Formation of the German Field Artillery Brigade - Aug 1914
 
 
Field Artillery Brigade
2 Field Artillery Regiments
 
Field Artillery Brigade Headquarters:
Brigade Commander  =  Generalmajor or Oberst
Brigade Adjutant
Field Artillery Regimental Staff:  Commander, Adjutant, Orderly Officer, Medical Officer
Veterinary Officer, Train Transport Commander
 
* Field Artillery Brigade directly subordinate to Infantry Division HQ
* 2 August 1914:  102 Field Artillery regiments, 29 Reserve regiments, 11 Horse Artillery 
battalions, 40 Ersatz battalions, 3 Landwehr battalions
 
die Feldartillerie-Brigade:   diagram of a Field Artillery Brigade 1914
 
 
 
Feldartillerie-Brigade composed of:
 
 
Feldartillerie-Regiment  (2x)
Field Artillery Regiment  =  2 Field Artillery Groups (Abteilungen)
 
Feldartillerie-Abteilung  (4x)
Field Artillery Group  =  3 Batteries  (Batterien)
 
Batterie  (12x)
Battery  =  6 guns  (Geschützen)
 
Geschützen  (72x)
Field Guns = 54 per brigade  (7.7 cm Feldkanone 96)
Howitzers = 18 per brigade  (10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 98/09)
 (three Brigade Groups had the 7.7 and the fourth Group had the 10.5)
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cron's Imperial German Army 1914-18

and various sources 

 
 

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