Old Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 11 (1806)

Regiment on foot & name of owner
active	1685 to 1806> Grenadier Regiment No. 3
Country	Prussia
Armed forces	Prussian Army
Branch of service	infantry
Insinuation	I. Army Corps
Former locations	Koenigsberg / Pr. 1765: Rastenburg , Angerburg , Nordenburg , Drengfurt
Origin of the soldiers	East Prussia
owner	Friedrich Ludwig von Holstein-Beck (1685), Friedrich Wilhelm von Holstein-Beck (1721), Lorenz Ludwig von Below (1749), Johann Karl von Rebentisch (1758), Hans von Tettenborn (1763), Jakob Rüdiger von Zastrow (1776) , Friedrich Alexander von Rothkirch (1782), Karl von Voss (1786)
Tribe list	Old Prussian infantry regiments
Trunk number	No. 11
Wars & major battles	War of Austrian Succession , Seven Years War , coalition wars : Chotusitz (1742), Hohenfriedberg (1745), Thrush (1745, only grenadiers), Groß-Jägersdorf (1757), Zorndorf (1758), winged grenadiers in further battles

Flag of the 11th Infantry Regiment

Flag of the Grenadier Regiment No. 3

The later grenadier regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm I." (2nd East Prussian) No. 3 was one of the oldest regiments in Prussia. As a “regiment on foot” founded in 1685, it was part of the old Prussian infantry regiments, which grew rapidly in the period that followed . After the devastating defeat of Jena and Auerstedt , the Prussian army was practically reorganized by Scharnhorst . In doing so, he found Infantry Regiment No. 11 in the Reserve Corps of L'Estocq was largely intact after the Battle of Preussisch Eylau and divided it with remnants of Infantry Regiment No. 51 joined the new Prussian Army . Together with the 1st Guards Regiment on foot , the "Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich Wilhelm I. No. 3" and six other grenadier regiments formed the "old Prussian regiments" in the new Prussian army. In their garrison in Königsberg , the soldiers were simply called the "Third Grenadiers" or the "Third Regiment".

history

In its 234-year history, the regiment served under a Brandenburg elector and nine different Prussian kings. In addition, from 1655 to 1713 it was "rented" several times to foreign rulers (including the governor of the Netherlands William III of Orange) for foreign conflicts for subsidy payments .

Reign of the Great Elector (until 1688)

On August 18, 1685 (Foundation Day), the regiment was founded under the name “Jung-Holstein” by the Great Elector in the Wesel Citadel . At first they were armed with hand grenades , rapiers , muskets and pikes .

In the Palatinate War of Succession , the regiment in Holland was placed under the command of William of Orange , successfully defended the Charleroi fortress and fought on the Rhine under General Barfus in Uerdingen in 1689.

Reign of King Friedrich I (1688–1713)

In 1693 the regiment was part of the imperial troops in the Great Turkish War and fought in Serbia and Hungary. The commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel von Horn, fell in Belgrade . Under Prince Eugene it fought in Hungary in the Battle of Zenta .

In 1698 the regiment's garrison was relocated from Wesel to Königsberg , which was to become the headquarters until 1765. One third of the regiment's recruits came from Königsberg, Angerapp and Drengfurth and the other two thirds from the offices of the eastern Samland around Labiau-Tapiau to the Tilsit-Insterburg line.

In order to gain royal dignity, Frederick I had undertaken to take part in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) with several thousand soldiers. Under the command of Prince Leopold von Dessau as part of the Imperial Army, the regiment took part in battles in Italy near Saffano and the siege of Turin .

Reign of King Friedrich Wilhelm I (1713–1740)

From October to December 1715, the regiment successfully took part in the siege of Stralsund and the conquest of the island of Rügen in the Great Northern War as part of the Prussian invasion army under the leadership of King Friedrich Wilhelm I. The regiment was named after the soldier king.

Reign of King Friedrich II (1740–1786)

In the Silesian Wars (1740–1763) it fought in 1742 in the Battle of Chotusitz in Bohemia. Then in 1744 in the Battle of Hohenfriedberg and in the Battle of Thrush . In 1757 it took part in the battle of Groß-Jägersdorf against the Russians. A few months later regiment soldiers captured the Peenemünder Schanze from the Swedes. In the battle of Zorndorf on August 25, 1758, the number of crews was halved (726 dead, wounded and prisoners). On August 12, 1759, the participating grenadier company also suffered heavy losses in the battle of Kunersdorf with 263 dead, wounded and prisoners. On November 20, 1759, the entire regiment surrendered at Maxen . In 1760 it was rebuilt and took part in the Battle of Torgau and in 1762 in the Battle of Freiberg .

Until the Wars of Liberation (1788–1815)

In 1794 the regiment took part as a Prussian contingent against the Kościuszko uprising in Poland and returned to Königsberg the following year. During the Fourth Coalition War , the regiment was stationed on the Vistula in 1806 and defended Danzig . In 1807 it distinguished itself in the battle of Prussian Eylau . On January 1, 1808, the regiment was reorganized. It now consisted of two grenadier companies, two musketeer battalions of four companies each, and one fusilier battalion.

In the Wars of Liberation (1813–1815) it fought under the leadership of Generals York and Blücher near Berlin, Wittenberg, Grossgörschen , Bautzen , Löwenberg, Goldberg, Wartenburg , Leipzig , Metz, St. Dizier, Laon and Paris.

Until the unification of the empire (1815–1871)

During the German War of 1866, the regiment fought in Bohemia in the Battle of Trautenau and the Battle of Königgrätz . In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871, the regiment was deployed in a wide variety of war scenes. Among others at: Colombey , Noisseville and at Servigny, Amiens, Rouen, Evreux, Maison Brulet and St. Duen.

German Empire (1871-1914)

During the long peace years of the German Empire, the regiment was completely concentrated in Königsberg. A fourth battalion was also formed. On the first birthday of Emperor Wilhelm II , he gave the regiment its last name in the order of January 27, 1889:

“I want to give the 2nd East Prussian Grenadier Regiment No. 3 in recognition of the good service rendered to the king and the fatherland during its 200-year existence, a special proof of my grace and goodwill by giving it the name

Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich Wilhelm I.

give. I trust the regiment that it will always show worthy of the name of my lofty ancestor, who is well-deserved for the education of the Prussian army, and will be eager to strive after his high example by the most faithful fulfillment of his duties. "

In the Boxer Rebellion , the regiment sent two officers, seven NCOs and 67 crew soldiers to China as volunteers in 1900. In the uprising of the Herero and Nama , the regiment dispatched one officer, four non-commissioned officers, and 46 crew soldiers as volunteers.

Wilhelm II becomes head of the regiment

Kaiser Wilhelm II said goodbye to the officer corps on October 7, 1902

Imperial visit on October 6, 1910

On August 28, 1901, Wilhelm had all the cloths on the regimental flags replaced. On September 8th, a field service was held in the castle church to commemorate the 200-year elevation of Prussia to a kingdom. On the evening of that day, the regiment was ordered into the courtyard of the castle at 9 a.m. on the morning of the following day. The emperor rode off the front and gave the following address:

“It is a significant year in which we live, the year 1901. As was already remembered yesterday at the celebration in the church, where the regiment was represented by its flags, it is now 200 years that it has been to God Lord has liked to receive the royal crown for my house. I therefore want to enter into closer relations with my beautiful 1st Army Corps and the sons of my beautiful province of East Prussia and for this purpose, as your supreme warlord, I have chosen the regiment that bears the name of exalted ancestor, King Friedrich Wilhelm I, the name of Soldier king who stabilized his sovereignty like a rocher de bronze . The regiment should see me as its boss in the future, it should carry on the name Friedrich Wilhelm I., and I reserve the right to give the regiment the outward signs of belonging to myself. I expect that the regiment will prove itself worthy of the honor of being the regiment of its king. "

The regiment commander, Colonel Gaddum, thanked the regiment and the regiment responded with a triple hurray. The orders referring to the chief declaration were:

"1. In the wish to give the I. Army Corps a special proof of my appreciation for my presence at this year's autumn maneuvers, I hereby declare myself chief of the Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich Wilhelm I (2nd East Prussian) No. 3 To commemorate the 200 years of existence of the Kingdom of Prussia, choose this regiment which bears the name of my illustrious ancestor, the soldier king, and which has been closely connected with the old coronation city and my loyal province of East Prussia for a long time. "

- Signed Wilhelm

"2. To my Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich Wilhelm I (2nd East Prussian) No. 3: I want the Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich Wilhelm I (2nd East Prussian) No. 3 on this day, on which I am his boss I have declared that I have given yet another proof of My Royal Grace by conferring on him: On the helmets: the guard eagle without a star, on the collars and sleeve flaps for the officers, gold embroidery of the kind that was used by the officers of the regiment was worn under the Great Kings, white braid for the men. I have the firm confidence in the regiment that it will always prove itself worthy of this new award and that it will show me, my house and the fatherland through all times the same loyalty and devotion that has made the imperishable glory of its more than 200 year history. Koenigsberg i. Pr. September 9, 1901 "

- Signed Wilhelm

All soldiers received guards decorations like the year before the grenadier regiment "Kronprinz" (1st East Prussian) No. 1 , although the regiment was not counted as part of the guards: For the officers and non-commissioned officers the guards eagle without a star for the helmet, collar - and sleeve flap embroidery ; the teams received white lace on the collar. The old name remained: Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich Wilhelm I (2nd East Prussian) No. 3 . Every year the emperor visits the regiment in autumn (beginning of October) after his hunting stay in Rominten. After greeting the regiment with a speech, he lingers for a few hours in the circle of the officers' corps.

The son of the monarch Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia was placed à la suite of the regiment on January 29, 1905 , after he had reached the age of 18.

First World War (1914-1918)

When the First World War broke out on August 2, 1914, the regiment consisted of around 76 officers and service doors, six doctors, three paymasters and three battalions of 1,100 non-commissioned officers and men each, as well as a machine-gun company with six machine guns, i.e. around 3,400 soldiers. It was intended as a regular crew for Fort Quednau .

Under its commander, Colonel von Wedel, the regiment fought in the east from the very beginning of the war: Stallupönen , Gumbinnen , Tannenberg , Masurian Lakes , Suwałki , on Lake Hańcza , Bakałarzewo , Lodz , Łowicz .

In early 1915 it was used in the Carpathian Mountains . On April 9, 1915, under the leadership of Colonel General Felix Graf von Bothmer , it stormed the Zwinin . Then in Volyn : at the Zlota Lipa , the Bania, the Styr and the Dniester , Ubrodowice, on the bow , in September in the Rokitnosümpfen at Brest-Litovsk , Lisowo, Podgatje and again on Styr. There, on October 18, 1915, the 9th, 10th and 12th companies were cut off from the regiment and were taken prisoner by the Russians.

Then from March 7, 1916, transfer to the Western Front and use in the Battle of Verdun . So in the Cailette forest, in the fumine back in the Fauxgrund, in the chill-out forest, Damloup position. On the Fumin Ridge, it took part in the conquest of Fort Souville.

Relocated to the Eastern Front again from August 1, 1916 , and fought in the Carpathian Mountains near Kirlibaba, on Deal Ormului, near Cimboslawa-Wielka, Margurita, Jacobeny and in 1917 in Bukowina .

As a result of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk , it was again used from 2 December 1917 at the West: in Étain , in the Emperors in Hamel , Chalons-sur-Marne , in Reims , on the Vesle in Charleville, the Laffaux- Corner, Brimont, on the Suippes, Hunding and Maas positions. On October 25 and 26, 1918, the 2nd Battalion was completely destroyed together with the Fusilier Battalion. Only the 2nd and 4th Companies remained of the first battalion , about 250 men. The number of deaths could no longer be determined for the subsequent battles for the Hunding position.

For the detailed course of the war see: the 1st Division , in which the regiment was also represented.

250th anniversary in Koenigsberg

Memorial stone of the regiment

On October 1, 1919, as a result of the Compiègne armistice , the regiment was disbanded after 234 years of existence. In the grenadier barracks on Canzer-Allee, the last place where the regiment was stationed, a memorial stone was erected which, in addition to the years 1685 and 1918 and the regimental circle, also contained the words: "The past ... the future" as an epitaph.

On August 18, 1935, the regiment celebrated its 250th anniversary in Königsberg. Although the regiment no longer existed, the National Socialist regime was still conscious of tradition. The grenadier barracks, which the regiment had only moved into in 1914 (previously housed with two battalions in the northern bastions of the Wallring) ( 54 ° 43 ′ 55.8 ″  N , 20 ° 32 ′ 5 ″  E ) is still in military use today.

Heads of regiments

Musketeers of the regiment at the time of the Seven Years' War

Rank	Surname	date
Field Marshal General	Friedrich Ludwig Duke of Holstein-Beck	August 18, 1685 to August 18, 1721
Field Marshal General	Friedrich Wilhelm Duke of Holstein-Beck	August 19, 1721 to November 11, 1749
Lieutenant General	Lorenz Ludwig von Below	0December 4, 1749 to September 11, 1758
Major general	Johann Karl von Rebentisch	September 12, 1758 to September 30, 1763
Lieutenant General	Hans von Tettenborn	0October 1, 1763 to June 29, 1776
Major general	Jakob Rüdiger von Zastrow	June 30, 1776 to March 30, 1782
Major general	Friedrich Alexander von Rothkirch	May 21, 1782 to October 20, 1785
Major general	Karl von Voss	0March 1, 1786 to December 25, 1790
Lieutenant General	Carl Ludwig Duke of Holstein-Beck	December 26, 1790 to February 28, 1798
Lieutenant General	Ernst von Schöning	0March 1, 1798 to March 7, 1807
General of the Infantry	Heinrich of Prussia	0March 8, 1807 to July 12, 1846
Field Marshal General	Albrecht of Austria-Teschen	April 20, 1859 to February 18, 1895
	Wilhelm II.	0September 9, 1901 to November 28, 1918

Commanders

Rank	Surname	date
Major / Lieutenant Colonel	Eberhard Friedrich Wilhelm von Graevenitz	1767 to 1771
major	Johann Friedrich Ludwig von Wopersnow	1771
	Gottlieb von Ruskowski
	Ferdinand von Strachwitz	March 20, 1799 to
	Hans Karl Friedrich Franz von Below	September 24, 1808 to
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel	Friedrich Wilhelm of Sjöholm	March 28, 1811 to May 22, 1815 (in charge of the tour)
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel	Friedrich Wilhelm von der Groeben	0January 5, 1816 to February 11, 1827
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel	August von Sommerfeld	February 12, 1827 to March 29, 1829 (in charge of the tour)
Colonel	Karl August von Esebeck	March 30, 1829 to March 29, 1835
Colonel	Carl Rolas du Rosey	March 30, 1835 to January 4, 1836 (responsible for the tour)
Colonel	Carl Rolas du Rosey	0January 5, 1836 to March 29, 1840
Lieutenant colonel	Karl Trützschler von Falkenstein	March 30 to September 9, 1840 (entrusted with the tour)
Colonel	Karl Trützschler von Falkenstein	September 10, 1840 to March 30, 1846
Colonel	Karl von Fuchs	March 31 to October 4, 1846 (in charge of the tour)
Colonel	Karl von Fuchs	0October 5, 1846 to December 3, 1849
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel	Ludwig von Hoffmann	0December 4, 1849 to August 7, 1854
Colonel	Heinrich Maximilian von Buddenbrock	0October 5, 1854 to May 29, 1857
Colonel	Friedrich von Szymanowitz	May 30, 1857 to June 22, 1858
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel	Otto von Lehwaldt	June 26, 1858 to July 23, 1861
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel	Ewald Theodor von Scheffer	July 24, 1861 to August 13, 1865
Lieutenant colonel	Heinrich von Blumenthal	August 14, 1865 to April 2, 1866 (in charge of the tour)
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel	Heinrich von Blumenthal	0April 3, 1866 to July 13, 1870
Colonel	Erhard von Legat	July 14, 1870 to August 6, 1874
Lieutenant colonel	Albert Seelemann	0August 7 to September 14, 1874 (in charge of the tour)
Colonel	Albert Seelemann	September 15, 1874 to December 10, 1880
Colonel	Anton Hakewessel	December 11, 1880 to January 17, 1881 (in charge of the tour)
Colonel	Anton Hakewessel	January 18, 1881 to December 7, 1885
Colonel	Wilhelm Meyer	0December 8, 1885 to July 5, 1886
Colonel	Theodor Caspar	0July 6, 1886 to September 20, 1889
Colonel	Friedrich von Pentz	September 21, 1889 to October 17, 1891
Colonel	Maximilian Sommer	October 18, 1891 to January 26, 1893
Colonel	Weddo from Glümer	January 27, 1893 to June 15, 1896
Colonel	Friedrich von dem Hagen	June 16, 1896 to August 14, 1899
Colonel	Max Gaddum	August 15, 1899 to February 24, 1902
Colonel	Arnold von Amelunxen	February 25, 1902 to May 20, 1906
Colonel	Adalbert von Falk	May 21, 1906 to April 1, 1909
Colonel	Hugo von Bonin	0April 2, 1909 to April 21, 1912
Colonel	Hasso von Wedel	April 22, 1912 to September 10, 1914
Lieutenant colonel	Torsten von Posadowsky-Wehner	September 13 to October 7, 1914
Lieutenant colonel	Johannes Fleischer	0October 7, 1914 to February 28, 1915
Lieutenant colonel	Heinrich von Bibra	0March 1 to June 1, 1915
Lieutenant colonel	Johannes Fretzdorff	0June 2, 1915 to November 24, 1916
major	Ulrich Schmidt	November 25, 1916 to June 1917
Lieutenant colonel	Alexander of Johnston	June 1917 to February 23, 1919
Lieutenant colonel	Hugo van den Bergh	February 24 to September 30, 1919

Regimental name

• 1685–1808 According to the respective boss
• 1806 additionally with No. 11
• 1808–1816 2nd East Prussian Infantry Regiment (Prince Heinrich)
• 1816–1823 3rd Infantry Regiment (2nd East Prussian)
• 1823–1860 3rd Infantry Regiment
• 1860–1889 2nd East Prussian Grenadier Regiment No. 3
• 1889–1919 Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm I." (2nd East Prussian) No. 3

Garrisons

• 1685 Wesel
• 1698–1765 Koenigsberg
• 1765–1772 Rastenburg, Angersburg, Nordenburg
• 1772–1776 Koenigsberg
• 1776–1781 Rastenburg, Angersburg, Nordenburg, Grenadiers Drengfurt
• 1781–1817 Koenigsberg
• 1817–1848 Stab, I. and II. Bat. in Königsberg, Füssilier-Bat. in Braunsberg 1819 and 1826, Staff II. and Füssilier-Bat. in Königsberg, I. Bat. in Memel
• 1848–1866 Stab, I. and Füssilier-Bat. in Königsberg, II. Bat. in Pillau (1848–1858), Gumbinnen (1858–1860), Bartenstein (1860–1866)
• 1866–1872 Stab, II. Bat. in Gumbinnen, I. Bat. in Bartenstein, II. Bat. in Gumbinnen
• 1872–1880 Stab, Füssilier-Bat. in Königsberg, I. Bat. in Bartenstein, II. Bat. in Gumbinnen
• 1880–1889 Stab, II. And Füssilier Bat. in Gumbinnen, I. Bat. in Insterburg
• 1889-1893 Königsberg
• 1893–1919 Stab, I. and II. Bat. in Königsberg, Füssilier-Bat. in Braunsberg

Regimental flags

In 1901, Kaiser Wilhelm II had the cloths of all battalions renewed. The following order was sent to the regiment with the towels:

“To the Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich Wilhelm I (2nd East Prussian) No. 3
I want to dedicate a special proof of my royal grace and my excellent service to the Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich Wilhelm I (2nd East Prussian) No. 3 To give recognition by renewing the cloths of his glorious flags. I do this with the unshakable confidence that the regiment will continue in the same faithful fulfillment of its duties as before.
Berlin, August 28, 1901 signed Wilhelm "

Regimental flag with cloth (1901) of the 1st and 2nd battalions

Flag awards

I. Battalion

• 1815

a. Flag tip with the Iron Cross b. Band with the war memorial coin 1813/14 c. Brass ring around the blown flagpole with the inscription: "Möckern, October 16, 1813"

• 1835 A secular banner with the inscription: "Erected 1685" for the 150th anniversary
• 1866 The ribbon of the campaign medal from 1866 for participation in this campaign
• 1872 Ribbon of the Iron Cross for participation in the 1870/71 campaign
• 1885 A secular ribbon on the flag ribbon awarded in 1835 with the inscription: "1885" for the 200th anniversary of the regiment
• 1895 The ribbon of the campaign medal from 1870/71 with clasp, which contained the names of the battles that took place on the occasion of the 25th anniversary.
• 1900 A Zentenar flag ribbon in memory of the turn of the century with the inscription "18.8.1685 - 1.1.1900."

With the flag in hand, the standard bearer of I. Bat fell on October 16 in the Battle of Möckern. Sergeant Pallasch assaulting the enemy batteries. The flagpole was smashed in two. Sergeant Sahme carried the flag until the end of the battle. Since then, a brass ring has adorned the flagpole with the inscription: "Möckern, October 16, 1813". In 1863 this was replaced by a silver one by order of the king.

II Battalion

• 1815 flag top with the iron cross, ribbon with the war memorial coin 1813/14
• 1835 A secular banner with the inscription: "Erected 1685" for the 150th anniversary
• 1866 The ribbon of the campaign medal from 1866 for participation in this campaign in 1872

a. Ribbon of the Iron Cross for participation in the campaign in 1870/71 b. A silver ring around the blown flagpole with the inscription: "Roisseville, September 1st, 1870" c. A silver clasp with the same inscription, which summarizes the remains of the shot ribbon of the war memorial coin 1813/14 in a loop.

• 1885 A secular ribbon on the flag ribbon awarded in 1835 with the inscription: "1885" for the 200th anniversary of the regiment
• 1895 The ribbon of the campaign medal from 1870/71 with clasp, which contained the names of the battles that took place on the occasion of the 25th anniversary.
• 1900 A Zentenar flag ribbon in memory of the turn of the century with the inscription "18.8.1685 - 1.1.1900."

In the Battle of Roisseville on September 1, 1870, the flag was shot through in the middle. At the same time, the tassel of the ribbon of the war memorial from 1813/14 was shot down. The flagpole broke in two. The standard bearer Sergeant Rautenberg could bring the flag to safety despite a serious hip wound. Since then a silver ring has adorned the flagpole with the inscription: "Roisseville September 1st, 1870"

In 1810 King Friedrich Wilhelm III. four new flags for the 1st and 2nd battalions; as it was customary when the regiment was established that each company carried a flag, so that the regiment had a total of eight flags:

“My dear Colonel v. Below!
I am sending you four new flags for the 2nd East Prussian Infantry Regiment with the order to have them handed over to the regiment under the usual festivities and to declare in my name how I expect that it will be restored when the protection of the fatherland should require, these flags will also be wielded against the enemy with masculine fearlessness and steadfastness and thereby the good reputation will continue to be maintained, which it has so gloriously earned in the last war under your command. I am your sympathetic King
Gez. Friedrich Wilhelm"

Fusilier Battalion

• 1817 Volume with the war memorial coin 1813/14
• 1835 A secular banner with the inscription: "Erected 1685" for the 150th anniversary
• 1866 The ribbon of the campaign medal from 1866 for participation in this campaign
• 1872 Ribbon of the Iron Cross for participation in the 1870/71 campaign
• 1885 A secular ribbon on the flag ribbon awarded in 1835 with the inscription: "1885" for the 200th anniversary of the regiment
• 1895 The ribbon of the campaign medal from 1870/71 with clasp, which contained the names of the battles that took place on the occasion of the 25th anniversary.
• 1900 A Zentenar flag ribbon in memory of the turn of the century with the inscription "18.8.1685 - 1.1.1900."

The fusilier battalion only carried its own flag from 1814.

literature

• Johannes Becker (vol. 1), E. Pauly (vol. 2): History of the 2nd East Prussian Grenadier Regiment No. 3. , ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1885, 2 vol.
• Anton von Mach: History of the Royal Prussian Second Infantry - called the King's Regiment since its foundation in 1677 until December 3, 1840. ES Mittler & Sohn 1843. ( digitalisat )
• Fritz Schillmann: Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich Wilhelm I. (2nd East Prussian) No. 3 in the World War 1914-1918 (=  memorial sheets of German regiments. Troops of the former Prussian contingent . No. 118 ). Stalling, Oldenburg iO / Berlin 1924. Available online: Württembergische Landesbibliothek
• Ulrich von Saucken: Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich Wilhelm I (2nd East Prussian) No. 3 from its establishment to the present 1685–1910. Brief description of the history of the regiment. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1910.
• Günter Wegner: Germany's armies until 1918. Origin and development of the individual formations. Volume 1: The Guard and Grenadier Regiments 1-12 of the Prussian Army. Osnabrück 1980, Biblio-Verlag, ISBN 3-7648-1199-4 .

Web links

Commons : Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm I." (2nd East Prussian) No. 3  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information about the regiment, (click on army and follow)
• Information about the battle of Tannenberg
• Historical uniforms (info on regimental history)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Ulrich von Saucken: Grenadier Regmiment King Friedrich Wilhelm I (2nd East Prussian) No. 3 from its establishment to the present 1685-1910. Brief description of the history of the regiment. ES Mittler & Sohn. Berlin 1910.
2. ^ 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 occupation 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. 43 f.
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 occupation of the active infantry regiments as well as Jäger and MG battalions, military district commands and training directors from the foundation or list until 1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1992, ISBN 3-7648-1782-8 , p. 44 ff.