3rd Panzer Army

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The 3rd Panzer Army was a German Wehrmacht armored field army of World War II that played a major role on the Eastern Front, particularly in large-scale offensives and defensive operations against the Soviet Union.

Aliases (2)
  • 3rd Panzer Group ×5
  • Third Panzer Army ×1

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf German field army
Wehrmacht unit
armored army
allegiance Adolf Hitler
branch Heer
component artillery units
engineer units
motorized infantry divisions
panzer divisions
reconnaissance units
conflict World War II
convertedFrom 3rd Panzer Group
country Nazi Germany
dateDisbanded 1945
dateFormed 1941
engagement Battle of Moscow
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Operation Bagration
Operation Barbarossa
Rzhev battles
formedAs 3rd Panzer Group
front Central sector of Eastern Front
Northern sector of Eastern Front
higherCommand Army Group Centre
Army Group North
ideologicalContext Nazi regime
languageOfCommand German
notableAction defensive fighting during Soviet offensives
large-scale armored breakthroughs in 1941
notableCharacteristic focus on armored warfare
high mobility
notableCommander Erhard Raus
Georg-Hans Reinhardt
Hasso von Manteuffel
Heinz Guderian
opponent Soviet Union
partOf German Army (Wehrmacht)
role defensive operations
offensive armored operations
status disbanded
surrenderedTo Red Army
theater Eastern Front
type armored formation
usedEquipment Panther tanks
Panzer III tanks
Panzer IV tanks
self-propelled artillery

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Army Group Centre ("3rd Panzer Group")
Army Group Centre
Army Group Vistula ("Third Panzer Army")
subordinateUnit
Hermann Hoth ("3rd Panzer Group")
commanded
3rd Panzer Army ("3rd Panzer Group")
convertedFrom
3rd Panzer Army ("3rd Panzer Group")
formedAs
Unternehmen Taifun ("3rd Panzer Group")
involvedUnit
Operation Typhoon
militaryUnit

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