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.

Not to be confused with 3rd Cavalry Regiment (United States).

3rd Cavalry Division
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active1927–40
CountryUnited States
BranchRegular Army
TypeCavalry Division
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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 October 10th, 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)
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See also
  • Formations of the United States Army
  • List of armored regiments of the United States Army

References
  1. http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/download/csipubs/OrderOfBattle/OrderofBattle2.pdf US Army Order of Battle 1919-1941 P572
  2. http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/download/csipubs/OrderOfBattle/OrderofBattle2.pdf US Army Order of Battle 1919-1941 P599
  3. http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/download/csipubs/OrderOfBattle/OrderofBattle2.pdf US Army Order of Battle 1919-1941 P599


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