3rd Army (German Empire)

3. Armee
3rd Army
Flag of the Staff of an Armee Oberkommando (1871–1918)
Active2 August 1914 – 30 January 1919
Country German Empire
TypeArmy
EngagementsWorld War I
Insignia
AbbreviationA.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]

  1. ^ Cron 2002, p. 79