3rd Cavalry Division (United States)

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

3rd Cavalry Division
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active1927–1940
CountryUnited States
BranchRegular Army
TypeCavalry Division
U.S. Cavalry Divisions
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The United States Army's 3rd Cavalry Division was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units in the interwar period.

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 "Regular Army Inactive" (RAI) units manned with Organized Reserve personnel. The 3rd Cavalry Division never deployed overseas. The Division was disbanded on 10 October 1940.[1]

  1. ^ http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/download/csipubs/OrderOfBattle/OrderofBattle2.pdf Archived 16 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine US Army Order of Battle 1919–1941 P572