2nd Royal Bavarian Field Artillery Brigade
The 2nd Field Artillery Brigade was a large unit of the Bavarian Army .
history
The large formation was set up on February 1, 1869 as the 2nd Artillery Brigade. From January 1, 1873, it was called the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade. She was part of the 2nd Division and initially had her command in Würzburg . From 1901 to 1904 the command was in Munich and then in Augsburg until it was dissolved .
The brigade was used at the beginning of the First World War as part of the 6th Army on the Western Front.
From February 26, 1917, the brigade was designated Artillery Commander No. 2 .
Insinuation
The following associations were subject to her :
Commanders
| Rank | Surname | date |
|---|---|---|
| Major general | Maximilian von Steinsdorf | January 8, 1869 to January 31, 1870 |
| Major general | Heinrich Ludwig Lutz | February 1, 1870 to November 26, 1876 |
| Colonel | Karl von Neubeck | November 27, 1876 to September 30, 1878 (responsible for the tour) |
| Major general | Anton Orff | November 1, 1878 to August 12, 1879 |
| Major general | Joseph Keller from Schleitheim | August 13, 1879 to March 19, 1884 |
| Major general | Viktor von Gramich | March 20, 1884 to March 4, 1889 |
| Major general | Joseph Mayr | March 8, 1889 to October 20, 1890 |
| Major general | Maximilian von Schuh | October 21, 1890 to June 11, 1895 |
| Major general | Theodor von Bomhard | June 12, 1895 to December 24, 1897 |
| Major general | Albert Rutz | December 25, 1897 to January 23, 1899 |
| Major general | Karl von Landmann | January 24, 1899 to March 6, 1900 |
| Major general | Karl von Endres | March 7, 1900 to September 12, 1901 |
| Colonel | Maximilian von Neubeck | October 1, 1901 to May 14, 1904 |
| Major general | Karl von Menz | May 15, 1904 to April 25, 1906 |
| Major general | Alfred von Kesling | April 26, 1906 to August 4, 1908 |
| Major general | Albert Seekirchner | August 5, 1908 to March 13, 1913 |
| Major general | August Usselmann | March 14, 1913 to September 25, 1914 |
| Colonel | Karl Düll | October 7 to December 1, 1914 |
| Colonel | Arnold Müller | December 1, 1914 to April 26, 1915 |
| Colonel | Wilhelm longhouses | April 26 to September 3, 1915 |
| Major general | Karl Düll | September 3, 1915 to July 4, 1916 |
| Colonel | Hugo Muller | July 4 to August 23, 1916 |
| Major general | Karl Düll | August 26, 1916 to April 23, 1917 |
| Colonel | Franz Kemmer | April 23 to July 12, 1917 |
| Lieutenant colonel | Franz von Bomhard | July 12, 1917 to January 7, 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 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. 708.
