French 3rd Army

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The French 3rd Army was a major field army of France that played key defensive and offensive roles on the Western Front during both World Wars.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
French Third Army 5
3e Armée française 1
French 3rd Army canonical 1

Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French Army formation
field army
activity large-scale field operations
alsoKnownAs French 3rd Army
surface form: 3e Armée française
branch Armée de terre
commandStructure French high command in World War II
surface form: French high command
conflict World War I
World War II
country France
engagedAgainst German Empire
Nazi Germany
era 20th century
front Western Front
historicalPeriod World War era
languageOfName French
militaryFormationType army-level formation
notableFor key defensive role on Western Front
key offensive role on Western Front
operatedIn Western Front
partOf French Army
role defensive operations
offensive operations
scope strategic-level operations
service French Army
surface form: French land forces
theaterOfOperations Western Front
surface form: Western Front in World War I

Western Front of World War II
surface form: Western Front in World War II
type combat formation

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of the Ardennes (1914) involvedMilitaryUnit French 3rd Army
this entity surface form: French Third Army
French 3rd Army alsoKnownAs French 3rd Army
this entity surface form: 3e Armée française
Battle of Neufchâteau combatant1 French 3rd Army
this entity surface form: French Third Army
Battle of Charleroi opponent French 3rd Army
this entity surface form: French Third Army
Battle of Soissons (1918) side1 French 3rd Army
this entity surface form: French Third Army
Pierre Ruffey militaryUnit French 3rd Army
this entity surface form: French Third Army