Max Karl Wilhelm von Gallwitz (2 May 1852 – 18 April 1937) was a German general from Breslau (Wrocław) , Silesia , who served with distinction during World War I on both the Eastern and Western Fronts .
9-640: (Redirected from German Eleventh Army ) Eleventh Army or 11th Army may refer to: Germany [ edit ] 11th Army (German Empire) , a World War I field Army 11th Army (Wehrmacht) , a World War II field army 11th SS Panzer Army Russia [ edit ] 11th Army (Russian Empire) 11th Army (RSFSR) 11th Army (Soviet Union) 11th Air Army (Russia) Others [ edit ] Eleventh Army (Japan) Eleventh Army (Italy) Eleventh Army (Austria-Hungary) 11th Army Group (United Kingdom) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
18-695: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages 11th Army (German Empire) The 11th Army ( German : 11. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 11 / A.O.K. 11 ) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I . It was formed in March 1915 in Kassel originally to serve on the Western Front but was transported to Galicia for service on
27-785: The Eastern Front . The army was dissolved on 8 September 1915, but reformed on 23 September 1915 for the Serbian Campaign . It was finally dissolved on 7 January 1919. The 11th Army was formed in early 1915. It briefly fought on the Western Front during the Battle of Ypres , holding the line against the Allied attack. On 22 April, it was transferred and placed with the Austrian 4th Army under Mackensen's command, behind
36-653: The Second World War . Gallwitz was a First World War corps commander ( Guards Reserve Corps ) on the Western Front, but he was almost immediately transferred east to join the Eighth Army under Hindenburg . In 1915, he took command of Armee-Gruppe Gallwitz (later redesignated Twelfth Army ) and participated in the Galicia offensive alongside Mackensen , who commanded the Eleventh Army . Towards
45-641: The Gorlice–Tarnow gap, south of the Vistula River . In July 1915, the 11th Army advanced into Russian territory in a general German offensive. The 11th Army was dissolved on 8 September 1915. On 23 September 1915 a new 11th Army was created for the Serbian Campaign under command of Max von Gallwitz . It was composed of the III Corps , the IV Reserve Corps and the X Reserve Corps . After
54-657: The end of 1915, Gallwitz succeeded Mackensen as commander of the Eleventh Army, as the latter campaigned against Serbia . In 1916, he moved back to the Western Front and defended against the British attack in the Battle of the Somme . He took over command of 2nd Army and of Heeresgruppe Gallwitz - Somme controlling the 1st and 2nd Armies. From 1916–18, he commanded the Fifth Army in the west, most notably engaging
63-826: The retreat of Serbian army, the 11th Army remained on the Salonika front in support of the Bulgarian Army. During its time on the front the army gradually became more and more composed of Bulgarian divisions. By the time of the Vardar Offensive in September 1918, The 11th German Army consisted almost fully of Bulgarian soldiers commanded by German officers. The headquarters of the Army was situated in Veles on 31 January 1916, moved to Prilep on 5 October 1916 until
72-537: The retreat to Hungary in September 1918. 11th Army had the following commanders until absorbed by Heeresgruppe Mackensen on 8 September 1915: The "new" 11th Army had the following commanders: Max von Gallwitz Gallwitz grew up in a Catholic family in Breslau and joined the Prussian Army in 1870. In 1891, he married Friedrike. They had a daughter and son Werner, who became a lieutenant general in
81-513: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about military units and formations which are associated with the same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. [REDACTED] Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eleventh_Army&oldid=826282133#Germany " Category : Military units and formations disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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