1st Division (Colombia)
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The 1st Division (Spanish: Primera division del ejercito nacional de Colombia) is a Colombian National Army division consisting on two brigades; The 2nd Mechanized Brigade based in the city of Barranquilla and the 10th Mechanized Brigade based in the city of Valledupar.
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[edit] Units
[edit] 2nd Mechanized Brigade
- 4th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (based in Barranquilla)
- 5th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (based in Santa Marta)
- 6th Mountain Infantry Battalion
- 2nd Counter-Insurgency Battalion
- 2nd Military Police Battalion (based in Barranquilla)
- 2nd Engineer Battalion (based in Malambo)
- 2nd Combat Service Support Battalion (based in Barranquilla)
- Special Forces
- Magdalena Gaula Group
- Atlantico Gaula Group
[edit] 10th Mechanized Brigade
- Medium Tanks Battalion
- 2nd Mechanized Cavalry Battalion (based in Distracción)
- 6th Mechanized Battalion (Based in Riohacha)
- 7th Mountain Infantry Battalion
- 2nd Artillery Battalion (based in Valledupar)
- 10th Field Artillery Battalion
- 2nd Infrastructure Protection Battalion (based in Pailitas)
- 3rd Infrastructure Protection Battalion (based in Codazzi)
- 10th Combat Service Support Battalion
- Special Forces
- Cesar Gaula Group
- Guajira Gaula Group
[edit] Attachment
The 1st Division of the Colombian National Army also has the support of the 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group.