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17th Army (German Empire)

Field	Value
unit_name	17. Armee
17th Army
image	Stab eines Armeeoberkommandos.svg
image_size	200
caption	Flag of the staff of an Armee Oberkommando (1871–1918)
dates	1 February 1918 – 19 January 1919
country	German Empire
type	Army
battles	World War I
identification_symbol	A.O.K. 17
identification_symbol_label	Abbreviation

17th Army :Narew Offensive :Spring Offensive

The 17th Army () was an army-level command of the German Army in World War I. It was formed in France on 1 February 1918 from the former 14th Army command. It served exclusively on the Western Front and was dissolved on 19 January 1919.

History

17th Army was one of three armies (along with 18th Army and 19th Army) formed in late 1917 / early 1918 with forces withdrawn from the Eastern Front. They were in place to take part in Ludendorff's German spring offensive. The Germans had realised that their only remaining chance of victory was to defeat the Allies before the overwhelming human and matériel resources of the United States could be deployed. They also had the temporary advantage in numbers afforded by nearly 50 divisions freed by Russia's withdrawing from the war (Treaty of Brest-Litovsk).

At the end of the war it was part of Heeresgruppe Kronprinz Rupprecht.

The Headquarters was at St Amand until 6 April 1918, Douai until 1 May 1918, Denain until 18 October 1918 and Mons until start of the march back, reaching Zülpich for disbandment on 19 January 1919.

Order of Battle, 30 October 1918

By the end of the war, the 17th Army was organised as:

Organization of 17th Army on 30 October 1918	Army	Corps
17th Army	I Bavarian Reserve Corps	187th Division
26th Reserve Division
10th Ersatz Division
208th Division
II Bavarian Corps	234th Division
25th Division
XVIII Corps	220th Division
35th Division
6th Division
XIV Reserve Corps	214th Division
111th Division
48th Reserve Division
206th Division
12th Division
28th Reserve Division

Commanders

17th Army had the following commanders:

From	Commander	Previously	Subsequently,
1 February 1918	General der Infanterie Otto von Below	14th Army	1st Army
12 October 1918	General der Infanterie Bruno von Mudra	1st Army

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.
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.

References

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References

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