8th Army (German Empire)
Army · German Empire · August 2, 1914 – January 21, 1919 · inactive September 29, 1915 – December 30, 1915
The army of East Prussia, which under Hindenburg and Ludendorff destroyed the Russian Second Army at Tannenberg; in 1917 under Oskar von Hutier it took Riga.
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Movements
- August 17 – September 14, 1914 Russian invasion of East Prussia (1914)
- August 17, 1914 Battle of Stallupönen
- August 20, 1914 Battle of Gumbinnen Beaten at Gumbinnen Map
- August 28, 1914 Battle of Tannenberg Encircles the Russian Second Army Map
- September 10, 1914 First Battle of the Masurian Lakes Drives the Russian First Army out Map
- September 20, 1914 – August 31, 1915 Holds East Prussia Map
- November 11, 1914 – December 6, 1914 Battle of Łódź (1914) Map
- February 7–22, 1915 Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes
- February 18 – March 26, 1915 First Battle of Przasnysz
- July 13 – August 24, 1915 Bug–Narew offensive
- August 26 – October 2, 1915 Battle of Vilnius (1915)
- September 15, 1915 – August 31, 1917 Holds the line before Riga (approximate) Map
- January 5–11, 1917 Christmas Battles
- September 1, 1917 Riga offensive (1917) Crosses the Dvina and takes Riga Map