Commanding Officers
The 3rd Armoured Division had three commanders through its brief existence:
- Major General W.A.B. Steele (November 1942 – March 1943)
- Major General W.J.M. Locke (March – April 1943)
- Major General W. Bridgeford (April – October 1943)
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