Lucis Commonwealth Armies in Erebonia
| Lucis Commonwealth Armies in Erebonia | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1935 - Present |
| Country |  Erebonian Empire United Kingdom |
| Allegiance | Erebonian Empire United Kingdom |
| Type | Combined Headquarters |
| Role | Theater of Operations |
| Size | 2 Field Armies 15+ Combined Divisions |
| Garrison/HQ | Thors Military Base, Trista, Erebonian Empire Fort Daidoji, Leeves, Erebonian Empire |
| Nickname(s) | Western Erebonian Army |
| Motto(s) | Unending Support |
| March | Dambuster's March Waltzing Matilda |
| Engagements | Second Europan War War of Lorican Aggression Post-War of Lorican Aggression Crisis Second Lucis Civil War Imperial Crisis |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Kiriya Kitagawa |
| Ceremonial chief | Victor Arseid |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Erwin Neithardt |
| Notable commanders | Daidoji Kitagawa Karl L.K. Arseid |
The Lucis Commonwealth Armies in Erebonia (LCAE) or Armeen des Lucis Commonwealth in Erebonia (Formerly: 3rd Army Group) is a military formation formed by the Erebonian Empire, the United Kingdom and its Commonwealth realms. Formed during the Second Europan War as part of the Erebonian Defence Treaty of 1935, when it allowed foreign armies to merge with its regular army since the Erebonian Army did not have military numbers compared to its neighbors. The treaty was revised in 1938, when the UK and its Commonwealth realms supplemented the Erebonian Army with manpower and the formation has ever since amalgamated as a Commonwealth-Erebonian formation.
Since 1939, it has been stationed in Western Erebonia (specifically the Lamarre Province) as reference to the former Lucian Colony of Western Erebonia and in the Thors Military Base at Trista. It is also the only army group from the Second Europan War to continuously see active service into the 21st Century.
During the Second Europan War, the group was known as the 3rd Army Group