The XXII Reserve Corps ( German : XXII. Reserve-Korps / XXII RK ) was a corps level command of the German Army in World War I .
7-453: XXII Reserve Corps was formed in October 1914. It was part of the first wave of new Corps formed at the outset of World War I consisting of XXII - XXVII Reserve Corps of 43rd - 54th Reserve Divisions (plus 6th Bavarian Reserve Division ). The personnel was predominantly made up of kriegsfreiwillige (wartime volunteers) who did not wait to be called up. It was still in existence at the end of
14-590: The Aisne and Champagne-Marne . The division returned to the Flanders region in August 1918, where it remained until the end of the war. Allied intelligence rated the division as a second class division, noting that while trained as an assault division, it was more often employed as a follow-on unit. The order of battle of the 6th Bavarian Reserve Division on 8 December 1914 was as follows: Divisions underwent many changes during
21-685: The Battle of the Somme in October 1916. In the Spring of 1917, the division fought in the Battle of Arras . It remained in the Flanders region until August 1917, when it was transferred to Upper Alsace for rest and then to the Chemin des Dames region. In 1918, it participated in the German spring offensive . In the Spring and Summer offensives and counteroffensives, it faced French and American troops in several battles, including on
28-612: The latter was the division's most famous soldier, Adolf Hitler , an Austrian-born Gefreiter in the Bavarian 16 Reserve. The division entered the war on 30 October 1914, when it entered the First Battle of Ypres , part of the so-called Race to the Sea . The division remained in Flanders thereafter, and fought in numerous actions, including the Battle of Fromelles in July 1916 and the latter phases of
35-510: The war, with regiments moving from division to division, and some being destroyed and rebuilt. The 6th Bavarian Reserve Division was triangularized in January 1917, losing the 14th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Brigade headquarters and the 21st Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment. Cavalry was reduced, engineers increased, and an artillery command and a divisional signals command were created. The 6th Bavarian Reserve Division's order of battle on 10 April 1918
42-619: The war. On formation in October 1914, XXII Reserve Corps consisted of two divisions but was weaker than an Active Corps In summary, XXII Reserve Corps mobilised with 26 infantry battalions, 10 machine gun platoons (20 machine guns), 2 cavalry detachments, 18 field artillery batteries (72 guns) and 2 pioneer companies. XXII Reserve Corps was commanded throughout its existence by General der Kavallerie Eugen von Falkenhayn , Prussian War Minister Erich von Falkenhayn's older brother. 6th Bavarian Reserve Division The 6th Bavarian Reserve Division ( 6. Bayerische Reserve-Division )
49-727: Was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army , part of the German Army , in World War I . The division was formed on 10 September 1914 and organized over the next month. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. 6th Bavarian Reserve Division was raised and recruited from Bavaria's Ist and IIIrd Army Corps Districts. As a reserve division, it consisted mainly of recalled reservists. A considerable number of war volunteers were taken in, also. Among
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