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British 3rd Infantry Division
The British 3rd Infantry Division was part of the ill-fated British Expeditionary Force evacuated from Dunkirk early in World War II. It was the first British division to land at 'Sword' beach on D-Day.
When General Bernard Montgomery commanded the division during World War II, the insignia was the 'pattern of three' - a black triangle trisected by an inverted red triangle.
See British 3rd Division (World War I) for the division's World War I history.
Currently the 3rd Division is the only division at continual operational readiness in the United Kingdom and comprises three mechanised brigades; the 1st, 12th and 19th.
Formation
- 8th Brigade
- 1st Battalion, the Suffolk Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, the East Yorkshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion, the South Lancashire Regiment
- 9th Brigade
- 2nd Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion, the King's Own Scottish Borderers
- 2nd Battalion, the Royal Ulster Rifles
- 185th Brigade
- 2nd Battalion, the Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion, the Royal Norfolk Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, the King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Battles
External links
Last updated: 10-18-2005 03:20:03
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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