1st Royal Bavarian Cavalry Brigade
The 1st Cavalry Brigade was a large unit of the Bavarian Army .
history
The large association was originally formed on November 27, 1815 as the 1st Brigade of the Cavalry Division of the Munich General Command. From June 1, 1822 to November 19, 1848, it was called the Cavalry Brigade of the 1st Army Division and then formed the 1st Cavalry Brigade. The command was in Munich .
The brigade was deployed at the beginning of World War I as part of the 6th Army as part of the Royal Bavarian Cavalry Division on the Western Front.
structure
In 1914 the brigade was part of the cavalry division and was subordinate to:
- 1st Heavy Rider Regiment "Prince Karl of Bavaria" in Munich
- 2nd Heavy Rider Regiment "Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este" in Landshut
Commanders
Until 1872 the commanders used the designation commandant.
| Rank | Surname | date |
|---|---|---|
| Karl zu Pappenheim | November 27, 1815 to February 10, 1824 | |
| Major general | Maximilian Seyssel d'Aix | February 11, 1824 to June 14, 1830 |
| Major general | Maximilian von Zandt | June 15, 1830 to August 22, 1836 |
| Friedrich von Hertling | August 23, 1836 to April 26, 1841 | |
| Major general | Eduard von Sachsen-Altenburg | April 27, 1841 to March 30, 1848 |
| Major general | Ferdinand of Parseval | March 31, 1848 to December 31, 1850 |
| Karl Bender von Bienenthal | January 1, 1851 to June 11, 1853 | |
| Lorenz Schäzler | June 12, 1853 to January 21, 1862 | |
| Eduard von Rotberg | January 22, 1862 to August 16, 1866 | |
| Gustav von Rummel | August 17 to October 17, 1866 | |
| Major general | Ernst von Schubaert | October 18, 1866 to October 17, 1869 |
| Major general | Johann Baptist Exchange | October 18, 1869 to February 15, 1872 |
| Major general | Ludwig von Leonrod | February 16, 1872 to October 31, 1875 |
| Major general | Leopold of Bavaria | November 1, 1875 to June 16, 1881 |
| Major general | Emil von Xylander | June 16, 1881 to December 7, 1884 |
| Major general | Heinrich von Nagel zu Aichberg | December 8, 1884 to August 17, 1891 |
| Colonel / Major General | Maximilian von Schacky on Schönfeld | August 18, 1891 to December 16, 1899 |
| Major general | Alfons of Bavaria | December 17, 1899 to January 17, 1901 |
| Major general | Karl von Schacky on Schönfeld | January 18, 1901 to June 10, 1903 |
| Colonel / Major General | Konstantin von Gebsattel | June 11, 1903 to April 18, 1906 |
| Major general | Rudolf von Frommel | April 19, 1906 to March 11, 1910 |
| Major general | Otto von Stetten | March 12, 1910 to March 26, 1912 |
| Major general | Karl von Staudt | March 27, 1912 to October 24, 1915 |
| Colonel | Franz von Schultes | October 24, 1915 to December 3, 1917 |
| Lieutenant colonel | Joseph von Tannstein called Fleischmann | December 3, 1917 to July 6, 1918 |
| Colonel | Franz von Schultes | July 6, 1918 to 1919 |
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 Publishing House. Osnabrück 1990. ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 . P. 699f.
