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The Polish 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division (, sometimes translated as 3rd Carpathian Infantry Division ), also commonly known as Christmas Tree Division due to the characteristic emblem, was an Allied unit fighting during World War II on the Italian Front.

It was formed in 1942 of the Polish Independent Carpathian Brigade and the forces of General Władysław Anders ' 2nd Polish Corps evacuated from the USSR.