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I've always been bothered by the way the writers (GDWs) simply stated that for example, these three armored brigades will form this completely new division.
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Agreed. I think they did that primarily to not exceed a targeted length in the USAVG as they were writing it -- individual histories for all the NG and the two USAR* separate brigades would have probably doubled the unit histories section in that book.
Rather than being brigaded into new divisions at the beginning of the war, without a pre-existing divisional structure, support units, etc., I would guess that many of them, beginning in late 97 and early 98, would have gone from being Corps or higher assets to being permanently attached to depleted divisions to bring them back up to strength.
* There were three USAR combat brigades in the 80s, but one of them was the roundout for 6th ID(L).