|
|
|
|
| Troops Subordinate to an Army Corps HQ - Aug 1914 |
| Korps-Truppen |
| Army Corps composed of two Infantry Divisions and following corps assets: |
| Heavy Field-Howitzer Battalion |
| 4 howitzer batteries |
| 920 men total (per battery: 6 officers, 24 NCOs, 191 enlisted; 9 medical & train) |
| 16 heavy howitzers in 4 batteries (15cm schwere Feldhaubitze 13) |
| per battery: 20 saddle horses & 102 draft horses, 1 feed wagon, |
| 8 munitions wagons, 1 supply wagon, 1 provisions wagon, 1 farrier's wagon, |
| 1 large baggage wagon, 1 observation wagon |
| Foot Artillery Munitions Column: |
| 105 men (2 officers, 13 NCOs, 87 enlisted; 3 medical & train) |
| 17 saddle horses & 84 draft horses; 1 feed wagon, 17 munitions wagons, |
| 1 farrier's wagon, 1 supply wagon |
| Foot Artillery Munitions Column Section |
| 8 columns per section |
| 840 men total (per column: 2 officers, 13 NCOs, 87 enlisted, 3 medical & train) |
| per column: 17 saddle horses & 84 draft horses; 17 munitions wagons, |
| 1 farrier's wagon, 1 feed wagon, 1 supply wagon |
| Field Aviation Detachment |
| 131 men (15 officers, 14 NCOs, 86 enlisted; 16 medics & train troops) |
| 6 aircraft, 2 fuel trucks, 6 trailer trucks, 1 repair truck, 5 automobiles, |
| 1 baggage/munitions wagon, 1 passenger van |
| Telephone Detachment |
| 48 men (1 officer, 5 NCOs, 41 enlisted; 1 medic) |
| 7 saddle horses & 22 draft horses |
| 5 telegraph material wagons, 1 supply wagon |
| Searchlight Section |
| 41 men (2 officers, 4 NCOs, 33 enlisted; 2 medics) |
| 4 saddle horses & 24 draft horses |
| 2 searchlights, 2 equipment wagons, 1 provisions wagon |
| Corps Bridging Train |
| 208 men (8 officers, 21 NCOs, 58 enlisted; 121 medics & train troops) |
| 25 saddle horses & 212 draft horses |
| 28 pontoon wagons, 2 trestle wagons, 2 supply wagons, 1 baggage wagon, |
| 1 provisions wagon, 1 feed wagon, 1 explosives/munitions wagon |
| 2x Train Sections |
| Provisions Columns (Proviant-) |
| 6 columns total (3 per section): |
| 129 men per column (4 officers, 9 NCOs, 116 enlisted) |
| per column: 23 saddle horses & 160 draft horses; 36 provisions wagons, 2 supply wagons |
| Vehicle Park Columns (Fuhrpark-) |
| 7 columns total (3-4 per section): |
| 102 men per column (5 officers, 13 NCOs, 84 enlisted) |
| per column: 27 saddle horses & 112 draft horses, 48 park vehicles, 2 supply wagons |
| Field Hospitals (Feldlazarett) |
| 12 total (6 per section): |
| 60 men per hospital (9 officers, 13 NCOs, 38 enlisted) |
| per hospital: 9 saddle horses & 16 draft horses, 1 baggage wagon |
| 4 equipment wagons, 2 medical supply wagons, 1 officer's wagon |
| Horse-Depots |
| 2 depots total (1 per section) |
| 2x Munitions Column Sections |
| Infantry Munitions Columns |
| 4 columns total (2 per section): |
| 200 men per column (3 officers, 15 NCOs, 175 enlisted, 7 medical & train) |
| per column: 30 saddle horses & 168 draft horses; 1 feed wagon |
| 34 munitions wagons, 3 supply wagons |
| Artillery Munitions Columns |
| 7 columns total (3-4 per section): |
| 182 men per column (3 officers, 14 NCOs, 158 enlisted, 7 medical & train) |
| per column: 26 saddle horses & 160 draft horses; 1 feed wagon |
| 21 munitions wagons, 5 supply wagons, 1 provisions wagon |
| 2x Field Bakery Columns |
| 193 men per column (5 officers, 11 NCOs, 177 enlisted) |
| per column: 12 baking ovens, 12 equipment wagons, 1 supply wagon, 1 records wagon |
| Foot Artillery Munitions Column Section |
| 8 colums per section (on average): |
| 105 men (2 officers, 13 NCOs, 87 enlisted; 3 medical & train) |
| 17 saddle horses & 84 draft horses; 1 feed wagon, 17 munitions wagons, |
| 1 farrier's wagon, 1 supply wagon |
|
Cron's Imperial German Army 1914-18 |
|
and various sources |
|
home |
|
* * * |
