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3 Infanterie-Division
3 Infantry Division

Unit Histories

From To Type Notes
01-Jan-1921 01-Jan-1921 Created as part of the Reichsheer
01-Jan-1921 01-Jan-1921 Absorbed Wehrkreis III
01-Oct-1934 01-Oct-1934 Converted to III Corps
01-Oct-1934 01-Oct-1934 Demerged Wehrkreis III
01-Oct-1934 01-Oct-1934 Reformed in Frankfurt an der Oder codenamed Kommandant von Frankfurt
01-Oct-1934 01-Oct-1934 Received Elements From 2 Infantry Division
01-Oct-1934 01-Oct-1934 Contributed To 8 Infantry Division
01-Oct-1934 01-Oct-1934 Contributed To 13 Infantry Division
01-Oct-1934 01-Oct-1934 Contributed To 18 Infantry Division
15-Oct-1935 15-Oct-1935 Renamed 3 Infantry Division.
01-Aug-1939 01-Aug-1939 Mobilised
01-Jan-1940 01-Jan-1940 Contributed To 163 Infantry Division
29-Jan-1940 29-Jan-1940 Contributed To 293 Infantry Division
27-Oct-1940 27-Oct-1940 Reorganised as a Motorised Division designated 3 Infantry Division (mot)
31-Jan-1943 31-Jan-1943 Destroyed at Stalingrad
01-Mar-1943 01-Mar-1943 Converted from 386 Infantry Division
23-Jun-1943 23-Jun-1943 Converted to 3 Panzergrenadier Division
Number of Records Returned: 17
Number of Pages Returned : 1

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Theatres Theatres of Operations which Unit served in
Waves Waves that the Unit was organised under (German units only)