5-524: Seventeenth Army or 17th Army may refer to: Germany [ edit ] 17th Army (German Empire) , a World War I field Army 17th Army (Wehrmacht) , a World War II field army Others [ edit ] Seventeenth Army (Japan) Japanese Seventeenth Area Army during World War II (see List of Armies of the Japanese Army ) 17th Army (Soviet Union) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
10-643: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages 17th Army (German Empire) The 17th Army ( German : 17. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 17 / A.O.K. 17 ) was an army -level command of the German Army in World War I . It was formed in France on 1 February 1918 from the former 14th Army command. It served exclusively on the Western Front and
15-473: The United States could be deployed. They also had the temporary advantage in numbers afforded by nearly 50 divisions freed by Russia's withdrawing from the war ( Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ). At the end of the war it was part of Heeresgruppe Kronprinz Rupprecht . The Headquarters was at St Amand until 6 April 1918, Douai until 1 May 1918, Denain until 18 October 1918 and Mons until start of
20-508: 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=Seventeenth_Army&oldid=546295470 " Category : Military units and formations disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
25-594: Was dissolved on 19 January 1919. 17th Army was one of three armies (along with 18th Army and 19th Army ) formed in late 1917 / early 1918 with forces withdrawn from the Eastern Front . They were in place to take part in Ludendorff's German spring offensive . The Germans had realised that their only remaining chance of victory was to defeat the Allies before the overwhelming human and matériel resources of
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