1st Army (19th July 1916 - 8th November 1918)

The First Army was reformed from the 2nd Army units north of the Somme river.

The new army consisted of the following units:

Group Aisne (Guard Corps)

1st Guards Division
2nd Guards Division

Group Brimont (X Reserve Corps)

2nd Guards Reserve Division
19th Reserve Division

Group Reims (VII Reserve Corps)

13th Reserve Infantry Division
14th Reserve Infantry Division

Group Prosnes (III Army Corps)

5th Infantry Division
6th Infantry Division

The 1st Army was reformed on 19th July 1916 from units of the 2nd Army, the origional 1st Army was disbanded on 17th September 1915.  It took on the right wing of the 2nd Army and the 2nd Army commander General Fritz von Below.

By October 1918 the Army had an order of battle of:

VI Reserve Corps

Guards Cavalry Division

VII Reserve Corps

1st Infantry Division
17th Infantry Division
50th Reserve Division
8th Bavarian Reserve Division

XXIV Corps

7th Infantry Division
51st Reserve Division

War Service

The 1st Army was formed for the second time as a consequence of the British Army offensive on the Somme.  By 19th July 1916 the Army had been re-organised and all units north of the Somme became the new 1st Army.

The 1st Army remained on the Somme and withdrew as part of the retraction of the German line between 9th February 1917 and the 15th March 1917.

The 1st Army was inserted between the 3rd and 7th Armies on the Aisne front in April 1917, as part of Army Group Crown Prince.

It consisted of four corps:

Group Aisne (Guards Corps)
Group Brimont (X Reserve Corps)
Group Reims (VII Reserve Corps)
Group Prosnes (III Corps)

It took part in the Kaisers Battle in May 1918, and the retreat that followed.

It was still on French soil at the end of November 1918.

8th Army (30th December 1915 - 21st January 1919)

The 8th Army was formed from the Army of the Niemen on 30th December 1915.  It was used to replace the high command 12 HQ, and took over units of the 12th German Army.

XXXIX Reserve Corps

77th Reserve Division
78th Reserve Division

It withdrew from Russia in January 1919.

1st Army (19th July 1916 - 24th January 1919)

The 1st Army was formed on 19th July 1914, as a result of the battle of the Somme.

VII Reserve Corps

1st Infantry Division
50th Reserve Division
8th Bavarian Reserve Division
17th Infantry Division

VI Reserve Corps

80th Reserve Division
Guards Cavalry Rifle Division

XXIV Reserve Corps

7th Infantry Division
51st Reserve Division

18th Army

The 14th Army was formed to end the war in 1918, using divisions released from Russia.  It was formed in France in February 1918.

Army Reserve

!st Guards Infantry Division (Theatre Reserve)
7th Reserve Infantry Division
10th Reserve Infantry Division
23rd Infantry Division

III Corps

5th Infantry Division
6th Infantry Division
28th Infantry Division
88th Infantry Division
113th Infantry Division
206th Infantry Division

IX Corps

5th Guards Division
45th Reserve Infantry Division
50th Infantry Division
231st Infantry Division

XVII Corps

1st Bavarian Infantry Division
9th Infantry Division
10th Infantry Division
36th Infantry Division 
238th Infantry Division

IV Reserve Corps

13th Landwehr Division
33rd Infantry Division
34th Infantry Division
37th Infantry Division
47th Reserve Infantry Division
103rd Infantry Division

17th Army

The 14th Army was formed to end the war in 1918, using divisions released from Russia.  It was formed in France in February 1918, 


I Bavarian Reserve Corps

187th Infantry Division
26th Reserve Division
10th Ersatz Division
208th Division

II Bavarian Corps
from 6th Army

234th Infantry Division
25th Infantry Division

XVIII Corps
from 2nd Army

220th Infantry Division
35th Infantry Division
6th Infantry Division

XIV Reserve Corps

214th Infantry Division
111th Infantry Division
48th Reserve Division
206th Infantry Division
12th Infantry Division
28th Reserve Division

14th Army

The 14th Army was formed to assist the Austrians in Italy in September 1917.

I (Austrian) Corps

3rd Eidelwiess Infantry Division
22nd Rifle Division
55th Infantry Division
Jaeger Division

III Bavarian Corps
from 6th Army

50th Infantry Division
12th Infantry Division
117th Infantry Division
Alpine Corps

LI Corps
General Command Corps (zbV)

26th Infantry Division
200th Infantry Division

XV (Austrian) Corps

1st Infantry Division
5th Infantry Division

Reserve (Austrian)

4th Infantry Division
13th Rifle Division
33rd Infantry Division
35th Infantry Division
94th Infantry Division

The 14th Army was formed to prevent a colapse of the Italian Front and in October 1917 was used to command seven German Divisions from the Eastern Front.

It fought at the Battle of Carporetto.

The 14th Army was withdrawn in January 1918 to the Western Front, leaving the LI Corps until February 1918. 

11th Army

The 11th Army was formed in March 1915.

XLI Reserve Corps

81st Reserve Infantry Division
82nd Reserve Infantry Division

Guard Corps

1st Guard Infantry Division
2nd Guard Infantry Division

X Corps

19th Infantry Division
20th Infantry Division

VI Corps Command (Austria-Hungary)

15th Infantry Division
27th Infantry Division
6th Cavalry Brigade
6th Field Artillery Brigade

Combined Corps

11th Bavarian Infantry Division
119th Infantry Division

The 11th Army was formed from the 14 new divisions created by the triangulation of the German Divisions in March 1915.

In May 1915 the Army was engaged in the Battle of Gorlice-Tarnow, together with the 4th Austro-Hungarian Army.  In September 1915 the Army was disbanded, with the HQ used to form Army Group Mackensen.

It was reformed at the end of September 1915 with the:

 III Army Corps
IV Reserve Corps
X Reserve Corps  

It was intended together with the 3rd Austro-Hungarian Army, and the 1st Bulgarian Army to be used to invade Serbia.

By November 1915 the Army Group had defeated Serbia and was on the Greek border on the Solonika Front.  It remained on that front, but fell back into Germany by 7th December 1918.