The Third Army () was a Field army of the
French Army
The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (, , ), is the principal Army, land warfare force of France, and the largest component of the French Armed Forces; it is responsible to the Government of France, alongside the French Navy, Fren ...
, which fought during
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
and
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
.
Commanders
World War I
*General
Ruffey (Mobilization – 30 August 1914)
*General
Sarrail (30 August 1914 – 22 July 1915)
*General
Humbert
Humbert, Umbert or Humberto (Latinized ''Humbertus'') is a Germanic given name, from ''hun'' "warrior" and ''beraht'' "bright". It also came into use as a surname.
Given name
;Royalty and Middle Ages
* Emebert (died 710)
* Humbert of Maroilles ...
(22 July 1915 – Armistice)
World War II
*General
Charles-Marie Condé (2 September 1939 – 20 June 1940)
See also
*
3rd Army Corps (France)
The 3rd Army Corps () was a corps-sized military formation of the French Army that fought during both World War I and World War II, and was active after World War II until finally being disbanded on 1 July 1998.
Cold War
Reformed at Ste Germain- ...
*
List of French armies in WWI
External links
Robert Thibault, 3rd Army, 8th Infantry Division, 12ème Régiment d'Artillerie, 1939-1940
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Field armies of France in World War I
Field armies of France in World War II
Military units and formations established in 1914
1914 establishments in France
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