3rd Canadian Division

3rd Canadian Division 3rd Canadian Infantry Division 3rd Canadian Division
3rd Canadian Division formation patch
Active	1915–1919 17 May 1940 – 23 November 1945 1 June 1945 – 20 June 1946 6 June 2014 – present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Expeditionary Force Canadian Army
Type	Mechanized
Nickname(s)	The Water Rats
Engagements	Battle of the Somme Battle of Vimy Ridge Battle of Passchendaele D-Day, Juno Beach Battle of Normandy Battle of the Scheldt
Website	army.gc.ca/en/3-canadian-division/index.page
Commanders
Commanding officer	BGen Steve Graham
Division sergeant-major	CWO Wayne Bantock
Notable commanders	Malcolm S. Mercer Louis Lipsett Frederick O.W. Loomis Ernest W. Sansom C.B. Price Rodney F.L. Keller Daniel C. Spry Ralph H. Keefler

The 3rd Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army responsible for the command and mobilization of all army units in the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, as well as all units extending westwards from the city of Thunder Bay.

It was first created as a formation of the Canadian Corps during the First World War. It was stood down following the war and was later reactivated as the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division during the Second World War. The second iteration served with distinction from 1941 to 1945, taking part in the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944. A duplicate of the 3rd Canadian Division was formed in 1945 to serve on occupation duty in Germany and was disbanded the following year.^[1]