3rd Canadian Infantry Division

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Canadian Army formation infantry division military unit of World War II

The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division was a Canadian Army formation in World War II, best known for spearheading the D-Day landings and subsequent operations in Northwest Europe.

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Label Occurrences
3rd Canadian Infantry Division canonical 23
Canadian 3rd Infantry Division 3
3rd Canadian Division 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian Army formation ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
military unit of World War II ⓘ
allegiance Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
surface form: British Commonwealth
branch Canadian Army (pre‑1968) ⓘ
surface form: Canadian Army
casualties sustained heavy casualties on D-Day and in Normandy ⓘ
commander Major-General Charles Foulkes ⓘ
Major-General Rod Keller ⓘ
commemoratedAt Juno Beach Centre ⓘ
commemoratedBy Canadian war memorials in Normandy ⓘ
componentUnit 3rd Canadian Infantry Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 3rd Canadian Divisional Artillery

3rd Canadian Infantry Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 3rd Canadian Divisional Engineers

3rd Canadian Infantry Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 3rd Canadian Divisional Signals

7th Canadian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
8th Canadian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
9th Canadian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country Canada ⓘ
dateDisbanded 1945 ⓘ
dateFormed 1940 ⓘ
engagement Battle of Carentan ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Carpiquet

Battle of Verrières Ridge ⓘ
Battle of the Hochwald ⓘ
Clearing the Channel Ports ⓘ
Battle of the Falaise Pocket ⓘ
surface form: Falaise Pocket
flag formation sign featuring a French grey maple leaf on a blue rectangle ⓘ
garrisonDuringWWII United Kingdom ⓘ
higherFormation 21st Army Group ⓘ
First Canadian Army ⓘ
landingBeach Juno Beach ⓘ
legacy key role in liberation of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands ⓘ
motto We Lead, Others Follow ⓘ
nickname Water Rats ⓘ
notableAction first Canadian division to land in Normandy on D-Day ⓘ
notableFor D-Day ⓘ
surface form: D-Day landings in Normandy
operation Battle for Caen ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
Battle of the Scheldt ⓘ
Liberation of the Netherlands ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form: Normandy campaign

Operation Overlord ⓘ
Rhineland campaign ⓘ
partOf Canadian Army (pre‑1968) ⓘ
surface form: Canadian Army
primaryOpponents German Army ⓘ
roleOnDDay assault division on Juno Beach ⓘ
size division ⓘ
theatre Northwest Europe ⓘ
type infantry ⓘ

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

Juno Beach → assignedTo → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
German 716th Infantry Division → engagedBy → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
subject surface form: 716th Infantry Division
this entity surface form: Canadian 3rd Infantry Division
Canadian Army (pre‑1968) → notableUnit → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
3rd Canadian Division → successor → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd Canadian Division (modern Canadian Army formation)
Royal 22e Régiment → partOf → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd Canadian Division
3rd Canadian Infantry Division → componentUnit → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd Canadian Divisional Artillery
3rd Canadian Infantry Division → componentUnit → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd Canadian Divisional Engineers
3rd Canadian Infantry Division → componentUnit → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd Canadian Divisional Signals
Royal Winnipeg Rifles → division → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada → higherFormationOnD-Day → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
Regina Rifle Regiment → higherFormationOnD-Day → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
First Canadian Army → subordinateUnit → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade → supportedFormation → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
Operation Tractable → involvesMilitaryUnit → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian 3rd Infantry Division
II Canadian Corps → subordinateUnit → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
Major-General Rod Keller → militaryUnit → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
subject surface form: Rod Keller
Water Rats → refersTo → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
Water Rats → hasAlias → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd Canadian Division "Water Rats"
We Lead, Others Follow → usedBy → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
We Lead, Others Follow → associatedWith → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
We Lead, Others Follow → mottoOf → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
3rd Canadian Division Support Group → partOf → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd Canadian Division
Nan White → usedBy → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
Canadian II Corps → includedUnit → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
Battle of Verrières Ridge → notableUnit → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian 3rd Infantry Division
Battle of the Hochwald → notableUnit → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse) → partOf → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
7th Canadian Infantry Brigade → partOf → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
8th Canadian Infantry Brigade → partOf → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
9th Canadian Infantry Brigade → partOf → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
Operation Blockbuster → notableUnit → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
Operation Windsor → participatingUnit → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
Operation Switchback → combatant → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ