2nd Army (Austria-Hungary)

*2. Armee*
2nd Army
2. Armee; 2nd Army
Active	August 1914 – November 1918
Country	Austria-Hungary
Type	Army
Engagements	World War I Battle of the Vistula River; Battle of the Carpathian Mountains; Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive; Great Retreat; Brusilov Offensive; Kerensky Offensive; Operation Faustschlag; ;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli

The 2nd Army (German: k.u.k. 2. Armee), later designated East Army (German: Ost-Armee), was a field army-level command of Austro-Hungarian Army that was active during World War I. It was initially formed to take part in the Balkans Campaign before being transferred to the Eastern Front. In the final stages of the war, the army was evacuated from Ukraine before demobilizing in November 1918.

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