3rd Cavalry Division (United States)

3rd Cavalry Division
200px Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active	1927–40
Country	United States
Branch	Regular Army
Type	Cavalry Division

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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 were never assembled in a single location. The 3rd Cavalry Division was located in the United States and never deployed overseas. The division's shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 17 February 1928.

Organization (1927–33)

• Headquarters & Headquarters Troop
• 6th Cavalry Regiment (assigned 1927–39)
• 10th Cavalry Regiment (assigned 1927–40)
• 11th Cavalry Regiment (assigned 1927–33

Organization (1933–40)

• Headquarters & Headquarters Troop
• 6th Cavalry Regiment (converted to a non-divisional mechanized unit 1939)
• 10th Cavalry Regiment (reassigned to 2nd Cavalry Division 1940)
• 9th Cavalry Regiment (reassigned to 2nd Cavalry Division 1939)

See also

• Formations of the United States Army
• Coats of arms of U.S. Armor and Cavalry Regiments