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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| II Corps | 3rd Division | 5th Infantry Brigade | 2nd (1st Pomeranian) Grenadiers "King Frederick William IV" | Stettin |
| 9th (2nd Pomeranian) Colberg Grenadiers "Count Gneisenau" | Stargard in Pommern | |||
| 54th (7th Pomeranian) Infantry "von der Goltz" | Kolberg, III Bn at Köslin | |||
| 6th Infantry Brigade | 34th (Pomeranian) Fusiliers "Queen Victoria of Sweden" | Stettin, II Bn at Swinemünde | ||
| 42nd (5th Pomeranian) Infantry "Prince Maurice of Anhalt-Dessau" | Stralsund, III Bn at Greifswald | |||
| 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | 2nd (1st Pomeranian) Field Artillery | Kolberg, Belgard | ||
| 38th (Vorpommersches) Field Artillery | Stettin | |||
| 3rd Cavalry Brigade | 2nd (Pomeranian) Cuirassiers “Queen” | Pasewalk | ||
| 9th (2nd Pomeranian) Uhlans | Demmin | |||
| 4th Division | 7th Infantry Brigade | 14th (3rd Pomeranian) Infantry "Count Schwerin" | Bromberg | |
| 149th (6th West Prussian) Infantry | Schneidemühl, III Bn at Deutsch-Krone | |||
| 8th Infantry Brigade | 49th (6th Pomeranian) Infantry | Gnesen | ||
| 140th (4th West Prussian) Infantry | Hohensalza | |||
| 4th Field Artillery Brigade | 17th (2nd Pomeranian) Field Artillery | Bromberg | ||
| 53rd (Hinterpommersches) Field Artillery | Bromberg, Hohensalza | |||
| 4th Cavalry Brigade | 3rd (Neumark) Mounted Grenadiers "Baron Derfflinger" | Bromberg | ||
| 12th (2nd Brandenburg) Dragoons "von Arnim" | Gnesen | |||
| Corps Troops | 2nd (1st Pomeranian) Foot Artillery "von Hindersin" | Swinemünde, Emden | ||
| 15th (2nd Pomeranian) Foot Artillery | Bromberg, Graudenz | |||
| 2nd (Pomeranian) Pioneer Battalion | Stettin | |||
| 2nd (Pomeranian) Train Battalion | Altdamm |
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