3rd British Infantry Division

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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.

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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

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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