Imperial German Army » German 1st Army (1914–1918)

Army · German Empire · from August 2, 1914

The right flank of the 1914 invasion under Alexander von Kluck, whose turn east of Paris opened the gap used at the Marne; re-formed on the Somme in 1916 under Fritz von Below.

Recorded for World War I.

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Engagements 7

Battle of Mons August 23, 1914
Battle of Le Cateau August 26, 1914
First Battle of the Marne September 5–12, 1914
First Battle of the Aisne September 13–28, 1914
Battle of the Somme July 1 – November 18, 1916
Nivelle offensive April 16 – May 9, 1917
Second Battle of the Marne July 15–18, 1918

Movements

August 17, 1914 – August 18, 1914 Assembles north of Liège · map
August 20, 1914 Enters Brussels · map
August 23, 1914 Meets the British at Mons (Battle of Mons) · map
August 26, 1914 Attacks II Corps at Le Cateau (Battle of Le Cateau) · map
September 4, 1914 Crosses the Marne east of Paris · map
September 6, 1914 Turns west against Maunoury on the Ourcq (First Battle of the Marne) · map
September 13, 1914 – July 18, 1916 Holds north of the Aisne (headquarters dissolved September 1915) (First Battle of the Aisne) · map
July 19, 1916 – March 15, 1917 Re-formed under Fritz von Below on the northern Somme (Battle of the Somme) · map
April 16, 1917 – July 14, 1918 Holds the hills east of Reims (Nivelle offensive) · map
July 15, 1918 Attacks east of Reims (Second Battle of the Marne) · map
November 11, 1918 Retreating toward the Meuse at the Armistice (approximate) · map

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