7th Army (German Empire)

7. Armee 7th Army
Flag of the Staff of an Armee Oberkommando (1871–1918)
Active	2 August 1914 – January 1919
Country	German Empire
Type	Army
Engagements	World War I Western Front Battle of the Frontiers Battle of Mulhouse Battle of Lorraine Nivelle Offensive Second Battle of the Aisne Spring Offensive Second Battle of the Marne

World War I

The 7th Army (German: 7. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 7 / A.O.K. 7) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 from the II Army Inspection. The army was disbanded in 1919 during demobilization after the war.

Formed at the outbreak of World War I, 7th Army formed the extreme left (southern) wing of the German Armies on the Western Front. During the execution of the French Plan XVII, the 7th Army covered Alsace, successfully repulsing the French attack in the Battle of Lorraine. It then took part in the Race to the Sea, an attempt by both German and Anglo-French armies to turn each other's flank.

At the end of the war it was serving as part of Heeresgruppe Deutscher Kronprinz.

By the end of the war, the 7th Army was organised as:

The 7th Army had the following commanders during its existence.