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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XX Corps | 37th Division | 73rd Infantry Brigade | 147th (2nd Masurian) Infantry | Lyck, III Bn at Lötzen |
| 151st (2nd Ermland) Infantry | Sensburg, III Bn at Bischofsburg | |||
| 75th Infantry Brigade | 146th (1st Masurian) Infantry | Allenstein | ||
| 150th (1st Ermland) Infantry | Allenstein | |||
| 37th Field Artillery Brigade | 73rd (1st Masurian) Field Artillery | Allenstein | ||
| 82nd (2nd Masurian) Field Artillery | Rastenburg, Lötzen | |||
| 37th Cavalry Brigade | 10th (East Prussian) Dragoons "King Albert of Saxony" | Allenstein | ||
| 11th (Pomeranian) Dragoons "von Wedel" | Lyck | |||
| 41st Division | 72nd Infantry Brigade | 18th (1st Posen) Infantry "von Grolman" | Osterode | |
| 59th (4th Posen) Infantry "Baron Hiller von Gaertringen" | Deutsch-Eylau, Soldau | |||
| 74th Infantry Brigade | 148th (5th West Prussian) Infantry | Elbing, III Bn at Braunsberg | ||
| 152nd (1st Alsasian) Infantry "Teutonic Order" | Marienburg, III Bn at Stuhm | |||
| 41st Field Artillery Brigade | 35th (1st West Prussian) Field Artillery | Deutsch-Eylau | ||
| 79th (3rd East Prussian) Field Artillery | Osterode | |||
| 41st Cavalry Brigade | 5th (West Prussian) Cuirassiers "Duke Frederick Eugene of Württemberg" | Riesenburg | ||
| 4th (1st Pomeranian) Uhlans "von Schmidt" | Thorn | |||
| Corps Troops | 1st (East Prussian) Jäger Battalion "Graf Yorck von Wartenberg" | Ortelsburg | ||
| 2nd Fortress Machine Gun Abteilung | Lötzen (Fortress Boyen) | |||
| 23rd (2nd West Prussian) (Fortress-)Pioneer Battalion | Graudenz | |||
| 26th (Masurian) Pioneer Battalion | Graudenz | |||
| 20th (Masurian) Train Battalion | Marienburg | |||
| Allenstein Defence Command (Landwehr-Inspektion) |
Allenstein |
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