Bavarian artillery commander No. 12
The artillery commander No. 12 was an artillery command of the Bavarian army in the First World War .
history
The command was formed by the Deputy General Command of the II Army Corps in accordance with the ordinance of the War Ministry of February 22, 1917. It was mobilized on March 18, 1917 and was subordinate to the 12th Infantry Division until the armistice .
After the end of the war, the command returned home on December 11, 1918, where it was demobilized and finally dissolved in Würzburg at the end of December 1918 .
Insinuation
On June 28, 1918, the following units were under the command:
- 22nd Field Artillery Regiment
- Foot Artillery Battalion 8
- Ammunition columns 136, 137 and 138
Commanders
| Rank | Surname | date |
|---|---|---|
| Major general | Theodor Pöhlmann | February 26, 1917 to July 27, 1918 |
| Lieutenant colonel | Emil Beckh | July 28th to the end of December 1918 |
literature
- Jürgen Kraus: Handbook of the associations and troops of the German army 1914-1918. Part IX: Field Artillery. Volume 1. Militaria Publishing House. Vienna 2007. ISBN 978-3-902526-15-1 . P. 131.
- 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.