
) - 7th Mountain Infantry Battalion (CodazziCodazziAgustín Codazzi or Codazzi, is a city and municipality of the Department of Cesar. It was founded in 1784 by the Spanish Captain Salvador Felix de Arias with the name of El Pueblito del Espiritu Santo but later renamed after the Italian cartographer, Giovanni Battista Agostino Codazzi, who died in...
) - 10th Brigade Training Battalion (La Loma-El PasoEl Paso, CesarEl Paso is a municipality in the Cesar Department of Colombia. El Paso is mostly known for having the second largest coal mine in Colombia, located in the corregimiento of La Loma.-Eyimology:...
) - 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 (CurumaníCurumaníCurumaní is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Cesar.-External links:...
) - 10th Combat Service Support Battalion (Valledupar)
- Gaula Group “Cesar” (Valledupar)
- Gaula Group “Guajira” (Riohacha)
- Medium Tank Squadron “General Gustavo Matamoros D´Costa” (Uribia