The V Cavalry Corps ( literally: Higher Cavalry Command 5) was a formation of the German Army in World War I.
V Cavalry Corps During the Courland Offensive a wide gap opened between the Army of the Niemen and 10th Army. Set up by the Army of the Niemen as temporary Cavalry Corps Schmettow, commanded by Generalleutnant Egon Graf von Schmettow. Established 18 August 1915. Redesignated 20 November 1916 as 58th Corps (z.b.V.).General Commands for Special Use Generalkommandos zur besonderen Verwendung (Genkdo z.b.V.)
58th Corps 58th Corps (z.b.V.)Note that Corps (z.b.V.) were designated with Arabic, not Roman, numerals. was formed on 20 November 1916 by the redesignation of V Cavalry Corps. As the need for large mounted cavalry formations diminished as the war went on, the existing Cavalry Corps increasingly took on the characteristics of a normal Corps Command. This culminated in them being redesignated as "General Commands for Special Use" Generalkommandos zur besonderen Verwendung (Genkdo z.b.V.).
By the end of the war, the Corps was serving on the Western Front as part of the 5th Army with the following composition: 240th Division 15th Bavarian Division 52nd Division 31st Division
Commanders V Cavalry Corps / 58th Corps had the following commanders during its existence:The Prussian Machine, HKK Accessed: 20 May 2012The Prussian Machine, GenKdo Accessed: 20 May 2012German War History Accessed: 20 May 2012
Commander From ToGeneralleutnant Egon Graf von Schmettow21 August 19156 February 1918Generalleutnant 6 February 1918end of war
See also
German Army (German Empire) German Army order of battle, Western Front (1918) German cavalry in World War I
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