3rd Canadian Division 3rd Canadian Infantry Division 3rd Canadian Division
3rd Canadian Division formation patch
Active
1915–1919
17 May 1940 – 23 November 1945
1 June 1945 – 20 June 1946
6 June 2014 – present
Country
Canada
Branch
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Canadian Army
Type
Mechanized
Nickname(s)
The Water Rats
Engagements
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Vimy Ridge
Battle of Passchendaele
D-Day, Juno Beach
Battle of Normandy
Battle of the Scheldt
Website
army.gc.ca/en/3-canadian-division/index.page
Commanders
Commanding officer
BGen Steve Graham
Division sergeant-major
CWO Wayne Bantock
Notable commanders
Malcolm S. Mercer
Louis Lipsett
Frederick O.W. Loomis
Ernest W. Sansom
C.B. Price
Rodney F.L. Keller
Daniel C. Spry
Ralph H. Keefler
Military unit
The 3rd Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army responsible for the command and mobilization of all army units in the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, as well as all units extending westwards from the city of Thunder Bay.
It was first created as a formation of the Canadian Corps during the First World War. It was stood down following the war and was later reactivated as the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division during the Second World War. The second iteration served with distinction from 1941 to 1945, taking part in the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944. A duplicate of the 3rd Canadian Division was formed in 1945 to serve on occupation duty in Germany and was disbanded the following year.[1]
^Government of Canada, National Defence (25 February 2013). "Army in Western Canada | 3rd Canadian Division | Canadian Army". www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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