Major Headquarters

Locations

Dates

Canada

Formation

Hamilton, Ontario

27 May 1940

Non-Permanent Active Militia

Debert Camp

Oct 1940

8^th Infantry Brigade

Sussex, New Brunswick

24 Oct 1940

United Kingdom

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Arrived in England

1 Jul 1941

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Fletching, Sussex

Nov 1941

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Battle, near
Hastings, Sussex

Jul 1942

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Training on the River Adur, south of Steyning, Sussex

Jun 1943

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Rothesay, Scotland

12 Aug 1943

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Halton, Cheshire

Feb 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Hiltingbury Camp, near Chandler’s Ford, Hampshire

Apr 1944

France

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Normandy Landing (*)

6 Jun 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Authie

7 Jun 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Putot-en-Bessin

8 Jun 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Bretteville-l’Orgueilleuse

8-9 Jun 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Colomby-sur-Thaon

11 Jun 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Caen

4-18 Jul 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

The Orne (Buron)

8-9 Jul 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Bourguebus Ridge

18-23 Jul 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Faubourg de Vaucelles

18-19 Jul 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Verrières Ridge – Tilly-la-Campagne

25 Jul 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Falaise

7-22 Aug 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Quesnay Wood

10-11 Aug 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Dives Crossing

17-20 Aug 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

The Seine

25-28 Aug 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

St. Saëns,
20 miles north of Rouen

31 Aug 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Boulogne

17-22 Sep 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Calais

25 Sep – 1 Oct 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

The Scheldt

1 Oct – 8 Nov 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Leopold Canal

6-16 Oct 1944

Holland

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Savojaards Plaat

(The Braakman)

9-10 Oct 1944

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Breskens Pocket

11 Oct – 3 Nov 1944

Germany

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

The Rhineland

8 Feb – 10 Mar 1945

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Waal Flats

8-15 Feb 1945

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Cleve

15 Feb 1945

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Moyland Wood

14-21 Feb 1945

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

The Rhine

23 Mar – 1 Apr 1945

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Emmerich – Hoch Elten

28 Mar – 1 Apr 1945

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Clearing the east bank of the River Ijssel

4 Apr 1945

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Zutphen, bridging the River Schipbeek

6-8 Apr 1945

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Deventer

8-11 Apr 1945

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

The Leda

19-29 Apr 1945

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Leer

28-29 Apr 1945

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

North of Leer to Emden

1 May 1945

Holland

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Nijmegen

Aug 1945

England

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division

Sailed for Canada

10 Dec 1945

Canada

Arrived in Hamilton, Ontario

31 Dec 1945

Disbanded

15 Jan 1946