Third Legion

The Third Legion was a legion of the Grand Army of the Republic that was active during the Clone Wars. The legion participated in the large-scale civil war on Balith, and during that time, commanding officer of the 501st Legion Jedi General Anakin Skywalker was dispatched by High Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi and the Jedi High Council following the conclusion of his previous mission to take immediate command of the Third Legion.
==History==
The Third Legion was a clone trooper legion of the Grand Army of the Republic that was active during the Clone Wars by 21 BBY. At this time, the formation participated in Balith's Civil War, a large-scale conflict on the planet Balith. After completing a mission, Jedi General Anakin Skywalker– commanding officer of the 501st Legion– was dispatched by Grand Master Yoda, High Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi and the rest of the Jedi High Council to immediately take command of the Third Legion as they had requested assistance. Skywalker's Padawan learner, Ahsoka Tano, was ordered to stay behind in the Jedi Grand Temple and complete her reports and studies.
Tano accompanied Skywalker to a Nu-class attack/transport shuttle where Skywalker's first-in-command Clone Captain Rex and another trooper were waiting and unsuccessfully attempted to persuade her master to allow her to accompany him in his mission. Skywalker refused, and boarded the shuttle, which was parked on a Temple landing pad. Following Tano's successful thwarting of an assassination attempt on Republic Senator Padmé Amidala by bounty hunter Aurra Sing at the Alderaan Refugee Conference, Skywalker was already present at the Republic Judiciary Central Detention Center on Coruscant to receive the arrested Sing.
==Behind the scenes==
The Third Legion was mentioned in Star Wars canon in "Assassin," the seventh episode of the third season of the animated TV-series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which released on October 22, 2010.
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*Star Wars: Timelines 
==Notes and references==
Category:Grand Army of the Republic legions