10th Army (German Empire)

July 2014 August 2024 10. Armee10th Army Stab eines Armeeoberkommandos.svg 200px Flag of the Staff of an Armee Oberkommando (1871–1918) 26 January 1915 – 6 January 1919 German Empire Army World War I Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes Lake Naroch Offensive A.O.K. 10 Abbreviation The 10th Army (de 10. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 10 / A.O.K. 10) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I formed in January 1915 in Cologne. It served exclusively on the Eastern Front. It was dissolved on 6 January 1919.Cron 2002 81 History During World War I the 10th Army was stationed on the Eastern Front where it fought against Russia. It also took part in the occupation of Poland and Belorussia at the end of 1918 when the war ended. The Tenth Army published the newspaper "Zeitung der 10. Armee" ("Newspaper of the 10th Army").scans of newspaper "Zeitung der 10. Armee", bibliographic information Commanders The 10th Army had the following commanders:Cron 2002 397 +10th Army From Commander Previously Subsequently 26 January 1915 Generaloberst Hermann von Eichhorn VII Army Inspectorate(VII. Armee-Inspektion) Heeresgruppe Eichhornconcurrently from 30 July 1916 18 December 1917 Generalfeldmarschall Hermann von Eichhorn 5 March 1918 General der Infanterie Erich von Falkenhayn Heeresgruppe F Retired Glossary 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.Cron 2002 84 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 Army Group in the sense of a number of armies under a single commander. See also Germany 10th Army (Wehrmacht) for the equivalent formation in World War II Great Retreat (Russian) Lake Naroch Offensive References Bibliography Cron Hermann 2002 Imperial German Army 1914–18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle [first published: 1937] Helion & Co 1-874622-70-1 Ellis John Cox Michael 1993 The World War I Databook Aurum Press Ltd 1-85410-766-6 y 10 Category:Military units and formations established in 1915 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1919