I Reserve Corps (German Empire)

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

Formation I 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 Generalleutnant Otto von Below.The Prussian Machine Accessed: 3 March 2012. Dead link. It was still in existence at the end of the war in the 3rd Army, Heeresgruppe Deutscher Kronprinz on the Western Front.

Structure on formation On formation in August 1914, I 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, I Reserve Corps mobilised with 26 infantry battalions, 11 machine gun companies (66 machine guns), 6 cavalry squadrons, 12 field artillery batteries (72 guns) and 2 pioneer companies. 1st Reserve Division was particularly strong in machine gun formations as the 1st, 3rd and 18th Reserve Infantry Regiments all had two machine gun companies. 36th Reserve Division was formed by units drawn from the XVII Corps District. It included one active Infantry Regiment (54th).

Corps Division Brigade Units I Reserve Corps 1st Reserve Division 1st Reserve Infantry Brigade 1st Reserve Infantry RegimentWith two machine gun companies 3rd Reserve Infantry RegimentWith two machine gun companies 42nd Reserve Infantry Brigade 18th Reserve Infantry RegimentWith two machine gun companies 59th Reserve Infantry Regiment 1st Reserve Jäger Battalion 1st Reserve Uhlan Regiment 1st Reserve Field Artillery Regiment 4th Company, 2nd Pioneer Battalion 1st Reserve Divisional Pontoon Train 1st Reserve Medical Company 36th Reserve Division 69th Reserve Infantry Brigade 21st Reserve Infantry Regiment 61st Reserve Infantry Regiment 2nd Reserve Jäger Battalion 70th Reserve Infantry Brigade 54th Infantry Regiment 5th Reserve Infantry Regiment 1st Reserve Hussar Regiment 36th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment 1st Reserve Company, 2nd Pioneer Battalion 36th Reserve Divisional Pontoon Train 15th Reserve Medical Company Corps Troops 1st Reserve Telephone Detachment Munition Trains and Columns corresponding to theIII Reserve Corps

Combat chronicle On mobilisation, I Reserve Corps was assigned to the 8th Army on the Eastern Front, intended to defend East Prussia while the rest of the German Army executed the Schlieffen Plan offensive against France.

Commanders I Reserve Corps had the following commanders during its existence: From Rank Name 2 August 1914 Generalleutnant Otto von BelowPromoted. 30 August 1914 General der Infanterie28 November 1914 Generalleutnant Kurt von MorgenTook over command of XIV Corps from Wellman. 24 August 1918 Generalleutnant Richard WellmannRelinquished command of XIV Corps to von Morgen.

I Reserve Corps (German Empire)

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