3rd Division may refer to:

Air divisions

3d Air Division The 3rd Air Division (3d AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Strategic Air Command, assigned to Fifteenth Air Force, being stationed at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. It was inactivated on 1 April 1992. Th ...

, United States * 3d Attack Wing, United States

Anti-air divisions

* 3rd Flak Division, Nazi Germany

Armoured divisions

3rd Armoured Division (Australia) The 3rd Armoured Division was an armoured unit of the Australian Army during World War II. Originally raised in 1921 as the 1st Cavalry Division, the formation had been converted into a motor division in early 1942, before adopting the armoured ...

3rd Armored Division (France) The 3rd Armoured Division () is a unit of the French Army. The Division is the heir of the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division (3e DIA) formed in 1943 and dissolved in 1946, which contributed in the liberation of Marseille during the Second World Wa ...

3rd Light Mechanized Division (France) The 3rd Light Mechanized Division () was a French Army division active during World War II. History Second World War Battle Of France During the Battle of France The Battle of France (; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Camp ...

3rd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) The 3rd Panzer Division () was an armoured division in the German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army, the Wehrmacht, during World War II. The division was one of the original three tank divisions established by Germany in 1935. The division partici ...

3rd Panzer Division (Bundeswehr) The 3rd Armoured Division () was formed on 2 July 1956 in Hamburg and was one of the first major formations of the new German Army or ''Bundeswehr'' after the Second World War. The 3rd Armoured Division was stationed on the North German Plain betw ...

3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf The 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" () was an elite division of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II, formed from the Standarten of the SS-TV. Its name, '' Totenkopf'', is German for "death's head"the skull and crossbones s ...

, Nazi Germany *

3rd Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army) The , was one of four armored divisions of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. History The 3rd Tank Division was raised in Inner Mongolia in 1942 as part of the Japanese Northern China Area Army under the overall aegis of the Mongolia ...

* 3rd Armored Division (Jordan) *

3rd Division (Nigeria) The 3rd Armoured Division is a division of the Nigerian Army. The division is headquartered at Jos, Plateau State. History Founding and Civil War The 3rd Division of the Nigerian Army dates to August–September 1967 during the Nigerian Civ ...

* 3rd Tank Division (Soviet Union) *

3rd Armoured Division (Syria) The 3rd Armoured Division () was a formation of the Syrian Army responsible for securing the northern approach to Damascus. The division is based in a military complex near QutayfahJoseph HallidayThe Syrian Army: Doctrinal Order of Battle Insti ...

3rd Armored Division (United States) The 3rd Armored Division (also known as "Spearhead", 3rd Armored, and 3AD) was an armored division of the United States Army. Unofficially nicknamed the "Third Herd", the division was first activated in 1941 and was active in the European Th ...

Cavalry divisions

3rd Cavalry Division (German Empire) The 3rd Cavalry Division (''3. Kavallerie-Division'') was a unit of the Prussian Army, part of German Army in World War I. The division was formed on the mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in November 1916. ...

3rd Cavalry Division (Reichswehr) The 3rd Cavalry Division (''3. Kavallerie-Division'') was a unit of the ''Reichswehr'', the armed forces of Germany during the Weimar Republic. It consisted of 6 cavalry regiments, the 13th (Prussian), 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th (Bavarian), and 18th ...

, Weimar Republic *

3rd Light Division (Wehrmacht) The 3rd Light Division (sometimes described as ''Light Mechanized'' or ''Light Panzer'' to distinguish it from the later ''Light'' infantry divisions) was raised in November 1938. In 1939 it fought in the Invasion of Poland. On 4 September 1939, so ...

* 3rd Cavalry Division ''Amedeo Duca d'Aosta'', Italian Army during World War II *

3rd Cavalry Division (United Kingdom) The 3rd Cavalry Division was a division of the British Army in the First World War. It was formed at Ludgershall, Wiltshire England in September 1914 under the command of Major-General the Hon. Julian Byng. The division moved to Belgium in th ...

3rd Mounted Division The 3rd Mounted Division was a Yeomanry Division of the British Army active during World War I. It was formed on 6 March 1915 as the 2/2nd Mounted Division, a replacement/depot formation for the 2nd Mounted Division which was being sent abroad ...

, United Kingdom *

3rd Cavalry Division (United States) The United States Army's 3rd Cavalry Division was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units during the interwar period. The 3rd Cavalry Division was largely a "paper" formation existing from 1927 to 1940. Its cavalry regiment ...

Infantry divisions

3rd (Lahore) Division The 3rd (Lahore) Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army and before 1895, the Bengal Army, first organised in 1852. It saw service during World War I as part of the Indian Corps in France before being moved to the Middle East where ...

, of the British Indian Army before and during World War I *

3rd Algerian Infantry Division The 3rd Algerian Infantry Division () was an infantry division of the Army of Africa which participated in World War II. Following the liberation of French North Africa, the division fought in Tunisia, Italy, metropolitan France and in Germany. ...

, France *

3rd Alpine Division Julia Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * 1⁄60 of a ''second'', i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system Places * 3rd Street (dis ...

, Italy *

3rd Blackshirt Division (21 April) Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * 1⁄60 of a ''second'', i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system Places * 3rd Street (dis ...

, a Black Shirt militia division of Italy *

3rd Canadian Division The 3rd Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army responsible for the command and mobilization of all army units in the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, as well as Northwestern Ontario including the ...

3rd Carpathian Rifle Division (Poland) The 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division (, sometimes translated as ''3rd Carpathian Infantry Division''), also commonly known as ''Christmas Tree Division'' due to the characteristic emblem of a cedar of Lebanon superimposed upon the Polish flag, was ...

3rd Colonial Infantry Division (France) The 3rd Colonial Infantry Division () was a division of the Troupes de marine, French Marine Forces, comprising mostly French citizen troops. The 3rd Colonial Infantry Division fought in the First and Second world wars. World War I Composition ...

3rd Division (Australia) The 3rd Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army. Existing during various periods between 1916 and 1991, it is considered the "longest serving Australian Army division". It was first formed during World War I, as an infantry di ...

3rd Division (Colombia) The 3rd Division () is a Colombian National Army division based in the city of Cali consisting of four brigades: the 3rd Brigade based in Cali, the 8th Brigade based in Armenia, the 23rd Brigade based in Pasto and the 29th Brigade based in Popay ...

3rd Division (Estonia) The 3rd Division of the Estonian Army, was one of the three Estonian divisions created during the Estonian War of Independence, which was active till the Soviet occupation of Estonia. The division's first commander was Ernst Põdder. History ...

3rd Division (German Empire) The 3rd Division (''3. Division'') was a unit of the Prussian/ German Army. It was formed in Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland) in May 1816 as a Troop Brigade (''Truppen-Brigade''). It became the 3rd Division on September 5, 1818. From the corps' for ...

3rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army) The was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . History The 3rd Division was formed in Nagoya in January 1871 as the , one of six regional commands created in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Army. The Nagoya ...

3rd Division (Iraq) The 3rd Division was a formation of the Iraqi Army. It was active by 1941, disbanded along with the rest of the Iraqi Army in 2003, but reactivated by 2005. History Before being disbanded in 2003, the previous 3rd Division had been one of the ...

* 3rd Division (Japan), Japan Ground Self-Defense Force *

3rd Division (New Zealand) The 3rd New Zealand Division was a division of the New Zealand Military Forces. Formed in 1942, it saw action against the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean Areas during the Second World War. The division saw action in the Solomon Islands campaign dur ...

3rd Division (North Korea) The 3rd Infantry Division is a military formation of the Korean People's Army. Formation and composition The exact date of its formation is in dispute, but it occurred sometime between May 1947 and October 1948, at Pyongyang. In its organization ...

3rd Division (Norway) The 3rd Division () is a former unit in the Norwegian Army, responsible for the defence of Agder and Rogaland. Following the outbreak of the Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945 ...

* 3rd Division (1st Formation)(People's Republic of China) *

3rd Division (Reichswehr) The 3rd Division was a unit of the '' Reichswehr''. Creation In the Order of 31 July 1920 for the Reduction of the Army (to comply with the upper limits on the size of the military contained in the Treaty of Versailles), it was determined that a ...

, Weimar Republic *

3rd Division (Singapore) The 3rd Singapore Division (3 DIV) is a combined arms division of the Singapore Army. History The 3rd Division was formed on 31 August 1970 with six units under its command, which was then known as Area III Command HQ. On 1 May 1976, Area II ...

* 3rd Division (South Sudan) *

3rd Division (South Vietnam) The 3rd Division of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)—the army of the nation state of South Vietnam that existed from 1955 to 1975—was part of the I Corps that oversaw the northernmost region of South Vietnam, the centre of Vi ...

3rd Division (United Kingdom) The 3rd (United Kingdom) Division, also known as The Iron Division, is a regular army division of the British Army. It was created in 1809 by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army, for service in the P ...

3rd Division (Vietnam) The 3rd Infantry Division also known as the Yellow Star Division is a division of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), first formed from Viet Cong (VC) and PAVN units in September 1965. The first commanding officer and political officer of di ...

* 3rd Guards Division (Imperial Japanese Army) *

3rd Guards Motor Rifle Division The 3rd Guards Volnovakha Red Banner Order of Suvorov Motor Rifle Division (Military Unit Number 61415) was a division of the Soviet Army from 1957 to around 1992. It traced its history from the highly decorated 3rd Guards Rifle Division of ...

3rd Infantry Division (Greece) The 3rd Infantry Division (; ''III Merarchia Pezikou'', ''III MP'') was an infantry division of the Hellenic Army. History The 3rd Infantry Division was established by Royal Decree on 8 September 1900 at Missolonghi, comprising the 5th Infantry ...

3rd Infantry Division (Philippines) The 3rd Infantry Division, also known as the Spearhead Division, is a unit of the Philippine Army, based at Camp Gen Macario Peralta Jr in Jamindan, Capiz, Philippines. History The 3rd Infantry Division, Philippine Army was established and the ...

* 3rd Infantry Division (South Africa) *

3rd Infantry Division (South Korea) The 3rd Infantry Division (, Hanja: 第三步兵師團) is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army. History First formed as the 3rd brigade on December 1, 1947. On December 24, 1949, the division conducted the Mungyeong massacre. T ...

3rd Infantry Division (United States) The 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) (nicknamed Rock of the Marne) is a combined arms division (military), division of the United States Army based at Fort Stewart, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is a subordinate unit of the XVIII Airborne Corps ...

3rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) The 3rd Infantry Division was an infantry division of the German Army that fought in World War II. The division was established under the cover name ''Wehrgauleitung Frankfurt'' in 1934 by expanding the 3rd Division of the Reichswehr. It was rede ...

, subsequently redesignated the 3rd Motorized Infantry Division, then the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division *

3rd Lahore Divisional Area The 3rd Lahore Divisional Area was an infantry division of the British Indian Army that formed part of the Indian Army during the First World War. It was formed in September 1914 to replace the original 3rd (Lahore) Division that had been ...

, of the British Indian Army during World War I *

3rd Legions Infantry Division (Poland) Polish 3rd Legions Infantry Division (''3. Dywizja Piechoty Legionów'') was a tactical unit of the Polish Army between the World Wars. Formed in 1919, as a third unit composed significantly of veterans of the Polish Legions in World War I (after P ...

3rd Marine Division (United States) The 3rd Marine Division is a division (military), division of the United States Marine Corps based at Camp Courtney, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler in Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa, Japan. It is one of three active duty infantry division ...

3rd Motor Rifle Division The 3rd Vislenskaya Red Banner Order of Suvorov and Kutuzov Motor Rifle Division (), is a motorized infantry division of the Russian Ground Forces. The 3rd Motor Rifle Division was formed in 1997 from the amalgamation of the 31st and 47th ...

(Soviet Union) *

3rd Mountain Infantry Division Ravenna Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * 1⁄60 of a ''second'', i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system Places * 3rd Street (di ...

, Italy *

3rd Rifle Division (Soviet Union) The 3rd Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Army. It was formed in 1921 in Crimea. The division relocated to Svobodny in the Far East during 1939 and moved to Blagoveshchensk soon after. The division fought in the Soviet invas ...

3rd Special Forces Division (Greece) The 3rd Special Forces Division () was a division encompassing the special forces units of the Hellenic Army. The first similar unit was formed as the 3rd Raiding Division () during the final stages of the Greek Civil War (1946–49). Commanded ...

Finnish 3rd Division (Continuation War) The 3rd Division () was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War. It initially fought in the northern Finland, participating in the Finno-German Operation Arctic Fox. In 1944, it was transferred to the Karelian Isthmus to defend aga ...

Finnish 3rd Division (Winter War) The 6th Division (6.Divisioona) was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Winter War. Finland lost territories in the 3½ month Winter War against the Soviets, November 1939 to March 1940. History During the mobilization prior to the Winter War, ...

*3rd Indian Infantry Division, official designation for the

Chindits The Chindits, officially known as Long Range Penetration Groups, were special operations units of the British and Indian armies which saw action in 1943–1944 during the Burma Campaign of World War II. Brigadier Orde Wingate formed the ...

Air divisions

Anti-air divisions

Armoured divisions

Cavalry divisions

Infantry divisions

See also