5th Royal Bavarian Reserve Infantry Brigade

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The 5th Reserve Infantry Brigade was a large unit of the Bavarian Army .

history

The brigade was used at the beginning of the First World War as part of the 6th Army on the Western Front. She was subordinate to the 4th Infantry Division . It was dissolved on March 10, 1915.

Structure from August 2, 1914

  • Reserve Infantry Regiment 5th
  • Reserve Infantry Regiment 8

Commanders

Rank Surname date
Major General z. D. Leonhard Mark 0August 2, 1914 to January 27, 1915
Major general Emil Schoch January 27 to March 10, 1915

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 Freiherr von Waldenfels: The royal Bavarian military Max-Joseph-Order. Self-published by the kb Military Max Joseph Order. Munich 1966.