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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XVIII Corps | 21st Division | 41st Infantry Brigade | 87th (1st Nassau) Infantry | Mainz |
| 88th (2nd Nassau) Infantry | Mainz, II Bn at Hanau | |||
| 42nd Infantry Brigade | 80th (Kurhessian) Fusiliers "von Gersdorff" | Wiesbaden, II Bn at Bad Homburg | ||
| 81st (1st Kurhessian) Infantry "Landgrave Frederick I of Hesse-Cassel" | Frankfurt am Main | |||
| 21st Field Artillery Brigade | 27th (1st Nassau) Field Artillery "Oranien" | Mainz, Wiesbaden | ||
| 63rd (2nd Nassau) Field Artillery | Frankfurt am Main | |||
| 21st Cavalry Brigade | 6th (Magdeburg) Dragoons | Mainz | ||
| 6th (Thuringian) Uhlans | Hanau | |||
| 25th Division | 49th Infantry Brigade | 115th (1st Grand Ducal Hessian) Lifeguard Infantry | Darmstadt | |
| 116th (2nd Grand Ducal Hessian) Infantry "Emperor William" | Gießen | |||
| 168th (5th Grand Ducal Hessian) Infantry | Offenbach, I Bn at Butzbach, III Bn at Friedberg | |||
| 50th Infantry Brigade | 117th (3rd Grand Ducal Hessian) Life Infantry "Grand Duchess" | Mainz | ||
| 118th (4th Grand Ducal Hessian) Infantry "Prince Charles" | Worms | |||
| 25th Field Artillery Brigade | 25th (1st Grand Ducal Hessian) Field Artillery | Darmstadt | ||
| 61st (2nd Grand Ducal Hessian) Field Artillery | Darmstadt, Babenhausen | |||
| 25th Cavalry Brigade | 23rd Guards Dragoons (1st Grand Ducal Hessian) | Darmstadt | ||
| 24th Life Dragoons (2nd Grand Ducal Hessian) | Darmstadt | |||
| Corps Troops | 8th Fortress Machine Gun Abteilung | Mainz | ||
| 3rd (General-Feldzeugmeister) (Brandenburg) Foot Artillery | Mainz | |||
| 21st (1st Nassau) Pioneer Battalion | Mainz | |||
| 25th (2nd Nassau) (Fortress-)Pioneer Battalion | Mainz | |||
| 7th (Royal Saxon) (Fortress-) Telephone Company | Mainz | |||
| 18th (Grand Ducal Hessian) Train Battalion | Darmstadt | |||
| 2nd Railway Regiment | Hanau | |||
| 3rd Railway Regiment | Hanau |
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