How many German soldiers fought in world war one?
The German Army in 1914 comprised 25 corps (700,000 men). There were eight army commands and a further ten were created during the war. A cavalry regiment and other support forces were attached to each 2 divisions. Within a week of war being declared, the reserves had been called up and some 3.8 million men were in the German Army. By August 1916, about 2.85 soldiers were serving on the Western Front with another 1.7 million on the Eastern Front. When the First World War came to an end in November 1918, the German Army had suffered an estimated 5 million casualties, including 1.75 dead. After the war the Treaty of Versailles restricted the German Army to 100,000 men. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWW…
