What movie preceded the movie Rambo III (1988)?

Rambo II did not preced Rambo III (1988).

There were three Rambo movies in the 1980s, all starring Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo, but none was called Rambo II.

The three films were: First Blood (1982); Rambo: First Blood, Part II (1985); and Rambo III (1988).