1st Division (Colombia)

The 1st Division (Spanish: Primera División del Ejército Nacional de Colombia) is a Colombian National Army division consisting on two brigades; The 2nd Brigade based in the city of Barranquilla and the 10th Armored Brigade based in the city of Valledupar.

Its current commander is Brigadier General Royer Gómez Herrera.

[2] The modern 1st Division of the Colombian National Army was activated on February 19, 1983 in the city of Barranquilla, composing of the 2nd Brigade, based in the same city, and 4th Brigade, based in Medellín.

The General Staff of the First Division in 1984 is consisted of: the Division Commander: Major General Josué Leal Barrera, Chief of Staff: Colonel Hernán José Guzmán Rodríguez, Officer G-1 and G-4: Colonel Luis Guerrero Martínez, Officer G-3: Lieutenant Colonel Norberto Adrada Córdoba, Officer G-2: Lieutenant Colonel Tito Rico Busto, and Officer G-5 and Adjutant: Major Harold Hidalgo.

[2] Currently, the 1st Division has two units under its command: the 2nd Brigade and the 10th Armored Brigade, with a total strength 20,000 soldiers; it is responsible for the Colombian departments of Atlántico, Magdalena, Cesar, La Guajira and southern Bolívar.