17th Army (German Empire)

17. Armee
17th Army
Flag of the staff of an Armee Oberkommando (1871–1918)
Active1 February 1918 – 19 January 1919
Country German Empire
TypeArmy
EngagementsWorld War I
Narew Offensive
Spring Offensive
Operation Michael
Insignia
AbbreviationA.O.K. 17

The 17th Army (German: 17. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 17 / A.O.K. 17) was an army-level command of the German Army in World War I. It was formed in France on 1 February 1918 from the former 14th Army command. It served exclusively on the Western Front and was dissolved on 19 January 1919.[1]

  1. ^ Cron 2002, p. 82