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Media in category "German Army (German Empire)" The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. German postcard with flags, motto, & portrait-photograph of a German Soldier.WWI-era postcard art.Wittig collection.item 52.obverse.scan.jpg 9,977 × 8,338; 7.56 MB.
Armee-Korps) was a corps level command of the German Army before and during World War I . As the German Army expanded in the latter part of the 19th century, the XVII Army Corps was set up on 1 April 1890 in Danzig as the Generalkommando ( headquarters) for West Prussia. It took command of two divisions formed on the same date: 35th Division ...
Division ), formally the 27th Division (2nd Royal Württemberg) ( 27. Division (2. Königlich Württembergische) ), was a unit of the Prussian / German Army. [1] It was headquartered in Ulm in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Württemberg. [2] The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XIII (Royal Württemberg) Corps ( XIII.
The 33rd Division ( 33. Division) was a unit of the Prussian / German Army. [1] It was formed on April 1, 1871, as the 30th Division and became the 33rd Division on April 1, 1890, and was headquartered in Metz (now in France). [2] The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XVI Army Corps ( XVI. Armeekorps ). [3]
Insignia. Abbreviation. A.O.K. 17. The 17th Army ( German: 17. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 17 / A.O.K. 17) was an army -level command of the German Army in World War I. It was formed in France on 1 February 1918 from the former 14th Army command. It served exclusively on the Western Front and was dissolved on 19 January 1919.
Formation. XXIV Reserve Corps was formed in October 1914. [1] It was part of the first wave of new Corps formed at the outset of World War I consisting of XXII - XXVII Reserve Corps of 43rd - 54th Reserve Divisions (plus 6th Bavarian Reserve Division ). The personnel was predominantly made up of kriegsfreiwillige (wartime volunteers) who did ...
Army Corps ( XV. Armeekorps) The 30th Division ( 30. Division) was a unit of the Prussian / German Army. [1] It was formed on April 1, 1887, as the 33rd Division and became the 30th Division on April 1, 1890, and was headquartered in Straßburg (now Strasbourg, France). [2] The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XV Army Corps ( XV.
