10-643: (Redirected from German Twelfth Army ) Twelfth Army or 12th Army may refer to: Germany [ edit ] 12th Army (German Empire) , a unit in World War I 12th Army (Wehrmacht) , a unit in World War II Russia [ edit ] 12th Army (Russian Empire) , a unit in World War I 12th Army (RSFSR) , a Red Army unit in the Russian Civil War 12th Army (Soviet Union) ,
20-851: A unit of the Soviet Army Other countries [ edit ] Twelfth Army (Japan) , a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army Twelfth Army (United Kingdom) , a unit of the British Army Twelfth Army (Italy) , a unit in World War I 12th Army (Austria-Hungary) , a unit in World War I See also [ edit ] XII Corps (disambiguation) 12th Division (disambiguation) 12th Wing (disambiguation) 12th Brigade (disambiguation) 12th Regiment (disambiguation) 12th Battalion (disambiguation) 12 Squadron (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
30-637: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages 12th Army (German Empire) The 12th Army ( German : 12. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 12 / A.O.K. 12 ) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I formed in August 1915 by the redesignation of Armee-Gruppe Gallwitz . It served exclusively on the Eastern Front and
40-580: The Vistula river . In August, the Russian Fourth Army left the Ivangorod fortress. With the continuing Russian retreat, Warsaw became isolated, and the 12th Army seized the opportunity and conquered it on 4–5 August. Armee-Gruppe Gallwitz was redesignated as 12th Army on 7 August 1915 with von Gallwitz remaining in command. The 12th Army was dissolved on 9 October 1916 when its commander
50-569: The 8th Army, General der Infanterie Otto von Below , along with his chief of staff, Generalmajor von Böckmann, assumed command. In the meantime, the 8th Army got a deputy commander, General der Artillerie Friedrich von Scholtz , who was simultaneously commander of XX Corps . 8th Army was dissolved on 29 September 1915. On 30 December 1915 the Army of the Niemen was renamed as the 8th Army with von Below still in command. The original 8th Army had
60-600: The German Army Chief of Staff, recalled Prittwitz and his deputy to Berlin. They were replaced by Paul von Hindenburg , called out of retirement, with Erich Ludendorff as his chief of staff. Under its new command, the Army was responsible for the victories at the Battles of Tannenberg and Masurian Lakes . The Army of the Niemen was formed on 26 May 1915 to control the troops in Courland. The commander of
70-512: 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=Twelfth_Army&oldid=857547689#Germany " Category : Military units and formations disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
80-675: The war. On mobilization in August 1914, the 8th Army Headquarters was formed in Posen to command troops stationed in East Prussia to defend against the expected Russian attack, Plan XIX. Initially, the Army commanded the following formations: Concerned by the defeat at Gumbinnen and the continued advance of the Russian Second Army from the south, Prittwitz ordered a retreat to the Vistula , effectively abandoning East Prussia. When he heard of this, Helmuth von Moltke ,
90-412: Was dissolved on 9 October 1916 when its commander, General der Infanterie Max von Fabeck , was transferred to 8th Army . On 9 February 1915 Guards Reserve Corps was redesignated Armee-Gruppe Gallwitz. Its commander was raised to the status of an Army Commander on 18 March 1915 and his Armee-Gruppe was redesignated as 12th Army on 7 August 1915. On 22 July, the armies of Central Powers crossed
100-429: Was transferred to 8th Army . 8th Army (German Empire) 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 . The army was dissolved on 29 September 1915, but reformed on 30 December 1915. It was finally disbanded in 1919 during demobilization after
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