11th Army (German Empire)

11. Armee
11th Army

Flag of the Staff of an Armee Oberkommando (1871–1918)
Active 9 March 1915 – 8 September 1915
23 September 1915 – 7 January 1919
Country  German Empire
Type Army
Engagements

World War I

Eastern Front
Balkans
Serbian Campaign
Salonika Front

The 11th Army (German: 11. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 11 / A.O.K. 11) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It was formed in March 1915 in Kassel originally to serve on the Western Front but was transported to Galicia for service on the Eastern Front. The army was dissolved on 8 September 1915,[1] but reformed on 23 September 1915 for the Serbian Campaign. It was finally dissolved on 7 January 1919.[2]

History

The 11th Army was formed in early 1915. It briefly fought on the Western Front during the Battle of Ypres, holding the line against the Allied attack. On 22 April, it was transferred and placed with the Austrian 4th Army under Mackensen's command, behind the Gorlice–Tarnow gap, south of the Vistula River. In July 1915, the 11th Army advanced into Russian territory in a general German offensive. The 11th Army was dissolved on 8 September 1915.

On 23 September 1915 a new 11th Army was created for the Serbian Campaign under command of Max von Gallwitz. It was composed of the III Corps, the IV Reserve Corps and the X Reserve Corps. After the defeat of Serbia, the 11th Army remained on the Salonika Front in support of the Bulgarian Army.

The headquarters of the Army was situated in Veles on 31 January 1916, moved to Prilep on 5 October 1916 until the retreat to Hungary in September 1918.

Commanders

11th Army had the following commanders until absorbed by Heeresgruppe Mackensen on 8 September 1915:[3]

11th Army
From Commander Previously Subsequently
9 March 1915
until 27 March 1915
General der Infanterie Max von Fabeck XIII Corps 1st Army
16 April 1915 Generaloberst August von Mackensen 9th Army Heeresgruppe Mackensen
concurrently from 27 April 1915
22 June 1915 Generalfeldmarschall August von Mackensen

The "new" 11th Army had the following commanders:[4]

"New" 11th Army
From Commander Previously Subsequently
23 September 1915 General der Artillerie Max von Gallwitz 12th Army Attack Group West – Verdun
16 April 1916
acting until 23 July 1916
General der Infanterie Arnold von Winckler IV Reserve Corps
concurrently until 24 July 1916
I Corps
5 June 1917 General der Infanterie Kuno von Steuben XVIII Reserve Corps Retired status[5]

Glossary

See also

References

  1. Headquarters used to form Heeresgruppe Mackensen.
  2. Cron 2002, p. 81
  3. Cron 2002, p. 397
  4. Cron 2002, p. 397
  5. The Prussian Machine Accessed: 6 February 2012
  6. Cron 2002, p. 84

Bibliography

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