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Otto von Below Biography and Timeline

Follow Otto von Below through 7 dated historical records for Germany.

Otto von Below, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1914

Battle of Gumbinnen

Gumbinnen · Warfare / World War, 1st

The Eighth Army comprises four corps: I Corps (Hermann von Francois), XVII Corps (August von Mackensen), I Reserve Corps (Otto von Below), and XX Corps, plus one cavalry division, facing the Russian First Army (Paul von Rennenkampf)

Role range: 1914-1918

Eighth Army

Gumbinnen · Warfare / World War, 1st

The Eighth Army comprises four corps: I Corps (Hermann von Francois), XVII Corps (August von Mackensen), I Reserve Corps (Otto von Below), and XX Corps, plus one cavalry division, facing the Russian First Army (Paul von Rennenkampf)

Role range: 1914-1918

First Army

Gumbinnen · Warfare / World War, 1st

The Eighth Army comprises four corps: I Corps (Hermann von Francois), XVII Corps (August von Mackensen), I Reserve Corps (Otto von Below), and XX Corps, plus one cavalry division, facing the Russian First Army (Paul von Rennenkampf)

Role range: 1914-1918

Battle of Langemarck

General · German Commander · Ypres · Warfare / World War, 1st

German reserve corps attack near Ypres.

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1914

1917

Battle of Caporetto

Caporetto · Warfare / World War, 1st

Austro-Hungarian forces, reinforced by German units, were able to break into the Italian front line and rout the Italian army, which had practically no mobile reserves.

Role range: 1914-1918

Battle of Caporetto

Caporetto · Warfare / World War, 1st

The Austro-German 14th Army, under General der Infanterie Otto von Below, achieved a significant victory against the Italian Army at the Battle of Caporetto.

Role range: 1914-1918

Battle of Caporetto

Caporetto · Warfare / World War, 1st

The Battle was a demonstration of the effectiveness of the use of stormtroopers and the infiltration tactics developed in part by Oskar von Hutier.

Role range: 1914-1918

Records, sources and methodology

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