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ARVN Airborne Division Vietnam War Order of Battle

ARVN Airborne Division

1st Airborne Brigade

1st Battalion, 1st Airborne Brigade

8th Battalion, 1st Airborne Brigade

11th Airborne Battalion

7th Airborne Ranger Bn

2nd Airborne Brigade

5th Battalion, 2nd Airborne Brigade

12th Airborne Battalion

10th Airborne Battalion

9th Airborne Ranger Battalion

3rd Airborne Brigade

2nd Battalion, 3rd Airborne Brigade

3rd Battalion, 3rd Airborne Brigade

6th Battalion, 3rd Airborne Brigade

4th Airborne Ranger Battalion

Division Support

101st Airborne Engineer Battalion

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Division Artillery Support

1st Battalion, 101st ARVN Airborne Artillery Regiment

2nd Battalion, 101st ARVN Airborne Artillery Regiment

3rd Battalion, 101st ARVN Airborne Artillery Regiment

Notes: A branch of the VNAF which was formed by the French as the Airborne Group in 1955. Brigade

strength by 1959, formed as division in 1965. Based at Tan Son Nhut airbase but used as a fire brigade

throughout South Viet Nam. Included 9 Airborne Battalions, The division fought in Cambodia 1970 and

in Laos 1971. Used as brigade Groups in 1975, 1st at Xuan Loc, then at Phan Rang and again at Nha

Trang. An elite formation.

Primary Sources:

"Vietnam Order of Battle" by Shelby L. Stanton

"The Development and Training of the South Vietnamese Army 1950-1972" Vietnam Studies Series

published by Department of the Army

"South Vietnam on Trial" The Vietnam Experience series by Boston Publishing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam)