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, soldiers from the division entered the region of Katowice where they met resistance from the local Polish population. In retribution 80 Polish prisoners of war were gathered in Kosciuszko Square by German soldiers and executed.
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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, soldiers from the division entered the region of Katowice where they met resistance from the local Polish population. In retribution 80 Polish prisoners of war were gathered in Kosciuszko Square by German soldiers and executed.
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3 Dywizja Lekka (niem. 3. leic ...... na z okresu II wojny światowej
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3-тя легка дивізія (Третій Рей ...... ована на 8-му танкову дивізію.
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The 3rd Light Division (someti ...... nzer Division in October 1939.
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الفرقة الثالثة الخفيفة (الموصو ...... بانزر الثامنة في أكتوبر 1939.
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3 Dywizja Lekka (niem. 3. leic ...... na z okresu II wojny światowej
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3-тя легка дивізія (Третій Рей ...... ована на 8-му танкову дивізію.
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The 3rd Light Division (someti ...... German soldiers and executed.
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الفرقة الثالثة الخفيفة (الموصو ...... بانزر الثامنة في أكتوبر 1939.
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3 Dywizja Lekka (III Rzesza)
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3-тя легка дивізія (Третій Рейх)
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3e division légère (Allemagne)
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3rd Light Division (Wehrmacht)
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الفرقة الثالثة الخفيفة (الفيرماخت)
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