3rd Army Group (France)

3e Groupe d'Armées (GA 3)
ActiveMobilized 1939 – Dissolved June 1940
CountryFrance
BranchFrench Army
TypeArmy Group
RoleDefense of the Maginot Line (Rhine Sector)
Size3 Armies and 4 Army Corps in May 1940
Part ofDirectly subordinate to the Commander-in-Chief North-East Theatre (General Georges)
MottosRhin et Danube (English: Rhine and Danube)
EngagementsBattle of France (1940)
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Général d'Armée Antoine-Marie-Benoit Besson (Sept 1939 – May 1940)

Army Group 3 (Groupe d'Armées 3 [GA 3]) was a French Army formation during the Second World War, stationed along the river Rhine manning the Maginot Line.

It was responsible for manning the southern end of the Maginot Line, along the River Rhine and controlled one army. The army group's Commander-in-Chief was Général d'Armée Antoine-Marie-Benoit Besson.