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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 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 ...
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).
List of Divisions of the Imperial German Army; List of Imperial German uhlan regiments This page was last edited on 25 January 2025, at 21:34 (UTC). Text ...
List of Divisions of the Imperial German Army This page was last edited on 25 January 2025, at 20:41 (UTC). Text is ... Category: Divisions of the German Army.
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]
The 1st Division was disbanded in 1919, during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The 1st Division and its regiments fought in the Austro-Prussian War against Austria in 1866, including the Battle of Königgrätz. [6] The division then fought in the Franco-Prussian War against France in 1870–71.
Pages in category "Army groups of the Imperial German Army" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.