3rd Army (German Empire)

3. Armee 3rd Army
Flag of the Staff of an Armee Oberkommando (1871–1918)
Active	2 August 1914 – 30 January 1919
Country	German Empire
Type	Army
Engagements	World War I 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
Insignia
Abbreviation	A.O.K. 3

The 3rd Army (German: 3. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 3 / A.O.K. 3) 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.^[1]