1st Division (Colombia)

1st Division of the Colombian National Army seal

Military Structure of 1st Division of 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 Brigade based in the city of Barranquilla and the 10th Armored Brigade based in the city of Valledupar. Its current commander is general , an infantry officer.

Units[]

2nd Brigade[]

• 2nd Brigade (Segunda Brigada), headquartered in the city of Barranquilla (Atlantico). Current Commanding Officer, Brigadier General Luis Mauricio Ospina Gutierrez. Area of Operations: Departments (States) of Atlantico, Magdalena, and the southern region of Bolivar. Approximately a total of 67 municipios (counties) located in the Colombian Caribbean Coast.
  • 4th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "General Antonio Nariño" (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)

Headquarters[]

1st Division Headquarters are located in the city of Santa Marta.

External links[]

• (in Spanish) 1st Division of the Colombian National Army
• Global Security: 1st Division of the Colombian National Army

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