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3rd Division

regular army division of the British Army
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3rd Division
Original: Bernard Montgomery Vector: Fallschirmjäger · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

3rd Division is a British Army division[1].

Key Facts

  • Country: United Kingdom[2]
  • Headquarters location: Bulford Camp[3]
  • Military branch: British Army[4]
  • Location: Bulford[5]
  • Part of: Commander Field Army[6]
  • Inception: June 18, 1809[7]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[8], World War I[9], Napoleonic Wars[10], Peninsular War[11], Third Battle of Ypres[12]
  • Parent organization or unit: Field Army[13]
  • Official website: https://www.army.mod.uk/learn-and-explore/about-the-army/formations-divisions-and-brigades/3rd-united-kingdom-division/[14]
  • Replaces: 3rd Infantry Division[15]
  • Social media followers: {'amount': '+9727'}[16], {'amount': '+8719'}[17], {'amount': '+10953'}[18], {'amount': '+13807'}[19]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · PasschendaeleMuseum · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Bulford
    Conflict → —
    Replaces → —
    Military branch → British Army
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Participated in conflict: Third Battle of Ypres, Linking British Divisions to Battle of Passchendaele ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/926853b836d|details]])"
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