3rd Cavalry Division (United States)
| 3rd Cavalry Division | |
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 Shoulder Sleeve Insignia | |
| Active | 1927–40 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Regular Army |
| Type | Cavalry Division |
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The United States Army's 3rd Cavalry Division was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units in the interwar period.
The 3rd Cavalry Division was largely a "paper" formation existing from 1927 to 1940. Its units never assembled in a single location or conducted large scale training. It was constituted in the Regular Army but most of the support elements were part of the Army Reserve. The 3rd Cavalry Division was located in the United States and never deployed overseas. The division's shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 17 February 1928. The Division was disbanded on 10 October 1940.[1]
Organization (1927–33)[]
- Headquarters & Headquarters Troop
- 5th Cavalry Brigade[2]
- 10th Cavalry Regiment (assigned 1927–40)
- 11th Cavalry Regiment (assigned 1927–33)
- 5th Machine Gun Squadron
- 6th Cavalry Brigade[3]
- 3rd Cavalry Regiment (assigned 1927–39)
- 6th Cavalry Regiment (assigned 1927–39)
- 6th Machine Gun Squadron
- Headquarters, Special Troops
- Headquarters Troop
- 3rd Signal Troop
- 16th Ordnance Company
- 13th Tank Company
- 84th Field Artillery Battalion
- 12th Engineer Battalion
- 3rd Medical Squadron
- 3rd Cavalry Division Train, Quartermaster Corps
- 44th Observation Squadron
Organization (1933–40)[]
- Headquarters & Headquarters Troop
- 5th Cavalry Brigade
- 9th Cavalry Regiment (reassigned to 2nd Cavalry Division 1939)
- 10th Cavalry Regiment (reassigned to 2nd Cavalry Division 1940)
- 6th Cavalry Brigade
- 3rd Cavalry Regiment (converted to a non-divisional mechanized unit 21 February 1942 )
- 6th Cavalry Regiment (converted to a non-divisional mechanized unit 1939)
- 6th Machine Gun Squadron
- Headquarters, Special Troops
- Headquarters Troop
- 3rd Signal Troop
- 16th Ordnance Company
- 13th Tank Company
- 3rd Reconnaissance Squadron
- 84th Field Artillery Battalion
- 12th Engineer Battalion
- 3rd Medical Squadron
- 18th Quartermaster Squadron
See also[]
- Formations of the United States Army
- List of armored regiments of the United States Army
References[]
- ^ http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/download/csipubs/OrderOfBattle/OrderofBattle2.pdf Archived 16 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine US Army Order of Battle 1919–1941 P572
- ^ http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/download/csipubs/OrderOfBattle/OrderofBattle2.pdf Archived 16 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine US Army Order of Battle 1919–1941 P599
- ^ http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/download/csipubs/OrderOfBattle/OrderofBattle2.pdf Archived 16 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine US Army Order of Battle 1919–1941 P599
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