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The 3rd Army was a Royal Yugoslav Army formation commanded by ''Armijski đeneral'' Ilija Brašić during the German-led Axis invasion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in April 1941 during World War II. It consisted of two reinforced infantry divisions, two infantry divisions, and a brigade-strength horsed cavalry detachment. It formed part of the 3rd Army Group, and was responsible for the Yugoslav-Albania border between Lake Ohrid and Lake Skadar. ==Composition== The 3rd Army was commanded by ''Armijski đeneral'' Ilija Brašić, and his chief of staff was ''Brigadni đeneral'' Milan Zelenika. It was organised and mobilised on a geographic basis from the 3rd Army District, which was divided into divisional districts, each of which was subdivided into regimental regions. The 3rd Army consisted of: * 13th Infantry Division ''Hercegovačka'' * 15th Infantry Division ''Zetska'' * 25th Infantry Division ''Vardarska'' * 31st Infantry Division ''Kosovska'' * Cavalry Detachment ''Komski'' (brigade-strength horse cavalry) Its support units included the 66th Army Artillery Regiment, the 3rd Anti-Aircraft Battalion, the 3rd Army Anti-Aircraft Company, and eight border guard battalions. The 5th Air Reconnaissance Group comprising fourteen Breguet 19s was attached from the Royal Yugoslav Air Force and was based at Tetovo west of Skopje. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「3rd Army (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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