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German Eighth Army

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

World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
and World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
field army.

Commanders

World War II
The 8th Army was activated on August 1, 1939 with General Johannes Blaskowitz

Johannes Blaskowitz

Johannes Albrecht Blaskowitz was a Germany general during World War II....
in command.

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

World War I

World War II

World War I

At the outbreak of World War I, the 8. Armee was stationed in East Prussia

East Prussia

East Prussia refers to the main part of the Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Sea from the 13th century to 1945. From 1772?1829 and 1878?1945, the Province of East Prussia was a province of the Germany state of Prussia....
to defend against the expected Russian attack, Plan XIX. After the scrappy Battle of Gumbinnen

Battle of Gumbinnen

The Battle of Gumbinnen, initiated by the German Empire on August 20, 1914, was the first major German offensive on the Eastern Front during the World War I....
, 8. Armee commander Generaloberst Maximilian von Prittwitz

Maximilian von Prittwitz

Maximilian von Prittwitz was a Germany general....
ordered a retreat. This movement resulted in his replacement by Generalfeldmarschall

Generalfeldmarschall

Generalfeldmarschall was a rank in the armies of several Germany states, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Austrian Empire. The rank was the equivalent to a Grand Admiral in the German Navy....
Paul von Hindenburg

Paul von Hindenburg

Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg , known universally as Paul von Hindenburg was a German Generalfeldmarschall and statesman....
, with Erich Ludendorff

Erich Ludendorff

Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff was a Imperial Germany Army Officer , victor of Battle of Li?ge, and, with Paul von Hindenburg, one of the victors of the battle of Battle of Tannenberg ....
as the Army's chief of Staff.

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

Battle of Tannenberg (1914)

The Battle of Tannenberg was a decisive engagement between the Russian Empire and the German Empire in the first days of World War I, fought by the Russian First Army and Second Army |Second Armies and the Eighth Army between 23 August and 2 September 1914....
and the Battle of the Masurian Lakes

Battle of the Masurian Lakes

During World War I, there was:* First Battle of the Masurian Lakes, September 1914* Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes, February 1915...
.

Commanders

Maximilian von Prittwitz
Maximilian von Prittwitz

Maximilian von Prittwitz was a Germany general....
(1913-1914)
Paul von Hindenburg
Paul von Hindenburg

Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg , known universally as Paul von Hindenburg was a German Generalfeldmarschall and statesman....
(1914)
Fritz von Below
Fritz von Below

Fritz Wilhelm Theodor Karl von Below was a Kingdom of Prussia general in the German Army during the World War I.Below commanded the Eighth Army after Paul von Hindenburg from 1914 to 1916 and the 2nd Army at the beginning of the Battle of the Somme in 1916....
(1914-1916)

Hugo von Kathen
Hugo von Kathen

Hugo Karl Gottlieb von Kathen was an infantry General during World War I....
(1918)

World War II

The 8th Army was activated on August 1, 1939 with General Johannes Blaskowitz

Johannes Blaskowitz

Johannes Albrecht Blaskowitz was a Germany general during World War II....
in command. First seeing service in Poland participated in heavy fights during Battle of Bzura, the army was later reorganised into the 2nd Army (Germany) for the invasion of France, before later being reactivated as being part of the Ostfront in Russia. The army was involved in the defence of Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
and Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
before finally surrendering.

Commanders

General Johannes Blaskowitz
Johannes Blaskowitz

Johannes Albrecht Blaskowitz was a Germany general during World War II....
(August 1 1939 - October 20 1939)
General der Infanterie Otto Wöhler
Otto Wöhler

Otto W?hler was a Germany general of infantry, serving during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.W?hler was implicated in Einsatzgruppe activities while serving as Chief of Staff, 11.Armee ....
(August 22 1943 - December 27 1944)
General Hans Kreysing
Hans Kreysing

Hans Kreysing was a Germany general who commanded the 3rd Mountain Division . He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross....
(December 28 1944 - May 8 1945)