1st Royal Bavarian Spare Infantry Brigade
The 1st Replacement Infantry Brigade was a large unit of the Bavarian Army .
history
The brigade was established on August 2, 1914 with the outbreak of World War I as a 1st mixed replacement brigade and was subordinate to the replacement division . On October 3, 1914, it was initially given to the Prussian 39th Reserve Division . From April 4, 1915, the Prussian division was transformed into a purely Bavarian large association, which was completed on February 4, 1916. She was deployed on the Western Front.
structure
Division of war on August 2, 1914
- Brigade Replacement Battalion 1st
- Brigade Replacement Battalion 2nd
- Brigade Replacement Battalion 3rd
- Brigade Replacement Battalion 4th
- Cavalry replacement department Munich / I. Army Corps
- Field Artillery Replacement Battalion 1 (two batteries )
- Field Artillery Spare Battalion 4 (two batteries)
- 2nd replacement company / 1. Engineer Battalion
Division of war on December 31, 1915
- Replacement Infantry Regiment 1st
- Replacement Infantry Regiment 3rd
On September 15, 1916, the 3rd Landwehr Infantry Regiment was transferred to the 9th Reserve Division established in September / October 1916 .
Division of war on December 13, 1916
- Replacement Infantry Regiment 1st
- Replacement Infantry Regiment 2nd
- Replacement Infantry Regiment 5th
Commanders
| Rank | Surname | date |
|---|---|---|
| Major General z. D. | Karl Buyer | August 2nd to 13th, 1914 |
| Major General z. D. | Friedrich Grüber | August 14 to September 20, 1914 |
| Major General z. D. | Georg Michahelles | September 21 to October 10, 1914 |
| Lieutenant General z. D. | Friedrich Grüber | October 11, 1914 to November 9, 1915 |
| Major General z. D. | Ludwig Moser | November 10, 1915 to September 25, 1918 |
| Colonel | Hans von Mieg | September 25, 1918 until the end of the war |
literature
- Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen , Friedrichfranz Feeser : The Bavaria book of the world wars 1914-1918. Chr. Belser AG. Publishing bookstore. Stuttgart 1930.
- Günter Wegner: Germany's armies until 1918. Volume 10: Bavaria. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1984.
- Rudolf von Kramer, Otto Freiherr von Waldenfels: The royal Bavarian military Max-Joseph-Order. Self-published by the kb Military Max Joseph Order. Munich 1966.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dermot Bradley (ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815–1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 , p. 696.