3rd Panzer Army
Military unit of Nazi Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 3rd Panzer Army (German: 3. Panzerarmee) was a German armoured formation during World War II, formed from the 3rd Panzer Group on 1 January 1942.
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3rd Panzer Army | |
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3. Panzerarmee | |
Active | 16 November 1940 – 3 May 1945 |
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Type | Panzer |
Role | Armoured warfare |
Size | Army |
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![3rd Panzer Army is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern_location_map.svg/500px-Mecklenburg-Vorpommern_location_map.svg.png)
![XXXII Corps](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png)
XXXII Corps
![XXXXVIPz Corps](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png)
XXXXVI
Pz Corps
Pz Corps
![XXVII Corps](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png)
XXVII Corps
![CI Corps](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png)
CI Corps
![402nd Div](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png)
402nd Div
![Elements12th Army](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png)
Elements
12th Army
12th Army
![6th Airborne Div](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/8px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
6th Airborne Div
![8th Inf Div](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
8th Inf Div
![29th Inf Div](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
29th Inf Div
![82nd Airborne Div](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
82nd Airborne Div
![(1)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
(1)
![65th Army](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
65th Army
![2nd Shock Army](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
2nd Shock Army
![3rd GuardsTank Corps](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
3rd Guards
Tank Corps
Tank Corps
![49th Army](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
49th Army
![70th Army](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
70th Army
![3rd GuardsCav Corps](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
3rd Guards
Cav Corps
Cav Corps
![19th Army](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
19th Army
![5th Inf Div](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/8px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
5th Inf Div
![15th Inf Div](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/8px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
15th Inf Div
![11th Armd Div](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/8px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
11th Armd Div
Mecklenburg: Situation 2 May 1945
Red – Soviet forces, Orange – British forces, Green – U.S. forces, Grey – German forces
Sources: Tieke – p. 447, Allied Situation Map, Ustinow – Map 158
(1) – U.S. 84th Infantry Division, Bold units are 3rd Panzer Army
Red – Soviet forces, Orange – British forces, Green – U.S. forces, Grey – German forces
Sources: Tieke – p. 447, Allied Situation Map, Ustinow – Map 158
(1) – U.S. 84th Infantry Division, Bold units are 3rd Panzer Army