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3rd Infantry Division
The 3rd Infantry Division was activated 23 November 1917. The 3rd Infantry Division was one of the few Divisions to fight in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and France.
World War II
In World War II, the Division was part of the Western Task Force that landed in North Africa on 8 November 1942 as part of Operation Torch. In July of 1943 they landed on Sicily. By September they were in Italy. In January of 1944 they landed at Anzio.
Following the breakout of the beachhead at Anzio in May the 3rd ID moved on Rome. In August they landed in the invasion of Southern France opon which they advances through the Rhone Valley and Vosges Mountains reaching the Rhine river in November 1944.
The 3rd Division continued across the Rhine and eventually captured Augsburg and Munich and was near Salzburg when the World War II Europe ended in May of 1945.
 | Nickname: Rock of the Marne Division
Motto: "Nous Resterons Là", We Shall Remain |
 3rd Infantry Division in Western Europe
Combat Reels salutes the veterans of the 3rd Infantry Division of World War II and their valuable contribution to U.S. military history.
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3rd Infantry Division Films
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3rd Infantry Division
Liberation of Western Europe Series
August 1944 - November 1944
$19.99
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WWII Campaigns
Algeria-French
Morocco (with arrowhead)
Tunisia
Sicily (with arrowhead)
Naples-Foggia
Anzio (with arrowhead)
Rome-Arno
Southern France (with arrowhead)
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
WWII Units
7th Infantry
15th Infantry
30th Infantry
3d Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
10th Engineer Combat Battalion
3d Medical Battalion
10th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
39th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
41st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
9th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer)
703d Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
3d Quartermaster Company
3d Signal Company
Military Police Platoon
Headquarters Company
Band
Combat Reels salutes the veterans of the 3rd Infantry Division of World War II and their valuable contribution to U.S. military history.
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