Armee-Abteilung Strantz / Armee-Abteilung C (Army Detachment C) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It served on the Western Front throughout its existence.
History Armee-Abteilung C was formed on 18 September 1914 from the left (southern) wing of the 5th Army as Armee-Abteilung Strantz, named for the commander of V Corps. Strantz remained as commander of V Corps but was deputised in this post by a Divisional Commander. It was established on 2 February 1917 as Armee-Abteilung C. It was still in existence when the war ended, serving on the Western Front as part of Heeresgruppe Gallwitz.
Order of Battle on formation The following Orders of Battle illustrate the growth of the Armee-Abteilung during the war.
+ Organization of Armee-Abteilung Strantz on 15 September 1914 Army Corps Division Armee-Abteilung Strantz V Corps 9th Infantry Division 10th Infantry Division III Bavarian Corps 5th Bavarian Division 6th Bavarian Division Under Army command 33rd Reserve DivisionMetz Bavarian Cavalry Division
Order of Battle, 30 October 1918 By the end of the war, the majority of the units assigned were lower quality Landwehr divisions.
+ Organization of Armee-Abteilung C on 30 October 1918 Army Corps Division Armee-Abteilung C XIII Corps 5th Guards Division 3rd Bavarian Division 241st Division V Corps 13th Landwehr Division 94th Division 35th Division (Austria-Hungary) XII Reserve Corps 5th Landwehr Division 224th Division 57th Corps (z.b.V.) 8th Landwehr Division 255th Division Group Metz 31st Landwehr Brigade 10th Division 18th Landwehr Division 2nd Landwehr Division
Commanders Armee-Abteilung C had the following commanders during its existence: +Armee-Abteilung Strantz / Armee-Abteilung C From Commander Previously Subsequently 18 September 1914 General der Infanterie Hermann von Strantz V Corps Active reserve statusThe Prussian Machine Accessed: 10 February 2012 4 February 1917 General der Infanterie Max von Boehn IX Reserve Corps 7th Army 15 March 1917 Generalleutnant Georg Fuchs XIV Reserve Corps 5th Army 9 November 1918 General der Infanterie Eduard von Below V Corps Active reserve status
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.
See also
German Army order of battle, Western Front (1918) V Corps
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