The Army Group Prince Leopold of Bavaria (

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: ''Heeresgruppe Prinz Leopold von Bayern'') was an

Army Group An army group is a military organization consisting of several field armies, which is self-sufficient for indefinite periods. It is usually responsible for a particular geographic area. An army group is the largest field organization handled by ...

of the

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, which operated against Russia between 5 August 1915 and 15 December 1917 during

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. It was renamed Army Group Woyrsch on 29 August 1916.

1915 - 1917

This Army Group was established in August 1915 after the conquest of Warsaw by the 9th Army under command of Prince Leopold of Bavaria. It was only composed of the 9th Army and an Army Detachment. When the 9th Army was disbanded in July 1916 to be reformed in the Balkans, the Army Group remained in existence, but now under command of von Woyrsch, because Prince Leopold of Bavaria became Supreme commander of the Eastern Front. The Army Group was finally disbanded on 15 December 1917.

Composition

* 9th Army (

Prince Leopold of Bavaria Prince Leopold of Bavaria (Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf; 9 February 1846 – 28 September 1930) was born in Munich, the son of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria (1821–1912) and his wife Archduchess Augusta of Austria (1825–1864). He ...

) (until July 1916) * Army Detachment Woyrsch (

Remus von Woyrsch Martin Wilhelm Remus von Woyrsch (4 February 1847 – 6 August 1920) was a Prussian field marshal, a member of the Prussian House of Lords from 1908 to 1918, and an ''Ehrenkommendator'' or Honorary Commander of the Order of St. John. Family ...

)

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Die Deutschen Heeresgruppen im Ersten Weltkrieg

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