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3rd Cavalry Division (United States)

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Active
  
1927–40

Branch
  
Regular Army

Country
  
United States

Type
  
Cavalry Division

3rd Cavalry Division (United States)

The United States Army's 3rd Cavalry Division was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units in the interwar period.

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The 3rd Cavalry Division was largely a "paper" formation existing from 1927 to 1940. Its units were never assembled in a single location. 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.

Organization (1927–33)

  • Headquarters & Headquarters Troop
  • 6th Cavalry Regiment (assigned 1927–39)
  • 10th Cavalry Regiment (assigned 1927–40)
  • 11th Cavalry Regiment (assigned 1927–33

    • Organization (1933–40)

  • Headquarters & Headquarters Troop
  • 6th Cavalry Regiment (converted to a non-divisional mechanized unit 1939)
  • 10th Cavalry Regiment (reassigned to 2nd Cavalry Division 1940)
  • 9th Cavalry Regiment (reassigned to 2nd Cavalry Division 1939)

    • References

    3rd Cavalry Division (United States) Wikipedia
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