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Reserve divisions were also formed, Landwehr brigades were aggregated into divisions, and other divisions were formed from replacement (Ersatz) units. As World War I progressed, additional divisions were formed, and by wars' end, 251 divisions had been formed or reformed in the German Army's structure.
The corps consisted of two or more divisions and various support troops, covering a geographical area. The corps was also responsible for maintaining the reserves and Landwehr in the corps area. By 1914, there were 21 corps areas under Prussian jurisdiction and three Bavarian army corps.
242nd Infantry Division (German Empire) 243rd Infantry Division; 302nd Division (German Empire) A. Alpenkorps (German Empire) P. Polish Armed Forces (1917–1918)
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).
The German Army constituted 11 cavalry divisions at the outbreak of war - the existing Guards Cavalry Division and 10 more formed on mobilisation. Each consisted of 3 cavalry brigades (6 regiments each of 4 squadrons), a horse artillery Abteilung (3 four-gun batteries), a machine gun detachment (company size, 6 MGs), plus pioneers, signals and ...
Infantry divisions of Germany in World War I (5 C, 88 P) Pages in category "German divisions of World War I" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The 1st Landwehr Division (1.Landwehr-Division) was an infantry division of the Imperial German Army during World War I.It was formed on the mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 under the "Higher Landwehr Commander 1" (Höherer Landwehr-Kommandeur 1) and, initially, also referred to as the "Landwehr-Division Goltz" after its commander.
German divisions of World War I (3 C, 2 P) J. Jägers of the Jäger Movement (39 P) M. Military aviation units and formations of Germany in World War I (1 C, 7 P) N.