The 3rd Army Corps ( French : 3e Corps d'Armée ) was a corps -sized military formation of the French Army that fought during both World War I and World War II , and was active after World War II until finally being disbanded on 1 July 1998.
14-677: 3rd Corps , Third Corps , III Corps , or 3rd Army Corps may refer to: France [ edit ] 3rd Army Corps (France) III Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée) , a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars III Corps (Grande Armée) , a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars Germany [ edit ] III Cavalry Corps (German Empire) ,
28-1258: A unit in World War I 3rd Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union) 3rd Rifle Corps , Soviet Union 3rd Army Corps (Russia) , Russian Federation United States [ edit ] III Corps (United States) III Corps (Union Army) Third Army Corps (Spanish–American War) Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia Third Corps, Army of Tennessee Others [ edit ] III Corps (Australia) Finnish III Corps (Winter War) Finnish III Corps (Continuation War) III Army Corps (Greece) III Corps (India) 3rd Army Corps (Italy) III Corps (North Korea) III Corps (Ottoman Empire) III Corps (South Korea) III Corps (South Vietnam) 3rd Corps (Syria) 3rd Corps (Turkey) III Corps (United Kingdom) 3rd Corps (Vietnam People's Army) 3rd Army Corps (Azerbaijan) 3rd Army Corps (Armenia) See also [ edit ] List of military corps by number 3rd Army (disambiguation) 3rd Battalion (disambiguation) 3rd Brigade (disambiguation) 3rd Division (disambiguation) 3rd Regiment (disambiguation) 3 Squadron (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
42-1018: A unit of the Imperial German Army III Corps (German Empire) , a unit of the Imperial German Army III Reserve Corps (German Empire) , a unit of the Imperial German Army III Royal Bavarian Corps , a unit of the Bavarian Army and the Imperial German Army III Army Corps (Wehrmacht) , a unit in World War II III Corps (Bundeswehr) III Panzer Corps (Germany) III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps Russia and Soviet Union [ edit ] 3rd Army Corps (Russian Empire) ,
56-502: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages 3rd Army Corps (France) Reformed at Ste Germain-en-Laye on 1 July 1979 under the orders of Général de Barry, with its HQ fused with HQ 1st Military Region. Its major units were 2nd Armored Division and 8th Infantry Division (8 DI) . On 1 July 1979 the Corps was transferred to Lille and its HQ fused with HQ 2nd Military Region. In 1991
70-690: The Chindits See also [ edit ] Third Division (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about military units and formations which are associated with the same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. [REDACTED] Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=3rd_Division&oldid=1213673083 " Category : Military units and formations disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
84-430: The 1980s, the Corps comprised three major formations, the 2nd and 10th Armoured Divisions and the 8th DI. There was also a logistics brigade stationed at Beauvais. On 1 July 1990, with the promulgation of the ‘Armées 2000’ plan, the 3rd Army Corps became the only army corps in the metropolitan territory, and the 7th Armored Division joined it, with the grouping rising to 44,000 men with 15,000 vehicles. In 1993, after
98-617: The 27th DIA left the FAR to rejoin the 3rd Corps as the 27th DIM. In February 1996 the President of the Republic decided on a transition to a professional service force, and as part of the resulting changes, ten regiments were dissolved in 1997. The specialist brigades were transferred on 1 July 1997 to Lunéville (signals), Haguenau (the artillery brigade) and Strasbourg (engineers). The 2nd Armoured Division left Versailles on 1 September 1997 and
112-707: The 3rd Motorized Infantry Division, then the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division 3rd Lahore Divisional Area , of the British Indian Army during World War I 3rd Legions Infantry Division (Poland) 3rd Marine Division (United States) 3rd Motor Rifle Division (Soviet Union) 3rd Mountain Infantry Division Ravenna , Italy 3rd Rifle Division (Soviet Union) 3rd Special Forces Division (Greece) Finnish 3rd Division (Continuation War) Finnish 3rd Division (Winter War) 3rd Indian Infantry Division, official designation for
126-1296: The British Indian Army before and during World War I 3rd Algerian Infantry Division , France 3rd Alpine Division Julia , Italy 3rd Blackshirt Division (21 April) , a Black Shirt militia division of Italy 3rd Canadian Division 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division (Poland) 3rd Colonial Infantry Division (France) 3rd Division (Australia) 3rd Division (Colombia) 3rd Division (Estonia) 3rd Division (German Empire) 3rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army) 3rd Division (Iraq) 3rd Division (Japan) , Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 3rd Division (New Zealand) 3rd Division (North Korea) 3rd Division (Norway) 3rd Division (1st Formation)(People's Republic of China) 3rd Division (Reichswehr) , Weimar Republic 3rd Division (Singapore) 3rd Division (South Sudan) 3rd Division (South Vietnam) 3rd Division (United Kingdom) 3rd Division (Vietnam) 3rd Guards Division (Imperial Japanese Army) 3rd Guards Motor Rifle Division 3rd Infantry Division (Greece) 3rd Infantry Division (Philippines) 3rd Infantry Division (South Africa) 3rd Infantry Division (South Korea) 3rd Infantry Division (United States) 3rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) , subsequently redesignated
140-408: The disbandment of the 8th DI, the Corps was reorganised to include three armoured divisions, the 2nd, 7th, and 10th, the 12th Light Armoured Division with its command post at Saumur , the 15th Infantry Division at Limoges , and the 3rd Logistics Brigade, all reporting to Corps HQ at Lille . On 1 July 1993 three specialist brigades, engineer, artillery, and signals, were created at Lille. In 1994,
154-1269: The 💕 (Redirected from 3rd Division (disambiguation) ) 3rd Division may refer to: Air divisions [ edit ] 3d Air Division , United States 3d Attack Wing , United States Anti-air divisions [ edit ] 3rd Flak Division , Nazi Germany Armoured divisions [ edit ] 3rd Armoured Division (Australia) 3rd Armored Division (France) 3rd Light Mechanized Division (France) 3rd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) 3rd Panzer Division (Bundeswehr) 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf , Nazi Germany 3rd Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army) 3rd Armored Division (Jordan) 3rd Division (Nigeria) 3rd Tank Division (Soviet Union) 3rd Armoured Division (Syria) 3rd Armored Division (United States) Cavalry divisions [ edit ] 3rd Cavalry Division (German Empire) 3rd Cavalry Division (Reichswehr) , Weimar Republic 3rd Light Division (Wehrmacht) 3rd Cavalry Division Amedeo Duca d'Aosta , Italian Army during World War II 3rd Cavalry Division (United Kingdom) 3rd Mounted Division , United Kingdom 3rd Cavalry Division (United States) Infantry divisions [ edit ] 3rd (Lahore) Division , of
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#1732765296491168-405: The functions were separated, and Generals Arnold, Vaujour, Billot, and Heinrich held command as commanders of 3rd Corps solely. With its transfer to Lille, the corps took control of a force of 50,000 personnel including reservists, with 380 AMX-30, 1,300 armoured vehicles, 106 artillery pieces, and 56 Roland anti-aircraft missiles. In 1984 the 6th Engineers Regiment joined the corps. At the end of
182-502: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about military units and formations which are associated with the same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. [REDACTED] Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=III_Corps&oldid=1213674438 " Category : Military units and formations disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
196-669: Was installed at Châlons-en-Champagne in place of the disbanding 10th Armoured Division. On 5 March 1998, in view of the ongoing structural adoptions of the French Army, the Minister of Defence decided to disband 3rd Corps, and the dissolution became effective 1 July 1998. The headquarters transitioned to become Headquarters Commandement de la force d'action terrestre (CFAT) (the Land Forces Action Command). 3rd Division (disambiguation) From Misplaced Pages,
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