The XIV Reserve Corps () was a corps level command of the German Army in World War I.

Formation XIV 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 Artillerie Richard von Schubert, brought out of retirement.The Prussian Machine Accessed: 3 March 2012 It was still in existence at the end of the war in the 17th Army, Heeresgruppe Kronprinz Rupprecht on the Western Front.

Structure on formation On formation in August 1914, XIV 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, XIV Reserve Corps mobilised with 26 infantry battalions, 7 machine gun companies (42 machine guns), 6 cavalry squadrons, 12 field artillery batteries (72 guns) and 3 pioneer companies. 26th Reserve Division was formed by units drawn from the XIII Corps District (Württemberg). It included one active Infantry Regiment (180th).

Corps Division Brigade Units XIV Reserve Corps 26th Reserve Division 51st Reserve Infantry Brigade 180th Infantry Regiment 121st Reserve Infantry Regiment 52nd Reserve Infantry Brigade 119th Reserve Infantry Regiment 120th Reserve Infantry Regiment Württemberg Reserve Dragoon Regiment 26th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment 4th Company, 13th Pioneer Battalion 26th Reserve Divisional Pontoon Train Württemberg Reserve Medical Company 28th Reserve Division 55th Reserve Infantry Brigade 40th Reserve Infantry RegimentWithout a machine gun company 109th Reserve Infantry Regiment 8th Reserve Jäger Battalion 56th Reserve Infantry Brigade 110th Reserve Infantry Regiment 111th Reserve Infantry Regiment 14th Reserve Jäger Battalion 8th Reserve Dragoon Regiment 29th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment 1st Reserve Company, 13th Pioneer Battalion 2nd Reserve Company, 13th Pioneer Battalion 28th Reserve Divisional Pontoon Train 14th Reserve Medical Company Corps Troops 14th Reserve Telephone Detachment Munition Trains and Columns corresponding to theIII Reserve Corps

Combat chronicle On mobilisation, XIV Reserve Corps was assigned to the 7th Army forming part of the right wing of the forces for the Schlieffen Plan offensive in August 1914.

Commanders XIV Reserve Corps had the following commanders during its existence:German War History Accessed: 13 April 2012 From Rank Name2 August 1914 General der Artillerie Richard von SchubertThe Prussian Machine Accessed: 13 April 2012 Subsequently commander of 8th Army14 September 1914 Generalleutnant Hermann von Stein29 October 1916 Generalleutnant Georg FuchsThe Prussian Machine Accessed: 13 April 2012 Subsequently commander of Armee-Abteilung C11 March 1917 Generalleutnant Otto von Moser8 February 1918 Generalleutnant Arthur von Lindequist15 June 1918 Generalleutnant Richard WellmannReplaced von Morgen in command of I Corps. 24 August 1918 Generalleutnant Kurt von MorgenReplaced by Wellmann in command of I Corps.

See also

German Army order of battle (1914) German Army order of battle, Western Front (1918)

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