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9th Army (German Empire)

The 9th Army (German: 9. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 9 / A.O.K. 9) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It was formed in September 1914 in Breslau to command troops on the southern sector of the Eastern Front. The army was dissolved on 30 July 1916, but reformed in Transylvania on 6 September 1916 for the Romanian Campaign. It was transferred to the Western Front on 19 June 1918 where it was finally dissolved on 18 September 1918.[1]

9. Armee
9th Army

19 September 1914 – 30 July 1916
6 September 1916 – 18 September 1918

 German Empire

Army

World War I

A.O.K. 9

History[edit]

First formation[edit]

The 9th Army Headquarters was established in Breslau on 19 September 1914 and commanded units drawn from the 8th Army, the Western Front and other units in Upper Silesia.[2] It was originally placed on the southern sector of the Eastern Front on the left flank of the 1st Austro-Hungarian Army.

Armee-Abteilung or Army Detachment in the sense of "something detached from an Army". It is not under the command of an Army so is in itself a small Army.

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Armee-Gruppe or Army Group in the sense of a group within an Army and under its command, generally formed as a temporary measure for a specific task.

Heeresgruppe or in the sense of a number of armies under a single commander.

Army Group

for the equivalent formation in World War II

9th Army (Wehrmacht)

Great Retreat (Russian)

Cron, Hermann (2002). Imperial German Army 1914–18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle [first published: 1937]. Helion & Co.  1-874622-70-1.

ISBN

Ellis, John; Cox, Michael (1993). The World War I Databook. Aurum Press Ltd.  1-85410-766-6.

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