3rd (United Kingdom) Division
The 3rd (United Kingdom) 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 Peninsular War, and was known as the Fighting 3rd under Sir Thomas Picton during the Napoleonic Wars. The division fought at the Battle of Waterloo, as well as during the Crimean War and the Second Boer War. As a result of bitter fighting in 1916, during the First World War, the division became referred to as the 3rd (Iron) Division, or the Iron Division or Ironsides. During the Second World War, the division (now known as the 3rd Infantry Division) fought in the Battle of France including a rearguard action during the Dunkirk Evacuation, and played a prominent role in the D-Day landing
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3rd (United Kingdom) Division
The 3rd (United Kingdom) 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 Peninsular War, and was known as the Fighting 3rd under Sir Thomas Picton during the Napoleonic Wars. The division fought at the Battle of Waterloo, as well as during the Crimean War and the Second Boer War. As a result of bitter fighting in 1916, during the First World War, the division became referred to as the 3rd (Iron) Division, or the Iron Division or Ironsides. During the Second World War, the division (now known as the 3rd Infantry Division) fought in the Battle of France including a rearguard action during the Dunkirk Evacuation, and played a prominent role in the D-Day landing
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3-тя піхо́тна диві́зія а́рмії ...... вій та Другій Світовій війнах.
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3-я механизированная дивизия ( ...... маршалом Бернардом Монтгомери.
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De 3e Gemechaniseerde Infanter ...... n het zuidwesten van Engeland.
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La 3a Divisió Mecanitzada (ang ...... un triangle vermell invertit.
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La 3e division (3rd (United Ki ...... tre un triangle rouge inversé.
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The 3rd (United Kingdom) Divis ...... to instil pride in his troops.
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제3사단은 철기 사단, 제3(철기)사단, 몽고메리의 철 ...... 후에는 영국 위임통치령 팔레스타인에 주둔하기도 했다.
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1939–1945 war establishment strength 18,347 men.
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Insignia of the 3rd Division from 1940
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Command Sergeant Major
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World War 1 Division sign.
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Armoured Infantry
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3-тя піхо́тна диві́зія а́рмії ...... вій та Другій Світовій війнах.
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3-я механизированная дивизия ( ...... маршалом Бернардом Монтгомери.
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De 3e Gemechaniseerde Infanter ...... n het zuidwesten van Engeland.
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La 3a Divisió Mecanitzada (ang ...... Montgomery. La divisió havia
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La 3e division (3rd (United Ki ...... tre un triangle rouge inversé.
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The 3rd (United Kingdom) Divis ...... nent role in the D-Day landing
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제3사단은 철기 사단, 제3(철기)사단, 몽고메리의 철 ...... 후에는 영국 위임통치령 팔레스타인에 주둔하기도 했다.
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3-тя піхотна дивізія (Велика Британія)
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3-я механизированная дивизия (Великобритания)
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3a Divisió Mecanitzada (Regne Unit)
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3e Gemechaniseerde Infanteriedivisie
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3e division d'infanterie (Royaume-Uni)
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3rd (United Kingdom) Division
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3rd Division (Vereinigtes Königreich)
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제3사단 (영국)
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3rd (United Kingdom) Division
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3rd Armoured Division
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3rd Division
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3rd Infantry Division
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3rd Mechanised Division
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1810–1814: Fighting 3rd
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1916-1918: 3rd (Iron) Division, Iron Division, or Iron Sides
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1943-1945: 3rd British Infantr ...... rom the 3rd Canadian Division)
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