What is the meaning of division?

(DoD, NATO) An organizational part of a headquarters that handles military matters of a particular nature, such as personnel, intelligence, plans, and training, or supply and evacuation.
(DoD, NATO) A tactical unit/formation as follows: a. A major administrative and tactical unit/formation which combines in itself the necessary arms and services required for sustained combat, larger than a regiment/brigade and smaller than a corps. b. A number of naval vessels of similar type grouped together for operational and administrative command, or a tactical unit of a naval aircraft squadron, consisting of two or more sections. c. An air division is an air combat organization normally consisting of two or more wings with appropriate service units. The combat wings of an air division will normally contain similar type units.
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APAMilitary Dictionary (DoD). (2011). division. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/division/definitions/1961438
ChicagoMilitary Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "division" http://smartdefine.org/division/definitions/1961438 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardMilitary Dictionary (DoD) 2011, division, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/division/definitions/1961438>.
MLAMilitary Dictionary (DoD). "division" 4 April 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/division/definitions/1961438>
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