5th Army (German Empire)
| 5. Armee 5th Army | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the Staff of an Armee Oberkommando (1871–1918) | |
| Active | 2 August 1914 – 30 January 1919 |
| Country |  German Empire |
| Type | Army |
| Engagements | World War I |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Crown Prince Wilhelm |
| Insignia | |
| Abbreviation | A.O.K. 5 |
The 5th Army (
VII Army Inspection. The army was disbanded in 1919 during demobilization after the war.[1]
History
In August 1914 the command of 5th Army was assigned to
Heeresgruppe Gallwitz.[2]
Order of Battle, 30 October 1918
By the end of the war, the 5th Army was organised as:
| Organization of 5th Army on 30 October 1918[3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Army | Corps | Division |
| 5th Army | 58th Corps (z.b.V.)
|
240th Division |
| 15th Bavarian Division | ||
| 52nd Division | ||
| 31st Division | ||
| XXI Corps | 13th Division | |
| 28th Division | ||
| 107th Division | ||
| 5th Bavarian Reserve Division | ||
| 88th Division | ||
| 115th Division | ||
| V Reserve Corps | 123rd Division | |
| 1st Division (Austria-Hungary) | ||
| part of 106th Division (Austria-Hungary) | ||
| 228th Division | ||
| 192nd Division | ||
| 41st Division | ||
| 27th Division | ||
| 117th Division | ||
| IX Reserve Corps | 1st Landwehr Division | |
| 15th Division | ||
| XVIII Corps (Austria-Hungary) | 33rd Division | |
| 32nd Division | ||
| 106th Division (Austria-Hungary) (less elements) | ||
| 37th Division | ||
| 236th Division | ||
| 20th Division | ||
| Moving to Armee-Abteilung C | 45th Reserve Division | |
Commanders
The 5th Army had the following commanders during its existence:[4]
| From | Commander | Previously | Subsequently |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 1914 | Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Germany |
Heeresgruppe Deutscher Kronprinz
| |
| 27 January 1915 | Generalleutnant Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Germany | ||
| 30 November 1916 | General der Infanterie Ewald von Lochow | Maas Group East | Placed on active reserve status[5] |
| 17 December 1916 | General der Artillerie Max von Gallwitz | 2nd Army | Heeresgruppe Gallwitz concurrently from 1 February 1918 |
| 27 September 1918 | General der Kavallerie Georg von der Marwitz | 2nd Army | Retired |
Glossary
- Armee-Abteilung or Army Detachment in the sense of "something detached from an Army". It is not under the command of an Army so is in itself a small Army.[6]
- Armee-Gruppe or Army Group in the sense of a group within an Army and under its command, generally formed as a temporary measure for a specific task.
- Heeresgruppe or Army Groupin the sense of a number of armies under a single commander.
See also
- 5th Army (Wehrmacht) for the equivalent formation in World War II
- German Army order of battle (1914)
- German Army order of battle, Western Front (1918)
- Schlieffen Plan
References
- ^ Cron 2002, p. 394
- ^ Ellis & Cox 1993, p. 187
- ^ Ellis & Cox 1993, p. 187
- ^ Cron 2002, p. 394
- ^ The Prussian Machine Accessed: 5 February 2012
- ^ Cron 2002, p. 84
Bibliography
- Cron, Hermann (2002). Imperial German Army 1914–18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle [first published: 1937]. Helion & Co. ISBN 1-874622-70-1.
- Ellis, John; Cox, Michael (1993). The World War I Databook. Aurum Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85410-766-6.