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.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
3rd Canadian Division canonical	11
3rd Canadian Division Headquarters (elements)	1

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	World War I ⓘ surface form: First World War
country	Canada ⓘ
disbandedInYear	1919 ⓘ
engagedAgainst	German Empire ⓘ
firstSawAction	1916 ⓘ
formedInYear	1915 ⓘ
garrisonDuringWar	French Flanders ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: 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 (pre‑1968) ⓘ surface form: Canadian Army (historical) Canadian Corps ⓘ
role	infantry ⓘ
size	division ⓘ
successor	3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ surface form: 3rd Canadian Division (modern Canadian Army formation)
theatre	Western Front ⓘ
type	field division ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canadian Expeditionary Force → component → 3rd Canadian Division ⓘ

CEF → hasPart → 3rd Canadian Division ⓘ

subject surface form: Canadian Expeditionary Force

2nd Canadian Division → servedAlongside → 3rd Canadian Division ⓘ

Canadian Corps → composedOf → 3rd Canadian Division ⓘ

4th Canadian Division → servedAlongside → 3rd Canadian Division ⓘ

Seaforth Highlanders of Canada → partOf → 3rd Canadian Division ⓘ

“Iron Division” (attributed in some sources) → appliesTo → 3rd Canadian Division ⓘ

subject surface form: Iron Division

CFB Edmonton → hasUnit → 3rd Canadian Division ⓘ

this entity surface form: 3rd Canadian Division Headquarters (elements)

Major-General Louis Lipsett → commanded → 3rd Canadian Division ⓘ

subject surface form: Louis Lipsett

Battle of Mount Sorrel → primaryForces → 3rd Canadian Division ⓘ

Battle of Canal du Nord → notableUnit → 3rd Canadian Division ⓘ

Canadian Army → subdivision → 3rd Canadian Division ⓘ