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The I Reserve Corps (German: I. Reserve-Korps / I RK) was a corps level command of the German Army in World War I. ... Imperial War Museum, London and The Battery ...
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. However, these links between rear areas and front line units were broken as the war went on and later corps were raised with troops from all over Germany.
This is a list of Imperial German infantry regiments [1] before and during World War I. In peacetime, the Imperial German Army included 217 regiments of infantry (plus the instruction unit, Lehr Infantry Battalion). Some of these regiments had a history stretching back to the 17th Century, while others were only formed as late as October 1912. [2]
Reserve Field Artillery Regiments usually consisted of two abteilungen of three batteries each [8] Corps Troops generally consisted of a Telephone Detachment and four sections of munition columns and trains [9] The IX Reserve Corps was exceptional as it formed the major part of the North Army so was provided with more Corps Troops than other ...
In summary, VI Reserve Corps mobilised with 23 infantry battalions, 8 machine gun companies (48 machine guns), 6 cavalry squadrons, 12 field artillery batteries (72 guns) and 3 pioneer companies. 11th Reserve Division was slightly stronger than the norm as it included an active infantry brigade.
In summary, IV Reserve Corps mobilised with 25 infantry battalions, 4 machine gun companies (24 machine guns), 6 cavalry squadrons, 12 field artillery batteries (72 guns) and 3 pioneer companies. 22nd Reserve Division was formed by units drawn from the XI Corps District .
III Reserve Corps was formed on the outbreak of the war in August 1914 [1] as part of the mobilisation of the Army. It was initially commanded by General der Infanterie Hans von Beseler , recalled from retirement. [ 2 ]
The 1st Reserve Division (1.Reserve-Division) was a reserve infantry division of the Imperial German Army in World War I.It was formed, on mobilization in August 1914, from reserve infantry units, primarily from East Prussia, and was part of I Reserve Corps.