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XXV Reserve Corps (German Empire)

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Histories of Two Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army which Participated in the War (1914-1918), compiled from records of Intelligence section of the General Staff, American Expeditionary Forces, at General Headquarters, Chaumont, France
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XXV Reserve Corps was formed in October 1914. It was part of the first wave of new reserve units formed at the outset of World War I; consisting of XXII to XXVII Reserve Corps and 43rd to 54th Reserve Divisions (plus the
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In summary, XXV Reserve Corps mobilised with 26 infantry battalions, 10 machine gun platoons (20 machine guns), 2 cavalry detachments, 18 field artillery batteries (72 guns) and 2
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Reserve Infantry regiments consisted of three battalions but only had a machine gun platoon (of 2 machine guns) rather than a machine gun company (of 6 machine guns).
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Reserve Jäger battalions did not have a machine gun company on formation, though some were provided with a machine gun platoon.
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On formation in October 1914, XXV Reserve Corps consisted of two divisions, thus weaker than a regular Army Corps:
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The German Forces in the Field; 7th Revision, 11th November 1918; Compiled by the General Staff, War Office
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Reserve Cavalry detachments were much smaller than the Reserve Cavalry regiments formed on mobilisation.
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Formationsgeschichte der Deutschen Infanterie im Ersten Weltkrieg (1914 bis 1918)
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Imperial German Army 1914-18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle
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XXV Reserve Corps had the following commanders during its existence:
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Reserve Field Artillery regiments consisted of three
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1918
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Index


German Empire
Imperial German Army
Corps
World War I
German
corps
German
Army
World War I
6th Bavarian Reserve Division
3rd Army
Army Group German Crown Prince
Western Front
abteilungen
pioneer
49th Reserve Division
50th Reserve Division
General der Infanterie
Reinhard von Scheffer-Boyadel
Generalleutnant
Karl Suren
Generalleutnant
Manfred von Richthofen
Generalleutnant
Konstanz von Heineccius
General der Infanterie
Horst Edler von der Planitz
Generalleutnant
Wilhelm Groener

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