3rd Army Group (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)

3rd Army Group
Country Yugoslavia
Branch Royal Yugoslav Army
TypeInfantry
SizeField army
EngagementsInvasion of Yugoslavia (1941)
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Milan Nedić[1]

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.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Battistelli & Hook 2021, p. 42.
  2. ^ Bjelajac 2004, p. 354.

References

  • 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.