3rd Canadian Division

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Canadian Expeditionary Force formation infantry division military unit

The 3rd Canadian Division was a major infantry formation of the Canadian Expeditionary Force that served on the Western Front during the First World War.

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian Expeditionary Force formation → infantry division → military unit →
activeDuringPeriod	1915–1919 →
allegiance	British Empire →
awardedCollectiveHonour	battle honours for major Western Front engagements →
branch	Canadian Expeditionary Force →
composition	Canadian infantry brigades →
conflict	First World War →
country	Canada →
disbandedInYear	1919 →
engagedAgainst	German Empire →
firstSawAction	1916 →
formedInYear	1915 →
garrisonDuringWar	France and Flanders →
higherCommand	British Expeditionary Force →
languageOfCommand	English →
nickname	“Iron Division” (attributed in some sources) →
notableCommander	Major-General Frederick Loomis → Major-General Louis Lipsett →
notableEngagement	Battle of Amiens (1918) → Battle of Cambrai (1918) → Battle of Mount Sorrel → Battle of Passchendaele → Battle of Vimy Ridge → Battle of the Somme → Hundred Days Offensive → Pursuit to Mons →
partOf	Canadian Army (historical) → Canadian Corps →
role	infantry →
size	division →
successor	3rd Canadian Division (modern Canadian Army formation) →
theatre	Western Front →
type	field division →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
2nd Canadian Division → 4th Canadian Division →	servedAlongside
Canadian Expeditionary Force →	component
Canadian Corps →	composedOf
Canadian Expeditionary Force →	hasPart