Fusilier regiment "Prince Karl-Anton von Hohenzollern" (Hohenzollernsches) No. 40

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Fusilier regiment "Prince Karl-Anton von Hohenzollern" (Hohenzollernsches) No. 40

active January 26, 1818 to May 31, 1919
Country Prussia
Armed forces Prussian Army
Branch of service infantry
Insinuation XIV Army Corps
Former locations Rastatt (1910-1919)
Signum of the fusilier regiment "Prince Karl-Anton von Hohenzollern" (Hohenzollernsches) No. 40 in the colors of the House of Hohenzollern
One of the flags of the fusilier regiment "Prince Karl-Anton von Hohenzollern" (Hohenzollernsches) No. 40

The Fusilier Regiment "Prince Karl Anton von Hohenzollern" (Hohenzollern Regiment) No. 40 was an infantry joined the Prussian army .

history

The association was founded on January 26, 1818 (foundation date) by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. Set up by AKO as 36th Infantry Regiment (4th Reserve Regiment ) from parts of garrison battalions No. 19 to 34, as well as various infantry regiments. With the completion of the formation, Major Franz Ludwig von Jenneret Baron von Beaufort-Belfort was appointed first regimental commander on August 27, 1817. It is divided into three battalions with a budget of 1626 men plus officers and was initially stationed in the fortress of Luxembourg . By surrendering the previous fusilier battalion, the association was formed from March 12, 1820 under the designation 40th Infantry Regiment .

1820

The regiment is equipped with flintlock rifles made in France. While officers in musketeer battalions wear swords as side arms, sabers are given out in fusilier battalions. According to the shooting regulations of 1817, every fusilier is entitled to 24 to 30 cartridges and one flint per year to practice.

On April 5, 1820, the 2nd Battalion moved into the cavalry barracks of the Luxembourg fortress. In addition, on May 17 of the same year the Theresia barracks.

1821/29

King Friedrich Wilhelm III. accompanied by Adjutant General Job von Witzleben , visited the Luxembourg fortress on June 24th and the regiment paraded in front of the monarch for the first time. In 1829 the king gave the 39th and 40th infantry regiments their own flags.

1830

The July Revolution in France prompted Prussia to move troops to the border. The regiment occupies the detachments and external works of the fortress. Live ammunition is issued, and the slogan and field shouts are set. From each battalion 15 men (one non-commissioned officer and 14 men) are assigned to train as auxiliary artillerymen. In January 1831 this number was increased to 35 men. The regiment increases the regular crew with reserve units and by the end of the year can completely occupy all external works and complete the reinforcement of the fortress. From the 1st Battalion, an officer and 60 fusiliers occupy the Reduit Fetschenhoff, an officer and 60 fusiliers occupy the Ramigny guard house, and an officer and 87 soldiers occupy the Reduit Neuperg.

1833

The regiment received the order to move into its new garrison town of Mainz . On April 18 and 19, it leaves the Luxembourg fortress and moves with three companies of the 1st Battalion to Koblenz ; the 2nd Battalion and the 2nd Company are housed at the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress . The time before moving into Mainz is spent with drills and target practice. When the regiment was increased in 1830/31, many well-trained soldiers were transferred to other units. The reserve units called in for this purpose were poorly trained and had to be brought up to date with the regular troops as quickly as possible.

On August 19 and 21, respectively, the battalions move into the fortress city of Mainz in parade and with a resounding game under the eyes of Duke Ferdinand von Württemberg .

1839

Prussia feels compelled to put the VII and VIII Army Corps on alert because of the unrest in France, Belgium and the Netherlands . The AKO of February 14th ordered that the regiment had to sit on war strength. Some officers of the regiment take a steamboat to Cologne to pick up the regiment's reserve forces of 324 men from the command of the Landwehr Brigade. On February 26th, the 2nd Battalion of the 38th Regiment marched off to Saarlouis to make room for the newly drafted reserve forces. The crew of the fortress Mainz at that time consisted only of regiments 35 and 40, as well as a squadron of Uhlans.

Since there was no hostilities, the first reservists were given leave in April and all reserve forces were dismissed on May 28.

On October 29th, the governorate changed to Austria via the federal fortress. Major General Baron Quadt von Hüchtenbruck became the commander.

1843

The regiment's equipment is improved. The shako is gradually being replaced by the new helmet with a tip . The old shakos are still applied for a long time or used for visors and for leather repairs. The new tunic and slit trousers are also introduced. The old uniforms are also still applied or given to the resigning reservists.

The existing rifles are exchanged for those with percussion ignition or, if possible, the flintlock is exchanged for a percussion lock.

From July 13th, AKO will test a new, simplified drill regulations. Many awkward handles (which were tailored to the old weapons) are omitted and the drill speed is increased overall. Gymnastics is also being introduced as a service subject on a trial basis . After the successful test phase and the training of NCOs as preliminary gymnasts by civilian gymnastics instructors, as well as the construction of gymnastics equipment, gymnastics became a service subject from 1845.

1844/45

The tunic is now the only service clothing. However, officers may continue to use the overcoat for secondary service matters. At the end of 1844 the last flintlock weapons from the regiment's inventory were handed in. The complete arming with percussion weapons, also for the war reserve, is now complete.

On June 2, 1845, the regiment paraded in front of Prince Wilhelm . A special honor for the fusiliers is that the regiment provides the honor guard, consisting of 90 men, for Queen Victoria of England , who is also present .

1848

Because of the revolutionary unrest in France and Germany, the garrison is placed on heightened alert. An attack on the powder towers and armories is expected . On March 4th the regiment was put at war and began to draw in the reserve units. At the same time, all other units of the VII and VIII Army Corps are mobilized. In clashes with the citizens of Mainz on May 21, five soldiers were killed and more than thirty wounded, including twenty wounded from the 40th regiment. On May 23, a soldier of the 35th regiment was seriously injured with an ax. Then Austrians and Prussians patrolled together in strong groups through the city. Soldiers are banned from visiting inns under the strictest punishment and all armed citizens of Mainz are arrested. On May 25, the five killed soldiers will be buried with military honors. Following this, money will be collected for a memorial stone throughout the Prussian Army. Contrary to expectations, there were no riots during the funeral and the situation in the city returned to normal.

1849

At the campaign in Baden , the regiment did not participate. Only a few units were commissioned, among other things, to bring the Baden war chest to safety or to escort captured insurgents into custody.

1851

The regiment moves to the new Saarlouis garrison on February 15. While the officers lacked the social life of metropolitan Mainz, the soldiers took a liking to the new garrison town on the French border. The parade grounds are all close to the barracks and the general fortress service is usually carried out by a company, which means that the individual soldier has more free time than before in Mainz.

1854

The occupation of Saarlouis is reinforced in 1854 by the 2nd Battalion of the 29th Infantry Regiment.

1857

In the course of the army reform under King Wilhelm I, Reserve Regiment No. 40 became a III. Battalion affiliated. The regiment, which so far only provided fortress and garrison service, will now be a fusilier regiment capable of field service.

1860/63

On July 4, 1860, AKO gave the association the name of the Hohenzollern Fusilier Regiment (No. 40) . The bracket was dropped by AKO on May 7, 1861. In the same year the 1st and 2nd Battalions moved into Trier as a new garrison. The accommodations there are perceived as significantly better than in Saarlouis. For this reason the officers alternate between the garrisons at a fixed rhythm so that there is no friction.

On March 17, 1863, Prince Karl Anton von Hohenzollern was appointed military governor of the Rhine Province. For the first time, the regiment is dealing with the man whose name it will later bear. AKO orders the procurement of fusilier rifles. The regiment then has 500 long-barreled and 481 short-barreled fusilier rifles of the M / 60 model.

German-Danish War 1864

At the German-Danish War does not participate in the regiment. It is holding a three-week maneuver in the Simmern area during this time . In the following years, the maneuvers were held in the area around St. Wendel .

German War 1866

The mobilization was ordered by AKO on May 5th . At 10:00 p.m. the news reached the regiment in Trier. May 6th was designated as the first day of mobilization and the regiment immediately began the necessary military preparations. The rifles were exchanged and the bayonets sharpened and given to the crews. From May 9th, the regimental reserves were drawn up and clothed. The last reservists arrived on May 15. On May 16, ten days after the mobilization order, the regiment was ready to march. On May 17th the telegraphic order to move to Cologne was issued. With this, the regiment moved from the 16th to the 15th Division under the command of Lieutenant General von Canstein .

On May 30th, all three battalions moved by rail to Halle (Saale) . A declaration of war had not yet been made, but at this point in time most of the army was on the border with Silesia and Saxony. A total of three armies were formed from the troops, each under the command of the Crown Prince, Prince Friedrich Karl and General of the Infantry Herwarth von Bittenfeld . The regiment moves to Torgau. On June 14th, Prussia declares war on Saxony. On June 15 the border was crossed and Saxon soil was entered. The II. And III. The battalion entered Dresden on July 18 with a riotous game. The regiment was warmly received in Dresden. There had been no hostilities up to this point. The Saxon troops had been pulled behind the Austrian border. The regiment performed guard duty in the Saxon capital until it was replaced by the 2nd Battalion of the East Prussian Fusilier Regiment No. 33 . The border with Austria was crossed at Groß-Schönau . The regiment arrived too late to be able to take action on the first battle at Hühnerwasser and took care of the wounded comrades. Around six o'clock in the evening, the 1st and 2nd Battalions were involved in a battle with Austrian fighters. The attack was repulsed, but Captain Moldenhawer fell at the head of his fusiliers as one of the first of the regiment in the war. On June 28, the regiment also took part in the battle of Münchengrätz , near the local monastery.

On July 2nd, one day before the battle of Königgrätz , the regiment camped near Gitschin. Here it also received knowledge of the order of Prince Friedrich Karl:

“Tomorrow morning at dawn the First Army will form for battle against the position on the Bistritz near Sadowa on the Horitz-Königgrätz road. General v. Herwarth moves to Nechanitz with all the troops he can make available and arrives there as early as possible. I'll be staying with Milowitz to begin with. Report as soon as possible how and when and how strong in Nechanitz. signed: Friedrich Karl, Prince of Prussia. "

During the battle, the regiment was involved in the skirmishes for the brewery and the pheasantry. The fusiliers showed great courage and fearlessness here. Trusting in their needle guns, they often stood in the fierce rain of bullets from their opponents and returned fire in cold blood. The rapid fire of the III. Battalion, which was delivered from a covered ravine at a distance of approx. 400 m to retreating Austrians. In total, the regiment recorded 13 dead, 59 wounded and 32 missing.

The II. And III. Battalion continued to form the vanguard during the advance on Vienna . After the peace treaty, the regiment paraded with the other five meetings of the Elbarmee on July 30th in front of King Wilhelm. Following this, the avant-garde began to be regrouped into the main units and then began to march back into the home garrisons. On the way there, the fusiliers, like many other Prussian units, were ravaged by cholera . Some of the soldiers fell victim to this disease. On August 6th, the I., II. And III. Battalion returned to Trier and were welcomed there with flowers and victory bells. August 6th was also designated as the day of demobilization .

Franco-German War 1870/71

The regiment is surprised by the French declaration of war on July 15th. It was certain that France would not have taken such a step without prior preparation. For this reason, French troops are expected to soon cross the border near Trier and Luxembourg. The mobilization order from Berlin reached the regiment around 1 a.m. on July 16. The regiment now has to cope with three tasks at once:

  • Securing the borders - organization of patrols and border posts
  • Loading of the regimental goods in order to bring them to safety from the possibly approaching French
  • Moving in and equipping the reservists (for equipment and forage loaded for relocation !)

The I. and III. Battalion provided outpost service between Tawern and Saarburg from July 22nd to 27th . On July 17th the 2nd Battalion relocated to Saarbrücken and came under the command of Major von Pestel, the commander of the 7th Uhlans . The first shots of this war were exchanged at the outpost service around Saarbrücken. On July 20, a Hohenzollern fusilier corporal shot the first French soldier, a chasseur à cheval, on patrol . Together with the 7th Uhlans, the Fusiliers succeed in convincing the French of a strong garrison in Saarbrücken. To do this, they simulate larger camps with the help of watch fires; The Uhlans ride patrols in full costumes, leading the French to believe that, in addition to Uhlans, dragoons and cuirassiers are defending the city. For this reason the French are gathering ever stronger troops. Also in the belief that the Prussian garrison may intend to attack from Saarbrücken itself.

On August 2, the Uhlans and Hohenzollern fusiliers were forced to retreat after heavy fighting by an overwhelming French force (three divisions in total). French troops under their commander Frossard occupy Saarbrücken. On August 4th the regiment moved out of its bivouac near Heusweiler . The day of rest on August 5th, a proclamation from the king also reaches the Hohenzollern fusiliers:

“The whole of Germany stands unanimously in arms against a neighboring state that surprisingly and for no reason has declared war on us. It is the defense of the threatened fatherland, our honor, our own hearth. I take command of the entire armies and go confidently into the battle that our fathers once gloriously fought in the same position. With me the whole country looks confidently to you. The Lord God will be with our righteous cause. Mainz, August 2, 1870 - Wilhelm "

Contemporary postcard depicting the grave of the first three 1940s fusiliers who fell in the battle for the Spicherer Heights

On August 6th, the Hohenzollern fusiliers are part of the troops fighting the battle for the Spicherer Heights . The Rote Berg near Saarbrücken, on which the French have holed up relatively well, is stormed with high losses. From excessive positions, outnumbered and provided with artillery , the French should actually have held this position. On both sides it was unclear how big the respective opponent on the other side actually was. The fighting dragged on into the night, sometimes extremely brutal, one-on-one. Many bayonet wounds from this battle are listed in regimental history. The French commander asks for reinforcements in the course of the battle, which he is denied. When he sees a bypassing of his troops in the realm of possibility, he orders the withdrawal. The (only) strategically important heights for Saarbrücken are therefore in Prussian hands. From a military point of view the battle does not play a major role. But the victory against stronger French forces, together with the battle at Woerth , also won on the same day , created a feeling of superiority at home. Until then, France was considered the superior military power in continental Europe. The 40th regiment suffered 82 deaths. 351 fusiliers are wounded, many of them die in the next days and weeks because the hospitals have not yet followed the troops. The wounded have to be transported to the city at great expense. Many wounded are rescued far too late due to the night fight in Giffertwald. 48 Hohenzollern fusiliers are missing.

There was no pursuit of the defeated opponent. Instead, the regiment gathers in Saarbrücken at the St. Johann station. From August 8th, the 1940s begin their advance towards Metz . Strong troop concentrations are suspected in Metz. On August 16, the fusiliers are part of the Prussian troops fighting the Battle of Vionville . Here the regimental commander, Colonel Baron von Eberstein, fell. Eighteen fusiliers die in this battle and another 81 are wounded. The victory forces the French Army on the Rhine to retreat to Metz and thus opens up the possibility of permanently binding strong French forces there or eliminating them by sieging this fortress.

On August 18th, parts of the 1940s fight the battle of Gravelotte . 11 fusiliers die and 40 are wounded. This battle was one of the most costly of the campaign. It lasted well into the night. The comparatively low number of casualties of the regiment can be explained on the one hand by its use for the battle on the southern wing and on the other by the skillful and dislocated formation of the riflemen. The fusiliers, trained to maintain rapid infantry fire, fended off several French counter-attacks.

After that the regiment belonged to the siege army around Metz . After the Battle of Sedan , parts of the regiment were assigned to transport prisoners and to guard the temporary prison camps. The enormous numbers of prisoners after the Battle of Sedan caused great organizational problems. They were brought, heavily escorted, to Verny and also to Pont-à-Mousson . From September 10th, the fusiliers were replaced by this unloved service.

After the fall of Metz, the regiment was used against the French army in the north and took part in several large and small skirmishes. It is involved, among other things, in the bombardment and conquest of Péronne , as well as in the Battle of St. Quentin . Until March 1871, the regiment was part of the occupation army and had to do unpopular services such as collecting contributions. On the other hand, in Dieppe it is in a part of France that is quite acceptable to the regiment; relations with the population are unproblematic and two officers from the 1940s find their wives here.

On June 28, the 1st Battalion near Perl , the II and III. between Sierck and Perl the border with Prussia. At the same time it leaves the association of the 16th division.

Cologne will be the new garrison for the regiment this year. Prince Karl Anton von Hohenzollern gives "his" regiment the sum of 5000 thalers in recognition of the achievements in the last war. This creates the basis of the “Hohenzollern Foundation”, whose interest is used for needy NCOs and surrenders. The first beneficiary is Sergeant Frederich, who was severely disabled in the 1870/71 campaign.

1872

The memorial on the Spicherer Heights was inaugurated on the first anniversary of the Battle of Spicheren in the presence of a delegation from the regiment. Directly opposite is the memorial for the fallen of sister regiment No. 39.

1873

The still valid drill regulations from 1847 are overtaken by the experiences of the war. Closed battalion battles, volley fire and proceeding in lines are removed from the regulations. Infantry fire fighting with breech loading weapons calls for new tactics. Dissolved forms, camouflage and the use of cover and trenches are incorporated into the training.

1874/1914

The officers and NCOs sent to the shooting school in the spring of 1871 perform their duties as instructors for the garrison so successfully that the complete conversion of the garrison to the new M / 71 rifle was completed in December . The new rifles already have sights with meter graduation. (In addition to the meter as a measure of length, the mark has also been introduced as a new common currency in the German Reich.) The bayonets have been omitted, but the teams received attachable side guns. The metal cartridges also made a modified cartridge pouch necessary. In 1875 the fusiliers received personal entrenchments (small spade or a hatchet). Another experience of the war in 1870 was that carrying the entrenchment material on the baggage wagon did not prove successful.

Prince Karl Anton von Hohenzollern was appointed head of the regiment by AKO on September 15, 1877 .

“I have appointed the Prince of Hohenzollern's Royal Highness, General of the Infantry and à la suite of the Hohenzollern Fusilier Regiment No. 40 as chief of this regiment. Brühl Castle, September 15, 1877. signed Wilhelm "

On September 18, the regiment received a telegram from the prince:

“I have just received the highest appointment as chief of the regiment. As such, greet the regiment today in the most loyal, comradely sentiment. signed Prince of Hohenzollern "

After the Prince's death, the association was renamed in his honor on January 27, 1889 and until it was dissolved it was called Fusilier Regiment "Prince Karl-Anton von Hohenzollern" (Hohenzollernsches) No. 40 . From 1895 to 1910 the regiment was stationed in the Rote Kaserne in Aachen and then had its garrison in Rastatt.

First World War

The regiment mobilized after the outbreak of the First World War on August 2, 1914. In association with the 56th Infantry Brigade, the fusiliers took part in the battles in the Vosges and the Battle of Lorraine . From November 28, 1916, the association was subordinate to the 55th Infantry Brigade.

Whereabouts

After the end of the war , the remnants of the regiment marched back home, where they arrived in Rastatt on November 24, 1918. From November 26th to December 11th, the association was used to guard the border in the neutral zone near Kehl and Drusenheim . Then this area had to be evacuated and the regiment was demobilized from January 10, 1919 and formally dissolved on May 31, 1919.

The tradition in the Reichswehr was taken over by the 5th Company of the 14th (Baden) Infantry Regiment in Tübingen by decree of the Chief of Army Command, General of the Infantry Hans von Seeckt , on August 24, 1921 . In the Wehrmacht , the regimental staff and the 2nd battalion of the 35th Infantry Regiment in Tübingen continued the tradition.

Regiment chief

Rank Surname date
Colonel General Prince Karl Anton von Hohenzollern September 15, 1877 to June 2, 1885
General of the Infantry Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern 0July 5, 1885 to June 8, 1905
General of the Infantry Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern June 16, 1905 to May 31, 1919

Commanders

Rank Surname date
Major / Lieutenant Colonel Franz Ludwig von Jeanneret von Beaufort-Belfort August 27, 1818 to March 29, 1828
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Ernst von Kesteloot March 30, 1828 to March 29, 1833
Lieutenant colonel August Knappe from Knappstädt March 30, 1833 to March 29, 1834 (responsible for the tour)
Colonel August Knappe from Knappstädt March 30, 1834 to March 14, 1838
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Wilhelm von Brühl March 30, 1838 to August 10, 1842
Lieutenant colonel Heinrich von Bünau August 11 to September 11, 1842 (in charge of the tour)
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Heinrich von Bünau September 12, 1842 to September 21, 1847
Lieutenant colonel Julius von Cranach 0March 9, 1848 to May 13, 1850
Colonel Rudolf von Horn May 14, 1850 to April 16, 1851
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Karl Friedrich Hülsen April 17, 1851 to April 1, 1855
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Karl Heinrich von Natzmer May 10, 1855 to October 23, 1857
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Alexander von Borck October 29, 1857 to May 7, 1860
Colonel Julius of Bose 0May 8, 1860 to September 19, 1861
Colonel Hans von Schachtmeyer September 20, 1861 to June 14, 1866
Colonel Robert von Zimmermann June 15, 1866 to January 22, 1868
Colonel Hermann von Eberstein January 23, 1868 to August 16, 1870
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Rudolf von Reinicke August 23, 1870 to July 1, 1875
Lieutenant colonel Ludwig von Thompson 0July 2 to 21, 1875 (entrusted with the tour)
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Ludwig von Thompson July 22, 1875 to January 10, 1876
Colonel Hugo Wilhelm von Strempel January 11, 1876 to April 5, 1880
Lieutenant colonel Hugo von der Lochau 0April 6 to June 11, 1880 (in charge of the tour)
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Hugo von der Lochau June 12, 1880 to February 10, 1886
Colonel Albert von Boguslawski February 11, 1886 to July 9, 1888
Lieutenant colonel Wilhelm Schleiter July 10 to August 3, 1888 (in charge of the tour)
Colonel Wilhelm Schleiter 0August 4, 1888 to March 23, 1890
Colonel Walther von Beczwarzowski March 24, 1890 to June 16, 1893
Colonel Friedrich Deurer June 17, 1893 to June 15, 1896
Colonel August germ June 16, 1896 to November 18, 1898
Colonel Florian Fulda November 25, 1898 to March 21, 1902
Colonel Gustav Schlienkamp March 22, 1902 to April 17, 1903
Colonel Julius Knoblauch zu Hatzbach April 18, 1903 to April 13, 1907
Colonel Hugo von Mey April 14, 1907 to March 19, 1911
Colonel Hans von Scheliha March 20, 1911 to March 21, 1914
Colonel Hermann Doerr March 22, 1914 December 23, 1914
Major / Lieutenant Colonel Hermann Reinicke December 24, 1914 to December 22, 1917
major Max Föhrenbach December 23, 1917 to February 25, 1918
major Hermann Goetze February 26 to April 25, 1918
major Friedrich Girschner April 26 to December 17, 1918
Lieutenant colonel Hermann Reinicke December 18, 1918 to January 1919

Flags

The former regimental flags were transferred to the Army Museum in Kassel . At the instigation of Friedrich von Hohenzollern , the four received flags of the regiment were transferred to the Hohenzollern Castle in Sigmaringen on July 9, 1933 . There they were shown together with the flag of the foot artillery regiment No. 13 until they were handed over to the Military History Museum in Rastatt in 1986 in the cannon hall of the castle.

Monuments

  • In the vicinity of Fort Asterstein near Koblenz, an obelisk commemorates those who fell in the war of 1866 . Erected by the officers of the VIII Army Corps there are the names of members of the Hohenzollern Fusilier Regiment 40, the 5th Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 65 , the 2nd Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 28 and the 6th Rhenish Infantry -Regiment No. 68 recorded.
  • A memorial for the members of the Hohenzollern fusiliers stands on the Red Mountain near Spicheren. It commemorates the fallen of the regiment in the battle of the Spicherer Heights on August 6, 1870.
  • The name plaque at the entrance to the former Loretto barracks in Tübingen commemorates those who fell in the regiment in the battle of the Lorettohöhe in France in spring 1915.
  • A memorial plaque was unveiled on the ground floor of what was then the 5th Company of the 14th Infantry Regiment in 1936 in the presence of Prince Friedrich von Hohenzollern and former members of the 40s Fusiliers. This plaque is still hanging in the building that has since been used by civilians.

  • Obelisk for the fallen soldiers of the VIII Army Corps in the war of 1866 near Fort Asterstein near Koblenz

  • Cenotaph for the fallen of Fusilier Regiment 40 in Spicheren 1870

  • Memorial plaque at the entrance of the former Loretto barracks in Tübingen with a dedication for the fallen soldiers of the Hohenzollern fusiliers

  • Memorial plaque for the fallen of the regiment in World War I on the ground floor of the staircase at Katharinenstrasse 30

literature

  • Paul Heinrich Liebeskind: History of the Fusilier Regiment Prince Karl Anton von Hohenzollern (Hohenzollernsches) No. 40. ES Mittler & Sohn. Berlin 1909.
  • Heinrich Gisevius: The Hohenzollern Fusilier Regiment No. 40 in the war of 1870/71 against France. ES Mittler & Sohn. Berlin 1875.
  • Hugo Kosch: History of the Hohenzollern Fusilier Regiment No. 40. Trier 1870.
  • A. Sauerwein: The forties in France. History of the Franco-German War from 1870–1871, with special consideration of the Hohenzollern Fusilier Regiment No. 40, namely the 2nd Battalion of this regiment. Trier 1873.
  • Freiherr von Steinäcker: Under the flags of the Hohenzollern Fusilier Reg. No. 40 in the war of 1870/71. JP Bachem publisher. Cologne 1911.
  • Franz Guide: The Hohenzollern Fusiliers in World War 1914–1918. Verlag W. Kirchberg, Furtwangen 1930.
  • Reichsarchiv (Hrsg.), Werner Beumelburg: Battles of the world war. Volume 17: Loretto. Verlag Gerhard Stalling. Oldenburg 1927.
  • Kosch, the fiftieth anniversary of the Hohenzollern fusilier regiment , digitized

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paul Heinrich Liebeskind: History of the Fusilier Regiment Prince Karl Anton von Hohenzollern (Hohenzollernsches) No. 40. Verlag ES Mittler, Berlin 1909 - Annexes of the Wounded List pp. 33–43.
  2. ^ Jürgen Kraus: Handbook of the units and troops of the German army 1914-1918. Part VI: Infantry. Volume 1: Infantry Regiments. Publishing house Militaria. Vienna 2007. ISBN 978-3-902526-14-4 . P. 86.
  3. ^ Günter Wegmann (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Formation history and staffing of the German armed forces 1815-1990. Part 1: Occupation of the German armies 1815–1939. Volume 2: The staffing of the active infantry regiments as well as the hunter and machine gun battalions, military district commands and training managers from the foundation or list until 1939. Biblio Verlag. Osnabrück 1992. ISBN 3-7648-1782-8 . P. 136.
  4. ^ Günter Wegmann (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Formation history and staffing of the German armed forces 1815-1990. Part 1: Occupation of the German armies 1815–1939. Volume 2: The staffing of the active infantry regiments as well as Jäger and MG battalions, military district commands and training managers from the foundation or list until 1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1992, ISBN 3-7648-1782-8 , p. 136f.
  5. ↑ Fusilier Regiment 40 - flag handover in the Prinzengarten . Baden-Württemberg State Archive