German Argonne (XVI) Corps End of June 1915
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German Argonne (XVI) Corps End of June 1915 Commanding General: General der Infanterie von Murdra Chief of staff: Major Freiherr von Esebeck 34th Division: Generallieutenant von Heineman 68th Brigade: Oberst von von Sydow 1/,2/,3/67th Infantry Regiment (6 German MGs) 1/,2/,3/145th Infantry Regiment (6 German & 4 French MGs) 86th Brigade: Generalmajor Teetzmann 1/,2/,3/30th Infantry Regiment (6 German MGs) 1/,2/,3/173rd Infantry Regiment (6 German & 3 French MGs) Cavalry: 14th Uhlan Regiment (3 sqns) 34th Artillery Brigade: Generalmajor Oberst von Crüger 1/,2/69th Field Artillery Regiment 1st Bn (3 btrys, each with 4 77mm guns) 2nd Bn (3 btrys, each with 4 105mm howitzers) 1/,2/70th Field Artillery Regiment 1st Bn (3 btrys, each with 4 77mm guns) 2nd Bn (3 btrys, each with 4 77mm guns) Other: 2nd & 3rd Cos., Pioneer Battalion 34th Divisional Bridging Train Staff/16th PIoneer Regiment 2nd Medical Company 33rd Division: Generallieutenant Freiherr von Lüttwitz 66th Brigade: Generalmajor Freinerr von Speszhardt 1/,2/,3/,4/98th Infantry Regiment (? number German machine guns) 1/,2/,3/,4/130th Infantry Regiment (6 German & 2 French machine guns) 67th Brigade: ü 1/,2/,3/135th Infantry Regiment (2 machine gun companies, each with 6 MGs) 1/,2/,3/144th Infantry Regiment (6 German machine guns) Cavalry: 12th Jäger zu Pferd Regiment (2 sqns) 33rd Artillery Brigade: Oberst Freiherr von La Chevallerie 1/,2/33rd Field Artillery Regiment 1st Bn - 3 btrys 4 105mm howitzers each 2nd Bn - 3 btrys, 4 75mm guns each 1/,2/34th Field Artillery Regiment 1st & 2nd Bn - 3 btrys, each with 75mm guns each Other: 1st & 5th Cos., 16th Pioneer Battalion 33rd Divisional Bridging Train 1st & 3rd Medical Companies 1 with 33rd & 34th Divisions: 1/10th Foot Artillery Regiment 3 Batteries (150mm howitzers) Battery Colum 13th Flak Detachment 14th Flak Detachment 2nd Field Aviation Battalion Telephone Battalion 8th Heavy Minewerhfer Battalion (2 mortars) 138th Medium Minewerhfer Battalion (4 mortars) 205th Light Minewerhfer Battalion (6 mortars) 78th Staffel Staff 1st, 3rd, 7th & 8th Foot Artillery Munition Columns 1st & 2nd Horse Depot Columns 1st & 2nd Field Bakery Columns 77th Staffel Staff 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th & 8th Munition Columns 7-10th, & 12th Field Hospital Columns 4th & 5th Provisions Columns 5-7th Park Column 27th Division: Generalleutnant Graf von Pfeli und Klein-Ellguth 53rd Brigade: Generalmajor von Körbling 1/,2/,3/123rd Grenadiers Regiment (8 German & 3 French machine guns) 1/,2/,3/124th Infantry Regiment (9 German machine guns) 54th Brigade: Generalmajor Langer 1/,2/,3/120th Infantry Regiment (3 French & 6? German machine guns) 1/,2/,3/127th Infantry Regiment (5 French, 2 English & 8 German machine guns) Cavalry: 19th Uhlan Regiment (4 sqns) 49th Artillery Brigade: Oberstleutnant Freinerr von Wattern 1/,2/49th Field Artillery Regiment 1st Bn - 3 btrys, each with 5 105mm howitzers 2nd Bn - 2 btrys, each with 6 75mm guns 1 btry, 4 75mm guns 34th Bavarian Artillery Platon (2 77mm guns) Others 2nd & 3rd Cos, 13th Pioneer Battalion 3/13th Reserve Pioneer Battalion Searchlight Platoon, 13th Pioneer Battalion 27th Divisional Bridging Train 2nd Medical Company 27th Wurttemberg Medical Vehicle Dolumn 2nd Medical Company XIII 27th Telephone Platoon XIII 137th Medium Mine Werfer Battalion 61st Staffel Staff 7th & 8th Artillery Munitions Columns 2nd Infantry Munitions Column 62nd Staffel Staff 5th, 7th & 8th Field Hospital Columns 1st & 6th Park Columns 4th Provisions Column 2nd Horse Depot Column 1st Field Bakery Column Assigned Troops: 1st Reserve Infantry Brigade: Schmidt 1/,2/,3/1st Reserve Regiment (1 French & 6 German machine guns) 5th Jäger Battalion 1/,2/,3/2nd Reserve Ersatz Regiment (6 German machine guns) 6th Jäger Battalion 13th Mixed Landwehr Infantry Brigade: 1/,2/,3/26th Landwehr Infnatry Regiment (143rd & 233rd Machine Gun Platoons - 3 MGs each) 1/,2/,3/27th Landwehr Infnatry Regiment (144th & 237th Machine Gun Platoons - 3 MGs each) 1/,3/32nd Landwehr Infantry Regiment (239th Machine Gun Platoon - 3 MGs) 2/,3/124th Landwehr Infantry Regiment Attached: 4/13th Landwehr Cavalry Brigade French Mountain Guns (2 guns) 4th Btry/16th Ersatz Fuss Artillery Regiment (4 100mm guns) Ulm Heavy Batteries (2 btrys, 4 120mm guns each) XII Artillery Regiment (Landwehr Battery)(100mm guns) 5th Heavy Coast Mortar Battery (2 305mm guns) 7th Btry/18th Reserve Foot Artillery Regiment (4 150mm gun) 4/12th Reserve Foot Artillery Regiment (4 150mm howitzers) 2/9th Reserve Foot Artillery Regiment (4 150mm howitzers) Park Company, 2/13th Reserve Foot Artillery 1st & 2nd Cos, 1/29th PIoneer Battalion 3rd & 4th Cos, 1/29th PIoneer Battalion 1st & 2nd Cos, 1/30th PIoneer Battalion 9th Co, II Guard Pioneer Battalion (flamethrowers) 46th Heavy Minewerfer Battalion (2 mortars) 47th Heavy Minewerfer Battalion (2 mortars) 48th Heavy Minewerfer Battalion (2 mortars) 118th Medium Minewerfer Battalion (6 mortars) 13th Medical Comapny 7th Reserve Railroad Construction Company 7th Road Construction Company 3rd Co, 9th Army Company 1 platoon, 3rd Co, 4th Army Company Schlachter des Weltkrieges, Oldenburg 1927 Copyright GFN 2003 3 .