Editing 3rd Canadian Division (section)

{{Short description|Canadian Army formation}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = {{ubl | 3rd Canadian Division | 3rd Canadian Infantry Division}}
| native_name                   = {{lang|fr|3{{sup|e}} Division du Canada}}
| image                         = 3rd Canadian Infantry Division Patch (Modern Correct Pantone).svg
| caption                       = 3rd Canadian Division [[formation patch]]
| dates                         = {{plainlist|
* 1915–1919
* 17 May 1940 – 23 November 1945
* 1 June 1945 – 20 June 1946
* 6 June 2014 – present
}}
| country                       = Canada
| branch                        = {{plainlist|
* [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]]
* [[Canadian Army]]
}}
| type                          = [[Mechanized infantry|Mechanized]]
| role                          = 
| size                          = 
| command_structure             = 
| commander1                    = {{abbr|BGen|Brigadier-General}} L.W. Rutland
| commander1_label              = Commanding officer
| commander2                    = {{abbr|CWO|Chief Warrant Officer}} Rob Clarke
| commander2_label              = Division sergeant-major
| garrison                      = 
| ceremonial_chief              = 
| colonel_of_the_regiment       = 
| nickname                      = The Water Rats
| patron                        = 
| motto                         = 
| colors                        = 
| march                         = <!--"Invercargil"-->
| mascot                        = 
| battles                       = {{plainlist|
* [[Battle of the Somme]]
* [[Battle of Vimy Ridge]]
* [[Battle of Passchendaele]]
* [[Normandy landings|D-Day, Juno Beach]]
* [[Operation Overlord|Battle of Normandy]]
* [[Battle of the Scheldt]]
}}
| website                       = {{official URL}}
| notable_commanders            = {{plainlist|
* [[Malcolm Mercer|Malcolm S. Mercer]]
* [[Louis Lipsett]]
* [[Frederick Oscar Warren Loomis|Frederick O.W. Loomis]]
* [[Ernest William Sansom|Ernest W. Sansom]]
* [[Charles Basil Price|C.B. Price]]
* [[Rod Keller|Rodney F.L. Keller]]
* [[Daniel Spry|Daniel C. Spry]]
* [[Ralph Holley Keefler|Ralph H. Keefler]]
}}
| anniversaries                 = 
}}
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 [[Northwestern Ontario]] including 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Government of Canada|first=National Defence|date=2013-02-25|title=Army in Western Canada {{!}} 3rd Canadian Division {{!}} Canadian Army|url=http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/western/history.page|access-date=2020-08-17|website=www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca}}</ref>