German 11Th Army, Battle of Gorlice, 5 February 1915

German 11th Army Battle of Gorlice 5 February 1915

11th Army: Generaloberst von Mackensen Army Troops: Ost Aviation Detachment 15th Balloon Detachment 11th Telephone Battalion 11th Radio Detachment 15th Heavy Radio Squadrons 20th Heavy Radio Squadrons

Guard Corps: General der Infanterie Freiherr von Plettenberg Corps Troops Guard Pioneer Battalion 1st Field Aviation Squadron Guard Telephone Detachment 1st Guard Division: Oberst Prinz Eitel Friedrich von Preussen (354 officers/12,830 men) 1st Guard Brigade: Generalmajor von Nostitz 1st Guard Foot Regiment 3rd Guard Foot Regiment 2nd Guard Brigade: Oberst Finck von Finckenstein 2nd Guard Foot Regiment 4th Guard Foot Regiment Cavalry: 3/Leib Garde Hussar Regiment 2/6th Dragoon Regiment 1st Guard Artillery Brigade: Generalmajor von Bubbenbrock 1st Guard Artillery Regiment (3 77mm batteries) 3rd Guard Artillery Regiment (1 77mm btry & 1 105mm btry) 1st Guard Engineering Battalion 1st Field Company, Guard Pioneer Battalion 5th Field Company, Guard Pioneer Battalion 1st Guard Divisional Bridging Train 4th Guard Telephone Detachment 2nd Guard Division: Generalleutnant von Winckler (404 officers/13,769 men) 3rd Guard Brigade: Generalmajor von Petersdorf 1st Grenadier Regiment 3rd Grenadier Regiment 4th Guard Brigade: Generalmajor von Lewinski 2nd Grenadier Regiment 4th Grenadier Regiment Cavalry: 2/,5/Guard Uhlan Regiment 2nd Artillery Brigade: Generalmajor Trimborn 2nd Guard Field Artillery Regiment (1-77mm gun & 1 105mm howitzer bns)

1 4th Guard Field Artillery Regiment (2-77mm bns)

1st Guard Engineer Battalion 2nd Company, Guard Pioneer Battalion 3rd Company, Guard Pioneer Battalion 2nd Guard Divisional Bridging Train 2nd Guard Telephone Detachment Attached: 1/1st Guard Foot Artillery Regiment (3-150mm howitzer btrys) Attached Austrian Troops: 2nd 150mm Howitzer Battery (8 150mm howitzers) 8th 305mm Mortar Battery (2 205mm mortars) 15th 305mm Mortar Battery (2 205mm mortars) 225th Trench Mortar Detachment (6 mortars) 226th Trench Mortar Detachment (6 mortars) 119th Medium Trench Mortar Detachment (4 mortars) Guard Heavy Trench Mortar Detachment (2 mortars)

XXXXI Reserve Corps: General der Infanterie von Francois 81st Reserve Division: Generalmajor von Stocken (263 officers/11,133 men) 81st Reserve Brigade: Oberstleutnant von Lorne von St. Ange 267th Reserve Regiment 268th Reserve Regiment 269th Reserve Regiment Cavalry: 81st Reserve Cavalry Detachment 4/7th Dragoon Regiment 81st Artillery Brigade: Oberst Hellwig 67th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment (3 77mm gun btrys & 3 105mm howitzer btrys) 68th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment (3 77mm gun btrys & 3 105mm howitzer btrys) Engineers 84th Reserve Pioneer Company 85th Reserve Pioneer Company 82nd Reserve Division: Generalmajor Fabarius (298 officers/11,338 men) 82nd Reserve Brigade: Oberst Kaupert 270th Reserve Regiment 271st Reserve Regiment 272nd Reserve Regiment Cavalry 82nd Reserve Cavalry Detachment 4/7th Uhlan Regiment 82nd Artillery Brigade: Oberst Lepper 69th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment (3 77mm gun btrys & 3 105mm howitzer btrys) 70th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment (3 77mm gun btrys & 3 105mm howitzer btrys)

2 Engineers 86th Reserve 1st Company, 18th Pioneer Battalion

Support Troops 2/3rd Foot Artillery Regiment (3-150mm btrys) Austrian Troops 1 150mm Howitzer Battery (4 150mm howitzers) 1 120mm Gun Battery (4-120mm guns) Attached German Troops 7th Btry, 1st Bavarian Reserve Foot Artillery (4-100mm guns) 3/1st Foot Artillery Regiment (2 btrys, 4-210mm mortars ea) 229th Light Trench Mortar Detachment (6 mortars) 230th Light Trench Mortar Detachment (6 mortars) 120th Medium Trench Mortar Detachment (4 mortars) 35th Heavy Trench Mortar Detachment (2 mortars) Kneussl Combined Corps: Generalmajor Ritter von Kneussl 11th Bavarian Division: Generalmajor Ritter von Kneussel (348 officers/12,634 men) 21st Bavarian Brigade: Generalmajor Ritter von Schoch 3rd Bavarian Regiment 22nd Bavarian Regiment 13th Bavarian Reserve Regiment Cavalry 1/2nd Bavarian Chevauleger Regiment 4/7th Bavarian Chevauleger Regiment 3/7th Bavarian Dragoon Regiment Artillery 21st Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment (6-77mm gun btrys) Engineers 19th Bavarian Pioneer Company 21st Bavarian Pioneer Company Suppport Troops: 5th Btry, 2nd Reserve Foot Artillery Regiment 119th Division: Generalmajor von Behr (276 officers/10,352 men) 237th Brigade: Generalmajor von Stuer 46th Infantry Regiment 58th Infantry Regiment 46th Reserve Regiment Cavalry: 3/7th Uhlan Regiment 3/1st Uhlan Regiment 4/Königsjäger zu Pferd Regiment Artillery Brigade: 237th Field Artillery Regiment (6 77mm gun btrys) Engineers: 237th Pioneer Company 4th Company, 21st Pioneer Battalion

3 Support Troops: 3rd Btry, 2nd Reserve Foot Battalion Austrian Troops 2 Mountain Batteries (8 guns) 1 Mountain Howitzer Battery (4 howitzers) 1 120mm Battery (4-120mm guns) 2 150mm Howitzer Batteries (8 150mm howitzers) Attached German Troops: 1/4th Foot Artillery Regiment (3 btrys, 4-150mm howitzers ea) 2/14th Reserve Foot Artillery Regiment (2 heavy btrys, 4 150mm howtizers ea) 3/4th Reserve Foot Artillery Regiment (4 btrys, 4-210mm mortars ea) 3/14th Reserve Foot Artillery Regiment (4 btrys, 4-210mm mortars ea) 215th Light Trench Mortar Companies (6 mortars) 216th Light Trench Mortar Companies (6 mortars) 101st Bavarian Medium Trench Mortar Company (4 mortars) 1st Bavarian Heavy Trench Mortar Company (2 mortars) X Army Corps: General der Infanterie von Emmich Corps Troops: 21st Field Aviation Detachment 2/20th Foot Artillery Regiment (3-btrys, 4-150mm howitzers ea) 19th Division: Generalleutnant Hofmann (195 officers/8,786 men) 37th Brigade 78th Infantry Regiment 91st Infantry Regiment 38th Brigade 73rd Fusilier Regiment 74th Infantry Regiment Cavalry 17th Hussar Regiment (3 sqns) 19th Artillery Brigade 26th Field Artillery Regiment 62nd Field Artillery Regiment 1st Pioneer Battalion, No. 10 Field Company, 10th Pioneer Battalion 19th Pontoon Engineers 19th Telephone Detachment 20th Division: Generalleutnant Ritter und Edler von Delinger (258 officers/0,782 men) 39th Brigade 79th Infantry Regiment 164th Infantry Regiment 40th Brigade 77th Infantry Regiment 92nd Infantry Regiment Cavalry

4 17th Hussar Regiment (3 sqns) 20th Artillery Brigade 10th Field Artillery Regiment 46th Field Artillery Regiment 1st Pioneer Battalion No. 10 Field Company, 10th Pioneer Battalion 20th Pontoon Engineers 20th Telephone Detachment VI Corps: Feldmarschalleutnant von Arz 12th Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Kestranek (623 officers/15,701 men) 23rd Brigade: Generalmajor von Metz 1/,2/,3/,4/56th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/100th Infantry Regiment 24th Brigade: Generalmajor von Puchalski 2/,3/3rd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/20th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/57th Infantry Regiment Division Cavalry: 2/,4/4th Mounted Schützen Regiment 12th Field Artillery Brigade: Oberst von Dobner 1st-6th Btrys, 1st Field Artillery Regiment (36 guns) 2nd Div/1st Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys, 12 guns) 6th Heavy Field Howitzer Division (4 guns) 12th 120mm Fortress Battery (4 guns) 39th Honved Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Hadfy (602 officers/15,033 men) 77th Honved Brigade: Generalmajor von Molnar 1/,2/,3/9th Honved Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/11th Honved Infantry Regiment 78th Honved Brigade: Oberst Daubner 1/,2/,3/10th Honved Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/16th Honved Infantry Regiment Division Cavalry: 1/,2/15th Hussar Regiment 39th Field Artillery Brigade: Oberst von Novolny 18th Field Artillery Regiment (4 btrys, 6 guns ea) 3rd Honved Field Artillery Regiment (4 btrys, 6 guns ea) 3rd Company, 5th Sapper Battalion 1st Company, 3rd Pioneer Battalion Assigned German Troops 2/8th Reserve Foot Artillery Regiment (3 btrys, 4-150mm howitzers each) 3/20th Reserve Foot Artillery Regiment (2 btrys, 4-100mm guns ea) 2nd Btry, 14th Reserve Foot Artillery Regiment (4-100mm guns) 221st Light Trench Mortar Company (6 mortars) 222nd Light Trench Mortar Company (6 mortars)

5 112th Medium Trench Mortar Company (4 mortars) Assigned Austrian Troops: 11th Mortar Battery (2 guns) 13th Mortar Battery (2 guns) 11th Austro-Hungarian Honved Cavarly Division: Feldmarschal- Leutnant Graf Bissingen 22nd Honved Brigade: Generalmajor Czito 2nd Honved Hussar Regiment 3rd Honved Hussar Regiment 24th Honved Brigade: Oberst Flohr 5th Honved Hussar Regiment 9th Honved Hussar Regiment Artillery: 1st Honved Horse Artillery division (3 btrys - 12 guns) 2nd Honved Bicycle Company

3rd Austro-Hungarian Army: General der Infantrie von Boroevic III Corps: General der Infanterie von Colerus 28th Infantry Division: Generalmajor von Hinke 55th Brigade: Oberst Gheri 87th Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 97th Infantry Regiment (4 bns) 20th Feldjäger Battalion 56th Brigade: Generalmajor von Haustein 27th Infantry Regiment (4 bns) 47th Infantry Regiment (4 bns) 7th Feldjäger Battalion Division Cavalry: 1/,3/5th Dragoon Regiment (252 men) 28th Field Artillery Brigade: (44 guns) 8th Field Artillery Regiment (5 btrys) 2nd Div/3rd Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys) Total: 8,259 rifles 22nd Schützen Division: Generalmajor Schmidt von Fussina 43rd Schützen Brigade: Generalmajor Nemeczek 3rd Schützen Regiment (3 bns) 26th Schützen Regiment (3 bns) (some unknown battalions were probably gone) 44th Schützen Brigade: Oberst Zahradniczek 1st Mountain Schützen Regiment (5 bns, with 3 Machinegun detachments) 2nd Mountain Schützen Regiment (4 bns, with 2 Machinegun detachments) (some unknown battalions were probably gone) Division Cavalry: 2/,4/5th Dragoon Regiment (258) 22nd Field Artillery Brigade: (54 guns) 7th Field Artillery Regiment (4 btrys) 22nd Field Artillery Regiment (2 btrys) 22nd Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys)

6 3rd Heavy Field Howitzer Division (2 btrys) Total: 12 bns, 8,775 rifles Corps Support: 1 sqn (126 men) & 1 btry (4 guns) 4th Cavalry Division: Generalmajor Berndt 18th Brigade: Oberst Kopecek 9th Dragoon Regiment (6 sqns) 13th Uhlan Regiment (6 sqns) 21st Brigade: Generalmajor Graf Marenzi 15th Dragoon Regiment (6 sqns) 1st Uhlan Regiment (6 sqns) Artillery: 11th Horse Artillery division (3 btrys- 12 guns) 1/2 unidentified battery (2 guns) Total: 1 unidentified battalion (410 rifles) 16 sqns (1,592 cavalry) VII Corps: General der Kavallerie Erzherzog Joseph 17th Infantry Division: Generalmajor von le Beau 34th Brigade: Oberst von Henneberg 33rd Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 46th Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 4 1/2 unidentified battalions Division Cavalry: 1/,2/7th Hussar Regiment (187 men) 17th Field Artillery Brigade: (52 guns) 19th Field Artillery Regiment (4 btrys) 1st Div/7th Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys) 4 unidentified batteries 20th Honved Infantry Division: Generalmajor Nagy 81st Brigade: Generalmajor Perneczky 1st Honved Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 17th Honved Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 4 unidentified battalions Division Cavalry: 4th Honved Hussar Regiment (1 sqn-133 men) 20th Field Artillery Brigade: (40 guns) 1st Div/20th Field Artillery Regiment (2 btrys) 8th Honved Field Artillery Regiment (5 btrys) 1st Cavalry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Peteani von Steinberg 7th Brigade: Generalmajor de Ruiz 4th Hussar Regiment 12th Hussar Regiment additional unknown cavalry units total 16 sqns, 1,320 men 1 unknown foot bn (357 rifles) Artillery: 7th Horse Artillery Division (3 btrys - 12 guns)

7 1 unidentified battery (4 guns) X Corps: Feldmarschalleutnant von Krautwald 2nd Infantry Division: Generalmajor von Langer (5,869 men) 3rd Brigade: Oberst Klein 40th Infantry Regiment 4th Bosnisch-Herzgowinisdh Infantry Regiment 4th Feldjäger Battalion 4th Brigade: Oberst Prusenowsky 89th Infantry Regiment 90th Infantry Regiment Division Cavalry:(330 men) 5/,6/3rd Mounted Schützen Regiment 2 unidentified squadrons 2nd Field Artillery Brigade: (42 guns) 29th Field Artillery Regiment (5 btrys) 1st Div/10th Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys) Total: 11 1/2 bns, 8,150 rifles 21st Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant von Manns-Au (7,171 men) 47th Brigade: Generalmajor Unschuld von Melasfeld 9th Infantry Regiment 45th Infantry Regiment 48th Brigade: Oberst von Vidulovic 10th Infantry Regiment 77th Infantry Regiment Division Cavalry: (163 men) 3/,4/3rd Mounted Schützen Regiment 1 unidentified squadron 21st Field Artillery Brigade: (46 guns) 30th Field Artillery Regiment (5 btrys) 2nd Div/10th Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys) 1 unidentified battery 34th Infantry Division: Generalmajor von Birkenhain 67th Brigade: Generalmajor von Lauingen 61st Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 93rd Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 4 unidentified battalions Division Cavalry: (274 men) 4/,5/12th Hussar Regiment 1 unidentified squadron 34th Field Artillery Brigade: (8 guns) 2nd Div/7th Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys) 43rd Schützen Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Schmidt von Georgenegg (6,131 men) 59th Brigade: Generalmajor Kroupa 24th Infantry Regiment

8 41st Infantry Regiment 86th Schützen Brigade: Generalmajor Jesser 20th Schützen Regiment 22nd Schützen Regiment 36th Schützen Regiment Division Cavalry: (240 men) 4/,5/1st Mounted Schützen Regiment 43rd Field Artillery Brigade: (50 guns) 31st Field Artillery Regiment (5 btrys) 43rd Field Artillery Division (2 btrys) 43rd Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys) 6/1th Sapper Battalion Total: 13 bns, 10,650 rifles Corps Support: 4 btrys (14 guns) XVII Corps: General der Infanterie Kritek 121st Brigade: Oberst von Löftner 1st Kaiser Jäger Regiment (3 bns) 27th Feldjäger Battalion 1 1/2 unidentified battalions 1 unidentified squadron (100) 5 unidentified batteries (28 guns) 2,600 rifles 41st Honved Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Schay 40th Honved Brigade: Generalmajor Foglar 12th Honved Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 32nd Honved Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 82nd Honved Brigade: Generalmajor Schamschula 20th Honved Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 31st Honved Infantry Regiment (3 bns) Division Cavalry: 5/,6/4th Honved Hussar Regiment (195 men) 41st Field Artillery Brigade: (27 guns) 2nd Div/12th Field Artillery Regiment (3 btrys) 7th Field Artillery Regiment (4 btrys) one unidentified battery was detached Total: 9,300 rifles

4th Army: General der Infanterie Erzherzog Joseph Ferdinand XIV Corps: Feldmarschalleutnant Roth 3rd Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant HOrsetzky (11,980 men) 5th Brigade: Oberst von Merten 28th Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 59th Infantry Regiment (4 bns) 15th Brigade: Oberst Fischer 14th Infantry Regiment (4 bns) 2nd Infantry Regiment (4 bns) Division Cavalry: 1/,2/6th Mounted Schützen Regiment (139 men) 3rd Field Artillery Brigade: (49 guns) 42nd Field Artillery Regiment (5 btrys)

9 2nd Div/14th Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys with mountian howitzers) 5 1/2 unidentified batteries 8th Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Fabini (8,580 men) 96th Brigade: Generalmajor Rziha (4,827 rifles) 3rd Kaiser Jäger Regiment (3 bns) 4th Kaiser Jäger Regiment (3 bns) 2 unidentified battalions Division Cavalry: 3/,4/6th Mounted Schützen Regiment (224 men) 8th Field Artillery Brigade: (64 guns) 41st Field Artillery Regiment (5 btrys) 1st Div/14th Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys) 5 unidentified batteries Morgenstern Group: 8 Landsturm Battalions Stöger-Steiner Group: 31 Landsturm Battalions 7 Squadrons 10 Light Batteries 3 heavy Batteries German 47th Reserve Division: Generalleutnant von Besser 13 bns, 11,197 rifles, 1 sqn, 93 cavalry, 13 btrys 52 guns. 93rd Reserve Brigade 1/,2/,3/217th Reserve Regiment 1/,2/,3/218th Reserve Regiment 94th Reserve Brigade 1/,2/,3/219th Reserve Regiment 1/,2/,3/220th Reserve Regiment Attached 19th Reserve Jäger Battalion Cavalry 47th Reserve Cavalry Detachment Artillery Brigade 47th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment (9 btrys) Engineers 47th Reserve Pioneer Company 47th Reserve Pontoon Engineers Medical 47th Reserve Ambulance Company Royal Austrian Landsturm Group Oberst Grzesicki 3 bns - 2,108 rifles Corps Support: 1 sqn (80 men), 4 1/2 bns, 13 guns IX Corps: Feldmarschalleutnant Kralicek 10th Infantry Division: Generalmajor von Mercenseffy (11,848 men) 19th Brigade: Generalmajor Iwanski von Iwanina 36th Infantry Regiment (4 bns) 98th Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 2nd Feldjäger Battalion (some unknown units were detached) 20th Brigade: Generalmajor Reymann

10 18th Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 21st Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 12th Feldjäger Battalion (some unknown units were detached) Division Cavalry: 5/,6/2nd Mounted Schützen Regiment (172 men) 10th Field Artillery Brigade: (32 guns) 25th Field Artillery Regiment (5 btrys) 1st Div/9th Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys) 13th Schützen Division: Feldmarschalleutnant von Kreysa 25th Brigade: Oberst Mader 1st Schützen Regiment (3 bns) 24th Schützen Regiment (3 bns) (some unknown battalions were no longer present) 26th Brigade: Generalmajor von Szekely 14th Schützen Regiment (3 bns) 25th Schützen Regiment (3 bns) (some unknown battalions were no longer present) Division Cavalry: 5/,6/6th Mounted Schützen Regiment (170 men) 13th Field Artillery Brigade: (52 guns) 4th Field Artillery Regiment (4 btrys) 13th Field Artillery Regiment (2 btrys) Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys) one unidentified battery Total: 8 bns, 6,132 rifles 26th Schützen Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Lischka 51st Schützen Brigade: Oberst Spielvogel 11th Schützen Regiment (3 bns) 12th Schützen Regiment (3 bns) 30th Schützen Regiment (3 bns) (some unknown battalions were no longer present) 52nd Schützen Brigade: Oberst Meisel 9th Schützen Regiment (3 bns) 10th Schützen Regiment (3 bns) (some unknown battalions were no longer present) Division Cavalry: (190 men) 1/,2/,2nd Mounted Schützen Regiment one unidentified squadron 26th Field Artillery Brigade: (52 guns) 26th Field Artillery Regiment (4 btrys) 26th Field Artillery Division (2 btrys) 26th Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys) one unidentified battery Army Support Troops: 88th Infantry Regiment (2)(1,656 rifles) 5th Field Artillery Regiment (5 btrys)

11 Polish Legion: Oberst Pilsudski (6 bns, 1 sqn & 1 btry) Army Reserve: Generalmajor von Sezende (9,614 men) 9 Battalions

Histories of Two Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army Which Participated in the War (1914-1918), Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1920.

German Reichsarchivs, Gorlice, Druck und Verlag von Gerhard Stalling, Berlin, 1930.

Glaise-Horstenau, E., Osterreich-Ungarns Letzter Krieg, 1914- 1918, Austrian Militarwissenschaftlichen Mitteilungen, Viennw, 1931.