11th Royal Bavarian Infantry Brigade
The 11th Infantry Brigade was a large unit of the Bavarian Army .
history
The large association was established on April 1, 1901 by renaming the 4th Infantry Brigade and had its command in Ingolstadt until it was dissolved in 1919 . The brigade was part of the 6th Division . The following associations and various district commands were subordinate to it :
- 10th Infantry Regiment "King Ludwig" in Ingolstadt
- 13th Infantry Regiment "Franz Joseph I. Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary" in Ingolstadt and Eichstätt
- District command Ansbach
- Gunzenhausen district command
- District Command Ingolstadt
At the beginning of the First World War , the brigade was used as part of the 6th Army on the Western Front.
On January 16, 1917, the large association received the 6th Infantry Regiment "Kaiser Wilhelm King of Prussia" from the disbanded 12th Infantry Brigade .
Commanders
| Rank | Surname | date |
|---|---|---|
| Major general | Karl Reisner von Lichtenstern | April 1, 1901 to June 7, 1902 |
| Major general | Karl Inama from Sternegg | June 8, 1902 to April 9, 1905 |
| Major general | Leopold Fischer | April 10, 1905 to April 19, 1906 |
| Major general | Felix Eder | April 20, 1906 to May 2, 1909 |
| Major general | Gottfried Krieger | May 3, 1909 to April 21, 1912 |
| Major General / Lieutenant General | Eduard Lang | April 22, 1912 to February 18, 1915 |
| Major general | Ludwig of Tautphoeus | February 19, 1915 to August 7, 1918 |
| Major general | Wilhelm White | August 8, 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 Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 , p. 688.
