| 3rd Armored Division | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:3rd_US_Armored_Division_SSI.svg) The 3rd Armored Division's shoulder sleeve insignia. | |||||
| Active | 1941–1945 1947–1992 | ||||
| Country |  United States | ||||
| Branch |  United States Army | ||||
| Type | Armor | ||||
| Role | Armored warfare | ||||
| Size | Typically 15,000+ | ||||
| Nickname(s) | "Spearhead"[1] | ||||
| March | Spearhead March | ||||
| Engagements | |||||
| Commanders | |||||
| Notable commanders | MG Maurice Rose MG Gordon B. Rogers MG Creighton Abrams | ||||
| Insignia | |||||
| Flag | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Army_3rd_Armored_Division.svg) | ||||
| NATO Map Symbol |
| ||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg)
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Armour_(NATO_APP-6).svg)
| U.S. Armored Divisions | ||||
|
The 3rd Armored Division (also known as "Spearhead", 3rd Armored, and 3AD) was an armored division of the United States Army. Unofficially nicknamed the "Third Herd", the division was first activated in 1941 and was active in the European Theater of World War II. The division was stationed in West Germany for much of the Cold War and also participated in the Persian Gulf War. On 17 January 1992, still in Germany, the division ceased operations. In October 1992, it was formally inactivated as part of a general drawing down of U.S. military forces at the end of the Cold War.[3]
- ^ "Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ Haldeman, Rob. "644th Tank Destroyer Battalion".
- ^ "3rd Armored Division History Foundation [ 3d / Third ]". www.3ad.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.