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  1. Colonial Medal (German Empire)

    infobox military award name Colonial Medal br Kolonial Denkm nze image caption awarded by German Empire country type Campaign medal eligibility for participation in combat operations in the German Colonies for campaign status description motto clasps post nominals established 13 June 1912 first award last award total posthumous recipients precedence label individual higher same lower related China Medal German Empire br South West Africa Medal German Empire image2 File Colonial Medal German Empire .png 72x30px caption2 ribbon bar of the medal The Colonial Medal Kolonial Denkm nze was a medal of the German Empire established on 13 June 1912 by Kaiser Wilhelm II The medal and clasps were awarded retroactively for participation in military operations in the German colonies . ref http reviews.ebay.com Imperial German Colonial Medal SAMOA 1888 W0QQugidZ10000000002377528 Imperial German Colonial Medal SAMOA 1888 , 05 15 08. Ebay Reviews and Guides, date accessed 2011 02 24 ref Exceptions were participants in the Boxer Rebellion 1900 01, and German South West Africa in the Herero and Namaqua Genocide years 1904 08 . These operations were eligible for their own unique commemorative medal. Description The medal is made of bronze the obverse of which depicts the right facing bust of Wilhelm II in uniform, with the initials W II. The reverse has oak leaves on the right and a laurel branch on the left. In the center is the imperial crown which sits above the inscription DEN TAPFEREN STREITERN F R DEUTSCHLANDS EHRE . The ribbon is white with four thin red lines in the center and black stripes on the edges. Claps The medal was awarded with claps which were manufactured of gold plated brass. Claps were mounted on the ribbon of the medal. width 100 align center width 50 valign top Deutsch Ostafrika 1888 89 Deutsch Ostafrika 1889 90 Deutsch Ostafrika 1889 91 Deutsch Ostafrika 1892 Deutsch ... Schutztruppe German , date accessed 2011 02 24 ref References reflist Sources Andr H sken Katalog ...   more details



  1. German colonial empire

    About colonies of the German Empire the colonies of Nazi Germany Reichskommissariat the Templer colonies in Israel German Colony disambiguation Infobox Country name German Colonial Empire image flag Reichskolonialflagge.svg image map German colonial.PNG thumb 350px map caption The German Colonial Empire ... Africa East African native Askari holding the German Empire s Colonial flag. The German Colonial Empire ... as part of the German Empire . Short lived colonial efforts by Kleinstaaterei individual German ... weeks of World War I , the German colonial empire officially ended with the effective date ... , 2010, ISBN 978 2 84516 436 9. Cite book last Giordani first Paolo title The German colonial empire ... 13 24 E type country source kolossus eswiki display title DEFAULTSORT German Colonial Empire Category ... colonial possessions after the Franco Prussian war, Bismarck stated in February 1871, that a German ... support and military protection by the German Empire . ref Washausen, p. 61 ref Scramble ... associations and colonial societies. Bismarck and many deputies in the Reichstag German Empire Reichstag had no interest in colonial conquests merely to acquire square miles of territory. ref ... ref However, in 1884 he consented to the acquisition of colonies by the German Empire, in order to protect ... s colonial empire proceeded with the minimum of friction. ref name Crankshaw, p. 397 The acquisition ... 2007 0013, Reise Bernhard Dernburgs duch Deutsch Ostafrika.jpg thumb German Colonial Secretary Bernhard ... images of natives and exotic locales, such as this early 20th century card of the German colonial ... West Africa, picture of 2006 German colonial diplomatic efforts remained commercially inspired, the colonial ... . Palo Alto, California Stanford University Press. 1977, p. 271 ref Under German colonial rule natives ... Bley, Helmut, Namibia under German rule , pp 10 & 59 ref ref Baranowski, Shelley, Nazi Empire German ..., The devil s handwriting precoloniality and the German colonial state in pp 147 149, 185 186 & 209 ref ...   more details



  1. Colonial empire

    before 1804. ref German colonial empire 1883 to 1919 German colonization of the Americas Habsburg Monarchy colonies 1719 1750, 1778 1783, 1901 1917 ref name HRE Belgian colonial empire 1885 to 1962 Congo Free State 1885 to 1908 Italian Colonial Empire 1885 to 1943 Tentative Italian colonization of the Americas ...Refimprove date December 2009 Image European Empires.svg thumb 300px Regions that belonged once to a colonial empire. Image Colonisation2.gif animated map, 1492 to present The Colonial empires were a product ... , English colonial empire English , Dutch Empire Dutch , and British Empire British empires. The last ... for about a half the world s longitude. List of colonial empires Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 ... of Non Self Governing Territories present The French colonial empire The First French Empire of Napoleon ... III 1852 1870 The French colonial empire First and Second French Colonial Empire 1605 1962 French ... independence in 1910, 1931 and 1961. ref English colonial empire 1583 to 1707 Evolution of the British Empire British colonization of the Americas Scottish colonization of the Americas Danish colonial ... Lithuanian Commonwealth 1637 to 1690 Courish colonization of the Americas Swedish colonial empire 1638 ... colonial initiatives 1683 to 1721, 1883 to 1919 List of former German colonies Brandenburg Prussian ... Danish Empire File Swedish Empire.png Swedish Empire File German colonial.PNG German Empire File Belgian colonial empire.png Belgian Empire File Italy and Posessions September 1939.png Italian Empire ... Colonial Empire Category Colonialism Empire Category Empires Category Overseas empires bg de Kolonialreich et Koloniaalimpeeriumid eu Inperio kolonial fr Empire colonial id Imperium ... 1494 . Portugal began establishing the first global trade network and Portuguese Empire empire under the leadership of Henry the Navigator . Portugal would eventually establish colonial domains ... or short lived possessions see Evolution of the Portuguese Empire . During its Siglo de Oro , the Spanish ...   more details



  1. German Empire

    About the unified German monarchy existing from 1871 to 1918 Germany before 1806 Holy Roman Empire Germany between 1918 and 1933 Weimar Republic Germany between 1933 and 1945 Nazi Germany German colonial territories German colonial empire Infobox former country native name Deutsches Reich conventional ... reckless foreign policies that left the Empire isolated. Its network of small German Colonial ... The German colonial empire in 1914 German Empire States Table of states in the German Empire gallery ... II Abdication abdicates date end 18 November event1 Constitution of the German Empire Constitution ... Confederation and the German Empire image coat Imperial Coat of arms of Germany 1889 1918 .svg symbol ... crown with two crossing ribbons. image map German Empire 1914.svg image map alt Located ... of the German Empire in 1914, prior to World War I national motto Gott mit uns br small God with us ... 1918 legislature Reichstag German Empire Reichstag house1 Bundesrat Germany Bundesrat type house1 ... source ref name gem1900 cite web title German Empire administrative subdivision and municipalities ... of the German Empire, 1871 url http www.deutsche schutzgebiete.de einwohner.htm language German accessdate ... a hereditary empire led by a literal emperor , though reich has been used in German to denote the Roman Empire because it has a weak hereditary tradition. In the case of the German Empire, the official ... of head of state in the constitution of the German Empire was officially a presidency of a confederation ... br flag Poland br flag Russia The German Empire German language German Deutsches Kaiserreich is the common ... used in German to denote the Roman Empire because it has a weak hereditary tradition. In the case of the German Empire, the official name was Deutsches Reich that is properly translated as German Realm because the official position of head of state in the constitution of the German Empire was officially ... , Wilhelm II, German Emperor Wilhelm II . The German Empire consisted of 27 constituent territories ...   more details



  1. German Army (German Empire)

    Kaiserstandarte dates 1871 1919 country German Empire allegiance branch type Army role Protecting the German Empire, and its interests, by using ground and air assets. size 500,000 Normal 13,000,000 ... Army Deutsches Heer was the name given the combined land and air forces of the German Empire ... Bundeswehr . The Imperial German Army was formed when the German Empire was formed in 1871, and lasted until 1919, after the defeat of the German Empire in World War I . Formation and name The states which made up the German Empire each had their own separate armies. Within the German Confederation ..., the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia . The end of the German Confederation was sealed ... of the German Empire of 1871, an imperial army Reichsheer was born. The contingents of the Bavarian ... control over the armies of the other states of the Empire. The constitution of the German Empire ... , became effectively the German General Staff upon formation of the German Empire, given Prussia ... 1st Army German Empire 1st Army formed 2 August 1914 from VIII Army Inspectorate 2nd Army German Empire 2nd Army formed 2 August 1914 from III Army Inspectorate 3rd Army German Empire 3rd Army formed 2 August 1914 4th Army German Empire 4th Army formed 2 August 1914 from VI Army Inspectorate 5th Army German Empire 5th Army formed 2 August 1914 6th Army German Empire 6th Army formed 2 August 1914 from IV Army Inspectorate 7th Army German Empire 7th Army formed 2 August 1914 from II Army Inspectorate 8th Army German Empire 8th Army formed 2 August 1914 from I Army Inspectorate 9th Army German Empire 9th Army formed 18 September 1914 10th Army German Empire 10th Army formed 26 January 1915 11th Army German Empire 11th Army formed 9 March 1915 12th Army German Empire 12th Army formed 9 February 1915 as Armee Gruppe Gallwitz 14th Army German Empire 14th Army formed 9 September 1917 17th Army German Empire 17th Army formed 1 February 1918 18th Army German Empire 18th Army formed ...   more details



  1. Belgian colonial empire

    Infobox Country name Belgian Colonial Empire image flag Flag of Belgium civil .svg image map Belgian colonial empire.png thumb 350px map caption Map of the Belgian Colonial Empire around 1920. The Belgian colonial empire comprised three colonialism colonies possessed by Belgium between 1901 and 1962 Belgian Congo now Democratic Republic of the Congo , Rwanda and Burundi . The empire was unlike those of the major European imperial powers in that roughly 98 of it was just one colony about 76 times larger than Belgium the Belgian Congo which had originated as the private property of the country s king, L opold II of Belgium Leopold II , rather than being gained through the politics political action of the Belgian Sovereign state state . There was a tendency within Belgium to refer to its overseas possessions as the colonies rather than the empire . In addition, unlike other countries of the period with far flung colonies, such as British Empire Britain or French Empire France , colonial Belgium did not have a monarch styled Emperor . ref In the Dutch language, the name used is Belgische koloni n . In French the term colonies belges is far more common than empire colonial belge . ref Background Belgium itself achieved independence only in 1830. Immediately prior to that 1815 1830 , it had formed part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands . By the time Belgium entered a position in which it was able to consider an overseas empire, major imperial powers such as the United Kingdom ... in 1962, thus bringing the Belgian colonial empire to an end. Following the independence of both ... 9781842770535 pbk Colonialism Category Belgian colonial empire Category Belgian colonisation in Africa ... colonial belga eu Belgikar Inperio Koloniala fr Empire colonial belge ko hr Belgijsko ... I , the north west part of German East Africa , Ruanda Urundi , was invaded by Belgian and Congolese ... of Versailles , the major part of German East Africa was handed over to British control, but Ruanda ...   more details



  1. French colonial empire

    Country native name Empire colonial fran ais conventional long name French Colonial Empire common name France continent region West Europe country France status Colonial Empire year start 1534 year ... United States The French colonial Empire was the set of territories that were under French rule primarily from the 17th century to the late 1960s. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the colonial empire of France was the second largest in the world behind the British Empire . The French colonial empire ... some historians term the first French colonial empire. In the 19th century, France established ... amounts to only 1 of the pre 1939 French colonial empire s area, with 2,685,705 people living ... French colonial empire During the 16th century, the French colonization of the Americas began. The Americas ... July 2011 The story of France s colonial empire truly began on 27 July 1605, with the foundation of Port ... The French colonial empire in the Americas comprised New France including Canada New France Canada ... in the destruction of most of the first French colonial empire. These wars were the War of the Austrian ... colonial empire was made during the France in the American Revolutionary War French intervention .... True disaster came to what remained of France s colonial empire in 1791 when Saint Domingue ... colonial empire At the close of the Napoleonic Wars , most of France s colonies were restored to it by United ... Indiana University Press page 28 ref The true beginnings of the second French colonial empire, however ... German colonies of Togo and Cameroon . Civilizing mission A hallmark of the French colonial project .... ref Robert Aldrich, France and the Patrimoine of the Empire Heritage Policy under Colonial Rule, French ... here Image French Colonial Nations.jpg thumb A poster for the French colonial empire titled Three colours, one flag, one empire 1941 The French colonial empire began to fall during the Second World ... in the 1946 French Constitution of 1946 Constitution of 1946 , replaced the former colonial Empire. France ...   more details



  1. Order of the Colonial Empire

    refimprove date November 2011 The Order of the Colonial Empire Portuguese Ordem do Imp rio Colonial was a Portugal Portuguese Order decoration , established on 13 April 1932 as a colonial order of knighthood , to reward services by soldiers and civilians in the Portuguese Empire Portuguese colonies in Asia and Africa . The Order consisted of four grades Grand Cross , which wore the badge on a sash on the right shoulder and the star on the left chest Grand Officer , which wore the badge on a necklet and the star on the left chest Commander , which wore the badge on a necklet and the star on the left chest Officer , which wore the badge on a ribbon with rosette on the left chest Knight , which wore the badge on a ribbon on the left chest. The Commander grade was dropped sometime during the 1960s, and the Order was discontinued upon the Carnation Revolution in 1974. Insignia The badge of the Order was an enamel Order of Christ Cross , in silver for Knight and in gilt for higher grades, with the lesser Coat of arms of Portugal in enamel and gilt at the centre. The star of the Order was an eight pointed faceted star, in gilt for Grand Cross and Grand Officer, in silver for Commander, with the badge of the Order at the centre. The ribbon of the Order was red with black central and edge stripes. Notable Recipients Grand Crosses George V of the United Kingdom Mozambique Company ref name Times48373 Cite newspaper The Times articlename The President of Portugal has awarded.. section Official Appointments and Notices day of week Wednesday date 2 August 1939 page number 20 issue 48373 column A ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Order Of The Empire Category Colonial orders Category Orders, decorations, and medals of Portugal Category Order of the Colonial Empire nl Orde van het Imperium pt Ordem do Imp rio Colonial ...   more details



  1. Danish Colonial Empire

    List of Danish colonial possessions Colonialism Denmark topics Category Colonialism Category Danish Empire Category Overseas empires ar cs D nsk kolonie de D nische Kolonien es Imperio colonial dan s eu Daniar Inperio Koloniala fr Empire colonial danois ...unreferenced date August 2011 Image Denmark Norway and possessions.png thumb upright 375px Danish colonial empire at its apex in the mid nineteenth century, when it reached an area of around 2,600,000 km . Most of the territory of Greenland and Iceland is permanently covered with glaciers. In various forms, Denmark has had colonial possessions beginning in the 13th century, when it obtained Danish Estonia possessions in Estonia . In 1536, Denmark entered into a personal union with Norway , and the new entity of Denmark Norway took possession of the Norwegian holdings of Greenland , the Faroe Islands , and Iceland . Orkney and Shetland , then held by Scotland , had originally been ruled by Norway until the 15th century, and several later attempts were made to retake them. In the 17th century, following territorial losses on the Scandinavian Peninsula , Denmark Norway began to develop colonies, forts, and trading posts in Africa , the Caribbean , and India . After 1814, when Norway was granted to Sweden following the Napoleonic Wars , Denmark retained the colonial holdings. Christian IV of Denmark Christian IV first initiated the policy of expanding Denmark s overseas trade, as part of the mercantilist ... the colony. Today, the only remaining vestiges of this empire are the Faroe Islands and Greenland the Faroes were a Danish county until 1948, while Greenland s colonial status ceased in 1953 ... conditions. Greenland s colonial status ceased in 1953, and it became an integral part of the Kingdom ... in 1845. Other colonial ventures include colonization attempts of the Nicobar Islands , called Frederiks erne ... kolonialne pt Imp rio colonial dinamarqu s ru sv Danska kolonier zh ...   more details



  1. English colonial empire

    colonial empire comprised a variety of overseas territories colonized, conquered, or otherwise ... colonial empire French had already begun to settle the Saint Lawrence River , which later became New France . ref Trevor Owen Lloyd, The British Empire 1558 1995 Oxford University Press, 1996 ... as part of her dowry new possessions which had been Portuguese Empire Portuguese , including English ... of Great Britain Great Britain , the English colonies became the foundation of the British Empire ... in overseas exploration of the Spanish Empire Spanish and the Portuguese Empire Portuguese ... Enterprise and the Genesis of the British Empire, 1480 1630 Cambridge University Press, 1984, ISBN 0 ... of him or his ships again. ref Niall Ferguson, Colossus The Price of America s Empire Penguin, 2004 ... of England s own overseas empire. Spain was well established in the Americas, while Portugal had ... era reign of Elizabeth I of England Queen Elizabeth . ref Nicholas Canny, The Origins of Empire , The Oxford History of the British Empire, vol. I Oxford University Press, 1998, ISBN 0 19 924676 9 , p. 35 ref Soon there was an explosion of English colonial activity, driven by men seeking ... Gilbert , was seasonally settled ca. 1520 ref name Oxford History of the British Empire Nicholas Canny, The Oxford History of the British Empire Volume I , 2001, ISBN 0 19 924676 9. ref and had settlers ... latter . Transformation into British Empire The Treaty of Union of 1706, which with effect from 1707 ..., with the Union they became Evolution of the British Empire British colonies . ref http www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk ... Island and Tristan da Cunha See also Historiography of the British Empire Plantations of Ireland ... Truslow, The Founding of New England 1921 , to 1690 Andrews, Charles M., The Colonial Period of American History 4 vols. 1934 38 , the standard political overview to 1700 Andrews, Charles M., Colonial ... djvu.txt full text online Bayly, C. A. ed., Atlas of the British Empire 1989 , survey ...   more details



  1. List of German colonial ministers

    This page lists Colonial Ministers of Imperial Germany. With the loss of Germany s colonies in the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, the office was abolished. See also lists of incumbents . Directors of the Colonial Department in the Foreign Secretariat, 1890 1907 Friedrich Richard Krauel 1890 Paul Kayser 1890 1896 Baron Oswald von Richthofen 1896 1898 Gerhard von Buchka 1898 1900 Oscar Wilhelm St bel 1900 1905 Prince Ernst zu Hohenlohe Langenburg 1905 1906 Bernhard Dernburg 1906 1907 State Secretaries for the Colonies, 1907 1918 Bernhard Dernburg 1907 1910 Friedrich von Lindequist 1910 1911 Wilhelm Solf 1911 1918 Ministers for the Colonies, 1918 1919 Wilhelm Solf 1918 Philipp Scheidemann 1918 1919 Johannes Bell 1919 External links http history.sandiego.edu gen WW1Pics 81581.jpg German Colonies in Africa http history.sandiego.edu gen WW1Pics 81582.jpg German Colonies in the Pacific Category Lists of government ministers of Germany Colonial nl Lijst van Duitse ministers van Koloni n no Liste over Tysklands koloniministre ...   more details



  1. China Medal (German Empire)

    infobox military award name China Medal br China Denkm nze image File China Denkm nze recto.jpg 150px caption Obverse of the Medal awarded by File Flag of the German Empire.svg border link 30px German Empire country type Campaign medal eligibility German military and civilians for participation in combat operations in China during the Boxer Rebellion campaign status description motto clasps post nominals established 10 May 1901 first award last award total posthumous recipients precedence label individual higher same lower related Colonial Medal German Empire br South West Africa Medal German Empire image2 File China Denkm nze ribbon bar.svg 100px caption2 ribbon bar of the medal The China Medal China Denkm nze , was a medal of the German Empire. It was established on 10 May 1901 by Kaiser Wilhelm II , in his capacity as King of Prussia and Kaiser German Kaiser . The medal was a reward for service by German troops and civilians during the Boxer Rebellion . Category Orders, decorations, and medals of Imperial Germany de China Denkm nze it Medaglia commemorativa della campagna in Cina Impero tedesco ...   more details



  1. 4th Army (German Empire)

    German Empire branch type Army role size command structure equipment Commanders Past Commanders ceremonial ... army level command of the German Empire German German Army German Empire Army in World War I . It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 from the German Army German Empire Army inspectorate VI Army ... Army German Empire Fifth Army , formed the center of the German armies on the Western Front ... ROWSPAN 5 Naval Corps German Empire Naval Corps 1st Naval Division German Empire 1st Naval Division 2nd Naval Division German Empire 2nd Naval Division two thirds 38th Landwehr Division German Empire 38th Landwehr Division one third 3rd Division German Empire 3rd Division 85th Landwehr Division German Empire 85th Landwehr Division ROWSPAN 11 Guards Reserve Corps 3rd Reserve Division German Empire 3rd Reserve Division two thirds 3rd Division German Empire 3rd Division 13th Reserve Division German Empire 13th Reserve Division 16th Bavarian Division German Empire 16th Bavarian Division 36th Reserve Division German Empire 36th Reserve Division 11th Bavarian Infantry Division German Empire 11th Bavarian Division 4th Division German Empire 4th Division one third 38th Landwehr Division German Empire 38th Landwehr Division 16th Reserve Division German Empire 16th Reserve Division 23rd Division German Empire 23rd Division 3rd Landwehr Division German Empire 3rd Landwehr Division ROWSPAN 8 Guards Corps German Empire Guards Corps 26th Division German Empire 26th Division 19th Division German Empire 19th Division Guards Ersatz Division German Empire Guards Ersatz Division 207th Infantry Division German Empire 207th Division 1st Bavarian Reserve Division German Empire 1st Bavarian Reserve Division 21st Division German Empire 21st Division 52nd Reserve Division German Empire 52nd Reserve Division 6th Cavalry Division German Empire 6th Cavalry Sch tzen Division ROWSPAN 7 X Reserve Corps German Empire X Reserve Corps 49th Reserve Division German Empire 49th Reserve Division 23rd Reserve ...   more details



  1. I Corps (German Empire)

    unreferenced date October 2008 The I Corps was a formation of the Imperial German Army . The headquarters of the corps were located in K nigsberg . At the beginning of World War I , the corps was attached to the 8th Army German Empire 8th Army and transferred to the Eastern Front World War I Eastern Front . In 1893, the component units of the corps were 1st Division German Empire 1st Division 2nd Division German Empire 2nd Division 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment von Linger 1st Light Infantry Battalion Graf York von Wartenberg 1st Pioneer Battalion F rst Radziwill 18th Pioneer Battalion 1st Training Battalion In 1900, the component units of the corps were 1st Division German Empire 1st Division 2nd Division German Empire 2nd Division 37th Division German Empire 37th Division 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment von Linger 1st Light Infantry Battalion Graf York von Wartenberg 1st Pioneer Battalion F rst Radziwill 18th Pioneer Battalion 1st Training Battalion In 1912, the component units of the corps were 1st Division German Empire 1st Division 2nd Division German Empire 2nd Division 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment von Linger 1st Light Infantry Battalion Graf York von Wartenberg 1st Pioneer Battalion F rst Radziwill 18th Pioneer Battalion 1st Training Battalion 2nd Zeppelin Battalion At the outbreak of war in 1914, the component units of the corps were 1st Division German Empire 1st Division 2nd Division German Empire 2nd Division 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment von Linger 15th Reserve Artillery Regiment 1st Pioneer Battalion F rst Radziwill 1st Training Battalion 14th Field Aviation Detachment German Empire Corps DEFAULTSORT 0 001 Category Corps of Germany in World War I Germany mil stub WWI stub de I. Armee Korps Preu en ...   more details



  1. Constitution of the German Empire

    of the constitution of 1871, with the signature of Wilhelm I, German Emperor Wilhelm , German Emperor and King of Prussia File German constitution of 1871.png thumb German constitution of 1871, simplified scheme The Constitution of the German Empire lang de Verfassung des Deutschen Reiches was the basic law of the German Empire of 1871 1919, enacted 16 April 1871. sfn Hayes 1916 p 397 German historians ... entity a new identity as the Deutsches Reich conventionally translated as German Empire . The Austro Prussian War of 1866 had resulted in the dissolution of the German Confederation in 1866 and formation of the North German Confederation in 1867, among other events. The text of the constitution was based on that of the North German Constitution Constitution of the North German Confederation , which ... Empire Constitution of the German Empire of 16 April 1871, in full text Constitutions of Germany ... between its signatories, the North German Confederation and four southern Germany German states ... was the King of Prussia as the president of the Bundesrat , the council of representatives of the German states. His title was German Emperor. The Emperor installed the Chancellor, the head of government ... October constitution . It has the same German title as its successor, the Weimar Constitution also known as the Constitution of the German Reich , which replaced it in 1919 creating the Weimar Republic ... , acting in his capacity as President of the North German Confederation, the Kings of Bavaria , Saxony ... . Hesse north of the river Main was already a member of the North German Confederation its territory south of the river was now included as well. The members of the North German Confederation that now became members of the Empire were Prussia, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Schwerin Mecklenburg Schwerin ... German Emperor File Wilhelm I Friedrich Ludwig.jpg thumb Emperor Wilhelm I The King of Prussia was named in the constitution as the President of the Confederation , and given the title of German Emperor ...   more details



  1. 17th Army (German Empire)

    flag German Empire allegiance branch type Army role size command structure garrison garrison label ... Army lang de 17. Armee Armeeoberkommando 17 A.O.K. 17 was an Field army army level command of the German Empire German German Army German Empire Army in World War I . It was formed in France on 1 February 1918 from the former 14th Army German Empire 14th Army command. It served exclusively on the Western ... 82 ref History 17th Army was one of three armies along with 18th Army German Empire 18th Army and 19th Army German Empire 19th Army formed in late 1917 early 1918 from forces withdrawn from the Eastern ... Reserve Corps 187th Infantry Division German Empire 187th Division 26th Reserve Division German Empire 26th Reserve Division 10th Ersatz Division German Empire 10th Ersatz Division 208th Infantry Division German Empire 208th Division ROWSPAN 2 II Royal Bavarian Corps II Bavarian Corps 234th Infantry Division German Empire 234th Division 25th Division German Empire 25th Division ROWSPAN 3 XVIII Corps German Empire XVIII Corps 220th Infantry Division German Empire 220th Division 35th Division German Empire 35th Division 6th Division German Empire 6th Division ROWSPAN 6 XIV Reserve Corps German Empire XIV Reserve Corps 214th Infantry Division German Empire 214th Division 111th Infantry Division German Empire 111th Division 48th Reserve Division German Empire 48th Reserve Division 206th Infantry Division German Empire 206th Division 12th Division German Empire 12th Division 28th Reserve Division German Empire 28th Reserve Division Commanders 17th Army had the following commanders ref harvnb ... 1918 General der Infanterie Otto von Below 14th Army German Empire 14th Army 1st Army German Empire 1st Army 12 October 1918 General der Infanterie Bruno von Mudra 1st Army German Empire 1st Army Glossary ... year 1993 title The World War I Databook publisher Aurum Press Ltd isbn 1 85410 766 6 German Empire ... under a single commander. See also portal Germany World War I German Army order of battle, Western ...   more details



  1. 2nd Army (German Empire)

    German Empire branch type Army role size command structure garrison garrison label Culture and history ... lang de 2. Armee Armeeoberkommando 2 A.O.K. 2 was an Field Army army level command of the German Empire German German Army German Empire Army in World War I . It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 from the German Army German Empire Army inspectorate III Army Inspection . ref harvnb Cron 2002 ... by General Karl von B low , the 2nd Army s mission was to support the 1st Army German Empire 1st ... was made to split it into two still powerful armies. Therefore, 1st Army German Empire 1st Army was reformed ... 54 Corps German Empire 54th Corps z.b.V. 21st Reserve Division German Empire 21st Reserve Division 22nd Division German Empire 22nd Division 4th Division German Empire 4th Division 113th Infantry Division German Empire 113th Division 239th Infantry Division German Empire 239th Division 12th Reserve Division German Empire 12th Reserve Division Deutsche J ger Division German Empire J ger Division 185th Infantry Division German Empire 185th Division ROWSPAN 5 IV Reserve Corps German Empire IV Reserve Corps 14th Division German Empire 14th Division 58th Infantry Division German Empire 58th Division 18th Reserve Division German Empire 18th Reserve Division 30th Division German Empire 30th Division 44th Reserve Division German Empire 44th Reserve Division ROWSPAN 6 51 Corps German Empire 51st Corps z.b.V. 2nd Cyclist Brigade 243rd Infantry Division German Empire 243rd Division 121st Infantry Division German Empire 121st Division 54th Infantry Division German Empire 54th Division 1st Guards Reserve Division German Empire 1st Guards Reserve Division 22nd Reserve Division German Empire 22nd Reserve Division ROWSPAN 1 Under Army command 17th Reserve Division German Empire 17th Reserve Division ... Karl von B low rowspan 2 German Army German Empire Army inspectorate III Army Inspectorate III. Armee ... April 1915 General der Infanterie Fritz von Below XXI Corps German Empire XXI Corps 1st Army German ...   more details



  1. 5th Army (German Empire)

    German Empire branch type Army role size command structure garrison garrison label Culture and history ... lang de 5. Armee Armeeoberkommando 5 A.O.K. 5 was an Field army army level command of the German Empire German German Army German Empire Army in World War I . It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 seemingly from the German Army German Empire Army inspectorate VII Army Inspection . The army ... German Empire 58th Corps z.b.V. 240th Infantry Division German Empire 240th Division 15th Bavarian Division German Empire 15th Bavarian Division 52nd Infantry Division German Empire 52nd Division 31st Division German Empire 31st Division ROWSPAN 6 XXI Corps German Empire XXI Corps 13th Division German Empire 13th Division 28th Division German Empire 28th Division 107th Infantry Division German Empire 107th Division 5th Bavarian Reserve Division German Empire 5th Bavarian Reserve Division 88th Infantry Division German Empire 88th Division 115th Infantry Division German Empire 115th Division ROWSPAN 8 V Reserve Corps German Empire V Reserve Corps 123rd Infantry Division German Empire 123rd ... German Empire 228th Division 192nd Infantry Division German Empire 192nd Division 41st Division German Empire 41st Division 27th Division German Empire 27th Division 117th Infantry Division German Empire 117th Division ROWSPAN 2 IX Reserve Corps German Empire IX Reserve Corps 1st Landwehr Division German Empire 1st Landwehr Division 15th Division German Empire 15th Division ROWSPAN 6 XVIII Corps Austria Hungary 33rd Division German Empire 33rd Division 32nd Division German Empire 32nd Division 106th Division Austria Hungary less elements 37th Division German Empire 37th Division 236th Infantry Division German Empire 236th Division 20th Division German Empire 20th Division ROWSPAN 1 Moving to Armee Abteilung C Armee Abteilung C 45th Reserve Division German Empire 45th Reserve Division Commanders ... General der Artillerie Max von Gallwitz 2nd Army German Empire 2nd Army Heeresgruppe Gallwitz Heeresgruppe ...   more details



  1. II Corps (German Empire)

    unreferenced date October 2008 The II Army Corps was a unit of the Imperial German Army that was stationed in Stettin . At the outbreak of World War I , the corps served on the Western Front World War I Western Front . In 1914, the component units of the corps were 3rd Division German Empire 3rd Division 4th Division German Empire 4th Division 2nd Light Infantry Battalion 2nd Heavy Artillery Regiment von Hindersin 1st Pomeranian 15th Heavy Artillery Regiment 2nd Pomeranian 2nd Pioneer Battalion 2nd Train Battalion br German Empire Corps DEFAULTSORT 0 002 Category Corps of Germany in World War I Germany mil stub WWI stub de II. Armee Korps Deutsches Kaiserreich pl II Korpus Armijny Cesarstwa Niemieckiego ...   more details



  1. 18th Army (German Empire)

    flag German Empire allegiance branch type Army role size command structure garrison garrison label ... Empire German German Army German Empire Army in World War I . It was formed against France on 27 ... 2002 p 82 ref History 18th Army was one of three armies along with 17th Army German Empire 17th Army and 19th Army German Empire 19th Army formed in late 1917 early 1918 from forces withdrawn from ... German Empire 19th Reserve Division 29th Division German Empire 29th Division 15th Reserve Division German Empire 15th Reserve Division 200th Infantry Division German Empire 200th Division 204th Infantry Division German Empire 204th Division 34th Division German Empire 34th Division ROWSPAN 4 XXVI Reserve Corps German Empire XXVI Reserve Corps 75th Reserve Division German Empire 75th Reserve Division 9th Division German Empire 9th Division 18th Division German Empire 18th Division 6th Royal Bavarian Division 6th Bavarian Division ROWSPAN 7 XVIII Reserve Corps German Empire XVIII Reserve Corps 231st Infantry Division German Empire 231st Division 238th Infantry Division German Empire 238th Division 81st Reserve Division German Empire 81st Reserve Division 2nd Division German Empire 2nd Division 1st Reserve Division German Empire 1st Reserve Division two thirds of 82nd Reserve Division German Empire 82nd Reserve Division 5th Reserve Division German Empire 5th Reserve Division ROWSPAN 6 XIV Corps German Empire XIV Corps 232nd Infantry Division German Empire 232nd Division 237th Infantry Division German Empire 237th Division 11th Division German Empire 11th Division 221st Infantry Division German Empire 221st Division 105th Infantry Division German Empire 105th Division 87th Infantry Division German Empire 87th Division ROWSPAN 1 Under Army Command 5th Ersatz Division German Empire ... Oskar von Hutier previously commander of 8th Army German Empire 8th Army . ref harvnb Cron 2002 ... 6 German Empire Armies Category Field armies of Germany 18 de 18. Armee Deutsches Kaiserreich hr ...   more details



  1. 7th Army (German Empire)

    army army level command of the German Empire German German Army German Empire Army in World War I . It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 from the German Army German Empire Army inspectorate ... Corps German Empire XVII Corps 24th Reserve Division German Empire 24th Reserve Division 86th Infantry Division German Empire 86th Division one third of 10th Reserve Division German Empire 10th Reserve Division ROWSPAN 4 III Corps German Empire III Corps one third of 10th Reserve Division German Empire 10th Reserve Division 26th Division German Empire 26th Division 227th Infantry Division German Empire 227th Division 3rd Naval Division German Empire 3rd Naval Division ROWSPAN 4 VIII Reserve Corps German Empire VIII Reserve Corps 84th Infantry Division German Empire 84th Division 19th Division German Empire 19th Division 2nd Royal Bavarian Division 2nd Bavarian Division one third of 10th Reserve Division German Empire 10th Reserve Division ROWSPAN 4 65 Corps German Empire 65th Corps z.b.V. 5th Division German Empire 5th Division 4th Guards Infantry Division German Empire 4th Guards Division 216th Infantry Division German Empire 216th Division 50th Infantry Division German Empire 50th Division ROWSPAN 1 VII Corps German Empire VII Corps No units assigned ROWSPAN 1 Moving to Armee Abteilung A Armee Abteilung A 24th Division German Empire 24th Division Commanders The 7th Army had the following ... German Empire Army inspectorate II Army Inspectorate II. Armee Inspektion High Command of Coastal Defence ... von Boehn 6 August 1918 General der Infanterie Magnus von Ederhardt X Reserve Corps German Empire X Reserve Corps 1st Army German Empire 1st Army 15 October 1918 Generaloberst Max von Boehn Heeresgruppe ... 1 85410 766 6 German Empire Armies Category Field armies of Germany 07 bg 7 cs ... of the Staff of an Armee Oberkommando 1871 1918 dates 2 August 1914 January 1919 country flag German Empire branch type Army role size command structure garrison garrison label Culture and history ...   more details



  1. 9th Army (German Empire)

    1916 18 September 1918 country flag German Empire allegiance branch type Army role size command structure ... 9 was an Field army army level command of the German Empire German German Army German Empire Army ... Army German Empire 8th Army , the Western Front World War I Western Front and other units in Upper ... Corps German Empire XI Corps br small General der Infanterie Otto von Pl skow br from 3rd Army German Empire 3rd Army , Western Front World War I Western Front small 22nd Division German Empire 22nd Infantry Division 38th Division German Empire 38th Infantry Division ROWSPAN 2 XVII Corps German Empire XVII Corps br small General der Kavallerie August von Mackensen br from 8th Army German Empire 8th Army small 35th Division German Empire 35th Infantry Division 36th Division German Empire 36th Infantry Division ROWSPAN 2 XX Corps German Empire XX Corps br small General der Infanterie Friedrich von Scholtz br from 8th Army German Empire 8th Army small 37th Division German Empire 37th Infantry Division 41st Division German Empire 41st Infantry Division ROWSPAN 2 Guards Reserve Corps br small General der Artillerie Max von Gallwitz br from 2nd Army German Empire 2nd Army , Western Front World War I Western Front small 3rd Guards Infantry Division German Empire 3rd Guards Infantry Division 1st Guards Reserve Division German Empire 1st Guards Reserve Division ROWSPAN 2 Landwehr Corps Landwehr ... Hungarian Army small ref harvnb Cron 2002 p 52 Formed on mobilisation with 8th Army German Empire ... Division German Empire 3rd Landwehr Division 4th Landwehr Division German Empire 4th Landwehr Division ROWSPAN 1 III Cavalry Corps German Empire III Cavalry Corps br small General der Kavallerie Rudolf ... Empire 8th Cavalry Division ROWSPAN 4 Under Army command 35th Reserve Division German Empire 35th Reserve Division br small in Fortress Toru Thorn small 18th Landwehr Division German Empire Landwehr ... units ref harvnb Ellis Cox 1993 p 194 ref XXXIX Reserve Corps German Empire XXXIX Reserve Corps ...   more details



  1. III Corps (German Empire)

    multiple issues cleanup February 2009 unreferenced August 2008 The III Army Corps was a formation in the German Army German Empire Imperial German Army . It was established in 1814 as the General Headquarters in Berlin Generalkommando in Berlin and became the III Army Corps on April 3, 1820. Prior to World War I , its headquarters were in Berlin , but at the beginning of the war it was transferred to the Western Front World War I Western Front , leaving a corps rear area in Berlin to handle administrative matters and induction and training of recruits. Notable commanding generals include Friedrich Graf von Wrangel 1849 1857 and Karl von B low 1903 1912 . Its component units in 1914 were 5th Division German Empire 5th Division 6th Division German Empire 6th Division 3rd Brandenburg J ger Battalion 7th Machine Gun Battalion 3rd Brandenburg Pioneer Battalion 2nd Communications Battalion 3rd Training Battalion br German Empire Corps DEFAULTSORT 0 003 Category Corps of Germany in World War I Category Military units and formations established in 1814 WWI stub Germany mil stub de III. Armee Korps Deutsches Kaiserreich it III. Armee Korps Deutsches Heer pl III Korpus Armijny Cesarstwa Niemieckiego ...   more details



  1. IV Corps (German Empire)

    unreferenced date October 2008 The IV Army Corps was a formation of the German Army German Empire Imperial German Army . It was established on October 3, 1815 as the General Command in the Duchy of Saxony Generalkommando im Herzogtum Sachsen and became the IV Army Corps on August 30, 1818. Prior to World War I , it was stationed in Magdeburg , but in August 1914, it was transferred to the Western Front World War I Western Front as part of 1st Army German Empire First Army , leaving a corps rear area in Magdeburg to handle administrative matters and induction and training of recruits. Notable commanding generals include Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal 1871 1888 , Paul von Hindenburg 1903 1911 , and Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin 1911 1917 . At the outbreak of World War I, IV Army Corps comprised the following units 7th Division German Empire 7th Division 8th Division German Empire 8th Division 4th J ger Battalion 4th Heavy Artillery Regiment 4th Pioneer Battalion 4th Training Battalion During the war, the 49th Landwehr Brigade joined the corps it had originally been part of 4th Army German Empire 4th Army . Citation needed date April 2011 It had its headquarters at Bois de Lord farm on the River Aisne for most of the First World War. From 1915 the 49th Landwehr Brigade was commanded by Lt. General Hans von Blumenthal , who had retired in 1910 after disagreements with his commanding officer General Maximilian von Prittwitz . On the outbreak of war he had returned to active service, first to command 60th Landwehr Brigade . German Empire Corps DEFAULTSORT 0 004 Category Corps of Germany in World War I Category Military units and formations established in 1815 Germany mil stub WWI stub de IV. Armee Korps Deutsches Kaiserreich ...   more details



  1. 3rd Army (German Empire)

    German Empire allegiance branch type Army role size command structure garrison garrison label nickname ... Army army level command of the German Empire German German Army German Empire Army in World War I . It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 seemingly from the German Army German Empire Army inspectorate ... responsible for the destruction of Reims in September 1914. After the 2nd Army German Empire Second ... Corps German Empire XXV Reserve Corps 9th Landwehr Division German Empire 9th Landwehr Division 199th Infantry Division German Empire 199th Division 3rd Guards Infantry Division German Empire 3rd Guards Division 1st Guards Infantry Division German Empire 1st Guards Division ROWSPAN 3 XVI Corps German Empire XVI Corps 213th Infantry Division German Empire 213th Division 242nd Infantry Division German Empire 242nd Division 1st Royal Bavarian Division 1st Bavarian Division ROWSPAN 7 I Reserve Corps German Empire I Reserve Corps 202nd Infantry Division German Empire 202nd Division 14th Reserve Division German Empire 14th Reserve Division 203rd Infantry Division German Empire 203rd Division 195th Infantry Division German Empire 195th Division 76th Reserve Division German Empire 76th Reserve Division 42nd Division German Empire 42nd Division 103rd Infantry Division German Empire 103rd Division ROWSPAN 1 XXXVIII Reserve Corps German Empire XXXVIII Reserve Corps No units assigned ROWSPAN 1 Moving ... 2 VII Corps German Empire VII Corps rowspan 2 Retired 27 January 1915 Generaloberst Karl von Einem ... year 1993 title The World War I Databook publisher Aurum Press Ltd isbn 1 85410 766 6 German Empire ... Marne offensive on July 15 17, 1918 supporting the east flank of the German 1st Army. After suffering ... under a single commander. See also portal Germany World War I German Army order of battle 1914 Third Army German Army order of battle 1914 German Army order of battle, Western Front 1918 Schlieffen ... Imperial German Army 1914 18 Organisation, Structure, Orders of Battle first published 1937 publisher ...   more details




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