# Armee-Abteilung C

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.

## History

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.

### Order of Battle on formation

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 |
| Armee-Abteilung Strantz | V Corps | 9th Infantry Division |
| Armee-Abteilung Strantz | V Corps | 10th Infantry Division |
| Armee-Abteilung Strantz | III Bavarian Corps | 5th Bavarian Division |
| Armee-Abteilung Strantz | III Bavarian Corps | 6th Bavarian Division |
| Armee-Abteilung Strantz | Under Army command | 33rd Reserve Division Metz |
| Armee-Abteilung Strantz | Under Army command | Bavarian Cavalry Division |

### Order of Battle, 30 October 1918

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 |
| Armee-Abteilung C | XIII Corps | 5th Guards Division |
| Armee-Abteilung C | XIII Corps | 3rd Bavarian Division |
| Armee-Abteilung C | XIII Corps | 241st Division |
| Armee-Abteilung C | V Corps | 13th Landwehr Division |
| Armee-Abteilung C | V Corps | 94th Division |
| Armee-Abteilung C | V Corps | 35th Division (Austria-Hungary) |
| Armee-Abteilung C | XII Reserve Corps | 5th Landwehr Division |
| Armee-Abteilung C | XII Reserve Corps | 224th Division |
| Armee-Abteilung C | 57th Corps (z.b.V.) | 8th Landwehr Division |
| Armee-Abteilung C | 57th Corps (z.b.V.) | 255th Division |
| Armee-Abteilung C | Group Metz | 31st Landwehr Brigade |
| Armee-Abteilung C | Group Metz | 10th Division |
| Armee-Abteilung C | Group Metz | 18th Landwehr Division |
| Armee-Abteilung C | Group Metz | 2nd Landwehr Division |

## Commanders

Armee-Abteilung C had the following commanders during its existence:
Armee-Abteilung Strantz / Armee-Abteilung C :
| From | Commander | Previously | Subsequently |
| 18 September 1914 | General der Infanterie Hermann von Strantz | V Corps | Active reserve status |
| 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 |

## 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.