3rd Division (South Vietnam)

3rd Division
Sư đoàn 3
3rd Division SSI
ActiveNovember 1971 – 1975
CountrySouth Vietnam South Vietnam
Branch Army of the Republic of Vietnam
RoleInfantry
Part ofI Corps
Garrison/HQQuảng Trị
Da Nang
Nickname(s)Ben Hai
EngagementsVietnam War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Vũ Văn Giai
Nguyen Duy Hinh
Insignia
Division flag

The 3rd Division of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)—the army of the nation state of South Vietnam that existed from 1955 to 1975—was part of the I Corps that oversaw the northernmost region of South Vietnam, the centre of Vietnam.

The Division was initially raised in November 1971 in Quảng Trị and composed of 2nd Infantry Regiment (from the 1st Division), 56th Infantry Regiment and 57th Infantry Regiment, the first commander was Brigadier General Vũ Văn Giai the former deputy commander of the 1st Division.

The overburdened division collapsed in 1972 during the Easter Offensive, was reconstituted and finally destroyed at Da Nang in 1975 during the Hue-Da Nang Campaign.