The 3rd Army Group was a

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formation which commanded the 3rd Army and 5th Army during the

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-led

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of the

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in April 1941 during

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. It was commanded by

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, and was responsible for the border with

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between

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, and the

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and Bulgarian borders between the

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and the

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border.

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* * {{Royal Yugoslav Armed Forces Army groups of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Military units and formations of Yugoslavia in World War II