6th Army (German Empire)

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The 6th Army (German Empire) was a major German field army of the First World War, active primarily on the Western Front and involved in key battles such as the early campaigns in Belgium and northern France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf field army
military unit
activeDuring 1914–1918
associatedWith Bavarian Army contingents
belligerent Central Powers
branch Heer
composition artillery units
cavalry units
infantry divisions
multiple army corps
conflict First World War
linked to: World War I

Western Front
country German Empire
disbandedIn 1919
engagedIn Battle of Armentières
Battle of Arras (1917)
Battle of Lille (1914)
Battle of Lorraine
Battle of the Frontiers
Battle of the Marne
Race to the Sea
Siege of Antwerp
era World War I
formedIn August 1914
frontSector Belgium
northern France
garrisonOrHeadquarters Bavaria
languageOfCommand German
notableCommander Ferdinand von Quast
Friedrich von Lochow
linked to: Ewald von Lochow

Fritz von Below
Otto von Below
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
notableFor operations in Belgium and northern France in 1914
service under Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
opposedTo Belgian Army
British Expeditionary Force
French Army
partOf Imperial German Army
role defensive operations on Western Front
offensive operations in early 1914 campaigns
subordinateTo German General Staff
Oberste Heeresleitung
theater Western Front

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Ludwig von Falkenhausen militaryUnit 6th Army (German Empire)