German Army order of battle, Western Front (1918)

This is the German Army order of battle on the Western Front at the close of the war.

The overall commander of the Imperial German Army was Kaiser Wilhelm II, but real power resided with The Chief of the General Staff, Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg, and his First Quartermaster, General der Infanterie Erich Ludendorff.

Order of battle The German Army on the Western Front on 30 October 1918 was organised as 4 army groups (Heeresgruppe) controlling 13 army-level commands.

Heeresgruppe Kronprinz Rupprecht Army Group Army Corps Division Heeresgruppe Kronprinz RupprechtGeneralfeldmarschallRupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria 4th ArmyGeneral der InfanterieFriedrich Sixt von Armin Naval Corps 1st Naval Division 2nd Naval Division two thirds 38th Landwehr Division one third 3rd Division 85th Landwehr Division Guards Reserve Corps 3rd Reserve Division two thirds 3rd Division 13th Reserve Division 16th Bavarian Division 36th Reserve Division 11th Bavarian Division 4th Division one third 38th Landwehr Division 16th Reserve Division 23rd Division 3rd Landwehr Division Guards Corps 26th Division 19th Division Guards Ersatz Division 207th Division 1st Bavarian Reserve Division 21st Division 52nd Reserve Division 6th Cavalry Schützen Division X Reserve Corps 49th Reserve Division 23rd Reserve Division 11th Reserve Division 56th Division 6th Bavarian Reserve Division 39th Division 40th Division 6th ArmyGeneral der InfanterieFerdinand von Quast 55th Corps (z.b.V.) 38th Division 12th Bavarian Division 5th Bavarian Division two thirds 4th Ersatz Division 9th Reserve Division IV Corps 2nd Guards Reserve Division one third 4th Ersatz Division 36th Division XXXX Reserve Corps 16th Division 8th Division XI Corps No units assigned 17th ArmyGeneral der InfanterieBruno von Mudra 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 2nd ArmyGeneral der InfanterieAdolph von Carlowitz 54th Corps (z.b.V.) 21st Reserve Division 22nd Division 4th Division 113th Division 239th Division 12th Reserve Division Jäger Division 185th Division IV Reserve Corps 14th Division 58th Division 18th Reserve Division 30th Division 44th Reserve Division 51st Corps (z.b.V.) 2nd Cyclist Brigade 243rd Division 121st Division 54th Division 1st Guards Reserve Division 22nd Reserve Division Under Army command 17th Reserve Division

Heeresgruppe Deutscher Kronprinz Army Group Army Corps Division Heeresgruppe Deutscher KronprinzGeneral der InfanterieWilhelm, Crown Prince of Germany 18th ArmyGeneral der InfanterieOskar von Hutier I Bavarian Corps 19th Reserve Division 29th Division 15th Reserve Division 200th Division 204th Division 34th Division XXVI Reserve Corps 75th Reserve Division 9th Division 18th Division 6th Bavarian Division XVIII Reserve Corps 231st Division 238th Division 81st Reserve Division 2nd Division 1st Reserve Division two thirds of 82nd Reserve Division 5th Reserve Division XIV Corps 232nd Division 237th Division 11th Division 221st Division 105th Division 87th Division 7th ArmyGeneraloberstMax von Boehn XVII Corps 24th Reserve Division 86th Division one third of 10th Reserve Division III Corps one third of 10th Reserve Division 26th Division 227th Division 3rd Naval Division VIII Reserve Corps 84th Division 19th Division 2nd Bavarian Division one third of 10th Reserve Division 65th Corps (z.b.V.) 5th Division 4th Guards Division 216th Division 50th Division VII Corps No units assigned Moving to Armee-Abteilung A 24th Division 1st ArmyGeneral der InfanterieOtto von Below VII Reserve Corps 1st Division 50th Reserve Division 8th Bavarian Reserve Division 17th Division parts of Guards Cavalry Schützen Division VI Reserve Corps 80th Reserve Division Guards Cavalry Schützen Division (less elements) XXIV Reserve Corps 51st Reserve Division 7th Division 3rd ArmyGeneraloberstKarl von Einem XXV Reserve Corps 9th Landwehr Division 199th Division 3rd Guards Division 1st Guards Division XVI Corps 213th Division 242nd Division 1st Bavarian Division I Reserve Corps 202nd Division 14th Reserve Division 203rd Division 195th Division 76th Reserve Division 42nd Division 103rd Division XXXVIII Reserve Corps No units assigned Moving to Bavaria 4th Bavarian Division

Heeresgruppe Gallwitz Army Group Army Corps Division Heeresgruppe GallwitzGeneral der ArtillerieMax von Gallwitz 5th ArmyGeneral der KavallerieGeorg von der Marwitz 58th Corps (z.b.V.) 240th Division 15th Bavarian Division 52nd Division 31st Division XXI Corps 13th Division 28th Division 107th Division 5th Bavarian Reserve Division 88th Division 115th Division V Reserve Corps 123rd Division 1st Division (Austria-Hungary) part of 106th Division (Austria-Hungary) 228th Division 192nd Division 41st Division 27th Division 117th Division IX Reserve Corps 1st Landwehr Division 15th Division XVIII Corps (Austria-Hungary) 33rd Division 32nd Division 106th Division (Austria-Hungary) (less elements) 37th Division 236th Division 20th Division Moving to Armee-Abteilung C 45th Reserve Division Armee-Abteilung CGeneralleutnantGeorg Fuchs 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

Heeresgruppe Herzog Albrecht von Württemberg Army Group Army Corps Division Heeresgruppe Herzog Albrecht von WürttembergGeneralfeldmarschallAlbrecht, Duke of Württemberg 19th ArmyGeneraloberstFelix Graf von Bothmer XIX Corps 84th Landwehr Brigade 48th Landwehr Division 66th Corps (z.b.V.) 2nd Bavarian Landwehr Division 19th Ersatz Division 17th Reserve Division XV Corps 1st Bavarian Landwehr Division 83rd Division Armee-Abteilung AGeneral der InfanterieJohannes von Eben 59th Corps (z.b.V.) 96th Division 21st Landwehr Division 75th Reserve Division VII Corps 82nd Composite Reserve Infantry Brigade 301st Division XV Bavarian Reserve Corps 39th Bavarian Reserve Division 61st Landwehr Brigade IX Corps (Austria-Hungary) 37th Division (Austria-Hungary) 4th Landwehr Division Armee-Abteilung BGeneral der InfanterieErich von Gündell 64th Corps (z.b.V.) 6th Bavarian Landwehr Division 4th Cavalry Schützen Division 7th Cavalry Schützen Division X Corps 26th Landwehr Division 30th Bavarian Reserve Division 31st Division XII Corps 44th Landwehr Division 25th Landwehr Division

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 (1914) German Army order of battle (Spring Offensive)

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