XVIII Corps (German Empire)
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The XVIII Army Corps was a corps of the Imperial German Army
. It was formed on April 1, 1899 and was headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. During World War I
, the corps fought on the Western Front
.
German Army (German Empire)
The German Army was the name given the combined land forces of the German Empire, also known as the National Army , Imperial Army or Imperial German Army. The term "Deutsches Heer" is also used for the modern German Army, the land component of the German Bundeswehr...
. It was formed on April 1, 1899 and was headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, the corps fought on the Western Front
Western Front (World War I)
Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German Army opened the Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France. The tide of the advance was dramatically turned with the Battle of the Marne...
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Structure (1914)
- 21st Division21st Division (German Empire)The 21st Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on October 11, 1866 and was headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. The division was subordinated in peacetime initially to the XI Army Corps and from 1899 to the XVIII Army Corps The 21st Division (21. Division) was a unit of...
- Grand Ducal Hessian (25th) Division25th Division (German Empire)The 25th Division , officially the Grand Ducal Hessian Division , was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was headquartered in Darmstadt, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XVIII Army Corps when that corps was formed in 1899...
- 3rd Brandenburg Foot Artillery Regiment "General-Feldzeugmeister"
- 8th Fortress Machine Gun Detachment
- XVIII Army Corps Pioneer Command
- 1st Nassau Pioneer Battalion No. 21
- 2nd Nassau Pioneer Battalion No. 25
- 2nd Railroad Regiment
- 3rd Railroad Regiment
Corps commanding generals
- 1899-1904: Oskar von Lindequist
- 1904-1912: Hermann von EichhornHermann von EichhornHermann von Eichhorn was a Prussian general.-Biography:Eichhorn was born in Breslau in the Province of Silesia...
- 1912-1917: Heinrich von Schenck
- 1917-1918: Viktor Albrecht
- 1918-1919: Günther von EtzelGunther von EtzelFranz Hermann Günther von Etzel was a career soldier and general in the Imperial German Army, active in World War I.-Biography:...
- 1919: Ernst von HoeppnerErnst von HoeppnerGeneral of Cavalry Ernst Wilhelm von Hoeppner was a German cavalry officer who served as the Commanding General of the German Air Service during World War I.-Early life and military career:...