6th Army (German Empire)

*6. Armee*
6th Army
6. Armee; 6th Army
	Flag of the Staff of an Armee Oberkommando (1871–1918)
Active	2 August 1914 – 29 January 1919
Country	German Empire
Branch	Imperial German Army
Type	Army
Engagements	World War I Western Front Battle of the Frontiers Battle of Lorraine; Battle of Grand Couronné; ; Race to the Sea Battle of Albert (1914); Battle of Arras (1914); First Battle of Ypres; ; Battle of Festubert; Third Battle of Artois; Battle of Arras (1917); Battle of Hill 70; Battle of Vimy Ridge; Spring Offensive Battle of the Lys (1918); ; ;
Insignia
Abbreviation	A.O.K. 6

The 6th Army (German: 6. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 6 / A.O.K. 6) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 from the IV Army Inspectorate. The army was disbanded in 1919 during demobilization after the war.

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