| Unit Name: | Armee-Abteilung Strantz Armee-Abteilung C Army Detachment C |
| Dates: | 18 September 1914 – post 11 November 1918 |
| Type: | Army |
| Battles: | 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, serving on the Western Front as part of Heeresgruppe Gallwitz.
The following Orders of Battle illustrate the growth of the Armee-Abteilung during the war.
| Organization of Armee-Abteilung Strantz on 15 September 1914 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army | Corps | Division | ||
| ROWSPAN=6 | Armee-Abteilung Strantz | ROWSPAN=2 | V Corps | 9th Infantry Division |
| 10th Infantry Division | ||||
| ROWSPAN=2 | III Bavarian Corps | 5th Bavarian Division | ||
| 6th Bavarian Division | ||||
| ROWSPAN=2 | 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army | Corps | Division | ||
| ROWSPAN=14 | Armee-Abteilung C | ROWSPAN=3 | XIII Corps | 5th Guards Division |
| 3rd Bavarian Division | ||||
| 241st Division | ||||
| ROWSPAN=3 | V Corps | 13th Landwehr Division | ||
| 94th Division | ||||
| 35th Division (Austria-Hungary) | ||||
| ROWSPAN=2 | XII Reserve Corps | 5th Landwehr Division | ||
| 224th Division | ||||
| ROWSPAN=2 | 57th Corps (z.b.V.) | 8th Landwehr Division | ||
| 255th Division | ||||
| ROWSPAN=4 | Group Metz | 31st Landwehr Brigade | ||
| 10th Division | ||||
| 18th Landwehr Division | ||||
| 2nd Landwehr Division | ||||
Armee-Abteilung C had the following commanders during its existence:
| 18 September 1914 | V Corps | Active reserve status[1] | ||
| 4 February 1917 | 7th Army | |||
| 15 March 1917 | 5th Army | |||
| 9 November 1918 | Active reserve status |