This is the German Army

German Army (German Empire)

The German Army was the name given the combined land forces of the German Empire, also known as the National Army , Imperial Army or Imperial German Army. The term "Deutsches Heer" is also used for the modern German Army, the land component of the German Bundeswehr...

 order of battle

Order of battle

In modern use, the order of battle is the identification, command structure, strength, and disposition of personnel, equipment, and units of an armed force participating in field operations. Various abbreviations are in use, including OOB, O/B, or OB, while ORBAT remains the most common in the...

 on the outbreak of war in August 1914.

GHQ

The overall commander of the Imperial German Army was Kaiser Wilhelm II. The Chief of the General Staff

German General Staff

The German General Staff was an institution whose rise and development gave the German armed forces a decided advantage over its adversaries. The Staff amounted to its best "weapon" for nearly a century and a half....

 was Generaloberst Helmuth von Moltke the Younger

Helmuth von Moltke the Younger

Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke , also known as Moltke the Younger, was a nephew of Field Marshal Count Moltke and served as the Chief of the German General Staff from 1906 to 1914. The two are often differentiated as Moltke the Elder and Moltke the Younger...

, with General von Stein as Deputy Chief. Departmental chiefs were Oberst Tappen (Operations Branch), Oberstleutnant Hentsch (Intelligence Branch), Major Nicolai (Secret Service), Oberst von Dommes (Political Section), Generalleutnant Siger (Field munitions), Major Thomsen (Air Service), Oberst Groner

Wilhelm Groener

Karl Eduard Wilhelm Groener was a German soldier and politician.-Biography:He was born in Ludwigsburg in the Kingdom of Württemberg, the son of a regimental paymaster. He entered the Württemberg Army in 1884, and attended the War Academy from 1893 to 1897, whereupon he was appointed to the General...

 (Field Railways), and General von Schjerning (Medical Services). Generalmajor von Schoeler was Intendant-General (responsible for logistical supplies), and General von Claer was General of Engineers.

Cavalry

Four independent cavalry

Cavalry

Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...

 corps served on the Western Front:

• I Cavalry Corps - preceding 3rd Army (Freiherr von Richthofen)
  • Guards Cavalry Division
    Guards Cavalry Division (German Empire)
    The Guards Cavalry Division was a unit of the German army that was stationed in Berlin. The division was a part of the Guards Corps .-Pre-war Order of Battle:...
    
    
  • 5th Cavalry Division
    5th Cavalry Division (German Empire)
    The 5th Cavalry Division was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was dissolved in February 1918.-Combat chronicle:...
    
    
• II Cavalry Corps - preceding 1st and 2nd Armies (von der Marwitz
  Georg von der Marwitz
  Johannes Georg von der Marwitz was a Prussian cavalry general, who commanded several German armies during the First World War on both the Eastern and Western fronts.-Early military career:...
  
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  • 2nd Cavalry Division
    2nd Cavalry Division (German Empire)
    The 2nd Cavalry Division was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.-Combat chronicle:Initially assigned to II Cavalry...
    
    
  • 4th Cavalry Division
    4th Cavalry Division (German Empire)
    The 4th Cavalry Division was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914...
    
    
  • 9th Cavalry Division
    9th Cavalry Division (German Empire)
    The 9th Cavalry Division was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was dissolved in March 1918.-Combat chronicle:...
    
    
• III Cavalry Corps - preceding 6th Army
  • 7th Cavalry Division
    7th Cavalry Division (German Empire)
    The 7th Cavalry Division was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914...
    
    
  • 8th Cavalry Division
    8th Cavalry Division (German Empire)
    The 8th Cavalry Division was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was dissolved in April 1918...
    
    
  • Bavarian Cavalry Division
    Bavarian Cavalry Division (German Empire)
    The Bavarian Cavalry Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army, part of the German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
• IV Cavalry Corps - preceding 4th and 5th Armies
  • 3rd Cavalry Division
    3rd Cavalry Division (German Empire)
    The 3rd Cavalry Division was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in January 1917.-Combat chronicle:...
    
    
  • 6th Cavalry Division
    6th Cavalry Division (German Empire)
    The 6th Cavalry Division was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914...
    
    

Each Cavalry Division consisted of 3 Brigades of 2 Cavalry Regiments each (24 squadrons total), 3 horse artillery batteries and a MG detachment (6 MGs).

First Army

First Army was commanded by Generaloberst von Kluck

Alexander von Kluck

Alexander Heinrich Rudolph von Kluck was a German general during World War I.- Military career :He enlisted in the Prussian army in time to serve in the seven-week Austro-Prussian War of 1866 and the Franco-Prussian War, where he was wounded twice in the Battle of Colombey-Neuilly...

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• II Corps
  II Corps (German Empire)
  The II Army Corps was a unit of the Imperial German Army that was stationed in Stettin. At the outbreak of World War I, the corps served on the Western Front.In 1914, the component units of the corps were:*3rd Division*4th Division...
  
   (von Linsingen
  Alexander von Linsingen
  Alexander Adolf August Karl von Linsingen was one of the best German field commanders during World War I.Linsingen joined the Prussian Army in 1868 and rose to Corps Commander in 1909. He was one of the very few top German generals not to have served on the general staff.At the beginning of World...
  
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  • 3rd Infantry Division
    3rd Division (German Empire)
    The 3rd Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Stettin in May 1816 as a Troop Brigade . It became the 3rd Division on September 5, 1818. From the corps' formation in 1820, the division was subordinated in peacetime to the II Army Corps...
    
    
  • 4th Infantry Division
    4th Division (German Empire)
    The 4th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Torgau on September 5, 1818. The headquarters moved to Stargard in 1820, where it stayed until 1852. In 1852, the headquarters moved to its final destination, Bromberg...
    
    
• III Corps
  III Corps (German Empire)
  The III Army Corps was a formation in the Imperial German Army. It was established in 1814 as the General Headquarters in Berlin and became the III Army Corps on April 3, 1820...
  
   (von Lochow)
  • 5th Infantry Division
    5th Division (German Empire)
    The 5th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Crossen in 1816 as a brigade, moved to Frankfurt an der Oder in 1817, and became the 5th Division on September 5, 1818. The headquarters moved to Berlin in 1840 and back to Frankfurt in 1845. The division was subordinated...
    
    
  • 6th Infantry Division
    6th Division (German Empire)
    The 6th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Düsseldorf in 1816 as a brigade and became the 6th Division on September 5, 1818. The headquarters moved to Torgau in 1820 and then to Brandenburg in 1850. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the III Army Corps...
    
    
• IV Corps
  IV Corps (German Empire)
  The IV Army Corps was a formation of the Imperial German Army. It was established on October 3, 1815 as the General Command in the Duchy of Saxony and became the IV Army Corps on August 30, 1818...
  
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  Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin
  Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin was a German general during the First World War.- Early life :...
  
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  • 7th Infantry Division
    7th Division (German Empire)
    The 7th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Magdeburg in November 1816 as a brigade and became a division on September 5, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the IV Army Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the...
    
    
  • 8th Infantry Division
    8th Division (German Empire)
    The 8th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Erfurt in November 1816 as a brigade and became a division on September 5, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the IV Army Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German...
    
    
• IX Corps (von Quast)
  • 17th Infantry Division
    17th Division (German Empire)
    The 17th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on October 11, 1866 and initially headquartered in Kiel. It moved its headquarters to Schwerin in 1871. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the IX Army Corps...
    
    
  • 18th Infantry Division
    18th Division (German Empire)
    The 18th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on October 11, 1866 and was headquartered in Flensburg. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the IX Army Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
• III Reserve Corps (von Beseler
  Hans Hartwig von Beseler
  Hans Hartwig von Beseler was a German Colonel General.- Biography :Beseler was born in Greifswald, Pomerania. His father, Georg Beseler, was a law professor at the University of Greifswald. He entered the Prussian Army in 1868, fought in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, and had a successful...
  
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  • 5th Reserve Division
    5th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 5th Reserve Division was a unit of the German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
  • 6th Reserve Division
    6th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 6th Reserve Division was a unit of the German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in September 1918...
    
    
• IV Reserve Corps  (von Gronau)
  • 7th Reserve Division
    7th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 7th Reserve Division was a unit of the German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
  • 22nd Reserve Division
    22nd Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 22nd Reserve Division was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914...
    
    
• IX Reserve Corps (von Boehn)
  • 17th Reserve Division
    17th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 17th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
  • 18th Reserve Division
    18th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 18th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
• 10th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
• 11th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
• 27th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
• Pionier regiment

Second Army

2nd Army was commanded by Generaloberst von Bülow

Karl von Bülow

Karl von Bülow was a German Field Marshal commanding the German 2nd Army during World War I from 1914 to 1915.-Biography:...

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• Guards Corps (von Plettenberg)
  • 1st Guards Infantry Division
  • 2nd Guards Infantry Division
• VII Corps (von Einem)
  • 13th Infantry Division
    13th Division (German Empire)
    The 13th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in November 1816 in Münster in Westphalia as a troop brigade and became the 13th Division on September 5, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VII Army Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the...
    
    
  • 14th Infantry Division
    14th Division (German Empire)
    The 14th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in November 1816 in Trier as a troop brigade and became the 14th Division on September 5, 1818, also relocating its headquarters to Düsseldorf. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VII Army Corps...
    
    
• X Corps (von Emmich
  Otto von Emmich
  Albert Theodor Otto Emmich was a Prussian general.Born in Minden, Emmich entered the Prussian Army in 1866. He attained the rank of general of infantry in 1909, and was placed in command of the 10th army corps at Hanover...
  
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  • 19th Infantry Division
    19th Division (German Empire)
    The 19th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on October 11, 1866 and was headquartered in Hannover. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the X Army Corps...
    
    
  • 20th Infantry Division
    20th Division (German Empire)
    The 20th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on October 11, 1866 and was headquartered in Hannover. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the X Army Corps...
    
    
• Guards Reserve Corps (von Gallwitz
  Max von Gallwitz
  Max Karl Wilhelm von Gallwitz was a German general from Breslau , Silesia, who served with distinction during World War I on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.-Biography:...
  
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  • 3rd Guards Infantry Division
  • 1st Guards Reserve Division
• VII Reserve Corps (von Zwehl)
  • 13th Reserve Division
    13th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 13th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
  • 14th Reserve Division
    14th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 14th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
• X Reserve Corps (Günther Graf von Kirchbach
  Günther von Kirchbach
  Günther Emanuel Graf von Kirchbach was a German colonel general who served during the First World War.Günther von Kirchbach was born in Erfurt in 1850 the son of Hugo von Kirchbach. Von Kirchbach entered the Prussian army in April 1868 as a second lieutenant in the Garde-Füsilier-Regiment. He...
  
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  • 2nds Guard Reserve Division
  • 19th Reserve Division
    19th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 19th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
• 25th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
• 29th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
• 4 mortar battalions
• 1 10-cm gun battalion
• 2 heavy coastal mortar battalions
• 2 Pionier regiments

Third Army

3rd Army was commanded by Generaloberst Freiherr von Hausen

Max von Hausen

Max Clemens Lothar Freiherr von Hausen served as a German army commander in the early stages of the First World War.-Early life:...

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• XI Corps (von Plüskow)
  • 22nd Infantry Division
    22nd Division (German Empire)
    The 22nd Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on October 11, 1866 and was headquartered in Kassel. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XI Army Corps...
    
    
  • 38th Infantry Division
    38th Division (German Empire)
    The 38th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on April 1, 1899, and was headquartered in Erfurt. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XI Army Corps...
    
    
• XII (1st Saxon) Corps (d'Elsa)
  • 23rd Infantry Division
    23rd Division (German Empire)
    The 23rd Division , also known as the 1st Division No. 23 was a unit of the Saxon and then Imperial German Army. The division was headquartered in Dresden. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XII Army Corps .The 1st Division No...
    
    
  • 32nd Infantry Division
    32nd Division (German Empire)
    The 32nd Division , formally the 3rd Division No. 32 was a unit of the Saxon Army, a component of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on April 1, 1887 and was headquartered in Bautzen. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XII Army Corps...
    
    
• XIX (2nd Saxon) Corps (von Laffert)
  • 24th Infantry Division
    24th Division (German Empire)
    The 24th Division , also known as the 2nd Division No. 24 was a unit of the Saxon and then Imperial German Army. The division was headquartered in Leipzig. Until 1899, the division was subordinated in peacetime to the XII Army Corps The 24th Division (24. Division), also known as the 2nd...
    
    
  • 40th Infantry Division
    40th Division (German Empire)
    The 40th Division , formally the 4th Division No. 40 was a unit of the Saxon Army, a component of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on April 1, 1899 and was headquartered in Chemnitz. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XIX Army Corps...
    
    
• XII (Saxon) Reserve Corps (von Kirchbach)
  • 23rd Reserve Division
    23rd Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The Royal Saxon 23rd Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
  • 24th Reserve Division
    24th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The Royal Saxon 24th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
• 47th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
• 2 mortar battalions
• 1 Pionier regiment

Fourth Army

4th Army was commanded by Generaloberst Duke Albrecht of Württemberg

Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg

Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg or Albrecht Herzog von Württemberg was a German Generalfeldmarschall and head of the Royal House of Württemberg...

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• VI Corps (von Pritzelwitz)
  • 11th Infantry Division
    11th Division (German Empire)
    The 11th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Breslau in November 1816 as a brigade, and became the 11th Division on September 5, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VI Army Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of...
    
    
  • 12th Infantry Division
    12th Division (German Empire)
    The 12th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Neiße on September 5, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VI Army Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
• VIII Corps (von Weidenbach)
  • 15th Infantry Division
    15th Division (German Empire)
    The 15th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed as the 16th Division on September 5, 1818 in Cologne from the 4th Brigade of the Army Corps in France. It became the 15th Division on December 14, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VIII Army Corps...
    
    
  • 16th Infantry Division
    16th Division (German Empire)
    The 16th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed as the 15th Division on September 5, 1818 in Koblenz from a troop brigade. It became the 16th Division on December 14, 1818 and moved its headquarters to Trier. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VIII Army Corps...
    
    
• XVIII Corps
  XVIII Corps (German Empire)
  The XVIII Army Corps was a corps of the Imperial German Army. It was formed on April 1, 1899 and was headquartered in Frankfurt am Main...
  
   (von Schenk)
  • 21st Infantry Division
    21st Division (German Empire)
    The 21st Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on October 11, 1866 and was headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. The division was subordinated in peacetime initially to the XI Army Corps and from 1899 to the XVIII Army Corps The 21st Division (21. Division) was a unit of...
    
    
  • 25th Infantry Division
    25th Division (German Empire)
    The 25th Division , officially the Grand Ducal Hessian Division , was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was headquartered in Darmstadt, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XVIII Army Corps when that corps was formed in 1899...
    
    
• VIII Reserve Corps (von Egloffstein)
  • 15th Reserve Division
    15th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 15th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was recruited primarily in...
    
    
  • 16th Reserve Division
    16th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 16th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was recruited primarily in...
    
    
• XVIII Reserve Corps (von Steuben)
  • 21st Reserve Division
    21st Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 21st Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
  • 25th Reserve Division
    25th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 25th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 and was disbanded in October 1918, with its assets being distributed to other units...
    
    
• 49th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
• 2 mortar battalions
• 1 Pionier regiment

Fifth Army

5th Army was commanded by the William, German Crown Prince.

• V Corps
  • 9th Infantry Division
    9th Division (German Empire)
    The 9th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Glogau in November 1816 as a brigade, became the 10th Division on September 5, 1818, and was renumbered the 9th Division on February 28, 1820. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the V Army Corps...
    
    
  • 10th Infantry Division
    10th Division (German Empire)
    The 10th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Posen in November 1816 as a brigade, became the 9th Division on September 5, 1818, and was renumbered the 10th Division on February 28, 1820. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the V Army Corps...
    
    
• XIII Corps
  • 26th Infantry Division
    26th Division (German Empire)
    The 26th Division , formally the 26th Division , was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was headquartered in Stuttgart, the capital of the Kingdom of Württemberg. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XIII Corps The 26th Division (26. Division), formally the 26th Division (1st...
    
    
  • 27th Infantry Division
    27th Division (German Empire)
    The 27th Division , formally the 27th Division , was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was headquartered in Ulm in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Württemberg. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XIII Corps The 27th Division (27. Division), formally the 27th Division (2nd...
    
    
• XVI Corps
  XVI Corps (German Empire)
  The XVI. Armeekorps was a major formation of the German Army before the World War I.-World War I:The XVI Corps, which was a major formation of the Imperial German Army, had its headquarters in the fortress of Metz. This formation fought at the beginning of World War I, with the 7th Army...
  
  
  • 33rd Infantry Division
    33rd Division (German Empire)
    The 33rd Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on April 1, 1871 as the 30th Division and became the 33rd Division on April 1, 1890, and was headquartered in Metz . The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XVI Army Corps...
    
    
  • 34th Infantry Division
    34th Division (German Empire)
    The 34th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on April 1, 1890, and was headquartered in Metz . The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XVI Army Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
• V Reserve Corps
  • 9th Reserve Division
    9th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 9th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
  • 10th Reserve Division
    10th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 10th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
• VI Reserve Corps
  • 11th Reserve Division
    11th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 11th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
  • 12th Reserve Division
    12th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    12th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
• 13th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
• Senior Landwehr Commander 2 (2nd Landwehr Division)
  2nd Landwehr Division (German Empire)
  The 2nd Landwehr Division was an infantry division of the Imperial German Army during World War I. It was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 under the "Higher Landwehr Commander 2" . The Landwehr was the third category of the German Army, after the regular Army and the...
  
  
  • 43rd Mixed Landwehr Brigade
  • 45th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
  • 53rd Mixed Landwehr Brigade
  • 9th Bavarian Mixed Landwehr Brigade
• 4 mortar battalions
• 2 Pionier regiments

Sixth Army

6th Army was commanded by Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria

Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria

Rupprecht or Rupert, Crown Prince of Bavaria was the last Bavarian Crown Prince.His full title was His Royal Highness Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria, of Franconia and in Swabia, Count Palatine of the Rhine...

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• XXI Corps
  • 31st Infantry Division
    31st Division (German Empire)
    The 31st Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on March 20, 1871, and was headquartered in Straßburg until 1912, and then in Saarbrücken. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XV Army Corps until 1912, and then to the XXI Army Corps...
    
    
  • 42nd Infantry Division
    42nd Division (German Empire)
    The 42nd Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on October 1, 1912, and was the last regular division created in the Imperial German Army. It was headquartered in Saarburg in Lothringen . The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XXI Army Corps...
    
    
• I Bavarian Corps
  I Royal Bavarian Corps
  As part of the 1868 army reform, the 1st Royal Bavarian Army Corps of the Bavarian Army was set up in 1869 in Munich as the Generalkommando for Swabia and Upper and Lower Bavaria. Like all Bavarian formations, it was placed under the 4th Army As part of the 1868 army reform, the 1st Royal...
  
   (Oskar Ritter und Edler v. Xylander
  Oskar von Xylander
  Oskar Ritter und Edler von Xylander was a Bavarian General der Infanterie, at last commanding the I Royal Bavarian Corps until his retirement in 1918.- Biography :...
  
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  • 1st Bavarian Infantry Division
    1st Royal Bavarian Division
    The 1st Royal Bavarian Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army which served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on November 27, 1815 as the Infantry Division of the Munich General Command...
    
    
  • 2nd Bavarian Infantry Division
    2nd Royal Bavarian Division
    The 2nd Royal Bavarian Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army which served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on November 27, 1815 as the Infantry Division of the Munich General Command...
    
    
• II Bavarian Corps
  • 3rd Bavarian Infantry Division
    3rd Royal Bavarian Division
    The 3rd Royal Bavarian Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army which served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on November 27, 1815 as an Infantry Division of the Würzburg General Command...
    
    
  • 4th Bavarian Infantry Division
    4th Royal Bavarian Division
    The 4th Royal Bavarian Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army which served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on November 27, 1815 as an Infantry Division of the Würzburg General Command...
    
    
• III Bavarian Corps
  • 5th Bavarian Infantry Division
    5th Royal Bavarian Division
    The 5th Royal Bavarian Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army which served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on October 1, 1890 in Landau as the 5th Division and swapped division numbers with the Nuremberg-based 3rd Royal Bavarian...
    
    
  • 6th Bavarian Infantry Division
    6th Royal Bavarian Division
    The 6th Royal Bavarian Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army which served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on April 1, 1900 and was headquartered in Regensburg...
    
    
• I Bavarian Reserve Corps
  • 1st Bavarian Reserve Division
    1st Bavarian Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 1st Bavarian Reserve Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army, part of the German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The...
    
    
  • 5th Bavarian Reserve Division
    5th Bavarian Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 5th Bavarian Reserve Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army, part of the German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
• Guards Ersatz Division
• 4th Ersatz Division
  4th Ersatz Division (German Empire)
  The 4th Ersatz Division was a unit of the German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914...
  
  
• 8th Ersatz Division
  8th Ersatz Division (German Empire)
  The 8th Ersatz Division was a unit of the German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914...
  
  
• 10th Ersatz Division
  10th Ersatz Division (German Empire)
  The 10th Ersatz Division was a unit of the German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914...
  
  

Seventh Army

7th Army was commanded by Generaloberst von Heeringen

Josias von Heeringen

Josias von Heeringen was a German general of the imperial era who saw service in the First World War.-Biography:Heeringen was born in Kassel in the Electorate of Hesse...

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• XIV Corps
  XIV Corps (German Empire)
  The XIV Army Corps was a corps of the Imperial German Army. It was, effectively, also the army of the Grand Duchy of Baden, which had been integrated in 1871 into the Prussian Army command structure, as had the armies of most German states. Both divisions and the bulk of the corps' support units...
  
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  • 28th Infantry Division
    28th Division (German Empire)
    The 28th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army, almost entirely made up of troops from the Grand Duchy of Baden. It was formed in Karlsruhe on July 1, 1871. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XIV Army Corps...
    
    
  • 29th Infantry Division
    29th Division (German Empire)
    The 29th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army, almost entirely made up of troops from the Grand Duchy of Baden. It was formed in Karlsruhe on July 1, 1871. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XIV Army Corps...
    
    
• XV Corps (von Deimling
  Berthold von Deimling
  Berthold Karl Adolf von Deimling was a general officer of the German Army during World War I....
  
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  • 30th Infantry Division
    30th Division (German Empire)
    The 30th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on April 1, 1887 as the 33rd Division and became the 30th Division on April 1, 1890, and was headquartered in Straßburg . The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XV Army Corps...
    
    
  • 39th Infantry Division
    39th Division (German Empire)
    The 39th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on April 1, 1899, and was headquartered in Colmar . The division was subordinated in peacetime initially to the XIV Army Corps and then to the XV Army Corps...
    
    
• XIV Reserve Corps (von Schubert)
  • 26th Reserve Division
    26th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 26th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
  • 28th Reserve Division
    28th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 28th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
• 19th Ersatz Division
  19th Ersatz Division (German Empire)
  The 19th Ersatz Division was a unit of the German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914...
  
  
• Bavarian Ersatz Division
  Bavarian Ersatz Division (German Empire)
  The Bavarian Ersatz Division was a division of the Imperial German Army in World War I. It was formed in August 1914 and dissolved in 1919 in the demobilization following the Armistice which ended the war...
  
  
• 60th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
• Upper Rhine Fortifications
  • 55th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
  • 110th Reinforced Landwehr Infantry Regiment
  • 1st Bavarian Mixed Landwehr Brigade
  • 2nd Bavarian Mixed Landwehr Brigade

Eighth Army

8th Army was commanded by Generaloberst von Prittwitz

Maximilian von Prittwitz

Maximillion Von Prittwitz was a German General.-Family:Prittwitz came from an extremely old aristocratic Silesian family in Bernstadt...

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• I Corps
  I Corps (German Empire)
  The I Corps was a formation of the Imperial German Army. The headquarters of the corps were located in Königsberg. At the beginning of World War I, the corps was attached to the 8th Army and transferred to the Eastern Front....
  
   (von François)
  • 1st Infantry Division
    1st Division (German Empire)
    The 1st Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Königsberg in March 1816 as a Troop Brigade . It became the 1st Division on September 5, 1818. From the corps' formation in 1820, the division was subordinated in peacetime to the I Army Corps...
    
    
  • 2nd Infantry Division
    2nd Division (German Empire)
    The 2nd Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Danzig in March 1816 as a Troop Brigade . It became the 2nd Division on September 5, 1818. In 1890, the headquarters of the division was relocated to Königsberg , then the capital of East Prussia...
    
    
• XVII Corps (von Mackensen)
  • 35th Infantry Division
    35th Division (German Empire)
    The 35th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on April 1, 1890, and was headquartered initially in Graudenz and from 1912 in Thorn . The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XVII Army Corps...
    
    
  • 36th Infantry Division
    36th Division (German Empire)
    The 36th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on April 1, 1890, and was headquartered in Danzig . The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XVII Army Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
• XX Corps
  XX Corps (German Empire)
  The XX Army Corps was a unit of the German Army that was stationed in Allenstein . At the beginning of World War I, the corps was transferred to the Eastern Front...
  
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  • 37th Infantry Division
    37th Division (German Empire)
    The 37th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed between March 25 and April 1, 1899 in Allenstein . The division was initially subordinated in peacetime to the I Army Corps . In 1912, it was transferred to the newly formed XX Army Corps...
    
    
  • 41st Infantry Division
    41st Division (German Empire)
    The 41st Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was established on October 1, 1912 in Deutsch Eylau . The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XX Army Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
• I Reserve Corps (Otto von Below
  Otto von Below
  Otto von Below was a Prussian general. He was born at and died at Danzig .Before World War I, Otto von Below became major-general in 1909 and lieutenant-general in 1912. On August 1, 1914 he took command of the I. Reserve Corps, which on the outbreak of the war was to be assigned to the Eight Army...
  
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  • 1st Reserve Division
    1st Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 1st Reserve Division was a reserve infantry division of the Imperial German Army in World War I. It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 from reserve infantry units primarily from East Prussia...
    
    
  • 36th Reserve Division
    36th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 36th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
• 3rd Reserve Division
  3rd Reserve Division (German Empire)
  The 3rd Reserve Division was a reserve infantry division of the Imperial German Army in World War I. It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 from reserve infantry units primarily from Pomerania. The division served from the beginning of the war until early 1917 on the Eastern Front, after...
  
  
• 1st Cavalry Division
  1st Cavalry Division (German Empire)
  The 1st Cavalry Division was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.-Combat chronicle:Initially, it was the sole cavalry...
  
  
• Landwehr Corps
  • Senior Landwehr Commander 3 (3rd Landwehr Division)
    3rd Landwehr Division (German Empire)
    The 3rd Landwehr Division was an infantry division of the Imperial German Army during World War I. It was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 under the "Higher Landwehr Commander 3" . The Landwehr was the third category of the German Army, after the regular Army and the...
    
    
    • 17th Landwehr Infantry Brigade
    • 18th Landwehr Infantry Brigade
  • Senior Landwehr Commander 4 (4th Landwehr Division)
    4th Landwehr Division (German Empire)
    The 4th Landwehr Division was an infantry division of the Imperial German Army during World War I. It was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 under the "Higher Landwehr Commander 4" . The Landwehr was the third category of the German Army, after the regular Army and the...
    
    
    • 22nd Landwehr Infantry Brigade
    • 23rd Landwehr Infantry Brigade
• 2nd Mixed Landwehr Brigade
• 6th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
• 70th Mixed Landwehr Brigade

Army of the North

• IX Reserve Corps (von Boehn)
  • 17th Reserve Division
    17th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 17th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
  • 18th Reserve Division
    18th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 18th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
• Senior Landwehr Commander 1 (1st Landwehr Division)
  1st Landwehr Division (German Empire)
  The 1st Landwehr Division was an infantry division of the Imperial German Army during World War I. It was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 under the "Higher Landwehr Commander 1" and also referred to initially after its commander as the "Landwehr-Division Goltz"...
  
  
  • 33rd Mixed Landwehr Brigade
  • 34th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
  • 37th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
  • 38th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
• North Sea Islands

Central Reserves and Border Fortresses

• Strassburg
  • 30th Reserve Division
    • 60th Reserve Infantry Brigade
    • 3rd Bavarian Reserve Infantry Brigade
    • 10th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Brigade
• Metz
  Metz
  Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
  
  
  • 33rd Reserve Division
    33rd Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 33rd Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in August 1918...
    
    
    • 8th Bavarian Infantry Brigade
    • 66th Reserve Infantry Brigade
    • Reserve Infantry Regiment Metz
• Thorn
  Torun
  Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....
  
  
  • 35th Reserve Division
    35th Reserve Division (German Empire)
    The 35th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division began the war as part of the...
    
    
    • 5th Landwehr Infantry Brigade
    • 20th Landwehr Infantry Brigade
• Konigsberg
  Königsberg
  Königsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945 as well as the northernmost and easternmost German city with 286,666 inhabitants . Due to the multicultural society in and around the city, there are several local names for it...
  
  
  • • 9th Landwehr Infantry Brigade
    • Ersatz Infantry Brigade Konigsberg
• Posen
  Poznan
  Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
  
  
  • • 19th Landwehr Infantry Brigade
• Graudenz
  • • Provisional 69th Infantry Brigade