The XV Royal Bavarian Reserve Corps / XV Bavarian RK () was a corps level command of the Royal Bavarian Army, part of the German Army, in World War I.
History The Corps was formed on 1 September 1914 as the temporary Corps Eberhardt, named for its commander General der Infanterie Magnus von Eberhardt, military governor of Strasbourg, then in the German Imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine.The Prussian Machine Accessed: 23 March 2012 On 1 December 1914, it was established as XV Reserve Corps and, on 1 September 1916, it was renamed as XV Bavarian Reserve Corps. It was still in existence at the end of the war in Armee-Abteilung A, Heeresgruppe Herzog Albrecht von Württemberg on the Western Front.
On 15 September 1914, Corps Eberhardt totalled 43 battalions, 6 squadrons, 30 batteries (172 guns) & 9 Pioneer companies. It was organized as follows:
Corps Division Brigade Units Korps Eberhardt Donon-Brigade Reserve Infantry Regiment 70 (2 Btns) III. Battalion/ Landwehr Infantry Regiment 120 Ersatz Battalion/ Landwehr Infantry Regiment 99 1st Squadron/ Reserve Hussar Regiment 9 1st Battery/ Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilung 13 One Battery, 9-cm cannons (8 guns) Landwehr Pioneer Battalion 15 (2 Cos.) Ersatz Pioneer Co. 15 Landsturm Pioneer Co., XV A.K. 30th Reserve Division 10th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Brigade Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 11 (2 Btns) Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 14 55th Ersatz BrigadeMobilized as an independent brigade 55th, 56th, 57th, 58th, 82nd & 84th Brigade Ersatz Btns. Cavalry Ersatz Abteilung Karlsruhe (1/3 sq.) Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilungen 14 & 76 (each 2 Btys) 5th Bavarian Ersatz BrigadeMobilized as part of the Bavarian Ersatz Division 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th Bavarian Brigade Ersatz Battalions Cavalry Ersatz Abteilung Landau (1/3 sq.) 2nd & 12th Bavarian Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilungen (each 2 Btys) 42nd Landwehr Brigade II Battalion/ Landwehr Infantry Regiment 80 Landwehr Infantry Regiment 81Divisional Units 2nd Squadron/ Reserve Hussar Regiment 9 Ersatz Squadron/ Dragoon Regiment 20 Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilungen 15, 31, 51, 80 & 84 (each 2 Btys) Bavarian Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilung 4 (3 Btys) 5th Battery/ Reserve Foot Artillery Rgt. 10 (heavy field howitzers) 3rd Battery/ Reserve Foot Artillery Rgt. 14 (10-cm cannons) 4th & 1st Reserve Cos./ Pioneer Battalion 15 Bavarian Ersatz Division 1st Bavarian Ersatz Brigade 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Bavarian Brigade Ersatz Battalions Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 4 (4 Btns) Cavalry Ersatz Abteilung Munich (1/3 sq.) 1st & 4th Bavarian Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilungen (each 2 Btys) 2nd Ersatz Co./ Bavarian Pioneer Battalion 1 9th Bavarian Ersatz Brigade 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th Bavarian Brigade Ersatz Battalions Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 15 II. Battalion/ Reserve Infantry Regiment 60 Cavalry Ersatz Abteilung Nuremberg (1/3 sq.) 8th & 10th Bavarian Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilungen (each 2 Btys) 1st Ersatz Co./ Bavarian Pioneer Battalion 3 Divisional Units 3rd Squadron/ Reserve Hussar Regiment 9 Bavarian Cavalry Ersatz Abteilung Bavarian Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilungen 1 (2 Btys), 2 & 3 (each 3 Btys) 7th Battery/ Foot Artillery Rgt. 13 (10-cm cannons) 3rd Battery/ Reserve Foot Artillery 13 (heavy field howitzers) 2nd Bavarian Ersatz Pioneer Company Abteilung Ferling Brigade Rekowski I. & II. Battalions/ Landwehr Infantry Regiment 120 I. & III. Battalions/ Landwehr Infantry Regiment 80 III. Battalion/ Landwehr Infantry Regiment 71 One Landwehr Squadron 2nd Battery/ Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilung 13 2nd Battery/ Bavarian Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilung 1 4th Battery/ Reserve Foot Artillery Rgt 14 (10-cm cannons) 2nd Reserve Co./ Pioneer Battalion 15
On 10 December 1914, XV Reserve Corps was organized as follows:
Corps Division Brigade Units XV Reserve Corps 30th Reserve Division 10th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Brigade Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 11 (2 Btns) Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 14 5th Bavarian Ersatz Brigade 2nd Bavarian Ersatz RegimentComposed of the 7th & 8th Bavarian Brigade Ersatz Battalions 4th Bavarian Ersatz RegimentComposed of the 5th & 6th Bavarian Brigade Ersatz Battalions Divisional Units 1st & 2nd Squadrons/ Reserve Hussar Regiment 9 Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilungen 31, 51 & 80 4th Co./ Pioneer Battalion 15 Attached: 3rd Battery/ Reserve Foot Artillery Rgt. 14 (10-cm cannons) 39th Reserve DivisionEarlier Division v. Rekowski 1st Bavarian Ersatz Brigade 1st Bavarian Ersatz RegimentComposed of the 1st, 3rd & 4th Bavarian Brigade Ersatz Battalions 3rd Bavarian Ersatz RegimentComposed of the 10th, 11th & 12th Bavarian Brigade Ersatz Battalions 9th Bavarian Ersatz Brigade 2nd & 9th Bavarian Brigade Ersatz Battalions Landwehr Infantry Regiment 81 Divisional Units 3rd Squadron/ Reserve Hussar Regiment 9 Bavarian Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilung 10 2nd Battery/ Bavarian Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilung 4 1st Battery/ Bavarian Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilung 8 2nd Ersatz Co./ Bavarian Pioneer Battalion 1 1st Ersatz Co./ Bavarian Pioneer Battalion 3 Attached: 5th Battery/ Reserve Foot Artillery Rgt. 10 (heavy field howitzers), 2/3 2nd Battery/ Bavarian Landwehr Foot Artillery Btl 1. (heavy field howitzers), 7th Battery/ Foot Artillery Rgt. 13 (10-cm cannons), 1/2 1st Battery/ Reserve Foot Artillery Rgt. 10 (13-cm cannons), 2nd Landwehr Pioneer Co., XIII A.K. Attached 52nd Landwehr BrigadeEarlier Abteilung Ferling Landwehr Infantry Regiment 80 Ersatz Infantry Regiment 29Composed of the 58th, 82nd & 84th Brigade Ersatz Battalions 1st Landwehr Squadron, XIV A.K. 2nd Battery/ Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilung 13 Attached: 2nd Battery/ Landwehr Foot Artillery Btl. 10 (heavy field howitzers), 4th Battery/ Reserve Foot Artillery Rgt 14 (10-cm cannons), 1/2 2nd Battery/ Reserve Foot Artillery Rgt. 10 (13-cm cannons), 2nd Reserve Co./ Pioneer Btl. 15, Pioneer Co. 14 84th Landwehr BrigadeEarlier Donon-Brigade I. & II. Battalions/ Reserve Infantry Regiment 70 Ersatz Battalion/ Landwehr Infantry Regiment 99 1st Battery/ Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilung 13 Attached: 1/3 2nd Bavarian Landwehr Foot Artillery Btl. 1 (heavy field howitzers), Landsturm Pioneer Co., XV A.K.
Commanders Korps Eberhardt / XV Reserve Corps / XV Bavarian Reserve Corps had the following commanders during its existence: From Rank Name 1 September 1914 General der Infanterie Magnus von Eberhardt16 October 1916 General der Artillerie Maximilian von HöhnPromoted to General der Artillerie on the same date.8 August 1918 Generalleutnant Paul von Kneussl
See also
Bavarian Army 30th Bavarian Reserve Division 39th Bavarian Reserve Division XV Corps (German Empire) German Army order of battle, Western Front (1918)
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