2nd Royal Bavarian Landwehr Infantry Brigade
The 2nd Landwehr Infantry Brigade was a large unit of the Bavarian Army .
history
The brigade was set up on August 2, 1914 with the outbreak of the First World War as a 2nd mixed Landwehr brigade and initially used in the stage . From April 4, 1915, she was subordinate to the 6th Landwehr Division and deployed on the Western Front until the end of the war.
structure
On August 2, 1914, the brigade was subject to the following units:
- Landwehr Infantry Regiment 3
- Landwehr Infantry Regiment 12
With the departure of the 1st Landwehr Infantry Brigade on 31 December 1916, the 2nd Landwehr Infantry Brigade was the starting 2 January 1917 Landwehr Infantry Regiment 1 assumed.
Commanders
| Rank | Surname | date |
|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant General z. D. | Maximilian von Lachemair | August 2, 1914 to October 9, 1917 |
| Major General z. D. | Joseph Ritter von Schmauß | October 9, 1917 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 von Waldenfels: The royal Bavarian military Max Joseph order. Self-published by the kb Military Max Joseph Order. Munich 1966.