| Armee-Abteilung Strantz Armee-Abteilung C Army Detachment C | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the Staff of an Armee Oberkommando (1871–1918) | |
| Active | 18 September 1914 – post 11 November 1918 |
| Country |  German Empire |
| Type | Army |
| Engagements | World War I |
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.
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, [1] serving on the Western Front as part of Heeresgruppe Gallwitz . [2]
The following Orders of Battle illustrate the growth of the Armee-Abteilung during the war.
| Organization of Armee-Abteilung Strantz on 15 September 1914 [3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 Division Metz | |
| Bavarian Cavalry Division | ||
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 [4] | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Armee-Abteilung C had the following commanders during its existence: [5]
| From | Commander | Previously | Subsequently |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 1914 | General der Infanterie Hermann von Strantz | V Corps | Active reserve status [6] |
| 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 |
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