The 3rd Division was a unit of the Reichswehr .
22-1279: (Redirected from Third Infantry Division ) 3rd Division may refer to: Air divisions [ edit ] 3d Air Division , United States 3d Attack Wing , United States Anti-air divisions [ edit ] 3rd Flak Division , Nazi Germany Armoured divisions [ edit ] 3rd Armoured Division (Australia) 3rd Armored Division (France) 3rd Light Mechanized Division (France) 3rd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) 3rd Panzer Division (Bundeswehr) 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf , Nazi Germany 3rd Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army) 3rd Armored Division (Jordan) 3rd Division (Nigeria) 3rd Tank Division (Soviet Union) 3rd Armoured Division (Syria) 3rd Armored Division (United States) Cavalry divisions [ edit ] 3rd Cavalry Division (German Empire) 3rd Cavalry Division (Reichswehr) , Weimar Republic 3rd Light Division (Wehrmacht) 3rd Cavalry Division Amedeo Duca d'Aosta , Italian Army during World War II 3rd Cavalry Division (United Kingdom) 3rd Mounted Division , United Kingdom 3rd Cavalry Division (United States) Infantry divisions [ edit ] 3rd (Lahore) Division , of
44-419: A signals battalion, a transportation battalion, and a medical battalion. The commander of Wehrkreis III was simultaneously the commander of the 3rd Division. For the leadership of the troops, an Infanterieführer and an Artillerieführer were appointed, both subordinated to the commander of the division. The unit ceased to exist as such after October 1934 and its subordinate units were transferred to one of
66-403: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages 3d Air Division The 3rd Air Division (3d AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Strategic Air Command , assigned to Fifteenth Air Force , being stationed at Hickam AFB , Hawaii . It was inactivated on 1 April 1992. The 3rd Air Division
88-856: The Berlin Airlift . It was briefly elevated to the Major Command level from 3 January 1949 – 21 January 1951. When the Berlin Airlift ended in 1949, the division participated in the Military Assistance Program in England and began an extensive air base construction program through May 1951 and a large number of USAF organizations based in the United Kingdom. With the advent of the Korean War and
110-584: The Berlin Blockade , the U.S. deployed long-range Boeing B-29 Superfortress strategic bombers to four English East Anglian bases. The 3rd Air Division (Provisional) was activated as part of United States Air Forces in Europe to receive, support and operationally control the B-29 units deployed for training. At this time these units were only expected to take part in 30- to 60-day temporary duty cycles. It
132-690: The Chindits See also [ edit ] Third Division (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about military units and formations which are associated with the same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. [REDACTED] Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=3rd_Division&oldid=1213673083 " Category : Military units and formations disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
154-811: The 3rd Air Division to enter combat in SEA were the tanker forces under Young Tiger. In June 1965, Arc Light B-52s struck suspected Viet Cong targets in South Vietnam , commencing the first SAC combat missions. B-52s began striking targets in North Vietnam on 11 April 1966; the initial attack against the Mu Gia Pass marked the largest single bomber raid since World War II. By late 1969, most Arc Light operations staged from U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield , Thailand , while others were mounted from Kadena Air Base , Okinawa and Andersen. Andersen AFB remained
176-707: The 3rd Motorized Infantry Division, then the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division 3rd Lahore Divisional Area , of the British Indian Army during World War I 3rd Legions Infantry Division (Poland) 3rd Marine Division (United States) 3rd Motor Rifle Division (Soviet Union) 3rd Mountain Infantry Division Ravenna , Italy 3rd Rifle Division (Soviet Union) 3rd Special Forces Division (Greece) Finnish 3rd Division (Continuation War) Finnish 3rd Division (Winter War) 3rd Indian Infantry Division, official designation for
198-1296: The British Indian Army before and during World War I 3rd Algerian Infantry Division , France 3rd Alpine Division Julia , Italy 3rd Blackshirt Division (21 April) , a Black Shirt militia division of Italy 3rd Canadian Division 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division (Poland) 3rd Colonial Infantry Division (France) 3rd Division (Australia) 3rd Division (Colombia) 3rd Division (Estonia) 3rd Division (German Empire) 3rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army) 3rd Division (Iraq) 3rd Division (Japan) , Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 3rd Division (New Zealand) 3rd Division (North Korea) 3rd Division (Norway) 3rd Division (1st Formation)(People's Republic of China) 3rd Division (Reichswehr) , Weimar Republic 3rd Division (Singapore) 3rd Division (South Sudan) 3rd Division (South Vietnam) 3rd Division (United Kingdom) 3rd Division (Vietnam) 3rd Guards Division (Imperial Japanese Army) 3rd Guards Motor Rifle Division 3rd Infantry Division (Greece) 3rd Infantry Division (Philippines) 3rd Infantry Division (South Africa) 3rd Infantry Division (South Korea) 3rd Infantry Division (United States) 3rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) , subsequently redesignated
220-759: The Cherbourg Peninsula immediately behind the landing beaches. After V-E Day, the 3rd Air Division briefly became part of the United States Air Forces in Europe . As former Eighth Air Force units were withdrawn from Europe and returned to the United States during the summer and fall of 1945, the Division was assigned to VIII Fighter Command and controlled a mixture of bombardment and fighter groups before itself being inactivated on 21 November 1945. In August 1948, in response to
242-444: The United Kingdom. Strategic Air Command (SAC) had activated the 7th Air Division a few days earlier to control its forces deployed in Europe. SAC's intent in activating a separate headquarters was to maintain control of these forces by keeping them out of the control of the theater commander and avoid what it regarded as the misuse of its forces in the Korean War , in which its bombers had been kept from striking strategic targets by
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#1732772725601264-625: The deployment in the Pacific Area of Responsibility (AOR). Temporary attached Air Mail/Reflex units not listed. Check AFHRA link for details. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency 3rd Division (Reichswehr) In the Order of 31 July 1920 for the Reduction of the Army (to comply with the upper limits on
286-521: The division switched from "Air Mail" B-47 / KC-97 to "Reflex" B-52 / KC-135 alert forces, again with aircraft and crews furnished in deployed status from U.S. based SAC wings. In 1965, it became heavily involved in Arc Light and Young Tiger operations in the Far East and SE Asia (SEA). Strategic Air Command wings in the U.S. furnished the aircrews and aircraft for these operations. The first elements of
308-596: The growing Cold War threat of the Soviet Union , the U.S. and UK agreed to an even greater U.S. military presence in the United Kingdom. The resulting growing size and complexity of the American military presence required a larger command and organizational structure, that could meet the needs of the increased operations. The 3rd Air Division was inactivated on 1 May 1951. In its place United States Air Forces Europe activated Third Air Force to command its units in
330-732: The primary base for SAC deployed forces from the U.S., however, and aircraft and crews were sent from Guam to Kadena and U Tapao for combat missions. On 1 April 1970 the 3rd Air Division's resources passed to the Eighth Air Force . Effective 1 January 1975, 3rd Air Division again controlled all SAC operations in the Western Pacific , Far East , and Southeast Asia . Additionally, it assumed responsibility for air refueling support of all U.S. military forces in these areas. During Persian Gulf operations in late 1990 through early 1991, it tasked and supported numerous sorties supporting
352-447: The region came under its jurisdiction. It also supported air refueling needs of all United States military agencies operating in or transiting the region. In mid-1958, the deployment of entire SAC wings to Guam was replaced by an " Air Mail" alert program, whereby several Boeing B-47 Stratojet wings in the U.S. maintained a specific number of B-47s and KC-97s at Andersen AFB to meet both routine and alert requirements. In April 1964,
374-535: The remainder of the war. In September 1944 the 66th Fighter Wing was assigned directly to the division for fighter support. The bomb groups were engaged in strategic bombardment combat operations against Axis targets in the European Theater of Operations (ETO). During the weeks immediately preceding the invasion of France , division aircraft bombed tactical targets such as German communications centers and lines of support, and on 6 June 1944 hit targets on
396-594: The size of the military contained in the Treaty of Versailles ), it was determined that a division would be established in every Wehrkreis ( military district ) by 1 October 1920. The 3rd Division was formed in January 1921 out of the Reichswehr' s 3rd, 6th, and 15th Brigades, all part of the former Übergangsheer (Transition Army). It consisted of 3 infantry regiments, an artillery regiment, an engineering battalion,
418-697: The theater commander. The 3rd Air Division was activated again at Andersen Air Force Base , Guam in June 1954 as the headquarters for all SAC units in the Pacific. The division replaced the Far East Air Forces Bomber Command (Provisional)]], which was simultaneously discontinued at Yokota Air Base , Japan. In addition to the strategic bomber force, the division exercised operational control over numerous deployed tactical components, and all Strategic Air Command (SAC) operations in
440-559: Was assigned to VIII Bomber Command, Eighth Air Force . The Division commanded three combat bombardment wings (4th, 13th and 45th), consisting of seven Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomb groups. The addition of the 92nd and 93rd Combat Bomb Wings in 1944 and additional bomb groups to the other wings increased the number of combat groups to fourteen. Between May 1944 and September 1944 the division operated both B-17 Flying Fortress (nine groups) and Consolidated B-24 Liberator (five groups) aircraft, before converting to an all-B-17 organization for
462-535: Was created in England during World War II as the 3rd Bombardment Division , an upper command echelon of the Eighth Air Force . With five combat bomb wings and 14 heavy bomber groups assigned, it was one of the two largest U.S. air combat organizations during World War II. The 3rd Air Division was activated in September 1943 as an intermediate command and control organization between command and wing levels. It
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#1732772725601484-579: Was formed at RAF Marham in Norfolk, and on 23 August 1948, the provisional title was dropped, and on 8 September the headquarters moved into quarters at Bushy Park in London and remained there until April 1949 when it moved to the Victoria Park Estate, South Ruislip . It also provided aircraft maintenance support at RAF Burtonwood (Cheshire) for Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft used in
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