4th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment (Reichswehr)

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4th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment

The Imperial War Flag of the Weimar Republic with the Iron Cross, 1921–1933
active 1921 to 1934
Country German Empire
Armed forces Reichswehr
Armed forces Imperial Army
Branch of service infantry
Type Infantry Regiment
structure See organization
Location See garrisons
management
Commanders See commanders

The 4th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment was a regiment of the Reichswehr .

history

The regiment was formed on January 1, 1921 from the Reichswehr Infantry Regiments 15 and 102 and the Reichswehr Rifle Regiment 4 of the transitional army . On May 29, 1922, the regiment received the country team designation "Prussian" in addition to its name.

In the course of the expansion of the Reichswehr, the regiment was divided into the first wave in 1934 and the Kolberg Infantry Regiment and the Stargard Infantry Regiment were formed.

Garrisons

Commanders

No. Surname Beginning of the appointment End of appointment
1. Colonel Gottfried Edelbüttel January 1, 1921 March 19, 1922
2. Colonel Adolf Herrgott April 1, 1922 October 31, 1922
3. Colonel Edwin von Stülpnagel November 1, 1922 May 31, 1926
4th Colonel / Major General Fedor von Bock June 1, 1926 October 31, 1929
5. Colonel / Major General Friedrich Roese November 1, 1929 March 31, 1931
6th Colonel Adolf Strauss October 1, 1932 August 31, 1934
7th Colonel Fritz Büchs September 1, 1934 March 31, 1937

organization

Association membership

The regiment was subordinate to Infantry Leader II of the 2nd Division in Schwerin .

structure

The regiment consisted of the regimental staff with a news relay

1st battalion with staff and news relay, emerged from the Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 15,
II. (Jäger-) Battalion with staff and news relay, emerged from the Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 102,
III. Battalion with staff and news relay, emerged from the Reichswehr-Schützen-Regiment 4,
Supplementary battalion, from March 23, 1921 a training battalion, emerged from the Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 102.

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

  • Georg Tessin : German associations and troops 1918-1939, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1974, ISBN 3-7648-1000-9 , pp. 187ff
  • Edgar Graf von Matuschka: Organization of the Reichsheeres in Handbook on German Military History 1648–1939 , Ed. Military History Research Office , Freiburg (Breisgau), Part VI: Reichswehr and Republic (1918–1933) , Bernard & Graefe Verlag für Wehrwesen, Frankfurt am Main 1970 , Pp. 320-322.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Georg Tessin : German Associations and Troops 1918–1939 , Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1974, ISBN 3-7648-1000-9 , p. 188
  2. ↑ Decree of the Chief of Army Command, General of the Infantry Hans von Seeckt, of August 24, 1921