Third Army (United Kingdom)

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The Third Army (United Kingdom) was a major British field army of the First World War that played a key role on the Western Front under commanders such as General Julian Byng.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army formation ⓘ
field army ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
associatedWith Edmund Allenby ⓘ
Julian Byng ⓘ
William Birdwood ⓘ
belligerent Allies of World War I ⓘ
branch British Army ⓘ
commandStructure army-level formation ⓘ
conflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I
country United Kingdom ⓘ
engagement Battle of Arras (1917) ⓘ
Battle of Cambrai (1917) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Cambrai

Battle of the Somme ⓘ
German Spring Offensive ⓘ
Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ
era World War I ⓘ
front Western Front ⓘ
garrisonLocation Western Front (wartime deployment) ⓘ
linked to: Western Front
higherCommand British Expeditionary Force ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
militaryBranch Army ⓘ
militaryRole front-line combat formation ⓘ
notableAction participation in large-scale trench warfare ⓘ
notableCommander Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby ⓘ
linked to: Edmund Allenby

Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy ⓘ
linked to: Julian Byng

William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood ⓘ
linked to: William Birdwood
notableCommanderRank General ⓘ
notableFor major role in British operations in France and Belgium during World War I ⓘ
use of tanks at the Battle of Cambrai (1917) ⓘ
opponent German Empire ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
role defensive operations on the Western Front ⓘ
offensive operations on the Western Front ⓘ
serviceBranch Land forces ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Western Front ⓘ
type field army ⓘ
usedEquipment artillery ⓘ
cavalry formations ⓘ
infantry formations ⓘ
tanks ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Julian Byng → associatedWith → Third Army (United Kingdom) ⓘ
Battle of Arras (1917) → involvedUnit → British Third Army ⓘ
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Edmund Allenby → notableCommand → Third Army (British Army) ⓘ
subject linked to: General Allenby
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Battle of Cambrai → involvedMilitaryUnit → British Third Army ⓘ
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Edmund Allenby → notableCommand → Third Army (British Army) ⓘ
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Battle of Arras (1918) → notableUnit → British Third Army ⓘ
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Battle of Albert (1918) → involves → British Third Army ⓘ
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Second Battle of the Scarpe (1917) → attackingForce → British Third Army ⓘ
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Third Battle of the Scarpe (1917) → primaryAttacker → British Third Army ⓘ
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Nivelle Offensive → involvedUnit → British Third Army ⓘ
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Operation Michael → involvedForce → British Third Army ⓘ
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First Battle of the Scarpe (1917) → primaryAttacker → British Third Army ⓘ
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Battles of the Scarpe (1917) → commandedBy → British Third Army ⓘ
linked to: Third Army (United Kingdom)
Third Battle of the Scarpe → involves → British Third Army ⓘ
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II Corps on the Western Front → subordinateTo → British Third Army ⓘ
linked to: Third Army (United Kingdom)