The X Reserve Corps () was a corps level command of the German Army in World War I.
Formation X Reserve Corps was formed on the outbreak of the war in August 1914 as part of the mobilisation of the Army. It was initially commanded by General der Infanterie Günther Graf von Kirchbach, formerly President of the Military Tribunal.The Prussian Machine Accessed: 2 March 2012 It was still in existence at the end of the war in the 4th Army, Heeresgruppe Kronprinz Rupprecht on the Western Front.
Structure on formation On formation in August 1914, X 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 About a third of Reserve Infantry Regiments formed in August 1914 lacked a machine gun company Reserve Jäger Battalions did not have a machine gun company on formation Active Jäger Battalions had a machine gun company with the exceptions of the 1st and 2nd Bavarian Jäger Battalions Reserve Cavalry Regiments consisted of just three squadrons Most active cavalry regiments had four squadrons, some were raised to six squadrons Reserve Field Artillery Regiments usually consisted of two abteilungen of three batteries each Active Divisions had a Field Artillery Brigade of two regiments Corps Troops generally consisted of a Telephone Detachment and four sections of munition columns and trains 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
In summary, X Reserve Corps mobilised with 25 infantry battalions, 9 machine gun companies (54 machine guns), 6 cavalry squadrons, 12 field artillery batteries (72 guns) and 3 pioneer companies.
Despite its name, 2nd Guards Reserve Division was not formed by units drawn predominantly from the Guards Corps but from II Corps District (divisional cavalry), VII Corps District (26th Reserve Infantry Brigade) and X Corps District (38th Reserve Infantry Brigade, field artillery regiment and pioneers).
Corps Division Brigade Units X Reserve Corps 2nd Guards Reserve Division 26th Reserve Infantry Brigade 15th Reserve Infantry Regiment Raised in Minden (HQ and I Battalion), Bielefeld (II) and Detmold (III) 55th Reserve Infantry Regiment Just two Battalions. Raised in Soest (HQ and I Battalion) and Paderborn (II) 38th Reserve Infantry Brigade 77th Reserve Infantry Regiment Raised in Hildesheim (HQ, I and III Battalions) and Hamelin (II) 91st Reserve Infantry Regiment Raised in Göttingen (HQ, I and II Battalions) and Hamelin (III) 10th Reserve Jäger Battalion Raised in Goslar 2nd Reserve Uhlan Regiment 20th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment 4th Company, 10th Pioneer Battalion 2nd Guards Reserve Divisional Pontoon Train 2nd Guards Reserve Medical Company 19th Reserve Division 37th Reserve Infantry Brigade 73rd Reserve Infantry Regiment 78th Reserve Infantry Regiment 39th Reserve Infantry Brigade 74th Reserve Infantry Regiment 92nd Reserve Infantry Regiment III Battalion, 79th Reserve Infantry RegimentWith a machine gun company. HQ, I and II Battalions of 79th Reserve Infantry Regiment was on Borkum. 6th Reserve Dragoon Regiment 19th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment 1st Reserve Company, 10th Pioneer Battalion 2nd Reserve Company, 10th Pioneer Battalion 19th Reserve Divisional Pontoon Train 10th Reserve Medical Company Corps Troops 10th Reserve Telephone Detachment Munition Trains and Columns corresponding to theIII Reserve Corps
Combat chronicle On mobilisation, X Reserve Corps was assigned to the 2nd Army as part of the right wing of the forces that invaded France and Belgium as part of the Schlieffen Plan offensive in August 1914.
Commanders X Reserve Corps had the following commanders during its existence: From Rank Name 2 August 1914 General der Infanterie Günther Graf von Kirchbach30 August 1914 General der Infanterie Johannes von EbenPromoted to General der Infanterie on the same date. 11 June 1915 Generalleutnant Robert KoschPromoted. 18 August 1916 General der Infanterie 28 August 1916 Generalleutnant Georg Fuchs15 October 1916 General der Infanterie Magnus von Eberhardt6 August 1918 Generalleutnant Arthur von Gabain
See also
German Army order of battle (1914) German Army order of battle, Western Front (1918)
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