3rd British Infantry Division

E92102
British Army formation infantry division

The 3rd British Infantry Division was a key British Army formation in World War II, renowned for spearheading the D-Day landings in Normandy and sustaining continuous combat operations in Northwest Europe.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
3rd (United Kingdom) Division 4
3rd British Infantry Division canonical 1
British 3rd Division 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army formation ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
allegiance British Crown ⓘ
associatedEvent Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form: Allied invasion of Normandy
associatedForce Allied Expeditionary Force ⓘ
branch British Army ⓘ
campaign North-West Europe campaign ⓘ
surface form: Northwest Europe campaign 1944–1945

Western Front ⓘ
surface form: Western Front campaign 1914–1918
conflict Battle of Waterloo ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
surface form: First World War

Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ
surface form: Peninsular War

World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom ⓘ
decorations multiple battle honours in both World Wars ⓘ
distinction one of the first British divisions ashore on D-Day ⓘ
engagement Battle for Caen ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form: Normandy campaign

Operation Charnwood ⓘ
Operation Goodwood ⓘ
advance from Normandy to the Rhine ⓘ
garrison United Kingdom ⓘ
higherFormation I Corps ⓘ
XXX Corps ⓘ
historicalEra 20th century military history ⓘ
landingBeach Sword Beach ⓘ
militaryBranchRole infantry operations in amphibious assaults ⓘ
nickname Iron Division ⓘ
notableCommander Major-General Lashmer Whistler ⓘ
Major-General Tom Rennie ⓘ
notableFor continuous combat operations in Northwest Europe 1944–1945 ⓘ
long continuous service in major British wars ⓘ
participation in the D-Day landings ⓘ
notableUnitType infantry brigades ⓘ
operation Operation Neptune ⓘ
Operation Overlord ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
roleOnDDay spearhead assault on Sword Beach ⓘ
serviceBranchRole land warfare ⓘ
size division ⓘ
statusDuringWWII front-line formation ⓘ
theatre Northwest Europe ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ
surface form: Western Front (World War I)
type infantry ⓘ
worldWarIIAssignment British Second Army ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Sword Beach → principalAssaultDivision → 3rd British Infantry Division ⓘ
Marlborough Lines, Andover → garrison → 3rd British Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Headquarters 3rd (United Kingdom) Division (elements)
Field Army → hasComponent → 3rd British Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd (United Kingdom) Division
Commander Field Army → formationControlled → 3rd British Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd (United Kingdom) Division
4th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom) → subordinateTo → 3rd British Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd (United Kingdom) Division
20th Armoured Brigade → subordinateTo → 3rd British Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd (United Kingdom) Division
Battle of Le Cateau → involvedUnit → 3rd British Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: British 3rd Division