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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XIV Corps | 28th Division | 55th Infantry Brigade | 109th (1st Baden) Life Grenadiers | Karlsruhe |
| 110th (2nd Baden) Grenadiers "Emperor William I" | Mannheim, II Bn at Heidelberg | |||
| 56th Infantry Brigade | 40th (Hohenzollern) Fusiliers "Prince Charles Anton of Hohenzollern" | Rastatt | ||
| 111th (3rd Baden) Infantry "Margrave Ludwig William" | Rastatt | |||
| 28th Field Artillery Brigade | 14th (1st Baden) Field Artillery "Grand Duke" | Karlsruhe | ||
| 50th (3rd Baden) Field Artillery | Karlsruhe | |||
| 28th Cavalry Brigade | 20th (1st Baden) Life-Dragoons | Karlsruhe | ||
| 21st (2nd Baden) Dragoons | Bruchsal, Schwetzingen | |||
| 29th Division | 57th Infantry Brigade | 113th (5th Baden) Infantry | Freiburg im Breisgau | |
| 114th (6th Baden) Infantry "Emperor Frederick III" | Konstanz | |||
| 58th Infantry Brigade | 112th (4th Baden) Infantry "Prince William" | Mülhausen/Elsaß | ||
| 142nd (7th Baden) Infantry | Mülhausen/Elsaß, II Bn at Müllheim | |||
| 84th Infantry Brigade | 169th (8th Baden) Infantry | Lahr, II Bn at Villingen | ||
| 170th (9th Baden) Infantry | Offenburg, III Bn at Donaueschingen | |||
| 29th Field Artillery Brigade | 30th (2nd Baden) Field Artillery | Rastatt | ||
| 76th (5th Baden) Field Artillery | Freiburg im Breisgau | |||
| 29th Cavalry Brigade | 22nd (3rd Baden) Dragoons "Prince Charles" | Mülhausen/Elsaß | ||
| 5th Jäger zu Pferde | Mülhausen/Elsaß | |||
| Corps Troops | 14th (Baden) Foot Artillery | Straßburg, Müllheim | ||
| 14th (Baden) Pioneer Battalion | Kehl | |||
| 4th Telegraph Battalion | Karlsruhe, Freiburg im Breisgau | |||
| 4th Airship Battalion | Mannheim, Metz, Lahr, Friedrichshafen | |||
| 14th (Baden) Train Battalion | Durlach | |||
| Karlsruhe Defence Command (Landwehr-Inspektion) |
Karlsruhe |
14th (Baden) Foot Artillery was partially garrisoned in Straßburg (as part of XV Corps) and Müllheim (as part of XIV Corps). In addition, the 66th (4th Baden) Field Artillery was stationed in Lahr and Neubreisach as part of XV Corps.
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