The Army Group Böhm-Ermolli (
German
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: ''Heeresgruppe Böhm-Ermolli'') was an
Army Group
An army group is a military organization consisting of several field army, 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 organizatio ...
of the
Austro-Hungarian Army
The Austro-Hungarian Army, also known as the Imperial and Royal Army,; was the principal ground force of Austria-Hungary from 1867 to 1918. It consisted of three organisations: the Common Army (, recruited from all parts of Austria-Hungary), ...
, which operated on the
Eastern Front against Russia, from 19 September 1915 to 25 July 1916 and again from 4 October 1916 to 24 January 1918 during
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
. It was commanded by
Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli
Eduard Freiherr von Böhm-Ermolli (12 February 1856 – 9 December 1941) was an Austrian general during World War I who rose to the rank of field marshal in the Austro-Hungarian Army. He was the head of the Second Army and fought mainly on the f ...
.
Composition September 1915 - July 1916
* Austro-Hungarian
1st Army (
Paul Puhallo von Brlog)
* Austro-Hungarian
2nd Army (
Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli
Eduard Freiherr von Böhm-Ermolli (12 February 1856 – 9 December 1941) was an Austrian general during World War I who rose to the rank of field marshal in the Austro-Hungarian Army. He was the head of the Second Army and fought mainly on the f ...
)
Composition October 1916 - January 1918
* Austro-Hungarian
2nd Army (
Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli
Eduard Freiherr von Böhm-Ermolli (12 February 1856 – 9 December 1941) was an Austrian general during World War I who rose to the rank of field marshal in the Austro-Hungarian Army. He was the head of the Second Army and fought mainly on the f ...
)
* German
South Army (
Felix Graf von Bothmer
Felix Ludwig Graf von Bothmer (10 December 1852 – 18 March 1937) was a German general from Kingdom of Bavaria, Bavaria. He notably served in the Brusilov offensive of World War I.
Military Career and After
After completing the royal pagery, Gr ...
)
* Austro-Hungarian
3rd Army (
Karl Graf von Kirchbach auf Lauterbach
Karl Freiherr von Kirchbach auf Lauterbach (20 May 1856 – 20 May 1939), from 1917 Count of Kirchbach auf Lauterbach, was a Generaloberst, colonel general of the Austro-Hungarian Army.
Biography
Karl von Kirchbach auf Lauterbach was born on 20 ...
succeeded by
Karl Tersztyánszky von Nádas
Karl Tersztyánszky von Nádas, officially Károly Tersztyánszky, also alternatively written Tersztyánszky de Nádas (28 October 1854 – 7 March 1921) was an Austro-Hungarian general who served in World War I.
Biography
Tersztyánszky was born ...
and
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* Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne
* Karl of Austria, last Austrian Emperor
* Karl (footballer) (born 1993), Karl Cachoe ...
), from July 1917.
Sources
Austro-Hungarian Army, Higher Commands and Commanders
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Army groups of Austria-Hungary
Army units and formations of Austria-Hungary in World War I
1915 establishments in Austria-Hungary
Military units and formations established in 1915
Military units and formations disestablished in 1918