3rd Canadian Infantry Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:awarded battle honours
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Rhine
gptkb:Scheldt
gptkb:Normandy_1944
North-West Europe 1944-1945
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:casualties over 2,000 on D-Day
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major-General_Daniel_Spry
gptkb:Major-General_Rodney_Keller
gptkbp:component gptkb:3rd_Canadian_Divisional_Artillery
gptkb:3rd_Canadian_Divisional_Engineers
gptkb:3rd_Canadian_Divisional_Signals
gptkb:7th_Canadian_Infantry_Brigade
gptkb:8th_Canadian_Infantry_Brigade
gptkb:9th_Canadian_Infantry_Brigade
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
1992
gptkbp:formed 1940
gptkbp:foughtAlongside gptkb:Allied_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:1st_Canadian_Army
gptkb:British_2nd_Army
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 3rd Canadian Infantry Division
gptkbp:landedAt gptkb:Juno_Beach
gptkbp:motto Advance
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Water_Rats
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_the_Scheldt
gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands
gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkbp:notableEvent first Canadian division to land on D-Day
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Charles_Foulkes
gptkb:Guy_Simonds
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:reformed 1954
gptkbp:restored postwar Canadian Army
gptkbp:size gptkb:division
gptkbp:symbol red French grey French grey patch
gptkbp:website https://www.canada.ca/en/army/corporate/3rd-canadian-division.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Neptune
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5