Triangular Division

A triangular Division (English "Triangular Division"), or 3-unit division , is the name of the division of a division consisting of three infantry - regiments there.

history

Divisions in the current sense, both as a permanent administrative unit and as an independently operating unit of an army, emerged as a result of the French Revolution under the influence of the First Coalition War . In the following years, other European countries took over the division of their armies into divisions. Usually four infantry regiments were assigned to a division. Such a division is called a square division .

It was not until the First World War that the number of infantry regiments in a division was reduced to three in many European armies. The reason for this was, on the one hand, greater flexibility in the division (fewer men could be relocated more quickly), and on the other hand, the regiments that had become free were merged into new divisions, which suddenly increased the number of divisions in the respective armies.

The process of conversion lasted worldwide until World War II , in which the US Army was the last army to reduce its divisions to three regiments. In order to differentiate between divisions with three and four regiments, the term Square Division was created in English-speaking countries for a division with 4 regiments and Triangular Division (Triangular Division) for a division with 3 regiments.

After the end of the Cold War, attitudes changed: the brigade was now considered to be the smallest military unit that was able to operate independently. A modern brigade may have a lot more firepower than an outdated division, but the brigade is far less staffed. In addition to more combat power and fewer personnel, modern brigades should require less effort to relocate them, by ship or by plane.