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The Guards Corps/GK (German: Gardekorps) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th century to World War I. The Corps was headquartered in Berlin , with its units garrisoned in the city and nearby towns ( Potsdam , Jüterbog , Döberitz ).
The basic organisational formation was the army corps (Armeekorps). 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 ...
This is a list of Jäger units in various national armies. Jäger , or Jaeger , is the German word for " hunter ", and describes a kind of light infantry . [ 1 ] In English the word Jaeger is also translated as " rifleman " or " ranger ".
Regiment name In contemporary German Regimental role 1st Guard Regiment on Foot 1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß Guard infantry, 2 guard grenadier battalions and 1 fusilier battalion 2nd Guard Regiment on Foot 2. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß Guard infantry, 3 guard grenadier battalions Guard Hunter Battalion Garde-Jäger-Bataillon
Officers of the Prussian Gardes du Corps, wishing to provoke war, ostentatiously sharpen their swords on the steps of the French embassy in Berlin in the autumn of 1806. The Gardes du Corps (Regiment der Gardes du Corps) was the personal bodyguard of the king of Prussia and, after 1871, of the German Emperor (in German, the Kaiser).
One of the divisions in a corps area usually also managed the corps Landwehr region (Landwehrbezirk). 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.
Lithuanian units of the Royal Prussian Army (4 P) Pages in category "Units and formations of the Prussian Army" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Pages in category "Guards regiments of the Prussian Army" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.