The Third Army ( sr, Трећа армија/Treća armija) was a field
army of the
Army of the Kingdom of Serbia
The Army of the Kingdom of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Војска Краљевине Србије, Vojska Kraljevine Srbije), known in English as the Royal Serbian Army, was the army of the Kingdom of Serbia that existed between 1882 and 1918, succeedin ...
that fought during the
Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars refers to a series of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan States in 1912 and 1913. In the First Balkan War, the four Balkan States of Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria declared war upon the Ottoman Empire and defe ...
and
World War I.
History
First Balkan War
During the
First Balkan War, the Third Army participated in the
Battle of Kumanovo (23 - October 24, 1912) along with the
Serbian First Army
The Serbian First Army (Српска Прва Армија / Srpska Prva Armija) was a Serbian field army that fought during World War I.
Order of battle
August 1914
*First Army - staff in the village Rača
**I Timok Infantry Division - Smeder ...
and the
Serbian Second Army. It was composed of four infantry divisions and one infantry
brigade (76,000 men), deployed in two groups, the first one at
Toplica and the second one at
Medveđa. It was assigned to the westernmost attack, with the task of taking
Kosovo and then moving south to attack the left flank of the
Ottoman Army.
World War I
In World War I, the Third Army fought in the successful
Battles of Cer,
Drina and
Kolubra in 1914. But in Autumn 1915 they were defeated by the Bulgarians and Germans during the
Kosovo Offensive.
The Third Army was reestablished at the
Macedonian front
The Macedonian front, also known as the Salonica front (after Thessaloniki), was a military theatre of World War I formed as a result of an attempt by the Allied Powers to aid Serbia, in the autumn of 1915, against the combined attack of German ...
in 1916 and fought several battles against the Bulgarians, until it was disbanded on 28 March 1917.
Armies in the Balkans 1914-1918 pag. 13
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Pavle Jurišić Šturm remained commander of the Third Army until August 1916, when he was replaced by Miloš Vasić
Miloš Vasić ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Васић, born 10 January 1991) is a Serbian rower. He represented Serbia at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's coxless pair together with Martin Mačko ...
.
Organization
First Balkan War
World War I : August 1914
Commander : Pavle Jurišić Šturm
Pavle Jurišić Šturm KCMG ( sr-cyr, Павле Јуришић Штурм; 8 August 1848 – 13 January 1922), born Paulus Eugen Sturm, was a Serbian general of Sorbian origin, best known for commanding the Serbian 3rd Army in World War I.
...
See also
* First Army (Serbia)
* Second Army (Serbia)
References and notes
Field armies of Serbia
Military units and formations of Serbia in World War I
Serbia in World War I
Military units and formations established in 1912
1912 establishments in Serbia
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