Armee-Abteilung D Explained

Unit Name:	Armee-Abteilung Scholtz Armee-Abteilung D Army Detachment D
Dates:	28 October 1915 – 2 October 1918
Type:	Army
Battles:	World War I

Armee-Abteilung Scholtz / Armee-Abteilung D (Army Detachment D) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It served on the Eastern Front throughout its existence.

History

Armee-Abteilung D was formed on 18 September 1915 from the southern wing of the Army of the Niemen as Armee-Gruppe Scholtz, named for the commander of XX Corps, a headquarters that it absorbed. On 28 October 1915 it was redesignated Armee-Abteilung Scholtz. It was established on 10 January 1917 as Armee-Abteilung D. It was dissolved on 2 October 1918 as a new XX Corps was created.

Commanders

Armee-Abteilung D had the following commanders during its existence:

Armee-Abteilung Scholtz / Armee-Abteilung D! From !! Commander !! Previously !! Subsequently,

28 October 1915			8th Army
2 January 1917			8th Army
27 January 1917	General der Infanterie Oskar von Hutier
22 April 1917			8th Army
12 December 1917			Retired^[1]
23 January 1918	Generaloberst Hans von Kirchbach

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

• XX Corps

Bibliography

• Book: Cron, Hermann . 2002 . Imperial German Army 1914–18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle [first published: 1937] . Helion & Co . 1-874622-70-1.

Notes and References

1. http://home.comcast.net/~jcviser/aok/kirchbach_h.htm The Prussian Machine