German 1st Army

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The German 1st Army was a major field army of the Imperial German Army in World War I, active on the Western Front and involved in key early campaigns including the 1914 invasion of France and Belgium.

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Label Occurrences
German 1st Army canonical 4
German First Army 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial German Army formation
field army
activeDuring 1914–1918
activePeriodStart 1914
allegiance German Empire
belligerent Central Powers NERFINISHED
branch Army
commander Alexander von Kluck NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
country German Empire
engagedAgainst British Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED
French Army NERFINISHED
front Western Front NERFINISHED
garrison Western Front NERFINISHED
historicalEra World War I NERFINISHED
notableCommander Alexander von Kluck NERFINISHED
notableFor leading right wing of German advance in 1914
operatedIn Belgium NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
participatedIn Battle of Le Cateau NERFINISHED
Battle of Mons NERFINISHED
Battle of the Marne NERFINISHED
First Battle of the Marne NERFINISHED
Race to the Sea NERFINISHED
Schlieffen Plan offensive NERFINISHED
invasion of Belgium
invasion of France
partOf Imperial German Army NERFINISHED
role offensive operations in early World War I
theater Western Front NERFINISHED

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Alexander von Kluck commanded German 1st Army
this entity surface form: German First Army
Battle of Courcelette opponent German 1st Army
1. Armee alsoKnownAs German 1st Army
Battle of Thiepval Ridge involvesUnit German 1st Army