3rd Royal Bavarian Cavalry Brigade
The 3rd Cavalry Brigade was a large unit of the Bavarian Army .
history
The large unit was originally formed on November 27, 1815 as the 1st Brigade of the Cavalry Division of the General Command Würzburg. From June 1, 1822 to November 19, 1848 it was called the Cavalry Brigade of the 3rd Army Division and then formed the 3rd Cavalry Brigade. On April 1, 1901, she changed her number and was renamed the 5th Cavalry Brigade.
The command changed location several times in the course of its history. Initially stationed in Nuremberg , it came to Ansbach in 1848 , was in Bamberg from 1851 to 1855 and again in Nuremberg from 1871 to 1901. With the renumbering, the brigade moved to Dieuze .
structure
In 1914 the brigade was part of the 3rd Division . You were subject to the following units:
- 3rd Chevaulegers regiment "Duke Karl Theodor" in Dieuze
- 5th Chevaulegers Regiment "Archduke Friedrich of Austria" in Saargemünd
The brigade was disbanded at the beginning of the First World War . According to the war organization of the Bavarian Army as of August 2, 1914, the 3rd Chevaulegers Regiment was subordinated to the 3rd Infantry Division and the 5th Chevaulegers Regiment to the 4th Infantry Division .
Commanders
Until 1872 the commanders used the designation commandant.
| Rank | Surname | date |
|---|---|---|
| Major general | Karl Friedrich August von Seydewitz | November 27, 1815 to August 19, 1816 |
| Colonel | Maximilian Seyssel d'Aix | September 1816 to May 31, 1822 |
| Colonel / Major General | Karl Philipp von Diez | June 1, 1822 to April 21, 1831 |
| Major general | Anton von Kirschbaum | April 22, 1831 to March 29, 1838 |
| Georg von Seckendorff | March 30, 1838 to September 9, 1840 | |
| Colonel | Joseph von Dichtel | September 10, 1840 to 1845 |
| Major general | Christian von Schmaltz | 1845 to September 30, 1851 |
| Colonel | Karl von Hailbronner | October 1, 1851 to September 17, 1852 |
| Thaddeus von Binder | September 18, 1852 to March 30, 1855 | |
| Otto Vogt von Hunoltstein | March 31, 1855 to April 26, 1859 | |
| Colonel | Eduard von Rotberg | April 27, 1859 to January 21, 1862 |
| Colonel | Franz Limmer | January 22, 1862 to January 1, 1865 |
| Colonel | Ludwig von Jenisch | January 2, 1865 to October 10, 1866 |
| Colonel | Johann Baptist Exchange | October 11, 1866 to April 15, 1867 |
| Karl zu Pappenheim | April 16, 1867 to March 3, 1869 | |
| Philipp von Diez | March 4, 1869 to November 2, 1872 | |
| Major general | Karl von Leonrod | November 3, 1872 to August 1874 |
| Colonel | Emanuel of Kiliani | August 1874 to July 23, 1878 |
| Major general | Gustav von Fleschuez | July 24, 1878 to March 3, 1887 |
| Major general | Friedrich von Steinling | March 4, 1887 to July 13, 1891 |
| Major general | Alexander von Dotzauer | July 14, 1891 to September 22, 1898 |
| Colonel / Major General | Franz Buz | September 23, 1898 to March 31, 1901 |
| Major general | August from Bonnet to Meautry | April 1, 1901 to June 15, 1902 |
| Major general | Richard von Hoesslin | June 16, 1902 to October 15, 1905 |
| Major general | Franz von Martin | October 16, 1905 to October 15, 1908 |
| Major general | Maximilian von Speidel | October 16, 1908 to December 3, 1909 |
| Major general | Philipp von Hellingrath | December 4, 1909 to February 24, 1914 |
| Colonel | Moritz von and zu Egloffstein | February 25 to August 1, 1914 |
literature
- Günter Wegner: Germany's armies until 1918. Volume 10: Bavaria. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1984.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dermot Bradley (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815-1939. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1990. ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 . P. 700f.
