3rd Guards Army

The 3rd Guards Army (Russian: 3-я гвардейская армия) was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II.

3rd Guards Army
ActiveDecember 1942 – 1945
CountrySoviet Union
BranchRed Army, Soviet Army
Sizetwo or more Rifle corps
Part of1st Ukrainian Front, others
EngagementsLvov-Sandomierz Offensive
Battle of Berlin
others

The army fought in the Battle of Berlin, during which it mopped up German resistance around Cottbus.

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