5th Royal Bavarian Cavalry Brigade
The 5th Cavalry Brigade was a large unit of the Bavarian Army .
history
The large association was established on October 1, 1890 in Dieuze . On April 1, 1901, she changed her number and was renamed the 3rd Cavalry Brigade. With the renumbering, the brigade moved to Nuremberg .
The brigade was used at the beginning of the First World War as part of the 6th Army as part of the Bavarian Cavalry Division on the Western Front.
structure
In 1914 the brigade was part of the 5th Division and was subordinate to:
- 1st Chevaulegers Regiment "Emperor Nicholas of Russia" in Nuremberg
- 6th Chevaulegers Regiment "Prince Albrecht of Prussia" in Bayreuth
In the course of the First World War, the subordinate relationships changed and so the brigade was also subject to May 8, 1918:
- Cavalry cycling department
- 1st and 3rd cycling company
- 1st MG department
Commanders
| Rank | Surname | date |
|---|---|---|
| Colonel / Major General | Albert Schmidt | October 1, 1890 to June 23, 1893 |
| Major general | Karl von Pechmann | June 24, 1893 to August 11, 1898 |
| Major general | Eugene Rosenbusch | August 12, 1898 to February 11, 1901 |
| Colonel | August from Bonnet to Meautry | February 12 to March 31, 1901 |
| Major general | Franz Buz | April 1, 1901 to February 26, 1903 |
| Colonel / Major General | Ludwig von Rotenhan | February 27, 1903 to April 11, 1906 |
| Major general | Otto von Schmidt | April 12, 1906 to March 25, 1909 |
| Colonel | Otto von Stetten | March 26, 1909 to March 10, 1910 |
| Colonel | Moritz von Hößlin | March 11, 1910 to October 15, 1914 |
| Colonel / Major General | Eduard of Crailsheim | October 16, 1914 to May 8, 1915 |
| Colonel / Major General | Moritz von and zu Egloffstein | May 22, 1915 to December 14, 1916 |
| Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel | Kurt von Scherf | December 15, 1918 to February 1, 1919 |
literature
- Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen , Friedrichfranz Feeser : The Bavaria book of the world wars 1914-1918. Chr.Belser AG Publishing House, Stuttgart 1930.
- Günter Wegner: Germany's armies until 1918. Volume 10: Bavaria. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1984.
- Rudolf von Kramer, Otto Freiherr von Waldenfels: The royal Bavarian military Max-Joseph-Order. Self-published by the kb Militär-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 , pp. 700f.
