Imperial German Army

Army · German Empire

The Imperial German Army (1871-1919), officially referred to as the German Army (Deutsches Heer), was the unified ground and air force of the German Empire. It was established in 1871 with the political unification of Germany under the leadership of Prussia, and was dissolved in 1919 after the defeat of the German Empire in World War I. In the modern Federal Republic of Germany, the term Deutsches Heer refers to the German Army, the land component of the Bundeswehr.

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Sub-units 13

People who served 7

Franz von Papen Oberstleutnant, 1898-01-01 - 1919-01-01
Kurt von Schleicher General der Infanterie, 1900-01-01 - 1932-01-01
Hermann Göring 1912-01-01 - 1933-01-01
Hermann Göring 1912-01-01 - 1918-12-31
Rudolf Hess Leutnant der Reserve, 1914-01-01 - 1918-01-01
Adolf Hitler Gefreiter, 1914-08-16 - 1920-03-31
Martin Bormann 1918-01-01 - 1919-01-01

Engagements 35

Battle of Liège August 5–16, 1914
Battle of Lorraine August 14 – September 7, 1914
Battle of Gumbinnen August 20, 1914
Battle of Charleroi August 21–23, 1914
Battle of the Ardennes August 21–23, 1914
Battle of Mons August 23, 1914
Battle of Tannenberg August 26–30, 1914
Battle of Le Cateau August 26, 1914
Battle of Guise August 29–30, 1914
First Battle of the Marne September 5–12, 1914
First Battle of the Masurian Lakes September 7–14, 1914
First Battle of the Aisne September 13–28, 1914
First Battle of Ypres October 19 – November 22, 1914
Battle of Łódź (1914) November 11 – December 6, 1914
Battle of Neuve Chapelle March 10–13, 1915
Second Battle of Ypres April 22 – May 25, 1915
Gorlice–Tarnów offensive May 2 – June 22, 1915
Third Battle of Artois September 25 – November 4, 1915
Second Battle of Champagne September 25 – November 6, 1915
Battle of Verdun February 21 – December 18, 1916
Battle of the Somme July 1 – November 18, 1916
Battle of Bucharest November 25 – December 3, 1916
Battle of Arras (1917) April 9 – May 16, 1917
Nivelle offensive April 16 – May 9, 1917
Battle of Messines (1917) June 7–14, 1917
Battle of Passchendaele July 31 – November 10, 1917
Riga offensive (1917) September 1–3, 1917
Battle of Caporetto October 24 – November 19, 1917
Operation Michael March 21 – April 5, 1918
Battle of the Lys (1918) April 9–29, 1918
Third Battle of the Aisne May 27 – June 6, 1918
Second Battle of the Marne July 15–18, 1918
Battle of Amiens (1918) August 8–12, 1918
Meuse–Argonne offensive September 26 – November 11, 1918
Battle of the St Quentin Canal September 29 – October 2, 1918

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