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The German Army in the First World War: Uniforms and Equipment, 1914 to 1918. Militaria Verlag. ISBN 978-3950164268. Somers, Johan (2004). Imperial German Field Uniforms And Equipment 1907-1918, Volume 2. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0764322624. Somers, Johan (2007). Imperial German Field Uniforms And Equipment 1907-1918, Volume 3 ...
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Portuguese Army [33] Marechal [g] General [h] Brigadeiro: Coronel: Tenente-coronel: Major: Capitão: Tenente: Alferes Portuguese Navy [33] Almirante [g] Vice-almirante: Contra-almirante: Capitão de mar e guerra: Capitão de fragata: Capitão-tenente: Primeiro-tenente: Segundo ...
During times of war in Germany, all military forces came under the direct command of the German Emperor, via Article 60 of the Constitution of the German Reich (1871). From 1871 to 1918, the forces of the Emperor included those of the kingdoms of Prussia , Bavaria , Saxony and Württemberg , with all other states commanded by, or merged with ...
The Imperial German Army (1871–1919), officially referred to as the German Army (German: Deutsches Heer [7]), was the unified ground and air force of the German Empire.It was established in 1871 with the political unification of Germany under the leadership of Prussia, and was dissolved in 1919, after the defeat of the German Empire in World War I (1914–1918).
Imperial German Army 1914-18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle. Helion & Co. ISBN 1-874622-70-1. Tessin, Georg (1974). Deutsche Verbände und Truppen, 1918 - 1939. Biblio Osnabrück. ISBN 3-7648-1000-9. The German Forces in the Field; 7th Revision, 11th November 1918; Compiled by the General Staff, War Office. Imperial War Museum ...
Originally each military district was linked to an army corps; thus Wehrkreis I took over the area that I. Armeekorps had been responsible for and sent replacements to the same formation. The first sixteen reserve corps raised followed the same pattern; X. Reserve-Korps was made up of reservists from the same area as X. Armeekorps .
In 1914, besides the Guard Corps (two Guard divisions and a Guard cavalry division), there were 42 regular divisions in the Prussian Army (including four Saxon divisions and two Württemberg divisions), and six divisions in the Bavarian Army. These divisions were all mobilised in August 1914.
Division Staff "weaker than an infantry division" [2] 3 x Brigade Staffs; 6 x Cavalry Regiments (each of 4 squadrons) [3] 36 Officers, 688 NCOs and other ranks, 709 riding horses, 60 draught horses, 2 bridge wagons, 1 telephone wagon, 1 medical wagon, 5 baggage wagons, 5 supply wagons, 5 fodder wagons.