IV Reserve Corps (German Empire)
IV Reserve Corps IV. Reserve-Korps | |
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Active | 2 August 1914 - post November 1918 |
Country | ![]() |
Type | Corps |
Size | Approximately 38,000 (on formation) |
Engagements | World War I |
Insignia | |
Abbreviation | IV RK |
TheIV Reserve Corps(German:IV. Reserve-Korps / IV RK) was acorpslevel command of theGermanArmyinWorld War I.
Formation[edit]
IV Reserve Corps was formed on the outbreak of the war in August 1914[1]as part of the mobilisation of the Army. It was initially commanded byGeneral der ArtillerieHans von Gronau,who was recalled from retirement.[2]From 24 July 1916 to 19 December 1917, the Corps was known asKarpathenkorps(CarpathianCorps).[3]The Corps was still in existence at the end of the war[4]as part of the2nd Army,HeeresgruppeKronprinzRupprecht on theWestern Front.[5]
Structure on formation[edit]
On formation in August 1914, IV Reserve Corps consisted of two divisions, made up of reserve units. In general, Reserve Corps and Reserve Divisions were weaker than their active counterparts
- Reserve Infantry Regiments did not always have three battalions nor necessarily contain a machine gun company[6]
- Reserve Jäger Battalions did not have a machine gun company on formation[7]
- Reserve Cavalry Regiments consisted of just three squadrons[8]
- Reserve Field Artillery Regiments usually consisted of twoabteilungenof three batteries each[9]
- Corps Troops generally consisted of a Telephone Detachment and four sections of munition columns and trains[10]
In summary, IV Reserve Corps mobilised with 25 infantry battalions, 4 machine gun companies (24 machine guns), 6 cavalry squadrons, 12 field artillery batteries (72 guns) and 3pioneercompanies.
22nd Reserve Divisionwas formed by units drawn from theXI Corps District.[11]
Corps | Division | Brigade | Units |
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IV Reserve Corps[12] | 7th Reserve Division | 13th Reserve Infantry Brigade | 27th Reserve Infantry Regiment |
36th Reserve Infantry Regiment[13] | |||
14th Reserve Infantry Brigade | 66th Reserve Infantry Regiment[14] | ||
72nd Reserve Infantry Regiment | |||
4th Reserve Jäger Battalion | |||
1st Reserve Schwere Reiter Regiment | |||
7th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment | |||
4th Company, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |||
7th Reserve Divisional Pontoon Train | |||
4th Reserve Medical Company | |||
22nd Reserve Division | 43rd Reserve Infantry Brigade | 71st Reserve Infantry Regiment[15] | |
94th Reserve Infantry Regiment[16] | |||
11th Reserve Jäger Battalion | |||
44th Reserve Infantry Brigade | 32nd Reserve Infantry Regiment[17] | ||
82nd Reserve Infantry Regiment | |||
1st Reserve Jäger zu Pferde Regiment | |||
22nd Reserve Field Artillery Regiment | |||
1st Reserve Company, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |||
2nd Reserve Company, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |||
2nd Reserve Divisional Pontoon Train | |||
11th Reserve Medical Company | |||
Corps Troops | 4th Reserve Telephone Detachment | ||
Munition Trains and Columns corresponding to the III Reserve Corps |
Combat chronicle[edit]
On mobilisation, IV Reserve Corps was assigned to the1st Army,which was on the right wing of the forces that invadedFranceandBelgiumas part of theSchlieffen Planoffensive in August 1914.
Commanders[edit]
IV Reserve Corps had the following commanders during its existence:[18][19]
From | Rank | Name |
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2 August 1914 | General der Artillerie | Hans von Gronau |
11 September 1915 | Generalleutnant | Arnold von Winckler |
7 August 1916 | Generalleutnant | Richard von Conta[20] |
18 August 1918 | General der Infanterie |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Cron 2002,p. 86
- ^The Prussian MachineArchived2013-12-02 at theWayback MachineAccessed: 29 February 2012
- ^"German War History".Retrieved22 December2012.
- ^Cron 2002,pp. 88–89
- ^Ellis & Cox 1993,pp. 186–187
- ^Cron 2002,p. 111 About a third of Reserve Infantry Regiments formed in August 1914 lacked a machine gun company
- ^Cron 2002,p. 116 Active Jäger Battalions had a machine gun company with the exceptions of the 1st and 2nd Bavarian Jäger Battalions
- ^Cron 2002,p. 128 Most active cavalry regiments had four squadrons, some were raised to six squadrons
- ^Cron 2002,p. 134 Active Divisions had a Field Artillery Brigade of two regiments
- ^Cron 2002,p. 86 Active Corps Troops included a battalion of heavy howitzers (Foot Artillery), an Aviation Detachment, a Telephone Detachment, a Corps Pontoon Train, a searchlight section, 2 munition column sections, one Foot Artillery munitions column section and two Train sections
- ^War Office 1918,p. 48
- ^Cron 2002,p. 308
- ^Without a machine gun company
- ^Without a machine gun company
- ^Without a machine gun company
- ^Just two battalions
- ^Without a machine gun company
- ^"German War History".Retrieved22 December2012.
- ^"Armee-Reserve-Korps".The Prussian Machine. Archived fromthe originalon 11 April 2012.Retrieved22 December2012.
- ^Promoted"Richard von Conta".The Prussian Machine.Retrieved22 December2012.
Bibliography[edit]
- Cron, Hermann (2002).Imperial German Army 1914-18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle [first published: 1937].Helion & Co.ISBN1-874622-70-1.
- Ellis, John; Cox, Michael (1993).The World War I Databook.Aurum Press Ltd.ISBN1-85410-766-6.
- 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 1919.The London Stamp Exchange Ltd (1989). 1920.ISBN0-948130-87-3.
- The German Forces in the Field; 7th Revision, 11th November 1918; Compiled by the General Staff, War Office.Imperial War Museum, London and The Battery Press, Inc (1995). 1918.ISBN1-870423-95-X.