Polish Campaign
The Third Army saw its first action in September 1939, taking part in the operation in Belarus and Poland. In the operation, the Red Army seized eastern Poland as part of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
Order of Battle 2 October 1939
- 10th Rifle Corps
- 5th Rifle Division
- 50th Rifle Division
- 115th Rifle Division
- 3rd Rifle Corps
- 139th Rifle Division
- 150th Rifle Division
- 3rd Cavalry Corps
- 7th Cavalry Division
- 36th Cavalry Division
- 15th Tanks Corps
- 25th Separate Motorizied Brigade
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