Armee-Abteilung C
Armee-Abteilung Strantz / Armee-Abteilung C (Army Detachment C) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It served on the Western Front throughout its existence.
Armee-Abteilung Strantz Armee-Abteilung C Army Detachment C | |
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![]() Flag of the Staff of an Armee Oberkommando (1871–1918) | |
Active | 18 September 1914 – post 11 November 1918 |
Country | ![]() |
Type | Army |
Engagements | World War I |
History
Armee-Abteilung C was formed on 18 September 1914 from the left (southern) wing of the 5th Army as Armee-Abteilung Strantz, named for the commander of V Corps. Strantz remained as commander of V Corps but was deputised in this post by a Divisional Commander. It was established on 2 February 1917 as Armee-Abteilung C. It was still in existence when the war ended,[1] serving on the Western Front as part of Heeresgruppe Gallwitz.[2]
Order of Battle on formation
The following Orders of Battle illustrate the growth of the Armee-Abteilung during the war.
Organization of Armee-Abteilung Strantz on 15 September 1914[3] | ||
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Army | Corps | Division |
Armee-Abteilung Strantz | V Corps | 9th Infantry Division |
10th Infantry Division | ||
III Bavarian Corps | 5th Bavarian Division | |
6th Bavarian Division | ||
Under Army command | 33rd Reserve Division Metz | |
Bavarian Cavalry Division |
Order of Battle, 30 October 1918
By the end of the war, the majority of the units assigned were lower quality Landwehr divisions.
Organization of Armee-Abteilung C on 30 October 1918[4] | ||
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Army | Corps | Division |
Armee-Abteilung C | XIII Corps | 5th Guards Division |
3rd Bavarian Division | ||
241st Division | ||
V Corps | 13th Landwehr Division | |
94th Division | ||
35th Division (Austria-Hungary) | ||
XII Reserve Corps | 5th Landwehr Division | |
224th Division | ||
57th Corps (z.b.V.) | 8th Landwehr Division | |
255th Division | ||
Group Metz | 31st Landwehr Brigade | |
10th Division | ||
18th Landwehr Division | ||
2nd Landwehr Division |
Commanders
Armee-Abteilung C had the following commanders during its existence:[5]
From | Commander | Previously | Subsequently |
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18 September 1914 | General der Infanterie Hermann von Strantz | V Corps | Active reserve status[6] |
4 February 1917 | General der Infanterie Max von Boehn | IX Reserve Corps | 7th Army |
15 March 1917 | Generalleutnant Georg Fuchs | XIV Reserve Corps | 5th Army |
9 November 1918 | General der Infanterie Eduard von Below | V Corps | Active reserve status |
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.[7]
- 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 Group in the sense of a number of armies under a single commander.
References
- Cron 2002, p. 84
- Ellis & Cox 1993, p. 187
- Ellis & Cox 1993, p. 176
- Ellis & Cox 1993, p. 187
- Cron 2002, p. 400
- The Prussian Machine Accessed: 10 February 2012
- Cron 2002, p. 84