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Line 1: {{~~For~~Short description\|German army group on the ~~equivalent~~Eastern ~~formation~~Front inof [[World War ~~II]]\|12th Army (Wehrmacht)~~I}} {{Use British English\|date=July 2014}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=~~July~~August ~~2014~~2024}} {{~~infobox~~Infobox military unit \|unit_name=''12. Armee''<br />12th Army \| image=~~[[File:~~Stab eines Armeeoberkommandos.svg~~\|200px]]~~▼ ~~\|abbreviation=A.O.K. 12~~ \| image_size = 200 ▲\|image=[[File:Stab eines Armeeoberkommandos.svg\|200px]] \|caption=Flag of the Staff of an Armee Oberkommando (1871–1918) \|dates=7 August 1915 – 9 October 1916 Line 27: \|equipment_label= \|battles=[[World War I]] ~~\|anniversaries=~~ ~~\|decorations=~~ ~~\|battle_honours=~~ ~~\|battle_honours_label=~~ ~~\|disbanded=~~ ~~\|flying_hours=~~ ~~\|website=~~ <!-- Commanders --> \|commander1= Line 45 ⟶ 38: \|notable_commanders= <!-- Insignia --> \|identification_symbol=A.O.K. 12 \|identification_symbol_label=Abbreviation \|identification_symbol_2= \|identification_symbol_2_label= Line 54 ⟶ 47: \|identification_symbol_4_label= }} The '''12th Army''' ({{lang-de\|'''12. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 12 / A.O.K. 12'''}}) was an [[Field army\|army]] level command of the ~~[[German Empire\|German]]~~ [[German Army (German Empire)\|German Army]] in [[World War I]] formed in August 1915 by the redesignation of '''''{{lang\|de\|Armee-Gruppe''}} Gallwitz'''.<ref>''Armee-Gruppe'' Gallwitz had been formed on 18 March 1915 under command of [[General of the Artillery (Germany)\|General der Artillerie]] [[Max von Gallwitz]]</ref> It served exclusively on the [[Eastern Front (World War I)\|Eastern Front]] and was dissolved on 9 October 1916 when its commander, [[General of the Infantry (Germany)\|General der Infanterie]] [[Max von Fabeck]], was transferred to [[8th Army (German Empire)\|8th Army]].<ref>{{harvnb\|Cron\|2002\|pp=81–82}}</ref> == History == [[Image:EasternFront1915b.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Russian withdrawal in 1915]] On 9 February 1915 [[Guards Reserve Corps]] was redesignated ''Armee-Gruppe'' Gallwitz. ~~It's~~Its commander was raised to the status of an Army Commander on 18 March 1915 and his ''Armee-Gruppe'' was redesignated as 12th Army on 7 August 1915. On 22 July, the armies of Central Powers crossed the [[Vistula river]]. In August, the Russian Fourth Army left the [[Dęblin\|Ivangorod]] fortress. With the continuing Russian retreat, Warsaw became isolated, and the 12th Army seized the opportunity and conquered it on 4–5 August. == Commanders == ''Armee-Gruppe'' Gallwitz was redesignated as 12th Army on 7 August 1915 with von Gallwitz remaining in command.<ref>{{harvnb\|Cron\|2002\|p=397}}</ref> The 12th Army was dissolved on 9 October 1916 when its commander was transferred to [[8th Army (German Empire)\|8th Army]]. {\| class="wikitable" \|+12th Army ! From !! Commander !! Previously !! Subsequently, \|- \| 7 August 1915 \|\| [[General of the Artillery (Germany)\|General der Artillerie]] [[Max von Gallwitz]] \|\| ''Armee-Gruppe'' Gallwitz \|\| [[11th Army (German Empire)\|11th Army]] Line 79 ⟶ 73: == See also == {{portal\|Germany~~\|World War I~~}} [[12th Army (Wehrmacht)]] for the equivalent formation in [[World War II]] [[Great Retreat (Russian)]] Line 87 ⟶ 82: == Bibliography == * {{cite book ~~\| ref = harv~~ \| last = Cron \| first = Hermann \| year = 2002 Line 95 ⟶ 89: }} * {{cite book ~~\| ref = harv~~ \| last1 = Ellis \| first1 = John \| last2 = Cox \| first2 = Michael Line 105 ⟶ 98: {{German Empire Armies}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Field armies of Germany in World War I\|12]] ~~[[Category:Military units and formations of Germany in World War I]]~~ [[Category:Military units and formations established in 1915]] [[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1916]]