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285:. Von Gallwitz was also installed as commander of
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688:German Army order of battle, Western Front (1918)
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292:At the end of the war it was serving as part of
16:Military unit of the German Army in World War I
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312:Organization of 1st Army on 30 October 1918
267:bore the brunt of the Allied attack in the
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48:2 August 1914 – 17 September 1915
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676:for the equivalent formation in
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92:Battle of the Frontiers
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596:Homeland Defence West
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558:General der Infanterie
535:General der Infanterie
480:General der Infanterie
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462:VIII Army Inspectorate
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273:General der Infanterie
186:VIII Army Inspectorate
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384:80th Reserve Division
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213:and took part in the
176:level command of the
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1212:5th Reserve Division
1171:9th Cavalry Division
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1161:2nd Cavalry Division
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782:Ellis & Cox 1993
770:Ellis & Cox 1993
674:1st Army (Wehrmacht)
608:Magnus von Eberhardt
205:The 1st Army during
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506:Battle of the Somme
457:Alexander von Kluck
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269:Battle of the Somme
227:Alexander von Kluck
190:Battle of the Somme
128:Battle of the Somme
108:Battle of Le Cateau
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538:Fritz von Below
512:"New" 1st Army
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231:French Army
207:World War I
182:World War I
178:German Army
87:World War I
83:Engagements
1385:Categories
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929:Army level
709:References
645:Army Group
523:Previously
442:Previously
423:Commanders
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493:12th Army
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652:See also
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613:7th Army
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395:Division
393:Schützen
372:Division
370:Schützen
329:1st Army
265:2nd Army
239:Brussels
160:1st Army
149:A.O.K. 1
141:Insignia
28:1st Army
25:1. Armee
1326:Related
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223:Belgium
196:History
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