16th Royal Bavarian Reserve Infantry Brigade

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The 16th Reserve Infantry Brigade was a large unit of the Bavarian Army .

history

The brigade was set up at the end of December 1914 as part of the establishment of the 8th Reserve Division . It was first used in the west during the First World War .

Structure dated December 26, 1914

  • Reserve Infantry Regiment 22nd
  • Reserve Infantry Regiment 23rd

Commanders

Rank Surname date
Major general Maximilian Jehlin December 26, 1914 to April 12, 1917
Colonel Ernst d'Alleux April 12, 1917 to August 27, 1918
Colonel Oskar Maser August 27 to September 25, 1918
Colonel Ernst d'Alleux 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.