Third Army (Austria-Hungary)

The Austro-Hungarian Third Army was an Austro-Hungarian field army that fought during World War I.

Actions

The Austro-Hungarian Third Army was formed in August 1914 and deployed on the Russian Front.
It was moved to the Balkans in September 1915 to participate in the successful Second invasion of Serbia (1915).
After the invasion and occupation of Montenegro, it was moved to the Italian Front to participate in the Battle of Asiago in May 1916.
By the end of 1916, the Third Army was moved again to the Russian Front, where it remained active there until it was disbanded in January 1918.

It participated in the

• Battle of Gnila Lipa (August 1914)
• Battle of the Vistula River (October 1914)
• Battle of Limanowa (December 1914)
• Battle of the Carpathian Mountains (December 1914-March 1915)
• Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive (May-June 1915),
• Great Retreat (June-September 1915)
• Second invasion of Serbia (October-December 1915)
• Montenegrin Campaign (January 1916)
• Battle of Asiago (May-June 1916)
• Kerensky Offensive (July 1917)
• Operation Faustschlag (February-March 1918)

Commanders

• Rudolf von Brudermann : August 1914 - 3 September 1914
• Svetozar Boroevic von Bojna : 4 September 1914 - 25 May 1915
• Paul Puhallo von Brlog : 25 May 1915 - 10 June 1915
• Karl Tersztyánszky von Nádas : 7 September 1915 - 27 September 1915
• Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza : 28 September 1915 - 20 October 1916
• Karl Graf von Kirchbach auf Lauterbach : 20 October 1916 - 5 March 1917
• Karl Tersztyánszky von Nádas : 5 March 1917 - 12 July 1917
• Karl Kritek : 12 July 1917 - 12 January 1918

Sources

• Austro-Hungarian Army, Higher Commands and Commanders