5th Royal Bavarian Landwehr Infantry Brigade
The 5th 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 the 5th mixed Landwehr brigade and used in the area of the 6th Army at Zweibrücken to secure the railway connections. In January 1916 she was subordinated to the 1st Landwehr Division and used on the Western Front.
structure
Division of war on August 2, 1914
- Landwehr Infantry Regiment 4
- Landwehr Infantry Regiment 5
Division of war in January 1917
- Landwehr Infantry Regiment 4
- Landwehr Infantry Regiment 6
- Landwehr Infantry Regiment 7
Commanders
| Rank | Surname | date |
|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant General z. D. | Otto Wening | August 2, 1914 to September 18, 1915 |
| Major general | Luitpold White-Jonak | September 19, 1915 to May 17, 1917 |
| Colonel | Maximilian Helbling | May 17, 1917 to May 29, 1918 |
| Colonel | Philipp Engelhard | May 29, 1918 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.