19th (Bavarian) Infantry Regiment (Reichswehr)

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The 19th (Bavarian) Infantry Regiment was a regiment of the Reichswehr (see: Bavarian Reichswehr ).

history

The regiment was formed on January 1, 1921 from the Reichswehr Rifle Regiments 41 and 42 of the transitional army . On May 29, 1922, the regiment was given the regional designation "Bavarian" in addition to its name.

In the suppression of the Hitler putsch , the III. Battalion of the regiment. For security reasons, it remained in Munich until November 27, 1923 and then returned to the garrison .

In the course of the expansion of the Reichswehr (see: arming the Wehrmacht ), the regiment was divided into the first wave in 1934 and the infantry regiments Munich (IR 19) and Augsburg (IR 40) were formed.

General of the infantry Adolf von Ruith and the general of infantry Karl von Prager wore the regiment uniform .

Garrisons

Commanders

No. Surname Beginning of the appointment End of appointment
1. Colonel Friedrich von Haack January 1, 1921 January 31, 1922
2. Colonel Adolf von Ruith February 1, 1922 October 30, 1923
3. Colonel Martin von Dittelberger November 1, 1923 January 31, 1925
4th Colonel Karl von Prager February 1, 1925 January 31, 1927
5. Colonel Hugo von Pflügel February 1, 1927 March 31, 1928
6th Colonel Wilhelm Adam April 1, 1928 September 30, 1929
7th Colonel Hans von Hößlin October 1, 1929 January 31, 1931
8th. Colonel Max Schindler February 1, 1931 February 28, 1933
9. Colonel Karl Graf March 1, 1933 July 31, 1935

organization

Association membership

The regiment was under Infantry Leader VII of the 7th (Bavarian) Division in Munich.

structure

The regiment consisted of the regimental staff with a news relay

1st battalion with staff and news relay, emerged from the Reichswehr-Schützen-Regiment 41,
II. Battalion with staff and news relay, emerged from the Reichswehr-Schützen-Regiment 42,
III. Battalion with staff and news relay, emerged from the Reichswehr-Schützen-Regiment 42,
Supplementary battalion, from March 23, 1921 a training battalion, emerged from the Reichswehr Rifle Regiment 41.

Each field battalion was divided into three companies of three officers and 161 non-commissioned officers and men (3/161) as well as an MG company (4/126). In total, a battalion consisted of 18 officers and officials (including medical officers) and 658 men.

Armament and equipment

Main armament

The shooters were equipped with the K98a carbine . Each platoon had an MG 08/15 light machine gun .

In the machine gun companies, the 1st platoon consisted of three groups with three MG 08 heavy machine guns on a carriage, drawn in four horses, the 2nd to 4th platoon consisted of three groups with three MG 08 heavy machine guns on a carriage, drawn in two horses.

The heaviest weapons in the regiment were the mortars in the 13th Company. The 1st train was equipped with two medium-sized launchers 17 cm, drawn in four horses, the 2nd and 3rd train with three light launchers 7.6 cm, driven in two horses.

Others

Takeover of tradition

In 1921 the regiment took over the tradition of the old regiments.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Georg Tessin : German associations and troops 1918–1939. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1974. ISBN 3-7648-1000-9 . P. 188.
  2. ^ Kai Uwe Tapken : The Reichswehr in Bavaria from 1919 to 1924. Verlag Dr. Kovac. Hamburg 2002. ISBN 3-8300-0646-2 . P. 402.
  3. ↑ Dermot Bradley (ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 2: The staffing of the active infantry regiments as well as the hunter battalions, military district commanders and training directors from the foundation or list until 1939. Osnabrück 1992. ISBN 3-7648-1782-8 . P. 503.
  4. ↑ Decree of the Chief of Army Command, General of the Infantry Hans von Seeckt, of August 24, 1921