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Armee</i><br />5th Army</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Stab_eines_Armeeoberkommandos.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Stab_eines_Armeeoberkommandos.svg/220px-Stab_eines_Armeeoberkommandos.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Stab_eines_Armeeoberkommandos.svg/330px-Stab_eines_Armeeoberkommandos.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Stab_eines_Armeeoberkommandos.svg/440px-Stab_eines_Armeeoberkommandos.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="360" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Flag of the Staff of an Armee Oberkommando (1871–1918)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Active</th><td class="infobox-data">2 August 1914 – 30 January 1919</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/German_Empire" title="German Empire">German Empire</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281903%E2%80%931919%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281903%E2%80%931919%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281903%E2%80%931919%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281903%E2%80%931919%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281903%E2%80%931919%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281903%E2%80%931919%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Imperial_German_Army" title="Imperial German Army">Imperial German Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Field_army" title="Field army">Field army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_I)" title="Western Front (World War I)">Western Front</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Notable<br />commanders</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Crown_Prince_Wilhelm" class="mw-redirect" title="Crown Prince Wilhelm">Crown Prince Wilhelm</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data">A.O.K. 5</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>5th Army</b> (<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de"><b>5. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 5 / A.O.K. 5</b></i>) was a <a href="/wiki/Field_army" title="Field army">field army</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_German_Army" title="Imperial German Army">Imperial German Army</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>. It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 seemingly from the <a href="/wiki/German_Army_(German_Empire)#Army_inspectorate" class="mw-redirect" title="German Army (German Empire)">VII Army Inspection</a>. The army was disbanded in 1919 during demobilization after the war.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=5th_Army_(German_Empire)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 1914 the command of 5th Army was assigned to <a href="/wiki/Crown_Prince_Wilhelm_of_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany">Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany</a>, heir to the <a href="/wiki/Hohenzollern" class="mw-redirect" title="Hohenzollern">Hohenzollern</a> throne, with General <a href="/wiki/Konstantin_Schmidt_von_Knobelsdorf" title="Konstantin Schmidt von Knobelsdorf">Schmidt von Knobelsdorf</a> serving as his chief of staff, and would remain thus until late 1916. The opening hostilities on the <a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_I)" title="Western Front (World War I)">Western Front</a> saw the Crown Prince's 5th Army, along with the neighboring 4th Army (commanded by <a href="/wiki/Albrecht,_Duke_of_W%C3%BCrttemberg" title="Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg">Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg</a>), acting at the center of the <a href="/wiki/Schlieffen_plan" class="mw-redirect" title="Schlieffen plan">Schlieffen plan</a> attack into Belgium and France. On 21 August 1914, in what became known as the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Ardennes" title="Battle of the Ardennes">Battle of the Ardennes</a>, the 4th and 5th Armies advanced into the <a href="/wiki/Ardennes" title="Ardennes">Ardennes</a> to counter a thrust by the French 3rd and 4th Armies. Over the next two days 5th Army played a major part in halting the opposing French forces. By 23 August, after taking heavy losses and being outmaneuvered strategically, the two French armies were driven into retreat. Following the German 5th Army's victory in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Ardennes" title="Battle of the Ardennes">Battle of the Ardennes</a> it moved to <a href="/wiki/Verdun" title="Verdun">Verdun</a>, where it would remain until 1918. In February 1916 the Crown Prince's 5th Army would launch <a href="/wiki/Operation_Gericht" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Gericht">Operation Gericht</a>, the German offensive that began the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Verdun" title="Battle of Verdun">Battle of Verdun</a>, one of the bloodiest and longest battles in history. Late in 1916, after suffering terrible losses in its efforts at <a href="/wiki/Verdun" title="Verdun">Verdun</a>, General <a href="/wiki/Max_von_Gallwitz" title="Max von Gallwitz">Max von Gallwitz</a> assumed control of 5th Army. Before the close of the war 5th Army fought in several noteworthy actions, including the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Saint-Mihiel" title="Battle of Saint-Mihiel">Battle of Saint-Mihiel</a>, in September 1918, when it was defeated by the <a href="/wiki/American_Expeditionary_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="American Expeditionary Force">American Expeditionary Force</a> under <a href="/wiki/John_J._Pershing" title="John J. Pershing">John J. Pershing</a>. The Fifth Army continued to oppose the AEF's <a href="/wiki/Meuse-Argonne_Offensive" class="mw-redirect" title="Meuse-Argonne Offensive">Meuse-Argonne Offensive</a> until the Armistice of 11 November 1918. At the end of the war it was serving as part of <i><a href="/wiki/Heeresgruppe_Gallwitz" class="mw-redirect" title="Heeresgruppe Gallwitz">Heeresgruppe Gallwitz</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Order_of_Battle,_30_October_1918"><span id="Order_of_Battle.2C_30_October_1918"></span>Order of Battle, 30 October 1918</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=5th_Army_(German_Empire)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Order of Battle, 30 October 1918"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By the end of the war, the 5th Army was organised as: </p> <table style="font-size: 100%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:grey; color:black;"> <th colspan="3">Organization of 5th Army on 30 October 1918<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:grey; color:black;"> <th>Army </th> <th>Corps </th> <th>Division </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="27"><b>5th Army</b> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/58th_Corps_(German_Empire)" class="mw-redirect" title="58th Corps (German Empire)">58th Corps (z.b.V.)</a> </td> <td>240th Division </td></tr> <tr> <td>15th Bavarian Division </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/52nd_Infantry_Division_(German_Empire)" title="52nd Infantry Division (German Empire)">52nd Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/31st_Division_(German_Empire)" title="31st Division (German Empire)">31st Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/XXI_Corps_(German_Empire)" title="XXI Corps (German Empire)">XXI Corps</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/13th_Division_(German_Empire)" title="13th Division (German Empire)">13th Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/28th_Division_(German_Empire)" title="28th Division (German Empire)">28th Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/107th_Infantry_Division_(German_Empire)" title="107th Infantry Division (German Empire)">107th Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/5th_Bavarian_Reserve_Division" title="5th Bavarian Reserve Division">5th Bavarian Reserve Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/88th_Infantry_Division_(German_Empire)" title="88th Infantry Division (German Empire)">88th Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/115th_Infantry_Division_(German_Empire)" title="115th Infantry Division (German Empire)">115th Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/V_Reserve_Corps_(German_Empire)" title="V Reserve Corps (German Empire)">V Reserve Corps</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/123rd_Infantry_Division_(German_Empire)" title="123rd Infantry Division (German Empire)">123rd Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1st Division (Austria-Hungary) </td></tr> <tr> <td>part of 106th Division (Austria-Hungary) </td></tr> <tr> <td>228th Division </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/192nd_Infantry_Division_(German_Empire)" title="192nd Infantry Division (German Empire)">192nd Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/41st_Division_(German_Empire)" title="41st Division (German Empire)">41st Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/27th_Division_(German_Empire)" title="27th Division (German Empire)">27th Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/117th_Infantry_Division_(German_Empire)" title="117th Infantry Division (German Empire)">117th Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/IX_Reserve_Corps_(German_Empire)" title="IX Reserve Corps (German Empire)">IX Reserve Corps</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1st_Landwehr_Division_(German_Empire)" title="1st Landwehr Division (German Empire)">1st <i>Landwehr</i> Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/15th_Division_(German_Empire)" title="15th Division (German Empire)">15th Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6">XVIII Corps (Austria-Hungary) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/33rd_Division_(German_Empire)" title="33rd Division (German Empire)">33rd Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/32nd_Division_(German_Empire)" title="32nd Division (German Empire)">32nd Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>106th Division (Austria-Hungary) (less elements) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/37th_Division_(German_Empire)" title="37th Division (German Empire)">37th Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>236th Division </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/20th_Division_(German_Empire)" title="20th Division (German Empire)">20th Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">Moving to <a href="/wiki/Armee-Abteilung_C" title="Armee-Abteilung C"><i>Armee-Abteilung</i> C</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/45th_Reserve_Division_(German_Empire)" title="45th Reserve Division (German Empire)">45th Reserve Division</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commanders">Commanders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=5th_Army_(German_Empire)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Commanders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 5th Army had the following commanders during its existence:<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>5th Army </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>From</th> <th>Commander</th> <th>Previously</th> <th>Subsequently </th></tr> <tr> <td>2 August 1914</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Generalmajor" title="Generalmajor">Generalmajor</a> <a href="/wiki/Wilhelm,_Crown_Prince_of_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Germany">Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Germany</a></td> <td rowspan="2"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Army_Group_German_Crown_Prince" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Group German Crown Prince"><i>Heeresgruppe Deutscher Kronprinz</i></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 January 1915</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Generalleutnant" title="Generalleutnant">Generalleutnant</a> Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Germany </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 November 1916</td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Infantry_(Germany)" title="General of the Infantry (Germany)">General der Infanterie</a> <a href="/wiki/Ewald_von_Lochow" title="Ewald von Lochow">Ewald von Lochow</a></td> <td>Maas Group East</td> <td>Placed on active reserve status<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 December 1916</td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Artillery_(Germany)" title="General of the Artillery (Germany)">General der Artillerie</a> <a href="/wiki/Max_von_Gallwitz" title="Max von Gallwitz">Max von Gallwitz</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2nd_Army_(German_Empire)" title="2nd Army (German Empire)">2nd Army</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heeresgruppe_Gallwitz" class="mw-redirect" title="Heeresgruppe Gallwitz"><i>Heeresgruppe</i> Gallwitz</a><br /><small>concurrently from 1 February 1918</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 September 1918</td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Cavalry_(Germany)" title="General of the Cavalry (Germany)">General der Kavallerie</a> <a href="/wiki/Georg_von_der_Marwitz" title="Georg von der Marwitz">Georg von der Marwitz</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2nd_Army_(German_Empire)" title="2nd Army (German Empire)">2nd Army</a></td> <td>Retired </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Glossary">Glossary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Numbered Armies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Army_(German_Empire)" title="1st Army (German Empire)">1st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Army_(German_Empire)" title="2nd Army (German Empire)">2nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Army_(German_Empire)" title="3rd Army (German Empire)">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Army_(German_Empire)" title="4th Army (German Empire)">4th</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">5th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Army_(German_Empire)" title="6th Army (German Empire)">6th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Army_(German_Empire)" title="7th Army (German Empire)">7th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Army_(German_Empire)" title="8th Army (German Empire)">8th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Army_(German_Empire)" title="9th Army (German Empire)">9th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Army_(German_Empire)" title="10th Army (German Empire)">10th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Army_(German_Empire)" title="11th Army (German Empire)">11th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Army_(German_Empire)" title="12th Army (German Empire)">12th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Army_(German_Empire)" title="14th Army (German Empire)">14th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_Army_(German_Empire)" title="17th Army (German Empire)">17th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_Army_(German_Empire)" title="18th Army (German Empire)">18th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Army_(German_Empire)" title="19th Army (German Empire)">19th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">5th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/V_Cavalry_Corps_(German_Empire)" title="V Cavalry Corps (German Empire)">V Cavalry Corps</a> / 58th Corps (z.b.V.)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>240th Division</li> <li>15th Bavarian Division</li> <li><a href="/wiki/52nd_Infantry_Division_(German_Empire)" title="52nd Infantry Division (German Empire)">52nd Infantry Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_Division_(German_Empire)" title="31st Division (German Empire)">31st Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/XXI_Corps_(German_Empire)" title="XXI Corps (German Empire)">XXI Corps</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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(German Empire)">V Reserve Corps</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/123rd_Infantry_Division_(German_Empire)" title="123rd Infantry Division (German Empire)">123rd Infantry Division</a></li> <li>1st Division (Austria-Hungary)</li> <li>part of 106th Division (Austria-Hungary)</li> <li>228th Division</li> <li><a href="/wiki/192nd_Infantry_Division_(German_Empire)" title="192nd Infantry Division (German Empire)">192nd Infantry Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/41st_Division_(German_Empire)" title="41st Division (German Empire)">41st Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_Division_(German_Empire)" title="27th Division (German Empire)">27th Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/117th_Infantry_Division_(German_Empire)" title="117th Infantry Division (German Empire)">117th Infantry Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/IX_Reserve_Corps_(German_Empire)" title="IX Reserve Corps (German Empire)">IX Reserve Corps</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Landwehr_Division_(German_Empire)" title="1st Landwehr Division (German Empire)">1st Landwehr Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_Division_(German_Empire)" title="15th Division (German Empire)">15th Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">XVIII Corps (Austria-Hungary)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/33rd_Division_(German_Empire)" title="33rd Division (German Empire)">33rd Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32nd_Division_(German_Empire)" title="32nd Division (German Empire)">32nd Division</a></li> <li>106th Division (Austria-Hungary) (less elements)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/37th_Division_(German_Empire)" title="37th Division (German Empire)">37th Division</a></li> <li>236th Division</li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Division_(German_Empire)" title="20th Division (German Empire)">20th Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/IV_Cavalry_Corps_(German_Empire)" title="IV Cavalry Corps (German Empire)">IV Cavalry Corps</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Cavalry_Division_(German_Empire)" title="3rd Cavalry Division (German Empire)">3rd Cavalry Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Cavalry_Division_(German_Empire)" title="6th Cavalry Division (German Empire)">6th Cavalry Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><i>Armee-Abteilung</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armee-Abteilung_A" class="mw-redirect" title="Armee-Abteilung A">A (Falkenhausen)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armee-Abteilung_B" title="Armee-Abteilung B">B (Gaede)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armee-Abteilung_C" title="Armee-Abteilung C">C (Strantz)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armee-Abteilung_D" title="Armee-Abteilung D">D (Scholtz)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armee-Abteilung_Gronau" title="Armee-Abteilung Gronau">Gronau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Niemen#Armee-Abteilung_Lauenstein" title="Army of the Niemen">Lauenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armee-Abteilung_Woyrsch" title="Armee-Abteilung Woyrsch">Woyrsch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Named Armies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Bug" title="Army of the Bug">Bug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Niemen" title="Army of the Niemen">Niemen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Army_(German_Empire)" title="North Army (German Empire)">North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Army_(German_Empire)" title="South Army (German Empire)">South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Command_of_Coastal_Defence" title="High Command of Coastal Defence">High Command of Coastal Defence</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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