3rd Division (Netherlands)

3rd Division
3e Divisie
Active	Mobilized: April 1940 – Disbanded: May 1940
Disbanded	May 1940
Country	Netherlands
Branch	Royal Netherlands Army (Koninklijke Landmacht)
Type	Infantry Division
Role	Defence of the Fortress Holland (*Vesting Holland*)
Size	Division
Part of	Part of the I Army Corps
Engagements	World War II Battle of the Netherlands (1940)
Commanders
Commander (1940)	Major General J. Harberts

The 3rd Division (Dutch: 3e Divisie) was an infantry division of the Royal Netherlands Army that was mobilized in April 1940 and served during the Battle of the Netherlands in May 1940.

It was one of the two divisions assigned to the I Army Corps and was responsible for positions within the central defence sector of the Fortress Holland (Vesting Holland).

Organisation (May 10, 1940)

The division was commanded by Major General J. Harberts. ^[1]

The structure of the 3rd Division on the eve of the German invasion was as follows: ^[2]

Subordinate Regiments

• 4th Infantry Regiment (4e Regiment Infanterie)
• 8th Infantry Regiment (8e Regiment Infanterie)
• 14th Infantry Regiment (14e Regiment Infanterie)

Divisional Troops

• 6th Regiment Artillery (6e Regiment Artillerie)
• 3rd Anti-Tank Company (3e Compagnie Pantserafweergeschut)
• 3rd Signals Company (3e Compagnie Verbindingstroepen)
• 3rd Engineer Company (3e Genie Compagnie) – The 3rd Pioneer Company was detached to Brigade G.
• 3rd Light Armoured Car Troop (3e Sectie Pantserwagens)
• 2nd Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Company (2e Compagnie Luchtdoel Mitrailleurs)
• 152nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery (152e Batterij Luchtdoelartillerie)

Commanders

• Major General J. Harberts

References

1. War Department (1942). Handbook on the Netherlands and Netherlands East Indies Armies. U.S. War Department. p. 24. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
2. "3e Divisie – Dutch Army Order of Battle – May 10th, 1940". Dutch Army 1940 Order of Battle. Retrieved 2024-06-25.