Romanian 3rd Army

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field army military unit

The Romanian 3rd Army was a major field army of Romania that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II, most notably suffering devastating losses while defending the flanks of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad.

Aliases (2)

Romanian 3rd Army elements ×1
Romanian 3rd Army units ×1

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	field army → military unit →
alliedWith	German 6th Army → Nazi Germany →
associatedOperation	Operation Uranus →
associatedWith	Axis forces on the Eastern Front →
branch	Romanian Army →
commandStructure	Romanian General Staff →
conflict	World War II →
country	Kingdom of Romania →
countryLeaderDuringWWII	Ion Antonescu →
engagedIn	operations along the Don River →
fate	largely destroyed as a fighting force at Stalingrad →
front	Don Front → Stalingrad Front →
garrisonCountry	Romania →
historicalEra	20th century →
militaryAlliance	Axis Powers →
notableCharacteristic	deployed on extended defensive sectors at Stalingrad → poorly equipped compared to German formations →
notableEngagement	Battle of Stalingrad →
notableEvent	encirclement during Soviet counteroffensive at Stalingrad →
opposedBy	Soviet Red Army →
partOf	Romanian Land Forces →
roleAtStalingrad	flank defense of German 6th Army →
suffered	breakthrough of its lines by Soviet forces in November 1942 → heavy losses at Stalingrad →
theaterOfOperations	Eastern Front →
timePeriod	Second World War →
type	combined arms army →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Stalingrad → Battle of the Don Bend →	involvedMilitaryUnit
Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) →	attacker
Romanian 4th Army →	cooperatedWith
middle Don River →	frontHeldBy
Crimean offensive (1944) ("Romanian 3rd Army elements") →	militaryUnitInvolved
Crimean offensive (1944) ("Romanian 3rd Army units") →	opponent
Operation Uranus →	opponentUnit
Middle Don offensive →	participant
Army Group South →	subordinateUnit