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7th Army (German Empire)

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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.
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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.
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Imperial German Army 1914–18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle
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The 7th Army had the following commanders during its existence.
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in the sense of a number of armies under one commander.
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By the end of the war, the 7th Army was organised as:
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Flag of the Staff of an Armee Oberkommando (1871–1918)
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
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It then took part in the 45:2 August 1914 – January 1919 7: 1224:Army order of battle (1914) 1036:2nd Royal Bavarian Division 628: 599: 10: 1308: 255: 193:Formed at the outbreak of 188: 126:Second Battle of the Marne 114:Second Battle of the Aisne 1249: 1216: 1180: 1133: 1124: 1093: 1079: 1047: 1016: 989: 960: 953: 865: 858: 750:Accessed: 5 February 2012 524: 516: 485: 480: 392: 382: 351: 317: 287: 260: 239: 142: 137: 77: 67: 49: 41: 29: 20: 796:The World War I Databook 1049:Cavalry Corps Schmettow 1040:⅓ 10th Reserve Division 998:⅓ 10th Reserve Division 205:, the 7th Army covered 92:Battle of the Frontiers 1071:50th Infantry Division 1026:84th Infantry Division 975:86th Infantry Division 775:Cron, Hermann (2002). 577: 554:General der Infanterie 539: 510:General der Infanterie 495: 474:General der Artillerie 442: 164: 1108:46th Reserve Division 1103:45th Reserve Division 1051:/ 65th Corps (z.b.V.) 981:10th Reserve Division 970:24th Reserve Division 501:Richard von Schubert 346:10th Reserve Division 338:2nd Bavarian Division 295:10th Reserve Division 282:10th Reserve Division 267:24th Reserve Division 173:level command of the 1239:Army Group Mackensen 848:Imperial German Army 748:The Prussian Machine 724:Ellis & Cox 1993 712:Ellis & Cox 1993 651:7th Army (Wehrmacht) 557:Magnus von Eberhardt 477:Richard von Schubert 458:II. Armee-Inspektion 454:II Army Inspectorate 449:Josias von Heeringen 1095:XXIII Reserve Corps 798:. Aurum Press Ltd. 779:. 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Index


German Empire
Army
World War I
Western Front
Battle of the Frontiers
Battle of Mulhouse
Battle of Lorraine
Nivelle Offensive
Second Battle of the Aisne
Spring Offensive
Second Battle of the Marne
German
army
German Army
World War I
II Army Inspection
World War I
Western Front
Plan XVII
Alsace
Battle of Lorraine
Race to the Sea
Heeresgruppe Deutscher Kronprinz
XVII Corps
24th Reserve Division
86th Division
10th Reserve Division
III Corps
10th Reserve Division

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