XVII_Reserve_Corps_(German_Empire)

XVII Reserve Corps (German Empire)

XVII Reserve Corps (German Empire)

Military unit

The XVII Reserve Corps / XVII RK (German: XVII. Reserve-Korps) was a corps level command of the German Army in World War I.

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History

The Corps was formed in October 1914 as the temporary Corps Graudenz or Corps Zastrow[1] named for its commander General der Infanterie Ernst von Zastrow,[2] military governor of Graudenz. On 21 July 1915 it was established as XVII Reserve Corps. The Corps was dissolved on 17 September 1917.[3]

The nucleus of the corps was troops collected at Graudenz Fortress. In mid-November 1914 it consisted of two divisions: Wernitz and Breugel with a strength of 26 battalions, 6 squadrons and 13 batteries.[4]

On February 8, 1915 Zastrow Korps was organized as follows:

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Commanders

Corps Zastrow / XVII Reserve Corps had the following commanders during its existence:[13][14]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Cron 2002, p. 88
  2. [2]
    The Prussian Machine Archived April 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Accessed: 23 March 2012
  3. [3]
    Cron 2002, p. 89
  4. [4]
    Der Weltkrieg 1929, Vol. 2, p. 342.
  5. [5]
    Der Weltkrieg 1929, Vol. 6, p. 454.
  6. [6]
    Renamed 86th Infantry Division in August 1915
  7. [7]
    Composed of Ersatz Battalions of Infantry Rgts 18, 148 & 152
  8. [8]
    Composed of Ersatz Battalions of Res Rgts 34 & 61 and Ldw Rgt 5
  9. [9]
    Composed of Ersatz Battalions of Infantry Rgts 129, 141 & 175
  10. [10]
    Composed of Ersatz Battalions of Grenadier Rgts 5 & 8 (2 cos @), Infantry Rgt 59 & Ersatz-Abt/ Jager Btl 2
  11. [11]
    Composed of 1st Ldw Sq XVII AK, Res Ers Sq XVII AK, 2d mob Ers Sq XX AK
  12. [12]
    Renamed 85th Landwehr Division on September 13, 1915
  13. [13]
    "German War History". Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  14. [14]
    "Armee-Reserve-Korps". The Prussian Machine. Archived from the original on April 11, 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.

Bibliography

  • Cron, Hermann (2002). Imperial German Army 1914-18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle [first published: 1937]. Helion & Co. ISBN 1-874622-70-1.
  • Ellis, John; Cox, Michael (1993). The World War I Databook. Aurum Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85410-766-6.
  • Histories of Two Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army which Participated in the War (1914-1918), compiled from records of Intelligence section of the General Staff, American Expeditionary Forces, at General Headquarters, Chaumont, France 1919. The London Stamp Exchange Ltd (1989). 1920. ISBN 0-948130-87-3.
  • The German Forces in the Field; 7th Revision, 11th November 1918; Compiled by the General Staff, War Office. Imperial War Museum, London and The Battery Press, Inc (1995). 1918. ISBN 1-870423-95-X.
  • Der Weltkrieg 1914 Bis 1918. Berlin: Mittler. 1929.
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