The 3rd Army Group was a Royal Yugoslav Army formation which commanded the 3rd Army and 5th Army during the German-led Axis invasion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in April 1941 during World War II. It was commanded by General Milan Nedić,[2] and was responsible for the border with Albania between Lake Ohrid to Lake Skadar, and the Romanian and Bulgarian borders between the Iron Gates and the Greek border.
| 3rd Army Group | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Yugoslavia |
| Branch |  Royal Yugoslav Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Field army |
| Engagements | Invasion of Yugoslavia (1941) |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Milan Nedić[1] |
Footnotes
edit- ^ Battistelli & Hook 2021, p. 42.
- ^ Bjelajac 2004, p. 354.
References
edit- Battistelli, P.P.; Hook, A. (2021). The Balkans 1940–41 (2): Hitler's Blitzkrieg against Yugoslavia and Greece. Campaign. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-4262-6. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- Bjelajac, M. (2004). Generali i admirali Kraljevine Jugoslavije 1918-1941: studija o vojnoj eliti i biografski leksikon. Biblioteka "Studije i monografije" (in Serbian). Institut za noviju istoriju Srbije. ISBN 978-86-7005-039-6. Retrieved 6 September 2021.