Peacetime Organisation
The 25 peacetime Corps of the German Army (Guards, I - XXI, I - III Bavarian) had a reasonably standardised organisation. Each consisted of two divisions with usually two infantry brigades, one field artillery brigade and a cavalry brigade each. Each brigade normally consisted of two regiments of the appropriate type, so each Corps normally commanded 8 infantry, 4 field artillery and 4 cavalry regiments. There were exceptions to this rule:
- V, VI, VII, IX and XIV Corps each had a 5th infantry brigade (so 10 infantry regiments)
- II, XIII, XVIII and XXI Corps had a 9th infantry regiment
- I, VI and XVI Corps had a 3rd cavalry brigade (so 6 cavalry regiments)
- the Guards Corps had 11 infantry regiments (in 5 brigades) and 8 cavalry regiments (in 4 brigades).
Each Corps also directly controlled a number of other units. This could include one or more
- Foot Artillery Regiment
- Jäger Battalion
- Pioneer Battalion
- Train Battalion
| Corps | Division | Brigade | Units | Garrison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Royal Bavarian Corps | 1st Royal Bavarian Division | 1st Bavarian Infantry Brigade | Royal Bavarian Infantry Lifeguards Regiment | Munich |
| 1st Royal Bavarian Infantry "King" | Munich | |||
| 2nd Bavarian Infantry Brigade | 2nd Royal Bavarian Infantry "Crown Prince" | Munich | ||
| 16th Royal Bavarian Infantry "Grand Duke Ferdinand of Tuscany" | Passau, Landshut | |||
| 1st Bavarian Field Artillery Brigade | 1st Royal Bavarian Field Artillery "Prince Regent Luitpold" | Munich | ||
| 7th Royal Bavarian Field Artillery "Prince Regent Luitpold" | Munich | |||
| 1st Bavarian Cavalry Brigade | 1st Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry "Prince Charles of Bavaria" | Munich | ||
| 2nd Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry "Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria" | Landshut | |||
| 2nd Royal Bavarian Division | 3rd Bavarian Infantry Brigade | 3rd Royal Bavarian Infantry "Prince Charles of Bavaria" | Augsburg | |
| 20th Royal Bavarian Infantry "Prince Francis" | Lindau, Kempten | |||
| 4th Bavarian Infantry Brigade | 12th Royal Bavarian Infantry "Prince Arnulf" | Neu-Ulm | ||
| 15th Royal Bavarian Infantry "King Frederick August of Saxony" | Neuburg an der Donau | |||
| 2nd Bavarian Field Artillery Brigade | 4th Royal Bavarian Field Artillery "King" | Augsburg | ||
| 9th Royal Bavarian Field Artillery | Freising | |||
| 2nd Bavarian Cavalry Brigade | 4th Royal Bavarian Chevau-légers "King" | Augsburg, Neu-Ulm | ||
| 8th Royal Bavarian Chevau-légers | Dillingen | |||
| Corps Troops | 1st Royal Bavarian Jäger Battalion | Freising | ||
| 1st Royal Bavarian Foot Artillery "vakant Bothmer" | Munich, Neu-Ulm | |||
| 1st Royal Bavarian Pioneer Battalion | Munich | |||
| Royal Bavarian Railway Battalion | Munich | |||
| 1st Royal Bavarian Telegraph Battalion | Munich | |||
| 2nd Royal Bavarian Telegraph Battalion | Augsburg | |||
| 1st Royal Bavarian Luft- u. Kraftfahrer Battalion | Munich | |||
| 1st Royal Bavarian Flieger Battalion | Oberschleißheim | |||
| 1st Royal Bavarian Train Abteilung | Munich | |||
| Munich Defence Command (Landwehr-Inspektion) |
Munich |
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