3rd Division (South Vietnam)

3rd Division
Sư đoàn 3
3rd Division SSI
Active	November 1971 – 1975
Country	South Vietnam
Branch	Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Role	Infantry
Part of	I Corps
Garrison/HQ	Quảng Trị Da Nang
Nickname(s)	Ben Hai
Engagements	Vietnam War Easter Offensive First Battle of Quang Tri War of the flags Battle of Thượng Đức Battle of Duc Duc Hue–Da Nang Campaign
Commanders
Notable commanders	Vũ Văn Giai Nguyen Duy Hinh
Insignia
Division flag

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 Vietnam.

The Division was initially raised in November 1971 in Quảng Trị and composed of 2nd Infantry Regiment (from the 1st Division), 56th Infantry Regiment and 57th Infantry Regiment, the first commander was Brigadier General Vũ Văn Giai the former deputy commander of the 1st Division.

The overburdened division collapsed in 1972 during the Easter Offensive, was reconstituted and finally destroyed at Da Nang in 1975 during the Hue-Da Nang Campaign.