Third Army (United Kingdom)
- Third Army (United Kingdom)
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=Third Army
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dates=World War I
country=United Kingdom
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branch=British Army
type=Field Army
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battles= Battle of the Somme, Battle of Arras, Battle of Cambrai, Battle of Passchendale, Battle of Amiens
notable_commanders= General Edmund Allenby
General Sir Julian Byng
anniversaries=The Third Army was a British Army unit.
World War I
In World War I the Third Army fought on the Western Front, in France. The battles it took part in included:
*Battle of the Somme
*Battle of Cambrai
*Second Battle of Arras (April 1917)
*Battle of Passchendale [Burton, Pierre, "Marching as to war", 2001, Toronto]
*Battle of Amiens (August 1918)
Commanders
*General Edmund Allenby (23 October 1915 – 9 June 1917)
*General Sir Julian Byng (9 June 1917 – 11 November 1918)
References
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