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3rd Army (German Empire)

FieldValue
unit_name3. Armee
3rd Army
imageSiegelmarke General von Werder - III. Armee W0228043.jpg
image_size200px
captionSeal mark of the 3rd Army
dates2 August 1914 – 30 January 1919
countryGerman Empire
typeField Army
battlesWorld War I
identification_symbolA.O.K. 3
identification_symbol_labelAbbreviation

3rd Army

  • Western Front
    • Battle of the Frontiers
      • Battle of Charleroi
    • First Battle of the Marne
    • First Battle of the Aisne
    • Second Battle of the Aisne
    • Nivelle Offensive
    • Meuse-Argonne Offensive The 3rd Army () was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 seemingly from the II Army Inspectorate. The army was disbanded in 1919 during demobilization after the war.

History

Upon the mobilization Max von Hausen (Saxon War Minister) was given command of the 3rd Army which mainly consisted of Saxons. The army participated in the Battle of the Frontiers, mainly in the Battle of Dinant and the Battle of Charleroi and the army were responsible for the destruction of Reims in September 1914. When the 2nd Army retreated after the First Battle of the Marne, Hausen saw his flank exposed and ordered a retreat. Upon the stabilization of the front on the river Aisne, Hausen was relieved of his command and replaced by General Karl von Einem.

Repulsing the French First Battle of Champagne (the Champagne-Marne offensive) from February–March and Second Battle of Champagne (September–November) 1915 respectively, the 3rd Army took part in all three battles of the Aisne and defeated the Fourth Army (General Anthoine) part of Groupe d'armées du Centre (General Philippe Petain) during the Second Battle of the Aisne as part of the Nivelle Offensive from 16 April – 15 May 1917.

Einem's right flank units participate in the Champagne-Marne offensive on 15–17 July 1918 supporting the east flank of the 1st Army. After suffering severe casualties in battle with the American Expeditionary Force (General of the Armies John J. Pershing) from 26 September – 11 November in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, the army was forced to retreat northwards shortly before the war ended, when it was part of Heeresgruppe Deutscher Kronprinz.

Order of Battle, 30 October 1918

Organization of 3rd Army on 30 October 1918ArmyCorpsDivision
3rd ArmyXXV Reserve Corps9th *Landwehr* Division
199th Division
3rd Guards Division
1st Guards Division
XVI Corps213th Division
242nd Division
1st Bavarian Division
I Reserve Corps202nd Division
14th Reserve Division
203rd Division
195th Division
76th Reserve Division
42nd Division
103rd Division
XXXVIII Reserve CorpsNo units assigned
Moving to Bavaria4th Bavarian Division

Commanders

The 3rd Army had the following commanders during its existence:

FromCommanderPreviouslySubsequently
2 August 1914Generaloberst Max von HausenSaxon Minister of WarAdjutant to his Majesty the King of Saxony
12 September 1914General der Kavallerie Karl von EinemVII CorpsRetired
27 January 1915Generaloberst Karl von Einem

Glossary

  • Armee-Abteilung (Army Detachment) in the sense of "something detached from an army". It is not under the command of an army being a small army.
  • Armee-Gruppe (Army Group) a group within an army and under its command, generally formed as a temporary measure for a task.
  • Heeresgruppe (Army Group) several armies under a commander.

References

Bibliography

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References

  1. {{harvnb. Cron. 2002
  2. {{harvnb. Ellis. Cox. 1993
  3. {{harvnb. Ellis. Cox. 1993
  4. {{harvnb. Cron. 2002
  5. [http://home.comcast.net/~jcviser/aok/hausen.htm The Prussian Machine] Accessed: 6 February 2012
  6. {{harvnb. Cron. 2002
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