10th Royal Bavarian Infantry Brigade
The 10th Infantry Brigade was a large unit of the Bavarian Army .
history
The large unit was established on April 1, 1871 as an occupation brigade in Metz and formed as of October 1, 1890 as the 10th Infantry Brigade. From 1901 until its dissolution in 1919, the command was in Bayreuth .
In 1914 the brigade was part of the 5th Division . You were subject to the following units:
- 7th Infantry Regiment "Prince Leopold" in Bayreuth
- 19th Infantry Regiment “King Viktor Emanuel III. of Italy ” in Erlangen
- District Command Bayreuth
- District command yard
The brigade was used at the beginning of the First World War as part of the 6th Army on the Western Front.
Commanders
| Rank | Surname | date |
|---|---|---|
| Major general | Karl von Horn | April 1, 1871 to April 24, 1875 |
| Major general | Adolf von Heinleth | April 25, 1875 to November 17, 1878 |
| Major general | Friedrich von Muck | November 18, 1878 to November 2, 1880 |
| Major general | Benignus of Safferling | November 3, 1880 to November 11, 1886 |
| Major general | Moriz von Orff | November 12, 1886 to March 5, 1890 |
| Major general | Maximilian von Giehrl | March 6, 1890 to May 8, 1893 |
| Major general | Karl Schuhmacher | May 9, 1893 to June 13, 1894 |
| Major general | Albert von Hirschberg | June 14, 1894 to July 19, 1896 |
| Major general | Luitpold von der Tann-Rathsamhausen | July 20, 1896 to June 1, 1899 |
| Major general | Karl Leichtenstern | June 2, 1899 to March 31, 1901 |
| Major general | Otto Walther von Walderstötten | April 1, 1901 to October 27, 1902 |
| Major general | Ludwig Obermair | October 28, 1902 to August 20, 1905 |
| Major general | Ferdinand Boehm | August 21, 1905 to May 22, 1908 |
| Major general | Eugen von Benzino | May 23, 1908 to May 3, 1910 |
| Major general | Friedrich Hurt | May 4, 1910 to September 30, 1912 |
| Major general | Gustav von Heydenaber | October 1, 1912 to April 9, 1915 |
| Major general | Ignace of Godin | April 10, 1915 to October 28, 1916 |
| Major general | Georg Heimeran | October 28, 1916 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. 687.
