The 1st Army ( German : k.u.k. 1. Armee ) was a field army -level command in the ground forces of Austria-Hungary during World War I . The army fought in Galicia and Russian Poland in 1914–15 before being briefly dissolved in the summer of 1916. Shortly afterwards, it was reformed and sent to fight in the Romanian Campaign for the next two years. The 1st Army was demobilized in April 1918 due to its heavy losses, following Romania 's surrender.
16-470: A number of nations have had a Ninth Army : Germany [ edit ] 9th Army (German Empire) , a World War I field Army 9th Army (Wehrmacht) , a World War II field army Russia [ edit ] 9th Army (Russian Empire) , a World War I field Army 9th Army (RSFSR) , a Red Army during the Russian Civil War 9th Army (Soviet Union) , of
32-604: A couple of months before command of the 1st Army was given to General of the Artillery Paul Puhallo von Brlog . The 1st Army did not take part in the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive , remaining in Volodymyr-Volynskyi during that time. In the aftermath of that operation the 1st Army under Puhallo seized the bridgeheads at Sandomierz and Tarlo-Jozefow, assigned to be part of Army Group Böhm-Ermolli for
48-798: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages 9th Army (German Empire) The 9th Army ( German : 9. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 9 / A.O.K. 9 ) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I . It was formed in September 1914 in Breslau to command troops on the southern sector of the Eastern Front . The army was dissolved on 30 July 1916, but reformed in Transylvania on 6 September 1916 for
64-646: The 1st Austro-Hungarian Army . 9th Army was reformed for the Romanian Campaign in September 1916. Along with the 1st Austro-Hungarian Army (1st A-H Army) it formed the Siebenburg Sector and had the following units: The original 9th Army had the following commanders until it was dissolved 30 July 1916: A "new" 9th Army was formed in Transylvania for the Romanian Campaign on 6 September 1916. It
80-522: The Romanian Campaign . It was transferred to the Western Front on 19 June 1918 where it was finally dissolved on 18 September 1918. The 9th Army Headquarters was established in Breslau on 19 September 1914 and commanded units drawn from the 8th Army , the Western Front and other units in Upper Silesia . It was originally placed on the southern sector of the Eastern Front on the left flank of
96-660: The Third Battle of Oituz . The actions during the summer of 1917 near Oituz , spearheaded by the VIII Corps, resulted in the Austro-Hungarian 1st Army taking significant casualties and only advancing 2-6 kilometers. In February 1918 it was subordinated to Army Front Kövess. Austro-Hungarian casualties were extremely high on the Eastern Front, and the casualty-struck 1st Army had to be disbanded on 15 April 1918, as conclusion of
112-510: The peace treaty with Romania was imminent. Upon mobilization in August 1914, the 1st Army consisted of three corps, along with three divisions and some smaller units under the direct command of the army headquarters. The 1st Army consisted of the following formations while in Romania, by late October 1916. By July 1917, the 1st Army in Romania was composed of the following: The 1st Army had
128-688: The Soviet Union's Red Army was a Soviet field army, active from 1939 – 43, and then after the war from 1966 to 1989 Others [ edit ] Ninth Army (United Kingdom) , a formation of the British Army during World War II Ninth Army (France) , a field army of the French Army during World War I and World War II Ninth Army (Ottoman Empire) , one of the field armies of the Ottoman Army formed during World War I Ninth United States Army , one of
144-598: The archduke became Emperor Karl I of Austria-Hungary in November, he assigned Straussenburg to replace Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf as chief of the general staff. As a result, Colonel General Franz Rohr von Denta became the new 1st Army commander in February 1917. The army stayed in Romania for much of the year and took part in the continued fight against the Romanian forces, subordinated to Army Front Archduke Joseph, including
160-754: The critical situation on other parts of the front , Krasnik was forced to withdraw south along the Dunajec river to the area north of Kraków . During the winter of 1914 the 1st Army took part in the Battle of the Vistula River in Russian Poland , reaching Ivangorod . In May 1915, General Krasnik was transferred to the Italian Front . He was replaced by General of the Cavalry Karl Kirchbach auf Lauterbach for
176-572: The first half of 1916. It was the transferred to the Bug river region and was part of Army Group Linsingen , under the overall command of August von Mackensen , but saw little action until the end of the Russian Great Retreat , at which point the front lines became static. In the summer of 1916, Puhallo and the 1st Army were forced to withdraw during the Brusilov Offensive , and according to
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#1732844735009192-461: The general staff, "the former 1st army was in the course of events dissolved on grounds of expediency and by and by divided amongst neighboring armies, the headquarters thereby becoming superfluous and was disbanded." In August, however, the 1st Army was formed once again, this time under General of the Infantry Arthur Arz von Straussenburg . Romania also entered the war on that month, and
208-699: The main U.S. Army combat commands used during the campaign in Northwest Europe in 1944 and 1945. [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about military units and formations which are associated with the same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. [REDACTED] Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ninth_Army&oldid=836553214 " Category : Military units and formations disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
224-541: The reformed 1st Army under Straussenburg managed to hold off a Romanian assault in Transylvania on 28 August, despite its numerical inferiority. It continued to fight alongside the German 9th Army , as well as Bulgarian and Ottoman troops, over the next several months as the Central Powers entered Romania proper and occupied a large portion of it. During that time it was subordinated to Army Group Archduke Karl . When
240-501: Was dissolved on the Western Front on 18 September 1918. First Army (Austria-Hungary) The 1st Army was formed in 1914 as part of Austria-Hungary 's mobilization following its declaration of war on Serbia and Russia , carrying out the prewar plans for the formation of six field armies . Just as all Austro-Hungarian field armies, it consisted of a headquarters and several corps, along with some unattached units. The 1st Army
256-541: Was put under the command of General of the Cavalry Viktor Dankl von Krasnik and was composed of the I, V, and X Corps, originating from Kraków , Presburg and Przemyśl , respectively. Under his command, the units of the 1st Army scored the first Austro-Hungarian victory of World War I during the defense of Galicia by defeating the Russian 4th Army at the Battle of Krasnik in 23–25 August 1914. However, due to
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