71st Infantry Brigade (German Empire)
71st Infantry Brigade |
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active | April 1, 1890 to 1919 |
Country | Kingdom of Prussia |
Armed forces | Prussian Army |
Branch of service | infantry |
Type | brigade |
structure | see structure |
Location | see garrison |
management | |
Commanders | See commanders |
The 71st Infantry Brigade was a large unit of the Prussian Army .
organization
Insinuation
The 71st Infantry Brigade was part of the
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Army Corps : XVII. Army Corps in Gdansk
- Division : 36th division in Danzig
structure
- Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich I." (4th East Prussian) No. 5 in Danzig
- Danzig Infantry Regiment No. 128 in Danzig and III. Battalion in Neufahrwasser
Division of War of March 25, 1918
- Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich I." (4th East Prussian) No. 5
- Gdańsk Infantry Regiment No. 128
- 8th West Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 175
- MG sniper detachment No. 64
- 4th squadron / hussar regiment "Prince Blücher von Wahlstatt" (Pomeranian) No. 5
Assignments
Since the 4th (half) battalions did not prove their worth, a request made by the Reich government to change the army command was accepted in August 1896. A new infantry brigade was to be set up in each army corps on April 1, 1897. Each division had to form a regiment of 8 companies from the half battalions.
In the area of the XVII. Army Corps was created for the 35th Division, the 87th Infantry Brigade, which consisted of Infantry Regiment No. 175 and Infantry Regiment No. 176 . From the regiments of the 71st Infantry Brigade arose the 1st Battalion of the 176ers, which was gassed in Neufahrwasser.
history
founding
By law of January 27, 1890, the separation of the West and East Prussian provinces was also prepared in military terms. It determined that from April 1, 1890, the entire rulership of the German Empire should consist of twenty army corps.
The AKO of February 1st, based on this, says: The XVI. and XVII. Army Corps. The latter goes to the 1st Army Inspection and, from a military point of view, covers the area of the Landwehr districts: Schlawe, Stolp, Konitz, Thorn, Graudenz, Danzig, Pr. Stargard, Neustadt, Osterode, Dt. Eylau and Marienburg.
The 71st Infantry Brigade was created on April 1, 1890 from the West Prussian Danzig Regiments No. 3 and No. 128 as part of the 36th Division , which was also newly founded .
garrison
resolution
In the course of the demobilization caused by the Versailles Peace Treaty , the brigade was disbanded in 1919.
Commanders
Rank | Surname | date |
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Major general | Eduard Michaelis | April 1 to August 11, 1890 |
Major general | Viktor von Aigner | August 12, 1890 to May 15, 1891 |
Major general | Friedrich Metzler | May 16, 1891 to May 15, 1894 |
Major general | Louis von Heydebreck | May 16, 1894 to April 16, 1897 |
Major general | Carl von Rodewald | April 17, 1897 to June 14, 1898 |
Major general | Richard Fritsch | June 15, 1898 to October 16, 1899 |
Major general | Günther von Kirchbach | October 17, 1899 to March 21, 1903 |
Major general | Alfred von Briesen | March 22, 1903 to October 15, 1906 |
Major general | Paul Oldenburg | October 16, 1906 to March 21, 1910 |
Major general | Erwin von Kleist | March 22 to April 5, 1910 |
Major general | Bruno von Wühlisch | April 5, 1910 to April 21, 1912 |
Major general | Kurt Kruge | April 22, 1912 to August 1, 1914 |
Major general | Lutz von Dewitz | August 2, 1914 to September 4, 1917 |
Major general | Otto von Trautmann | September 5 to December 8, 1917 |
Major general | Eduard Weidtmann | December 9, 1917 to 1919 |
References
literature
- Gottfried Steuer: History of the Danzig Infantry Regiment No. 128. 1881–1906. Compiled on behalf of the regiment, printed by Siegfried Mittler and Son. Berlin 1906.
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 , pp. 300-301.
- ↑ becomes governor of Danzig