Paraguay Army - Order of Battle
In 1982 the government announced a new army tactical organization that incorporated existing units into three corps. At the same time, two new infantry divisions were formed. Army combat arms included infantry and cavalry divisions and artillery and engineer battalions. Logistics services branches included signals, transport, administration, war materiel, medical, and veterinary elements that were dispatched in support of combat units.
The army's main tactical units included eight infantry divisions and one cavalry division. At full strength, the infantry divisions were each designed to comprise a headquarters, three infantry regiments, and a logistics support battalion that included transport and medical units. In peacetime, however, the divisions were actually made up of a single, sometimes "skeletonized" infantry regiment. The cavalry division included mechanized elements as well as men on horseback.
The eight infantry divisions and the cavalry division were organized tactically into three army corps. The First Corps was headquartered at Campo Grande near Asuncion and included the First Cavalry Division, which was located at Nu Guazu and comprised four cavalry regiments. The First Corps also contained the First Infantry Division and the Third Infantry Division, headquartered respectively at Asuncion and San Juan Bautista. The Second Corps contained the Second, Fourth, and Fifth Infantry Divisions. The Second Infantry Division, along with the Second Corps headquarters, was located at Villarrica. The Fourth Infantry Division was headquartered at Concepcion, the Fifth at Curuguaty. The Third Corps also had three infantry divisions. The Sixth Infantry Division and corps headquarters were located at Mariscal Estigarribia in the Chaco. The Seventh and Eighth Infantry Divisions were headquartered at Fortm Teniente Primero Stroessner and Mayor Pablo Lagarenza, respectively.
Three other major elements also rounded out this tactical organization. The first was the Combat Support Command, which comprised an artillery garrison consisting of three artillery battalions, an engineer command composed of six engineer battalions, and a communications command made up of a signals and transport battalion. The artillery battalions were garrisoned at Paraguari and were attached to the infantry divisions on an ad hoc basis. The engineer battalions were dispatched as needed throughout the country and assigned to military and civilian construction projects as well as other civic-action tasks. The second major support element was the Logistics Support Command, which encompassed a variety of service elements, including quartermaster, medical, veterinary, and transport services. This command also oversaw the army's ammunition depot, draft and mobilization program, and surveying and mapping unit. The army's training establishments, including the Francisco Lopez Military College, came under the Military Institutes of Instruction Command—the third major army support element.
In 1991, three army corps were established with the purpose of ground defense; additionally, the Presidential Escort Regiment was replaced with a Presidential Guard Regiment. The three corps (HQ) comprises six military regions, each with the following:
ORBAT 2007
| Corps HQ | Region | Units |
| I Corps Asunción |
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| II Corps Villarvica |
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| III Corps Mariscal Estigarribia |
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Despliegue de las Divisiones del Ejercito Paraguayo
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Distribution of the divisions of the Paraguayan army. These units are in fact more than reinforced battalions. In times of war the divisions would strengthen to complete three regiments with three battalions each per division, although there appears to be no effective mobilization system so that it can occur. In addition to manoeuvre units, some divisions have military detachments for the surveillance of borders. The army Paraguayan is probably the worst prepared of America Latin, although the soldier Paraguayan has shown along the history that combat with bravura and decision.
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| <>I CUERPO DE EJERCITO | |
| 3 | División de Infantería 3 |
| 4 | División de Infantería 4 |
| C | División de Caballería 3 |
| <>II CUERPO DE EJERCITO | |
| 1 | División de Infantería 1 |
| 2 | División de Infantería 2 |
| B | División de Caballería 2 |
| <>III CUERPO DE EJERCITO | |
| 5 | División de Infantería 5 |
| 6 | División de Infantería 6 |
| A | División de Caballería 1 (ubicación aproximada) |
| <>Comando de Artillería (figura de un cañon) | |
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