3rd Division (Singapore)

The 3rd Singapore Division commonly known as 3rd Division is a combined arms division of the Singapore Army.

History
The 3rd Singapore Division was formed on 31 August 1970 under the name of Area III Command. On 1 May 1976, Area III Command was officially re-designated as 3rd Singapore Infantry Division. On 21 March 1991, 3rd Singapore Division was inaugurated as the first combined arms division in the Singapore Army. Following the drawdown of 1 People's Defence Force in December 2004, 3rd Singapore Division took command of the former's units.

Organisation

 * 3rd Singapore Infantry Brigade
 * 2nd Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment
 * 5th Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment
 * 648th Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment
 * 5th Singapore Infantry Brigade
 * 24th Singapore Infantry Brigade
 * 30th Singapore Infantry Brigade
 * 8th Singapore Armoured Brigade
 * 40th Battalion, Singapore Armoured Regiment
 * 41st Battalion, Singapore Armoured Regiment
 * 3rd Division Artillery
 * 20th Battalion, Singapore Artillery
 * 21st Battalion, Singapore Artillery
 * 3rd Division Support Command
 * 30th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers
 * 321st Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers
 * 17th Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) Battalion
 * 3rd Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Battalion
 * 3rd Divisional Air Defence Artillery Battalion