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From August 2, 1914, 8th Army (*8. Armeeoberkommando*)
From August 2, 1914, 8th Army (8. Armeeoberkommando)
Active	1914–1918
Country	Prussia/Germany
Branch	Army
Garrison/HQ	Königsberg (1818–1919)
Engagements	Stalluponen, Gumbinnen, Tannenberg, 1st Masurian Lakes,
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Maximilian von Prittwitz, Paul von Hindenburg, Fritz von Below, Günther von Kirchbach, Hugo von Kathen

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The 8th Army was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. The 8th Army was disbanded in 1918 (1919?) during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.

In World War I, the army served on the Eastern Front, with its sub-units seeing action at the battles of Stalluponen, Gumbinnen, and Tannenberg, and the First Battle of the Masurian Lakes.

August 1914 organization[edit]

On mobilization in August 1914 at the beginning of World War I, the headquarters was formed from at Posen. Its initial wartime organization (major units) was as follows:^[1]

1st Infantry Brigade (1. Infanterie-Brigade)
- 1st Grenadier Regiment "Crown Prince" (1st East Prussian) (Grenadier-Regiment Kronprinz (1. Ostpreußisches) Nr. 1)
- 41st Infantry Regiment "von Boyen" (5th East Prussian) (Infanterie-Regiment von Boyen (5. Ostpreuß.) Nr. 41)
2nd Infantry Brigade (2. Infanterie-Brigade)
- 3rd Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm I" (2nd East Prussian) (Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich Wilhelm I (2. Ostpreuß.) Nr. 3)
- 43rd Infantry Regiment "Duke Karl of Mecklenburg" (6th East Prussian) (Infanterie-Regiment Herzog Karl von Mecklenburg (6. Ostpreuß.) Nr. 43)
8th Uhlan Regiment "Count zu Dohna" (East Prussian) (Ulanen-Regiment Graf zu Dohna (Ostpreußisches) Nr. 8)
1st Field Artillery Brigade (1. Feldartillerie-Brigade)
- 16th Field Artillery Regiment (1st East Prussian) (Feldartillerie-Regiment (1. Ostpreuß.) Nr. 16)
- 52nd Field Artillery Regiment (2nd East Prussian) (Feldartillerie-Regiment (2. Ostpreuß.) Nr. 52)
1st Company, 1st Engineer Battalion "Prince Radziwill" (East Prussian) (1./Pionier-Bataillon Prinz Radziwill (Ostpreuß.) Nr. 1)

Late World War I organization[edit]

Divisions underwent many changes during the war, with regiments moving from division to division, and some being destroyed and rebuilt. During the war, most divisions became triangular - one infantry brigade with three infantry regiments rather than two infantry brigades of two regiments (a "square division"). An artillery commander replaced the artillery brigade headquarters, the cavalry was further reduced, the engineer contingent was increased, and a divisional signals command was created. The 1st Infantry Division's order of battle on February 19, 1918 was as follows:^[2]

1st Infantry Brigade (1. Infanterie-Brigade)
- 1st Grenadier Regiment "Crown Prince" (1st East Prussian) (Grenadier-Regiment Kronprinz (1. Ostpreußisches) Nr. 1)
- 3rd Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm I" (2nd East Prussian) (Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich Wilhelm I (2. Ostpreuß.) Nr. 3)
- 43rd Infantry Regiment "Duke Karl of Mecklenburg" (6th East Prussian) (Infanterie-Regiment Herzog Karl von Mecklenburg (6. Ostpreuß.) Nr. 43)
- 31st Machine Gun Sharpshooter Detachment (MG-Scharfschützen-Abteilung Nr. 31)
3rd Squadron, 8th Uhlan Regiment "Count zu Dohna" (East Prussian) (3.Esk./Ulanen-Regiment Graf zu Dohna (Ostpreußisches) Nr. 8)
Artillery Commander No. 1 (Artillerie-Kommandeur 1)
- 16th Field Artillery Regiment (1st East Prussian) (Feldartillerie-Regiment (1. Ostpreuß.) Nr. 16)
- 1st Battalion, 10th Lower Saxon Foot Artillery Regiment (I.Bataillon/Niedersächsiches Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 10)
Staff, 110th Engineer Battalion (Stab Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 110)
- 3rd Company, 1st Engineer Battalion "Prince Radziwill" (East Prussian) (2./Pionier-Bataillon Prinz Radziwill (Ostpreuß.) Nr. 1)
- 271st Engineer Company (Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 271)
- 1st Mortar Company (Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr. 1)
Divisional Signals Commander No. 1 (Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 1)

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The 8th Army (German: 8. Armee Oberkommando) was a army level command during World War I.

At the outbreak of World War I, the 8. Armee was stationed in East Prussia to defend against the expected Russian attack, Plan XIX. After the scrappy Battle of Gumbinnen, 8. Armee commander Generaloberst Maximilian von Prittwitz ordered a retreat. This movement resulted in his replacement by Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg, with Erich Ludendorff as the Army's chief of Staff.

Under its new command, the Army was responsible for the victories at the Battle of Tannenberg (1914) and the Battle of the Masurian Lakes.

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