List of infantry regiments of the New Prussian Army
Guard regiments
Regiments taken over from the old Prussian army
- 1. Guards regiment on foot , previously “ Regiment Guard No. 15 ", installed in 1688
Regiments reorganized after the army reform
- 2nd Guards Regiment on Foot (1813)
- Kaiser Alexander Garde Grenadier Regiment No. 1 (1814)
- Emperor Franz Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 2 (1814)
- Guard Fusilier Regiment (1826 as "Guard Reserve Infantry (Landwehr) Regiment")
Army expansion under Albrecht von Roon
- 3rd Guards Regiment on foot (1860 as "1st Combined Guard Infantry Regiment")
- 4th Guards Regiment on foot (1860 as "2nd Combined Guard Infantry Regiment")
- Queen Elisabeth Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 3 (1860 as "1st Combined Grenadier Regiment")
- Queen Augusta Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 4 (1860 as "2nd Combined Grenadier Regiment")
Army expansion 1897
- 5th Guards Regiment on Foot (1897)
- Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 5 (1897)
Regiments taken over from the old Prussian army
In 1806/7 only a few regiments escaped surrender. This list shows the names 1808 and up to 1914.
- Grenadier Regiment "Kronprinz" (1st East Prussian) No. 1 , previously " Infantry Regiment No. 1 " 2 ", installed in 1655
- Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm IV." (1st Pomeranian) No. 2 , previously " Infantry Regiment No. 2 " 8 “, set up 1679 - 1806/7 at Corps L'Estocq , 1808 1st Pomeranian Infantry Regiment.
- Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm I." (2nd East Prussian) No. 3 , previously " Infantry Regiment No. 3 " 11 “, set up 1685 - 1806/7 at Corps L'Estocq, 1808 2nd Pomeranian Infantry Regiment Prince Heinrich.
- Grenadier Regiment “King Friedrich the Great” (3rd East Prussian) No. 4 , previously “ Infantry Regiment No. 14 “, set up 1626 - 1806/7 1st battalion at Corps L'Estocq, II. Graudenz , III. in Danzig , 1808 3rd Pomeranian Infantry Regiment.
- Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich I." (4th East Prussian) No. 5 , previously " Infantry Regiment No. 16 “, erected 1689 - 1806/7 in Danzig, 1808 4th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment.
- Grenadier Regiment “Graf Kleist von Nollendorf” (1st West Prussian) No. 6 , previously “ Infantry Regiment No. 52 (Fusiliers) ”, erected 1772 - 1806/7 in Danzig, III. Battalion in Graudenz, 1808 1st West Prussian Infantry Regiment.
- Grenadier Regiment "King Wilhelm I." (2nd West Prussian) No. 7 , previously " Infantry Regiment No. 58 “, erected 1797 - 1806/7 in Danzig, 1808 2nd West Prussian Infantry Regiment.
Regiments reorganized after the army reform
- Leib Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm III." (1st Brandenburg) No. 8 (1808 as "Brandenburg Infantry Regiment No. 8")
- Colberg's Grenadier Regiment "Graf Gneisenau" (2nd Pomeranian) No. 9 (1808 as "2nd Pomeranian Infantry Regiment No. 9")
- Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm II." (1st Silesian) No. 10 (1808 as "Infantry Regiment No. 11")
- Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich III." (2nd Silesian) No. 11 (1808 as "Infantry Regiment No. 12 (2nd Silesian)")
- Grenadier Regiment "Prince Carl von Prussia" (2nd Brandenburg) No. 12 (1813 as "Brandenburg Infantry Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Herwarth von Bittenfeld" (1st Westphalian) No. 13 (1813 as "1st Reserve Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Graf Schwerin" (3rd Pomeranian) No. 14 (1813 as "2nd Reserve Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Prince Friedrich of the Netherlands" (2nd Westphalian) No. 15 (1813 as "3rd Reserve Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Freiherr von Sparr" (3rd Westphalian) No. 16 (1813 as "4th Reserve Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Graf Barfuß" (4th Westphalian) No. 17 (1813 as "5th Reserve Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "von Grolmann" (1st Posensches) No. 18 (1813 as "6th Reserve Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "von Courbière" (2nd Posensches) No. 19 (1813 as "7th Reserve Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Graf Tauentzien von Wittenberg" (3rd Brandenburg) No. 20 (1813 as "8th Reserve Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "von Borcke" (4th Pomeranian) No. 21 (1813 as "9th Reserve Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Keith" (1st Upper Silesian) No. 22 (1813 as "10th Reserve Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "von Winterfeldt" (2nd Upper Silesian) No. 23 (1813 as "11th Reserve Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II. Of Mecklenburg-Schwerin" (4th Brandenburg) No. 24 (1813 as "12th Reserve Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "von Lützow" (1st Rhenish) No. 25 (1813 as " Lützow Freikorps ", 1814 "Lützow Infantry Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Dessau" (1st Magdeburg) No. 26 (1813 as "Elbe Infantry Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia" (2nd Magdeburgisches) No. 27 (1815)
- Infantry Regiment "von Goeben" (2nd Rhenish) No. 28 (1813 as "1st Bergisches Infanterie Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "von Horn" (3rd Rhenish) No. 29 (1813 as "2nd Bergisches Infanterie Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Graf Werder" (4th Rheinisches) No. 30 (1812 as "1st Regiment of the Russian-German Legion ")
- Infantry Regiment "Graf Bose" (1st Thuringian) No. 31 (1812 as "2nd Regiment of the Russian-German Legion")
- 2nd Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 32 (1815)
- Fusilier Regiment "Graf Roon" (East Prussian) No. 33 (1815, previously Swedish "Graeflich Spenisches Regiment")
- Fusilier Regiment "Queen Victoria of Sweden" (Pomeranian) No. 34 (1815, previously the Swedish "Queen's Body Regiment")
- Fusilier Regiment "Prince Heinrich of Prussia" (Brandenburg) No. 35 (1815 as "34th Infantry Regiment (2nd Reserve Regiment)")
- Fusilier Regiment "General-Feldmarschall Graf Blumenthal" (Magdeburgisches) No. 36 (1820 as "36th Infantry Regiment (4th Reserve Regiment)")
- Fusilier Regiment "von Steinmetz" (West Prussian) No. 37 (1820 as "37th Infantry Regiment (5th Reserve Regiment)")
- Fusilier regiment "General-Feldmarschall Graf Moltke" (Silesian) No. 38 (1818 as "35th Infantry Regiment (3rd Reserve Regiment)")
- Lower Rhine Fusilier Regiment No. 39 (1818 as "Infantry Regiment 36 (4th Reserve Regiment)")
- Fusilier Regiment "Prince Karl-Anton von Hohenzollern" (Hohenzollernsches) No. 40 (1820 as "40th Infantry Regiment (8th Reserve Regiment)")
Army expansion under Albrecht von Roon
- Infantry Regiment "von Boyen" (5th East Prussian) No. 41 (1860 as "1st Combined Infantry Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Prince Moritz von Anhalt-Dessau" (5th Pomeranian) No. 42 (1860 as "2nd Combined Infantry Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Duke Karl von Mecklenburg-Strelitz" (6th East Prussian) No. 43 (1860 as "3rd Combined Infantry Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Graf Dönhoff" (7th East Prussian) No. 44 (1860 as "4th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- 8th East Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 45 (1860 as "5th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Graf Kirchbach" (1st Lower Silesian) No. 46 (1860 as "6th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "King Ludwig III. von Bayern "(2nd Lower Silesian) No. 47 (1859 as" 7th Combined Infantry Regiment ")
- Infantry Regiment "von Stülpnagel" (5th Brandenburg) No. 48 (1860 as "8th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- 6th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment No. 49 (1860 as "9th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- 3rd Lower Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 50 (1860 as "10th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- 4th Lower Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 51 (1860 as "11th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "von Alvensleben" (6th Brandenburg) No. 52 (1860 as "12th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- 5th Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 53 (1860 as "13th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "von der Goltz" (7th Pommersches) No. 54 (1860 as "14th combined infantry regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Graf Bülow von Dennewitz" (6th Westphalian) No. 55 (1860 as the "15th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Vogel von Falckenstein" (7th Westphalian) No. 56 (1860 as "16. Combined Infantry Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Duke Ferdinand von Braunschweig" (8th Westphalian) No. 57 (1860 as "17th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- 3. Posensches Infantry Regiment No. 58 (1860 as "18th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Hiller von Gärtringen" (4th Posensches) No. 59 (1860 as "19th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "Margrave Karl" (7th Brandenburg) No. 60 (1860 as "20th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "von der Marwitz" (8th Pomeranian) No. 61 (1860 as "21st Combined Infantry Regiment")
- 3rd Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 62 (1860 as "22nd Combined Infantry Regiment")
- 4th Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 63 (1860 as "23rd Combined Infantry Regiment")
- Infantry Regiment "General Field Marshal Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia" (8th Brandenburg) No. 64 (1860 as "24th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- 5th Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 65 (1860 as "25th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- 3rd Magdeburg Infantry Regiment No. 66 (1860 as "26th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- 4th Magdeburg Infantry Regiment No. 67 (1860 as "27th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- 6. Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 68 (1860 as "28th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- 7th Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 69 (1860 as "29th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- 8th Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 70 (1860 as "30th Combined Infantry Regiment")
- 3rd Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 71 (1860 as "31st Combined Infantry Regiment")
- 4th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 72 (1860 as "32nd Combined Infantry Regiment")
Army expansion after the German War and the founding of the North German Confederation
After the end of the German War of 1866, new regiments were established from the military of the annexed states of Hanover , Kurhessen and Nassau . Furthermore, after the conclusion of appropriate military conventions, the associations of the North German and Thuringian small states were integrated into the Prussian Army.
- Fusilier Regiment “General-Field Marshal Prince Albrecht of Prussia” (Hannoversches) No. 73 (1866)
- 1st Hanover Infantry Regiment No. 74 (1866)
- Infantry Regiment "Bremen" (1st Hanseatic) No. 75 (1867)
- Infantry Regiment "Hamburg" (2nd Hanseatic) No. 76 (1867)
- 2nd Hanover Infantry Regiment No. 77 (1866)
- Infantry Regiment "Duke Friedrich Wilhelm von Braunschweig" (East Frisian) No. 78 (1866)
- Infantry Regiment "von Voigts-Rhetz" (3rd Hannoversches) No. 79 (1866)
- Fusilier Regiment "von Gersdorff" (Kurhessisches) No. 80 (1866)
- Infantry Regiment Landgrave Friedrich I of Hessen-Cassel (1st Kurhessisches) No. 81 (1866)
- 2nd Kurhessisches Infantry Regiment No. 82 (1866)
- Infantry Regiment "von Wittich" (3rd Kurhessisches) No. 83 (1866)
- Infantry Regiment "von Manstein" (Schleswigsches) No. 84 (1866)
- Infantry Regiment "Herzog von Holstein" (Holsteinisches) No. 85 (1866)
- Fusilier Regiment "Queen" (Schleswig-Holstein) No. 86 (1866)
- 1st Nassau Infantry Regiment No. 87 (1866)
- 2nd Nassau Infantry Regiment No. 88 (1866)
- Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Grenadier Regiment No. 89 (1782)
- Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Fusilier Regiment "Kaiser Wilhelm" No. 90 (1788)
- Oldenburg Infantry Regiment No. 91 (1867)
- Braunschweig Infantry Regiment No. 92 (1809)
- Anhalt Infantry Regiment No. 93 (1807)
- Infantry Regiment "Grand Duke of Saxony" (5th Thuringian) No. 94 (1702)
- 6th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 95 (1806)
- 7th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 96 (1867)
Reorganization of the army in the North German Confederation
The War Ministry of the North German Confederation reorganized the army with the significant participation of Theophil von Podbielski . The expansion of the army was followed by a cabinet order of December 7, 1867, the renaming of numerous units in the North German Confederation as shown below.
infantry
- Infantry Regiment No. 73 transformed into Hanoverian Fusilier Regiment No. 73
- Infantry Regiment No. 74 transformed into the 1st Hanoverian Infantry Regiment No. 74
- Infantry Regiment No. 75 transformed into the 1st Hanseatic Infantry Regiment No. 75 (see article Infantry Regiment "Bremen" (1st Hanseatic) No. 75 )
- Infantry Regiment No. 76 transformed into 2nd Hanseatic Infantry Regiment No. 76 (see article Infantry Regiment "Hamburg" (2nd Hanseatic) No. 76 )
- Infantry Regiment No. 77 transformed into the 2nd Hanoverian Infantry Regiment No. 77
- Infantry Regiment No. 78 transformed into East Frisian Infantry Regiment No. 78 (see article Infantry Regiment "Duke Friedrich Wilhelm von Braunschweig" (East Frisian) No. 78 )
- Infantry Regiment No. 79 reformed to 3rd Hanover Infantry Regiment No. 79
- Infantry Regiment No. 80 transformed into Hessian Fusilier Regiment No. 80
- Infantry Regiment No. 81 transformed into the 1st Hessian Infantry Regiment No. 81
- Infantry Regiment No. 82 transformed into 2nd Hessian Infantry Regiment No. 82 (see article 2. Kurhessisches Infanterie-Regiment No. 82 )
- Infantry Regiment No. 83 transformed into 3rd Hessian Infantry Regiment No. 83
- Infantry Regiment No. 84 transformed into Schleswig Infantry Regiment No. 84 (see article Infantry Regiment "von Manstein" (Schleswigsches) No. 84 )
- Infantry Regiment No. 85 converted to Holstein Infantry Regiment No. 85 (see article Infantry Regiment "Duke of Holstein" (Holstein) No. 85 )
- Infantry Regiment No. 86 transformed into Schleswig-Holstein Fusilier Regiment No. 86 (see article Fusilier Regiment "Queen" (Schleswig-Holstein) No. 86 )
- Infantry Regiment No. 87 transformed into 1st Nassau Infantry Regiment No. 87
- Infantry Regiment No. 88 transformed into 2nd Nassau Infantry Regiment No. 88
Hunter
- Jäger Battalion No. 9 transformed into Lauenburg Jäger Battalion No. 9
- Jäger Battalion No. 10 transformed into Hannoversches Jäger Battalion No. 10
- Jäger Battalion No. 11, transformed into Hessisches Jäger Battalion No. 11 (see article Kurhessisches Jäger Battalion No. 11 )
cavalry
- Dragoon Regiment No. 9 transformed into the 1st Hanover Dragoon Regiment No. 9
- Dragoon Regiment No. 10 transformed into East Prussian Dragoon Regiment No. 10
- Dragoon Regiment No. 11 transformed into Pomeranian Dragoon Regiment No. 11
- Dragoon Regiment No. 12 transformed into the 2nd Brandenburg Dragoon Regiment No. 12
- Dragoon Regiment No. 13 transformed into Schleswig-Holstein Dragoon Regiment No. 13
- Dragoon Regiment No. 14 transformed into Kurmärkisches Dragoon Regiment No. 14
- Dragoon Regiment No. 15 transformed into 3rd Silesian Dragoon Regiment No. 15
- Dragoon Regiment No. 16 transformed into the 2nd Hanover Dragoon Regiment No. 16
- Hussar Regiment No. 13 transformed into the 1st Hessian Hussar Regiment No. 13 (see article Hussar Regiment "King Humbert of Italy" (1st Kurhessian) No. 13 )
- Hussar Regiment No. 14 transformed into the 2nd Hessian Hussar Regiment No. 14
- Hussar Regiment No. 15 transformed into Hannoversches Hussar Regiment No. 15 (see article Hussar Regiment "Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands" (Hannoversches) No. 15 )
- Hussar Regiment No. 16 transformed into Schleswig-Holstein Hussar Regiment No. 16
- Uhlan Regiment No. 13 transformed into the 1st Hannoversches Uhlan Regiment No. 13
- Uhlan Regiment No. 14 transformed into 2nd Hanoverian Uhlan Regiment No. 14
- Uhlan Regiment No. 15 transformed into Schleswig-Holstein Uhlan Regiment No. 15
- Uhlan Regiment No. 16 transformed into Altmärkisches Uhlan Regiment No. 16 (see article Uhlan Regiment "Hennigs von Treffenfeld" (Altmärkisches) No. 16 )
- Brandenburg Dragoon Regiment No. 2 transformed into the 1st Brandenburg Dragoon Regiment No. 2 (final clause of the regulation)
artillery
- Artillery Regiment No. 9 transformed into Schleswig-Holstein Field Artillery Regiment No. 9
- Fortress artillery division transformed into Schleswig Fortress artillery division No. 9 (see article Schleswig-Holstein Foot Artillery Regiment No. 9 )
- Artillery Regiment No. 10 transformed into Hanover Field Artillery Regiment No. 9
- Artillery Regiment No. 11 transformed into Hessisches Feld-Artillerie-Regiment No. 11
Pioneers
- Pioneer Battalion No. 9 transformed into Schleswig-Holstein Pioneer Battalion No. 9
- Pioneer Battalion No. 10 transformed into the Hanoverian Pioneer Battalion No. 10
- Pioneer Battalion No. 11 transformed into the Hessian Pioneer Battalion No. 11
- See article New Prussian Pioneer Battalions
Train
- Train battalion No. 9 transformed into Schleswig-Holstein Train battalion No. 9
- Train Battalion No. 10 transformed into Hanover Train Battalion No. 10
- Train Battalion No. 11 transformed into Hessian Train Battalion No. 11
- See article New Prussian Train Battalions
Landwehr
- Landwehr Regiment No. 74 transformed into the 1st Hannoversches Landwehr Regiment No. 74
- Landwehr Regiment No. 75 transformed into the 1st Hanseatic Landwehr Regiment No. 75
- Landwehr Regiment No. 76 transformed into 2nd Hanseatic Landwehr Regiment No. 76
- Landwehr Regiment No. 77 transformed into the 2nd Hanoverian Landwehr Regiment No. 77
- Landwehr Regiment No. 78 transformed into East Frisian Landwehr Regiment No. 78
- Landwehr Regiment No. 79 transformed into 3rd Hanoverian Landwehr Regiment No. 79
- Landwehr Regiment No. 81 transformed into the 1st Hessian Landwehr Regiment No. 81
- Landwehr Regiment No. 82 transformed into 2nd Hessian Landwehr Regiment No. 82
- Landwehr Regiment No. 83 transformed into 3rd Hessian Landwehr Regiment No. 83
- Landwehr Regiment No. 84 transformed into Schleswig's Landwehr Regiment No. 84
- Landwehr Regiment No. 85 transformed into Holstein Landwehr Regiment No. 85
- Landwehr Regiment No. 87 transformed into 1st Nassau Landwehr Regiment No. 87
- Landwehr Regiment No. 88 transformed into 2nd Nassau Landwehr Regiment No. 88
Army expansions after the establishment of the German Empire
Army expansion 1881
- 1st Upper Rhine Infantry Regiment No. 97 (1881)
- Metz Infantry Regiment No. 98 (1881)
- 2nd Upper Rhine Infantry Regiment No. 99 (1881)
(The infantry regiments No. 100–127 come from Saxony, Baden, Hesse and Württemberg.)
- Danzig Infantry Regiment No. 128 (1881)
- Infantry Regiment "Generalfeldmarschall von Mackensen" (3rd West Prussian) No. 129 (1881)
- 1st Lorraine Infantry Regiment No. 130 (1881)
- 2nd Lorraine Infantry Regiment No. 131 (1881)
- 1st Lower Alsatian Infantry Regiment No. 132 (1881)
(Infantry regiments No. 133 and 134 come from Saxony.)
Army expansion 1887
- 3rd Lorraine Infantry Regiment No. 135 (1887)
- 4th Lorraine Infantry Regiment No. 136 (1887)
- 2nd Lower Alsatian Infantry Regiment No. 137 (1887)
- 3rd Lower Alsatian Infantry Regiment No. 138 (1887)
(Infantry Regiment No. 139 comes from Saxony.)
Army expansion 1890
- 4th West Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 140 (1890)
- Kulmer Infantry Regiment No. 141 (1890)
- 4th Lower Alsatian Infantry Regiment No. 143 (1890)
- 5th Lorraine Infantry Regiment No. 144 (1890)
- King Infantry Regiment (6th Lorraine) No. 145 (1890)
Army expansion 1897
- 1st Masurian Infantry Regiment No. 146
- 2nd Masurian Infantry Regiment No. 147
- 5th West Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 148
- 6th West Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 149
- 1st Warmian Infantry Regiment No. 150
- 2nd Warmian Infantry Regiment No. 151
- German Order Infantry Regiment No. 152
- 8th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 153 (from Sachsen-Altenburg )
- 5th Lower Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 154
- 7th West Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 155
- 3rd Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 156
- 4th Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 157
- 7th Lorraine Infantry Regiment No. 158
- 8th Lorraine Infantry Regiment No. 159
- 9th Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 160
- 10th Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 161
- Infantry Regiment "Lübeck" (3rd Hanseatic) No. 162
- Schleswig-Holstein Infantry Regiment No. 163
- 4th Hanover Infantry Regiment No. 164
- 5th Hanover Infantry Regiment No. 165
- Infantry Regiment "Hessen-Homburg" No. 166
- 1st Upper Alsatian Infantry Regiment No. 167
(The infantry regiments No. 168–170 come from Hesse and Baden.)
- 2nd Upper Alsatian Infantry Regiment No. 171
- 3rd Upper Alsatian Infantry Regiment No. 172
- 9th Lorraine Infantry Regiment No. 173
- 10th Lorraine Infantry Regiment No. 174
- 8th West Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 175
- 9th West Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 176
(The infantry regiments No. 177–182 come from Saxony and Württemberg.)
See also
- Prussian army reform
- Infantry regiments of the Old Prussian Army 1644–1806
- Overview / navigation bar infantry regiments (German Empire)
Web links
literature
- Curt Jany : History of the Prussian Army from the 15th Century to 1914 . Ed .: Eberhard Jany. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1967 (extended edition of the original edition from 1928). 3 volumes.
Military sources
- War Ministry Prussia, Brief list of all regiments and rankings of all regiments of the Royal Prussian Army: from its foundation until the end of 1786 CF Himburg, 1796 digitized
- War Ministry Prussia, master list of all regiments and corps of the Royal Prussian Army , CF Himburg, 1796 digitized
- War Ministry Prussia, master list of all regiments and corps of the Royal Prussian Army for the year 1804 , Himburg, 1804 digitized
- War Ministry Prussia, ranking and quarter list of the royal Prussian army for the year 1823 , Wilhelm Dieterici, Berlin, 1823 digitized
- War Ministry Prussia, master list of the Royal Prussian Army from the 16th century to 1840 , ES Mittler, Berlin, 1840 digitized
- War Ministry Prussia, Army Ordinance Sheet 1867 , Mittler, Berlin, 1867 digitized
- War Ministry Prussia, Dislocations-Tableau the replacement troops of all weapons of the North German Armed Forces Supplement to the Army Ordinance Sheet 1870, Mittler, Berlin, 1870 digitized
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cf. Curt Jany : History of the Prussian Army from the 15th Century to 1914 . Ed .: Eberhard Jany. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1967 (extended edition of the original edition from 1928). Volume 3 p. 656ff.
- ^ War Ministry of the North German Confederation, Army Ordinance Gazette , Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1867, Cabinet Order No. 188, p. 138 digitized