Third Army (Serbia)

Third Army (Serbia)

The Serbian Third Army was a Serbian field army that fought during World War I.

During the First Balkan War, the Second Army participated in the Battle of Kumanovo (23 - October 24, 1912) along with the Serbian First Army and the Serbian Second Army. It was composed of four infantry divisions and one infantry brigade (76,000 men), deployed in two groups, the first one at Toplica and the second one at Medveđa, was assigned to the westernmost attack, with the task to take Kosovo and then move south to attack the left flank of the Ottoman Army.

The Second Army was led by Božidar Janković.

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