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Army Group German Crown Prince

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Country
  
German Empire

Disbanded
  
11 November 1918

Active
  
1 August 1915 - 11 November 1918

Notable commanders
  
Wilhelm, German Crown Prince

The Army Group German Crown Prince or Army Group B (German: Heeresgruppe Deutscher Kronprinz) was an Army Group of the German Army, which operated on the Western Front under command of Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, between 1 August 1915 and 11 November 1918 during World War I.

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Composition (1 August 1915 - April 1917)

  • German 5th Army (Wilhelm, German Crown Prince then Ewald von Lochow then Max von Gallwitz)
  • German Armee-Abteilung A (Ludwig von Falkenhausen then Karl Ludwig d'Elsa then Bruno von Mudra)
  • German Armee-Abteilung B (Hans Gaede then Erich von Gündell)
  • German Armee-Abteilung C (Hermann von Strantz then Max von Boehn)
  • German 3rd Army (Karl von Einem) : 26 September - 7 December 1915 and again since July 1916

    • Composition (April 1917 - February 1918)

  • German 7th Army (Max von Boehn)
  • German 1st Army (Fritz von Below)
  • German 3rd Army (Karl von Einem)
  • German 5th Army (Max von Gallwitz)

    • Composition (4 February 1918 - 11 November 1918)

  • German 18th Army (Oskar von Hutier) : except 12 August - 8 October 1918
  • German 7th Army (Max von Boehn then Magnus von Eberhardt)
  • German 1st Army (Fritz von Below then Bruno von Mudra then Otto von Below then Magnus von Eberhardt)
  • German 3rd Army (Karl von Einem)

    • References

    Army Group German Crown Prince Wikipedia
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