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Heeresgruppen im Westen
1914-1918

*  German Army
Group Commanders - West


Heeresgruppe Deutsche Kronprinz

HQ:  Stenay

 
Generalleutnant  Kronprinz Wilhelm von Preußen

1 Aug 1915

* Wilhelm concurrently CO 5.AOK through 1 Dec 1916

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* chief of staff Generalleutnant Konstantin Schmidt von Knobelsdorf "
* chief of staff Generalleutnant Walther FH von Lüttwitz 21 Aug 1916
* chief of staff Oberst Friedrich Graf von Schulenburg 30 Nov 1916

* Wilhelm promoted General der Infanterie

27 Jan 1917

* HQ transfers to Mezieres

6 Mar 1917

* HQ transfers to Maulsort

5 Nov 1918
   
Heeresgruppe Gallwitz - Somme

HQ:  St. Quentin

 
Gen.d.Art.  Max von Gallwitz

19 Jul 1916

* Gallwitz concurrently CO 2.AOK

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* chief of staff Oberst Bernhard Bronsart von Schellendorf "

* renamed Army Group Crown Prince Rupprecht

28 Aug 1916
   
Heeresgruppe Kronprinz Rupprecht von Bayern

HQ:  Cambrai

 
Generalfeldmarschall  Kronprinz Rupprecht von Bayern

28 Aug 1916

* chief of staff Generalleutnant Hermann von Kuhl "

* HQ transfers to Mons

15 Mar 1917

* HQ transfers to Tournai

24 Apr 1918

* HQ transfers Mons

2 Sep 1918

* HQ transfers Brussels

17 Oct 1918

* disbanded

11 Nov 1918
   
Heeresgruppe Herzog Albrecht von Württemberg  

HQ:  Straßburg

 
Generalfeldmarschall  Herzog Albrecht von Württemberg

25 Feb 1917

* chief of staff Generalleutnant Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen "
* chief of staff Oberst Wilhelm Heye 9 Sep 1917
* chief of staff Generalmajor Emil Hell 7 Sep 1918
* chief of staff Generalmajor Fritz von Loßberg 31 Oct 1918

* disbanded

11 Nov 1918
   
Heeresgruppe Gallwitz - Verdun  

HQ:  Verdun

 
Gen.d.Art.  Max von Gallwitz

1 Feb 1918

* chief of staff Oberstleutnant Richard von Pawelsz "
* chief of staff Oberstleutnant Victor Keller 18 Apr 1918

* chief of staff Oberstleutnant Traugott Martin von Sauberzweig

5 Nov 1918

* disbanded

6 Dec 1918
   
Heeresgruppe Boehn  

HQ:  Le Cateau

 
Gen.d.Inf.  Max von Boehn

6 Aug 1918

* chief of staff Generalmajor Fritz von Loßberg "

* HQ transfers to Avesnes

20 Sep 1918

* disbanded

31 Oct 1918
   
Küstenverteidigung  (Coastal Defense)  

HQ:  Hamburg

 
Generaloberst  Ludwig FH von Falkenhausen

15 Apr 1916

* chief of staff Oberst Friedrich von Derschau "
Generaloberst  Josias von Heeringen 28 Aug 1916
* chief of staff Oberst Otto Rudolf von Zitzewitz 10 Jul 1918

* no commander

19 Sep 1918

* disbanded

16 Nov 1918
   
General-Gouverneur  -  Belgium  

HQ:  Brussels

 
Generalfeldmarschall  Colmar von der Goltz

23 Aug 1914

Gen.d.Kav.  Moritz FH von Bissing 23 Nov 1914
Generaloberst  Ludwig FH von Falkenhausen 22 Apr 1917

* disbanded

11 Nov 1918
   



* Thanks to Hubertus Ochsler for making this information available.


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