9th Royal Bavarian Reserve Infantry Brigade

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The 9th 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. It was subordinate to the 5th Reserve Division and from April 1915 led the designation 11th Reserve Infantry Brigade.

Structure from August 2, 1914

  • Reserve Infantry Regiment 6
  • Reserve Infantry Regiment 7

Commanders

Rank Surname date
Lieutenant General Friedrich Hurt August 2 to October 8, 1914
Major general Hugo Huller October 8, 1914 to April 1915

literature

  • Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen , Friedrichfranz Feeser : The Bavaria book of the world wars 1914-1918. 2 volumes. Chr. Belser publishing bookstore. Stuttgart 1930.
  • Günter Wegner: Germany's armies until 1918. Origin and development of the individual formations. Volume 10: Bavaria. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1984. ISBN 3-7648-1199-4 .
  • 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.