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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IV Corps | 7th Division | 13th Infantry Brigade | 26th (1st Magdeburg) Infantry "Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Dessau" | Magdeburg |
| 66th (3rd Magdeburg) Infantry | Magdeburg | |||
| 14th Infantry Brigade | 27th (2nd Magdeburg) Infantry "Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia" | Halberstadt | ||
| 165th (5th Hannover) Infantry | Quedlinburg, II Bn at Blankenburg | |||
| 7th Field Artillery Brigade | 4th (Magdeburg) Field Artillery "Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria" | Magdeburg | ||
| 40th (Altmark) Field Artillery | Burg | |||
| 7th Cavalry Brigade | 10th (Magdeburg) Hussars | Stendal | ||
| 16th (Altmark) Uhlans "Hennigs von Treffenfeld" | Salzwedel, Gardelegen | |||
| 8th Division | 15th Infantry Brigade | 36th (Magdeburg) Fusiliers "General Field Marshal Count Blumenthal" | Halle, II Bn at Bernburg | |
| 93rd (Anhalt) Infantry | Dessau, II Bn at Zerbst | |||
| 16th Infantry Brigade | 72nd (4th Thuringian) Infantry | Torgau, III Bn at Eilenburg | ||
| 153rd (8th Thuringian) Infantry | Altenburg, III Bn at Merseburg | |||
| 8th Field Artillery Brigade | 74th (Torgau) Field Artillery | Torgau, Wittenberg | ||
| 75th (Mansfeld) Field Artillery | Halle | |||
| 8th Cavalry Brigade | 7th (Magdeburg) Cuirassiers "von Seydlitz" | Halberstadt, Quedlinburg | ||
| 12th (Thuringian) Hussars | Torgau | |||
| Corps Troops | 4th (Magdeburg) Jäger Battalion "von Neumann" | Naumburg (Saale) | ||
| 4th (Magdeburg) Foot Artillery "Encke" | Magdeburg | |||
| 4th (Magdeburg) Pioneer Battalion | Magdeburg | |||
| 4th (Magdeburg) Train Battalion | Magdeburg | |||
| Halle an der Saale Defence Command (Landwehr-Inspektion) |
Halle |
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