8th Army (German Empire)

*8. Armee*
8th Army
8. Armee; 8th Army
	Flag of the Staff of an Armee Oberkommando (1871–1918)
Active	2 August 1914 – 29 September 1915; 30 December 1915 – 21 January 1919
Country	German Empire
Type	Army
Engagements	World War I Eastern Front Battle of Stallupönen; Battle of Gumbinnen; Battle of Tannenberg; First Battle of the Masurian Lakes; Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes; ;
Insignia
Abbreviation	A.O.K. 8

The 8th Army (German: 8. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 8 / A.O.K. 8) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 from the I Army Inspectorate. The army was dissolved on 29 September 1915, but reformed on 30 December 1915. It was finally disbanded in 1919 during demobilization after the war.

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