Armee-Abteilung D
Appearance
Armee-Abteilung Scholtz Armee-Abteilung D Army Detachment D | |
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Active | 28 October 1915 – 2 October 1918 |
Country | ![]() |
Type | Army |
Engagements | World War I |
Armee-Abteilung Scholtz / Armee-Abteilung D (Army Detachment D) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It served on the Eastern Front throughout its existence.
History
[edit]Armee-Abteilung D was formed on 18 September 1915 from the southern wing of the Army of the Niemen as Armee-Gruppe Scholtz, named for the commander of XX Corps, a headquarters that it absorbed.[1] On 28 October 1915 it was redesignated Armee-Abteilung Scholtz. It was established on 10 January 1917 as Armee-Abteilung D. It was dissolved on 2 October 1918 as a new XX Corps was created.[2]
Commanders
[edit]Armee-Abteilung D had the following commanders during its existence:[3]
From | Commander | Previously | Subsequently, |
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28 October 1915 | General der Artillerie Friedrich von Scholtz | XX Corps | 8th Army |
2 January 1917 | Generalleutnant Oskar von Hutier | XXI Corps | 8th Army |
27 January 1917 | General der Infanterie Oskar von Hutier | ||
22 April 1917 | General der Infanterie Günther Graf von Kirchbach | Landwehr Corps | 8th Army |
12 December 1917 | General der Artillerie Hans von Kirchbach | XII Reserve Corps | Retired[4] |
23 January 1918 | Generaloberst Hans von Kirchbach |
Glossary
[edit]- 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.[5]
- 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
[edit]References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Cron, Hermann (2002). Imperial German Army 1914–18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle [first published: 1937]. Helion & Co. ISBN 1-874622-70-1.