8th Army (German Empire)

8. Armee 8th Army
Flag of the Staff of an Armee Oberkommando (1871–1918)
Active	2 August 1914 – 29 September 1915 30 December 1915 – 21 January 1919
Country	German Empire
Type	Army
Engagements	World War I Eastern Front Battle of Stallupönen Battle of Gumbinnen Battle of Tannenberg First Battle of the Masurian Lakes Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes
Insignia
Abbreviation	A.O.K. 8

The 8th Army (German: 8. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 8 / A.O.K. 8) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 from the I Army Inspectorate.^[1] The army was dissolved on 29 September 1915, but reformed on 30 December 1915.^[2] It was finally disbanded in 1919 during demobilization after the war.