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XIX (2nd Royal Saxon) Corps

January 21, 2023

The XIX (2nd Royal Saxon) Army Corps / XIX AK (German: XIX. (II. Königlich Sächsisches) Armee-Korps) was a Saxon corps level command of the German Army, before and during World War I.

XIX (2nd Royal Saxon) Army Corps
XIX. (II. Königlich Sächsisches) Armee-Korps
Flag of the Staff of a Generalkommando (1871–1918)
Active1 April 1899 (1899-04-01)–1919 (1919)
Country Kingdom of Saxony /  German Empire
TypeCorps
SizeApproximately 44,000 (on mobilisation in 1914)
Garrison/HQLeipzig
EngagementsWorld War I
Battle of the Frontiers
Insignia
AbbreviationXIX AK

As the German Army expanded in the latter part of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century, the XIX Army Corps was set up on 1 April 1899 in Leipzig as the Generalkommando (headquarters) for the western part of the Kingdom of Saxony (districts of Leipzig, Chemnitz and Zwickau).[1] It took over command of 24th (2nd Royal Saxon) Division from XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps and the newly formed 40th (4th Royal Saxon) Division.

It was assigned to the II Army Inspectorate[2] which formed the predominantly Saxon 3rd Army at the start of the First World War. It was still in existence at the end of the war[3] in the 19th Army, Heeresgruppe Herzog Albrecht von Württemberg on the Western Front.[4]

Peacetime organisation

The 25 peacetime Corps of the German Army (Guards, I - XXI, I - III Bavarian) had a reasonably standardised organisation. Each consisted of two divisions with usually two infantry brigades, one field artillery brigade and a cavalry brigade each.[5] Each brigade normally consisted of two regiments of the appropriate type, so each Corps normally commanded 8 infantry, 4 field artillery and 4 cavalry regiments. There were exceptions to this rule:

V, VI, VII, IX and XIV Corps each had a 5th infantry brigade (so 10 infantry regiments)
II, XIII, XVIII and XXI Corps had a 9th infantry regiment
I, VI and XVI Corps had a 3rd cavalry brigade (so 6 cavalry regiments)
the Guards Corps had 11 infantry regiments (in 5 brigades) and 8 cavalry regiments (in 4 brigades).[6]

Each Corps also directly controlled a number of other units. This could include one or more

Foot Artillery Regiment
Jäger Battalion
Pioneer Battalion
Train Battalion

World War I

Organisation on mobilisation

On mobilization on 2 August 1914 the Corps was restructured. 40th Cavalry Brigade was withdrawn to form part of the 8th Cavalry Division[8] and the 24th Cavalry Brigade was broken up and its regiments assigned to the divisions as reconnaissance units. Divisions received engineer companies and other support units from the Corps headquarters. In summary, XIX Corps mobilised with 25 infantry battalions, 9 machine gun companies (54 machine guns), 8 cavalry squadrons, 24 field artillery batteries (144 guns), 4 heavy artillery batteries (16 guns), 3 pioneer companies and an aviation detachment.

Combat chronicle

On mobilisation, XIX Corps was assigned to the predominantly Saxon 3rd Army forming part of the right wing of the forces for the Schlieffen Plan offensive in August 1914 on the Western Front. It spent the entire war on the Western Front. It was still in existence at the end of the war[12] in the 19th Army, Heeresgruppe Herzog Albrecht von Württemberg.[13]

Commanders

The XIX Corps had the following commanders during its existence:[14][15]

Dates Rank Name
25 March 1899 to 21 April 1904 General der Infanterie Heinrich Leo von Treitschke
22 April 1904 to 26 November 1907 General der Infanterie Alexander Graf Vitzthum von Eckstädt
27 November 1907 to 27 November 1913 General der Artillerie Hans von Kirchbach
30 November 1913 to 20 July 1917 General der Kavallerie Maximilian von Laffert
8 August 1917 to 8 August 1918 General der Infanterie Adolph von Carlowitz
9 August 1918 to end of the war Generalleutnant Karl Lucius

See also

Notes

  1. ^ German Administrative History Accessed: 10 May 2012
  2. ^ Cron 2002, p. 395
  3. ^ Cron 2002, pp. 88–89
  4. ^ Ellis & Cox 1993, pp. 186–187
  5. ^ Haythornthwaite 1996, pp. 193–194
  6. ^ They formed the Guards Cavalry Division, the only peacetime cavalry division in the German Army.
  7. ^ War Office 1918, p. 258
  8. ^ Cron 2002, p. 300
  9. ^ Cron 2002, pp. 310
  10. ^ With a machine gun company.
  11. ^ 4 heavy artillery batteries (16 heavy field howitzers)
  12. ^ Cron 2002, pp. 88–89
  13. ^ Ellis & Cox 1993, pp. 186–187
  14. ^ German Administrative History Accessed: 10 May 2012
  15. ^ German War History Accessed: 10 May 2012

References

  • Claus von Bredow, bearb., Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deutschen Heeres (1905)
  • Günter Wegner, Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1815-1939. (Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993), Bd. 1

Further reading

  • Cron, Hermann (2002). Imperial German Army 1914-18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle [first published: 1937]. Helion & Co. ISBN 1-874622-70-1.
  • Ellis, John; Cox, Michael (1993). The World War I Databook. Aurum Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85410-766-6.
  • Haythornthwaite, Philip J. (1996). The World War One Source Book. Arms and Armour. ISBN 1-85409-351-7.
  • 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. ISBN 0-948130-87-3.
  • 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. ISBN 1-870423-95-X.

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The XIX 2nd Royal Saxon Army Corps XIX AK German XIX II Koniglich Sachsisches Armee Korps was a Saxon corps level command of the German Army before and during World War I XIX 2nd Royal Saxon Army CorpsXIX II Koniglich Sachsisches Armee KorpsFlag of the Staff of a Generalkommando 1871 1918 Active1 April 1899 1899 04 01 1919 1919 Country Kingdom of Saxony German EmpireTypeCorpsSizeApproximately 44 000 on mobilisation in 1914 Garrison HQLeipzigEngagementsWorld War I Battle of the FrontiersInsigniaAbbreviationXIX AK As the German Army expanded in the latter part of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century the XIX Army Corps was set up on 1 April 1899 in Leipzig as the Generalkommando headquarters for the western part of the Kingdom of Saxony districts of Leipzig Chemnitz and Zwickau 1 It took over command of 24th 2nd Royal Saxon Division from XII 1st Royal Saxon Corps and the newly formed 40th 4th Royal Saxon Division It was assigned to the II Army Inspectorate 2 which formed the predominantly Saxon 3rd Army at the start of the First World War It was still in existence at the end of the war 3 in the 19th Army Heeresgruppe Herzog Albrecht von Wurttemberg on the Western Front 4 Contents 1 Peacetime organisation 2 World War I 2 1 Organisation on mobilisation 2 2 Combat chronicle 3 Commanders 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 Further readingPeacetime organisation EditThe 25 peacetime Corps of the German Army Guards I XXI I III Bavarian had a reasonably standardised organisation Each consisted of two divisions with usually two infantry brigades one field artillery brigade and a cavalry brigade each 5 Each brigade normally consisted of two regiments of the appropriate type so each Corps normally commanded 8 infantry 4 field artillery and 4 cavalry regiments There were exceptions to this rule V VI VII IX and XIV Corps each had a 5th infantry brigade so 10 infantry regiments II XIII XVIII and XXI Corps had a 9th infantry regiment I VI and XVI Corps had a 3rd cavalry brigade so 6 cavalry regiments the Guards Corps had 11 infantry regiments in 5 brigades and 8 cavalry regiments in 4 brigades 6 Each Corps also directly controlled a number of other units This could include one or more Foot Artillery Regiment Jager Battalion Pioneer Battalion Train BattalionPeacetime organization of the Corps 7 Corps Division Brigade Units GarrisonXIX 2nd Royal Saxon Corps 24th 2nd Royal Saxon Division 47th 3rd Royal Saxon Infantry Brigade 139th 11th Royal Saxon Infantry Dobeln179th 14th Royal Saxon Infantry Wurzen Leisnig48th 4th Royal Saxon Infantry Brigade 106th 7th Royal Saxon Infantry King George Leipzig107th 8th Royal Saxon Infantry Prince John George Leipzig24th 2nd Royal Saxon Field Artillery Brigade 77th 7th Royal Saxon Field Artillery Leipzig78th 8th Royal Saxon Field Artillery Wurzen24th 2nd Royal Saxon Cavalry Brigade 19th 2nd Royal Saxon Hussars Queen Carola Grimma18th 2nd Royal Saxon Uhlans Leipzig40th 4th Royal Saxon Division 88th 7th Royal Saxon Infantry Brigade 104th 5th Royal Saxon Infantry Crown Prince Chemnitz181st 15th Royal Saxon Infantry Chemnitz III Bn Glauchau89th 8th Royal Saxon Infantry Brigade 133rd 9th Royal Saxon Infantry Zwickau134th 10th Royal Saxon Infantry Plauen40th 4th Royal Saxon Field Artillery Brigade 32nd 3rd Royal Saxon Field Artillery Riesa68th 6th Royal Saxon Field Artillery Riesa40th 4th Royal Saxon Cavalry Brigade Carabiniers 2nd Royal Saxon Heavy Cavalry Borna21st 3rd Royal Saxon Uhlans ChemnitzCorps Troops 8th Royal Saxon Machine Gun Abteilung Leipzig22nd 2nd Royal Saxon Pioneer Battalion Riesa19th 2nd Royal Saxon Train Battalion LeipzigChemnitz Defence Command Landwehr Inspektion ChemnitzWorld War I EditOrganisation on mobilisation Edit On mobilization on 2 August 1914 the Corps was restructured 40th Cavalry Brigade was withdrawn to form part of the 8th Cavalry Division 8 and the 24th Cavalry Brigade was broken up and its regiments assigned to the divisions as reconnaissance units Divisions received engineer companies and other support units from the Corps headquarters In summary XIX Corps mobilised with 25 infantry battalions 9 machine gun companies 54 machine guns 8 cavalry squadrons 24 field artillery batteries 144 guns 4 heavy artillery batteries 16 guns 3 pioneer companies and an aviation detachment Initial wartime organization of the Corps 9 Corps Division Brigade UnitsXIX 2nd Royal Saxon Corps 24th 2nd Royal Saxon Division 47th Infantry Brigade 139th Infantry Regiment179th Infantry Regiment13th Jager Battalion 10 48th Infantry Brigade 106th Infantry Regiment107th Infantry Regiment24th Field Artillery Brigade 77th Field Artillery Regiment78th Field Artillery Regiment18th Uhlan Regiment1st Company 22nd Pioneer Battalion24th Divisional Pontoon Train1st Medical Company3rd Medical Company40th 4th Royal Saxon Division 88th Infantry Brigade 104th Infantry Regiment181st Infantry Regiment89th Infantry Brigade 133rd Infantry Regiment134th Infantry Regiment40th Field Artillery Brigade 32nd Field Artillery Regiment68th Field Artillery Regiment19th Hussar Regiment2nd Company 22nd Pioneer Battalion3rd Company 22nd Pioneer Battalion40th Divisional Pontoon Train2nd Medical CompanyCorps Troops II Battalion 19th Foot Artillery Regiment 11 24th Aviation Detachment19th Corps Pontoon Train19th Telephone Detachment22nd Pioneer Searchlight SectionMunition Trains and Columns corresponding to II CorpsCombat chronicle Edit On mobilisation XIX Corps was assigned to the predominantly Saxon 3rd Army forming part of the right wing of the forces for the Schlieffen Plan offensive in August 1914 on the Western Front It spent the entire war on the Western Front It was still in existence at the end of the war 12 in the 19th Army Heeresgruppe Herzog Albrecht von Wurttemberg 13 Commanders EditThe XIX Corps had the following commanders during its existence 14 15 Dates Rank Name25 March 1899 to 21 April 1904 General der Infanterie Heinrich Leo von Treitschke22 April 1904 to 26 November 1907 General der Infanterie Alexander Graf Vitzthum von Eckstadt27 November 1907 to 27 November 1913 General der Artillerie Hans von Kirchbach30 November 1913 to 20 July 1917 General der Kavallerie Maximilian von Laffert8 August 1917 to 8 August 1918 General der Infanterie Adolph von Carlowitz9 August 1918 to end of the war Generalleutnant Karl LuciusSee also Edit Germany portal World War I portalGerman Army order of battle 1914 German Army order of battle Western Front 1918 List of Imperial German infantry regiments List of Imperial German artillery regiments List of Imperial German cavalry regiments Royal Saxon ArmyNotes Edit German Administrative History Accessed 10 May 2012 Cron 2002 p 395 Cron 2002 pp 88 89 Ellis amp Cox 1993 pp 186 187 Haythornthwaite 1996 pp 193 194 They formed the Guards Cavalry Division the only peacetime cavalry division in the German Army War Office 1918 p 258 Cron 2002 p 300 Cron 2002 pp 310 With a machine gun company 4 heavy artillery batteries 16 heavy field howitzers Cron 2002 pp 88 89 Ellis amp Cox 1993 pp 186 187 German Administrative History Accessed 10 May 2012 German War History Accessed 10 May 2012References EditXIX Armeekorps Chronik 1914 1918 Claus von Bredow bearb Historische Rang und Stammliste des deutschen Heeres 1905 Gunter Wegner Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1815 1939 Biblio Verlag Osnabruck 1993 Bd 1Further reading EditCron Hermann 2002 Imperial German Army 1914 18 Organisation Structure Orders of Battle first published 1937 Helion amp Co ISBN 1 874622 70 1 Ellis John Cox Michael 1993 The World War I Databook Aurum Press Ltd ISBN 1 85410 766 6 Haythornthwaite Philip J 1996 The World War One Source Book Arms and Armour ISBN 1 85409 351 7 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 ISBN 0 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 ISBN 1 870423 95 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title XIX 2nd Royal Saxon Corps amp oldid 1017604734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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