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V Corps (German Empire)

Index V Corps (German Empire)

The V Army Corps / V AK (V.) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th century to World War I. Originating in 1815 as the General Command for the Grand Duchy of Posen (later called the Province of Posen) with headquarters in Posen. [1]

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  1. 87 relations: Abteilung, Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape, Alexander von Kluck, Armee-Abteilung C, Austro-Prussian War, ƚrem, Ć»agaƄ, Battle of Königgrätz, Battle of Sedan, Battle of the Frontiers, Battle of Wörth, Battle of Wissembourg (1870), Corps, Division (military), Eduard von Below, Franco-Prussian War, Friedrich August Peter von Colomb, Görlitz, Günther von Kirchbach, GƂogów, General of the Cavalry (Germany), General of the Infantry (Germany), Generalleutnant, German Army order of battle, Western Front (1918), German Empire, Grand Duchy of Posen, Grudziądz, Guards Cavalry Division (German Empire), Guards Corps (German Empire), Hermann von Strantz, Hugo von Kirchbach, I Corps (German Empire), II Corps (German Empire), Imperial German Army, IX Corps (German Empire), Jawor, Jäger (infantry), Jelenia Góra, Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz, Karl von Grolman, Königsberg, Krotoszyn, Legnica, Leszno, List of Imperial German artillery regiments, List of Imperial German cavalry regiments, List of Imperial German infantry regiments, LubaƄ, Lubin, Milicz, ... Expand index (37 more) »

  2. Military units and formations established in 1815

Abteilung

(abbrv. Abt.) is a German word that is often used for German or Swiss military formations and depending on its usage could mean detachment, department or battalion; it can also refer to a military division.

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Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape

Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape (2 February 1813 – 7 May 1895) was a Royal Prussian infantry Colonel-General with the special rank of Generalfeldmarschall.

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Alexander von Kluck

Alexander Heinrich Rudolph von Kluck (20 May 1846 – 19 October 1934) was a German general during World War I.

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Armee-Abteilung C

Armee-Abteilung Strantz / Armee-Abteilung C (Army Detachment C) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It served on the Western Front throughout its existence. V Corps (German Empire) and Armee-Abteilung C are military units and formations disestablished in 1919.

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Austro-Prussian War

The Austro-Prussian War, also by many variant names such as Seven Weeks' War, German Civil War, Brothers War or Fraternal War, known in Germany as Deutscher Krieg ("German War"), Deutscher Bruderkrieg ("German war of brothers") and by a variety of other names, was fought in 1866 between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, with each also being aided by various allies within the German Confederation.

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ƚrem

ƚrem (Schrimm) is a town on the Warta river in central Poland.

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Ć»agaƄ

Ć»agaƄ (French and Sagan, ZahaƄ, Saganum) is a town in western Poland, on the Bóbr river, with 25,731 inhabitants (2019).

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Battle of Königgrätz

The Battle of Königgrätz (or Sadowa) was the decisive battle of the Austro-Prussian War in which the Kingdom of Prussia defeated the Austrian Empire.

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Battle of Sedan

The Battle of Sedan was fought during the Franco-Prussian War from 1 to 2 September 1870.

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Battle of the Frontiers

The Battle of the Frontiers comprised battles fought along the eastern frontier of France and in southern Belgium, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War.

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Battle of Wörth

The Battle of Wörth, also known as the Battle of Reichshoffen or as the Battle of Frœschwiller, refers to the second battle of Wörth, which took place on 6 August 1870 in the opening stages of the Franco-Prussian War (the first Battle of Wörth occurred on 23 December 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars).

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Battle of Wissembourg (1870)

The Battle of Wissembourg or Battle of Weissenburg, the first of the Franco-Prussian War, was joined when three German army corps surprised the small French garrison at Wissembourg on 4 August 1870.

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Corps

Corps (plural corps; from French corps, from the Latin corpus "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization.

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Division (military)

A division is a large military unit or formation, usually consisting of between 10,000 and 25,000 soldiers.

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Eduard von Below

Eduard Georg Gustav von Below (29 December 1856 - 13 January 1942) was a German General of the Infantry who notably served in World War I.

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Franco-Prussian War

The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia.

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Friedrich August Peter von Colomb

Friedrich August Peter von Colomb (19 June 1775 – 12 November 1854) was a Prussian general.

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Görlitz

Görlitz (Zgorzelec, Zhorjelc, Zhoƙelec, East Lusatian dialects) is a town in the German state of Saxony.

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Günther von Kirchbach

Günther Emanuel Graf von Kirchbach (9 August 1850 – 6 November 1925) was a German Generaloberst who served during the First World War.

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GƂogów

GƂogów (Glogau, rarely Groß-Glogau, Hlohov, GƂogƍw) is a city in western Poland.

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General of the Cavalry (Germany)

General of the Cavalry (General der Kavallerie) was a General of the branch rank in the Imperial Army, the interwar Reichswehr, and the Wehrmacht.

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General of the Infantry (Germany)

General of the Infantry (General der Infanterie, abbr. General d. Inf.) is a former rank of the German army (Heer).

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Generalleutnant

Generalleutnant is the German-language variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries.

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German Army order of battle, Western Front (1918)

This is the German Army order of battle on the Western Front at the close of the war.

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German Empire

The German Empire, also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich or simply Germany, was the period of the German Reich from the unification of Germany in 1871 until the November Revolution in 1918, when the German Reich changed its form of government from a monarchy to a republic.

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Grand Duchy of Posen

The Grand Duchy of Posen (Großherzogtum Posen; Wielkie Księstwo PoznaƄskie) was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, created from territories annexed by Prussia after the Partitions of Poland, and formally established following the Napoleonic Wars in 1815.

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Grudziądz

Grudziądz (Graudentum, Graudentium, Graudenz) is a city in northern Poland, with 92,552 inhabitants (2021).

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Guards Cavalry Division (German Empire)

The Guards Cavalry Division (Garde-Kavallerie-Division) was a unit of the Prussian Army that was stationed in Berlin. V Corps (German Empire) and Guards Cavalry Division (German Empire) are military units and formations disestablished in 1919.

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Guards Corps (German Empire)

The Guards Corps/GK (Gardekorps) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th century to World War I. The Corps was headquartered in Berlin, with its units garrisoned in the city and nearby towns (Potsdam, Jüterbog, Döberitz). V Corps (German Empire) and Guards Corps (German Empire) are corps of Germany in World War I.

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Hermann von Strantz

Hermann Christian Wilhelm von Strantz (13 February 1853 in Nakel an der Netze – 3 November 1936 in Dessau) was a Prussian officer, and later General of Infantry during World War I. He was a recipient of Pour le Mérite.

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Hugo von Kirchbach

Hugo Ewald Graf von Kirchbach (23 May 1809 – 26 October 1887) was a Prussian general who commanded the Prussian V Corps during the Franco-Prussian War.

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I Corps (German Empire)

The I Army Corps / I AK (I.) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th Century to World War I. It was established with headquarters in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia). V Corps (German Empire) and i Corps (German Empire) are corps of Germany in World War I.

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II Corps (German Empire)

The II Army Corps / II AK (II.) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th Century to World War I. It was established on 3 April 1820 with headquarters initially in Berlin. V Corps (German Empire) and iI Corps (German Empire) are corps of Germany in World War I.

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Imperial German Army

The Imperial German Army (1871–1919), officially referred to as the German Army (Deutsches Heer), was the unified ground and air force of the German Empire.

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IX Corps (German Empire)

The IX Army Corps / IX AK (IX.) was a corps level command of the Prussian and German Armies before and during World War I. IX Corps was one of three formed in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War (the others being X Corps and XI Corps). V Corps (German Empire) and iX Corps (German Empire) are corps of Germany in World War I and military units and formations disestablished in 1919.

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Jawor

Jawor (Jauer) is a town in south-western Poland with 22,890 inhabitants (2019).

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Jäger (infantry)

Jäger (hunter; jäger) is a German military term referring to specific light infantry units.

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Jelenia Góra

Jelenia Góra (Hirschberg) is a historic city in southwestern Poland, within the historical region of Lower Silesia.

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Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz

Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz (27 December 1796 – 2 August 1877) was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall.

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Karl von Grolman

Karl Wilhelm Georg von Grolman(n) (30 July 1777 – 1 June 1843) was a Prussian general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.

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Königsberg

Königsberg (Królewiec, Karaliaučius, Kyonigsberg) is the historic German and Prussian name of the medieval city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia.

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Krotoszyn

Krotoszyn (Krotoschin, Ś§ŚšŚŚ˜ŚŚ©Ś™ŚŸ Krotoshin) is a town in west-central Poland with 29,485 inhabitants.

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Legnica

Legnica (Polish:; Liegnitz,; LigƄica; Lehnice; Lignitium) is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the Kaczawa River and the Czarna Woda.

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Leszno

Leszno is a historic city in western Poland, seat of Leszno County within the Greater Poland Voivodeship.

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List of Imperial German artillery regiments

This is a list of Imperial German artillery regiments before and during World War I. In peacetime, the Imperial German Army included 100 regiments of Field artillery (plus the Lehr instruction unit) and 24 regiments of Foot artillery (plus another Lehr instruction unit) who operated the heavier pieces.

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List of Imperial German cavalry regiments

This is a List of Imperial German cavalry regiments before and during World War I. In peacetime, the Imperial German Army included 110 regiments of cavalry.

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List of Imperial German infantry regiments

This is a list of Imperial German infantry regiments before and during World War I. In peacetime, the Imperial German Army included 217 regiments of infantry (plus the instruction unit, ''Lehr'' Infantry Battalion).

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LubaƄ

LubaƄ (Lauban; Lubáƈ), sometimes called LubaƄ ƚląski (Silesian LubaƄ; LubaƄ ŠlešÄ‡ina); is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in southwest Poland.

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Lubin

Lubin (Lüben, Lubin) is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland.

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Milicz

Milicz (Militsch) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.

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Ostrów Wielkopolski

Ostrów Wielkopolski (often abbreviated Ostrów Wlkp., formerly called simply Ostrów, Ostrowo, Latin: Ostrovia) is a city in west-central Poland with 70,982 inhabitants (2021), situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship; the seat of Ostrów Wielkopolski County.

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Pioneer (military)

A pioneer is a soldier employed to perform engineering and construction tasks.

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Pleszew

Pleszew is a town in central Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship, about 90 km southeast of PoznaƄ.

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Posen (region)

Posen was the southern of two Prussian administrative regions, or Regierungsbezirke (rejencja), of the Grand Duchy of Posen (1815–1849) and its successor, the Province of Posen (1849–1918).

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PoznaƄ

PoznaƄ is a city on the River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region.

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PoznaƄ Fortress

PoznaƄ Fortress, known in German as Festung Posen (Polish: Twierdza PoznaƄ) was a set of fortifications in the city of PoznaƄ (German: Posen) in western Poland, built under Prussian rule in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Province of Posen

The Province of Posen (Provinz Posen; Prowincja PoznaƄska) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1848 to 1920, occupying most of the historical Greater Poland.

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Province of Silesia

The Province of Silesia (Provinz Schlesien; Prowincja ƚląska; ProwincyjƏ ƚlƍnskƏ) was a province of Prussia from 1815 to 1919.

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Prussia

Prussia (Preußen; Old Prussian: PrĆ«sa or PrĆ«sija) was a German state located on most of the North European Plain, also occupying southern and eastern regions.

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Rawicz

Rawicz (Rawitsch) is a town in west-central Poland with 21,398 inhabitants as of 2004.

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Regierungsbezirk

A Regierungsbezirk means "governmental district" and is a type of administrative division in Germany.

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Robert Kosch

Robert Paul Theodor von Kosch (5 April 1856 – 22 December 1942) was a Prussian General of the Infantry during World War I.

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Schlieffen Plan

The Schlieffen Plan (Schlieffen-Plan) is a name given after the First World War to German war plans, due to the influence of Field Marshal Alfred von Schlieffen and his thinking on an invasion of France and Belgium, which began on 4 August 1914.

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Siege of Paris (1870–1871)

The Siege of Paris took place from 19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871 and ended in the capture of the city by forces of the various states of the North German Confederation, led by the Kingdom of Prussia.

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Strzegom

Strzegom (Striegau) is a town in ƚwidnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Sulechów

Sulechów (pronounced, Züllichau) is a town located within the Zielona Góra County, in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland.

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Szprotawa

Szprotawa (Sprottau) is a town in western Poland, in Ć»agaƄ County, Lubusz Voivodeship.

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Train (military)

In military contexts, a train is the logistical transport elements accompanying a military force.

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V Reserve Corps (German Empire)

The V Reserve Corps (V.) was a corps level command of the German Army in World War I. V Corps (German Empire) and v Reserve Corps (German Empire) are corps of Germany in World War I.

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VI Corps (German Empire)

The VI Army Corps / VI AK (VI.) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th Century to World War I. VI AK originated in 1815 as the General Command for the Province of Silesia, with headquarters in Breslau. V Corps (German Empire) and VI Corps (German Empire) are corps of Germany in World War I, military units and formations disestablished in 1919 and military units and formations established in 1815.

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VII Corps (German Empire)

The VII Army Corps / VII AK (VII.) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th Century to World War I. Originating in 1815 as the General Command for the Province of Westphalia, the headquarters was in Münster and its catchment area was the Province of Westphalia and the Principalities of Lippe and Schaumburg-Lippe. V Corps (German Empire) and VII Corps (German Empire) are corps of Germany in World War I, military units and formations disestablished in 1919 and military units and formations established in 1815.

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Western Front (World War I)

The Western Front was one of the main theatres of war during the First World War.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Wrzeƛnia

Wrzeƛnia (Wreschen) is a town near PoznaƄ in west-central Poland, with 28,600 inhabitants (1995).

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Wschowa

Wschowa (pronounced, Fraustadt) is a town in the Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland with 13,875 inhabitants (2019).

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XIII (Royal Württemberg) Corps

The XIII (Royal Württemberg) Army Corps / XIII AK (XIII.) was a corps of the Imperial German Army. V Corps (German Empire) and XIII (Royal Württemberg) Corps are corps of Germany in World War I and military units and formations disestablished in 1919.

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XIV Corps (German Empire)

The XIV Army Corps / XIV AK (XIV.) was a corps level command of the German Army before and during World War I. It was, effectively, also the army of the Grand Duchy of Baden, which, in 1871, had been integrated into the Prussian Army command structure, as had the armies of most German states. V Corps (German Empire) and XIV Corps (German Empire) are corps of Germany in World War I and military units and formations disestablished in 1919.

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XVI Corps (German Empire)

The XVI Army Corps / XVI AK (XVI.) was a corps level command of the German Army before and during World War I. It was assigned to the VII Army Inspectorate, which became the 5th Army at the start of the First World War. V Corps (German Empire) and XVI Corps (German Empire) are corps of Germany in World War I and military units and formations disestablished in 1919.

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XVIII Corps (German Empire)

The XVIII Army Corps / XVIII AK (XVIII.) was a corps level command of the German Army before and during World War I. As the German Army expanded in the latter part of the 19th century, the XVIII Army Corps was set up on 1 April 1899 in Frankfurt am Main as the Generalkommando (headquarters) for the district of Wiesbaden and the Grand Duchy of Hesse. V Corps (German Empire) and XVIII Corps (German Empire) are corps of Germany in World War I and military units and formations disestablished in 1919.

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XXI Corps (German Empire)

The XXI Army Corps / XXI AK (XXI.) was a corps level command of the German Army, before and during World War I. As the German Army expanded in the latter part of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century, the XXI Army Corps was set up on 1 October 1912 in Saarbrücken as the Generalkommando (headquarters) for the districts of Koblenz, Trier and part of Alsace-Lorraine. V Corps (German Empire) and XXI Corps (German Empire) are corps of Germany in World War I and military units and formations disestablished in 1919.

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10th Division (German Empire)

The 10th Division (10. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. V Corps (German Empire) and 10th Division (German Empire) are military units and formations disestablished in 1919.

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10th Reserve Division (German Empire)

The 10th Reserve Division (10. Reserve-Division) was a unit of the Prussian Army, part of Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 as part of V Reserve Corps. V Corps (German Empire) and 10th Reserve Division (German Empire) are military units and formations disestablished in 1919.

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1st King's Mounted Rifles

The 1st King's Mounted Rifles were a light cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army from 1901 to 1918.

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5th Army (German Empire)

The 5th Army (5.) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 seemingly from the VII Army Inspection. V Corps (German Empire) and 5th Army (German Empire) are military units and formations disestablished in 1919.

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5th Cavalry Division (German Empire)

The 5th Cavalry Division (5. Kavallerie-Division) was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on the mobilization of the German Army in August 1914.

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9th Division (German Empire)

The 9th Division (9. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. V Corps (German Empire) and 9th Division (German Empire) are military units and formations disestablished in 1919.

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See also

Military units and formations established in 1815

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_Corps_(German_Empire)

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