2nd Division of the Colombian National Army
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Division (military)
A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...
based in the city of Bucaramanga
Bucaramanga
Bucaramanga is a Colombian city, and capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest city economy and sixth largest population in Colombia, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan area...
consisting on three brigade
Brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...
s; The 5th Brigade based in Bucaramanga, the 23rd Mobile Brigade based in San José de Cúcuta
Cúcuta
Cúcuta is a Colombian city, capital of Norte de Santander, in the northeast of the country. Due to its proximity to the Colombian-Venezuelan border, Cúcuta is an important commercial center. The city has the constitutional category of Special District. It is located at the most active...
, the 30th Brigade based in Cúcuta
Cúcuta
Cúcuta is a Colombian city, capital of Norte de Santander, in the northeast of the country. Due to its proximity to the Colombian-Venezuelan border, Cúcuta is an important commercial center. The city has the constitutional category of Special District. It is located at the most active...
. The division is supported by the 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group, 7th Special Forces Group and 8th Special Forces Group.
5th Mechanized Brigade
- 5th Brigade HQ (BucaramangaBucaramangaBucaramanga is a Colombian city, and capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest city economy and sixth largest population in Colombia, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan area...
)- 14th Infantry Battalion (Bucaramanga)
- 40th Infantry Battalion (San Vicente de ChucuríSan Vicente de ChucuríSan Vicente de Chucurí is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.-External links:...
) - 41st Infantry Battalion (CimitarraCimitarraCimitarra is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia....
) - 48th Jungle Infantry Battalion (Santa Rosa del SurSanta Rosa del SurSan Rosa del Sur is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia....
) - 5th Brigade Training Battalion (AguachicaAguachicaAguachica, is a small city and municipality in the southern region of the Cesar Department, Colombia. It was officially founded on August 16, 1748 by José Lázaro de Rivera.-Geography:...
) - 5th Artillery Battalion (El SocorroSocorro, SantanderSocorro is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. It was founded in 1681 by Don José de Archila and Don José Díaz Sarmiento.The town was very influential in the history of Colombia...
) - 2nd Air Defense Battalion (BarrancabermejaBarrancabermejaBarrancabermeja is a city and municipality in Santander Department, in northeastern Colombia. It is located on the banks of the Magdalena River in the Middle Magdalena region, 110 km west of Bucaramanga. Founded in 1536, Barrancabermeja is home of the biggest petroleum refinery in Colombia,...
) - 5th Engineer Battalion (Bucaramanga)
- 7th Infrastructure Protection Battalion (Barrancabermeja)
- 5th Combat Service Support Battalion (Bucaramanga)
- Gaula Group "Santander" (Bucaramanga)
23rd Mobile Brigade
- 23rd Mobile Brigade HQ (San José de CúcutaCúcutaCúcuta is a Colombian city, capital of Norte de Santander, in the northeast of the country. Due to its proximity to the Colombian-Venezuelan border, Cúcuta is an important commercial center. The city has the constitutional category of Special District. It is located at the most active...
)- 125th Counterinsurgency Battalion (HacariHacariHacari is a Colombian municipality located in the department of North Santander.-References:...
) - 126th Counterinsurgency Battalion (San CalixtoSan CalixtoSan Calixto is a Colombian municipality located in the department of North Santander.-References:...
) - 127th Counterinsurgency Battalion (El TarraEl TarraEl Tarra is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of North Santander.-References:...
) - 128th Counterinsurgency Battalion (Teorema)
- 44th Service Company (San José de Cúcuta)
- 125th Counterinsurgency Battalion (Hacari
30th Brigade
- 30th Brigade HQ (CúcutaCúcutaCúcuta is a Colombian city, capital of Norte de Santander, in the northeast of the country. Due to its proximity to the Colombian-Venezuelan border, Cúcuta is an important commercial center. The city has the constitutional category of Special District. It is located at the most active...
)- 5th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron (San José de Cúcuta)
- 13th Infantry Battalion (PamplonaPamplona, ColombiaPamplona is a municipality and city in Norte de Santander, Colombia.-Colonization:Nueva Pamplona del Valle del Espíritu Santo, the name by which Don Pedro de Ursúa and Don Ortún Velasco de Velázquez paid tribute to the capital of the province of Navarre in Spain, was founded on 1 November 1549...
) - 15th Infantry Battalion (Ocana)
- 30th Brigade Training Battalion
- 46th Counter-Insurgency Battalion (TibuTibúTibú is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of North Santander.-History:The area of present day Tibú was established as a camp basement by oil companies who first arrived in the area in 1945. On March 8, 1945 the Council of Cúcuta approved the creation of the corregimiento...
) - 10th Infrastructure Protection Battalion (ConvenciónConvenciónConvención is a Colombian municipality located in the department of North Santander.-References:...
) - 30th Combat Service Support Battalion (San José de Cúcuta)
Divisional Support
- 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (Bucaramanga)
- 7th Special Forces Group
- 8th Special Forces Group