3rd Cavalry Division (Soviet Union)
| 3rd Bessarabian Order of Lenin, Twice Red Banner Cavalry Division Named After Grigory Kotovsky | |
|---|---|
| 3-я Бессарабская ордена Ленина, дважды Краснознамённая кавалерийская дивизия имени Григория Котовского | |
| Active | 1922 – December 25, 1941 |
| Disbanded | Predecessor: 4th Cavalry Division (1922) Successor: 5th Guards Cavalry Division |
| Allegiance | Armed Forces of the Soviet Union |
| Branch | Land |
| Type | Cavalry |
| Nickname(s) | Bessarabian |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations | Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner Honorary Revolutionary Red Banner |
The 3rd Cavalry Division was a military unit in the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army of the Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.