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Army Of The Bug
The Army of the Bug (german: Bugarmee / Armeeoberkommando Bug / A.O.K. Bug) was an Field army, army level command of the German Empire, German German Army (German Empire), Army in World War I named for the Bug River. It was formed against Russia on 8 July 1915 and served exclusively on the Eastern Front (World War I), Eastern Front. It was dissolved on 31 March 1918. History The Army of the Bug was formed on 8 July 1915 by renaming the previous South Army (German Empire), South Army with headquarters in Lemberg. After the commander, General of the Infantry (Germany), General der Infanterie Alexander von Linsingen, had been appointed to simultaneous command of ''Heeresgruppe'' Linsingen on 20 September 1915, the Army of the Bug was split into ''Armee-Gruppen'' that were under the direct command of the ''Heeresgruppe''. At various times, these included :''Armee-Gruppe'' Gronau (formerly XXXXI Reserve Corps (German Empire), XXXXI Reserve Corps) 20 September 1915 – 18 September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army
An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by possessing an army aviation component. Within a national military force, the word army may also mean a field army. In some countries, such as France and China, the term "army", especially in its plural form "armies", has the broader meaning of armed forces as a whole, while retaining the colloquial sense of land forces. To differentiate the colloquial army from the formal concept of military force, the term is qualified, for example in France the land force is called ''Armée de terre'', meaning Land Army, and the air and space force is called ''Armée de l'Air et de l’Esp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXXXI Reserve Corps (German Empire)
The XXXXI Reserve Corps (german: XXXXI. Reserve-Korps / XXXXI RK) was a corps level command of the German Army in World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... Formation XXXXI Reserve Corps was formed in December 1914. It was part of the second wave of new Corps formed in the early stages of World War I consisting of XXXVIII - XXXXI Reserve Corps of 75th - 82nd Reserve Divisions (plus 8th Bavarian Reserve Division). The personnel was predominantly made up of (wartime volunteers) who did not wait to be called up. It was still in existence at the end of the war. Structure on formation On formation in December 1914, XXXXI Reserve Corps consisted of two divisions. but was weaker than an Active Corps *the divisions were organised as Triangular division, triang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
