10-785: (Redirected from Twentieth Corps ) 20th Corps , Twentieth Corps , or XX Corps may refer to: XX Corps (German Empire) XX Corps (Ottoman Empire) XX Corps (United Kingdom) XX Corps (United States) XX Corps (Union Army) , a unit in the American Civil War XX Army Corps (Wehrmacht) XX Motorised Corps (Italy) 20th Army Corps (Russian Empire) See also [ edit ] List of military corps by number 20th Army (disambiguation) 20th Brigade (disambiguation) 20th Division (disambiguation) 20th Regiment (disambiguation) 20 Squadron (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
20-732: A number of other units. This could include one or more On mobilization on 2 August 1914 the Corps was restructured. 41st Cavalry Brigade was withdrawn to form part of the 1st Cavalry Division and the 37th Cavalry Brigade was broken up and its regiments assigned to the divisions as reconnaissance units. Divisions received engineer companies and other support units from the Corps headquarters. In summary, XX Corps mobilised with 25 infantry battalions, 9 machine gun companies (54 machine guns), 8 cavalry squadrons, 24 field artillery batteries (144 guns), 4 heavy artillery batteries (16 guns), 3 pioneer companies and an aviation detachment. On mobilisation, XX Corps
30-405: 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: Each Corps also directly controlled
40-566: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages XX Corps (German Empire) The XX Army Corps / XX AK ( German : XX. Armee-Korps ) was a corps level command of the German Army before and during World War I . As the German Army expanded in the later part of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century, the XX Army Corps
50-608: The commander of XX Corps, General der Artillerie Friedrich von Scholtz , was made commander of the Army, while retaining simultaneous command of his Corps. On 29 September 1915, the headquarters of 8th Army was dissolved. On 18 September 1915, XX Corps was upgraded to form Armee-Gruppe Scholtz, later Armee-Abteilung Scholtz , as part of the Army of the Niemen . XX Corps was reformed from Armee-Abteilung D on 21 September 1918. The XX Corps had
60-523: The following commanders during its existence: Armee-Abteilung D Armee-Abteilung Scholtz / Armee-Abteilung D (Army Detachment D) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I . It served on the Eastern Front throughout its existence. Armee-Abteilung D was formed on 18 September 1915 from the southern wing of the Army of the Niemen as Armee-Gruppe Scholtz , named for
70-500: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about military units and formations which are associated with the same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. [REDACTED] Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=XX_Corps&oldid=870381713 " Category : Military units and formations disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
80-540: The start of the First World War . XX Corps served on the Eastern Front from the start of the war. In September 1915, the corps was upgraded to form Armee-Gruppe Scholtz, later Armee-Abteilung Scholtz , as part of the Army of the Niemen . It was reformed from Armee-Abteilung D in September 1918. It was dissolved after the war. The 25 peacetime Corps of the German Army (Guards, I - XXI, I - III Bavarian) had
90-671: Was assigned to the 8th Army to defend East Prussia while the rest of the Army executed the Schlieffen Plan offensive in August 1914. It took part in the battles of Gumbinnen , Tannenberg and 1st Masurian Lakes . Immediately after 1st Masurian Lakes it joined 9th Army in Lower Silesia where it fought at the Battle of the Vistula River . By May 1915 it was back with 8th Army and on 26 May
100-512: Was set up on 1 October 1912 in Allenstein as the Generalkommando ( headquarters ) for the southern part of East Prussia . It took over command of 37th Division from I Corps and the newly formed 41st Division . General der Artillerie Friedrich von Scholtz , former commander of 21st Division , took command. It was assigned to the I Army Inspectorate . which became the 8th Army at
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