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This Blog was born from a wet day in Germany, looking at one of the many war memorials in that country and further investigation which led me to notice a lack of reference material with regards to the German Army in World War One.

My work on this project has been made easier by the World Wide Web, but with the information tools at my disposal it has been a constant battle to ensure that the correct information has been included.

This Blog is intended for reference, and will hopefully enable those with an interest in the German Army of World War One to look up with confidence the various units and organisations which contributed to the German war machine.

Friday, 20 June 2014

3rd Army


The 3rd Army was formed from  the II Army Inspectorate on mobalisation.

XI Corps

22nd Infantry Division
38th Infantry Division

XII (I Royal Saxon) Corps

23rd (1st Royal Saxon) Infantry Division
32nd (3rd Royal Saxon) Infantry Division

XIX Corps

24th (2nd Royal Saxon) Infantry Division
40th (4th Royal Saxon) Infantry Division

XII (Royal Saxon) Reserve Corps

23rd Reserve Infantry Division
24th Reserve Infantry Division

The 3rd German Army was one of the five German armies that attacked on the Western front. 

It advanced through Belgium and took part in the Battle of the Marne.  After the German retreat from the Aisne the Army took up positions on the Champagne front.

It took part in the Second Battle of Champagne (1917), the Battle of the Aisne (1918) and the Battle of the Marne (1918) and ending the war fighting the Meuse-Argonne offensive.


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