The 3rd Division was formed on 31 August 1970 with six units under its command, which was then known as Area III Command HQ. On 1 May 1976, Area III Command was redesignated as the 3rd Singapore Infantry Division. It became the Singapore Army's first combined arms division on 21 March 1991 and has since been known as the 3rd Singapore Division. On 4 January 1995, the 3rd Division was reorganised to include both active and reservist units.[2] In December 2004, after the drawdown of the 1st People's Defence Force, the 3rd Division took command of the 1st People's Defence Force's former units.[3][4]
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^"Army Organisation Structure". Ministry of Defence (Singapore). 21 March 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^ ab"3rd Singapore Division". Ministry of Defence (Singapore). 4 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
^"Army News September 2011" (PDF). Singapore Army. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
^"3rd Division". Ministry of Defence Singapore. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
Huxley, Tim (2000). Defending the Lion City: the Armed Forces of Singapore. Allen & Unwin Pty LTD. ISBN1-86508-118-3.
November 02, 2023
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