Armies Breakdown
Britain
Total: 4 divisions
France
Total:
First Army
Second Army
Commander: General de Castelnau
Third Army
Commander: General Ruffy
Fourth Army
Fifth Army
Commander: General Lanrezac
Sixth Army
Not created until after the Germans repelled the French offensive.
Germany
Totals: 1,500,000 men; 7 armies - 70 divisions
Right Wing: 34 divisions
First Army
Commander: General von Kluck
Second Army
Commander: General von Bulow
Third Army
Commander: General von Hausen
Independent Calvary Corps
Commander: von Marwitz
Center: 20 divisions
Fourth Army
Fifth Army
Left Wing: 16 divisions
Sixth Army
Commander: Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
Seventh Army
Commander: General von Heeringen
Special "Army of the Meuse": 6 Brigades
This was a special army detached from 2nd army. Its purpose was to take Liege.
Commander: General von Emmich
Belgium
Total: 117,000 men; 6 divisions
"In all there were available only 93,000 rifles and 6,000 swords, 324 obsolete field guns, and token 102 machine guns" (Eger).
Tuchman (164, 182-183)
Eger