1st Army (German Empire)

1. Armee
1st Army
Flag of the Staff of an Armee Oberkommando (1871–1918)
Active2 August 1914 – 17 September 1915
19 July 1916 – 24 January 1919
Country German Empire
TypeArmy
EngagementsWorld War I
Battle of the Frontiers
Siege of Antwerp (part)
Battle of Mons
Battle of Le Cateau
First Battle of the Marne
First Battle of the Aisne
Battle of Arras (1914)
Battle of the Somme
Second Battle of the Aisne
Insignia
AbbreviationA.O.K. 1

The 1st Army (German: 1. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 1 / A.O.K. 1) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 from the VIII Army Inspectorate.[1] The army was dissolved on 17 September 1915, but reformed on 19 July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme.[2] It was finally disbanded in 1919 during demobilization after the war.

  1. ^ Cron 2002, p. 392
  2. ^ Cron 2002, p. 79

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