2nd Royal Bavarian Uhlans

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2nd Royal Bavarian Uhlans
Active1864–1919
Country
First World War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Otto of Bavaria

The 2nd Royal Bavarian Uhlan Regiment (

King Ludwig II of Bavaria until he was succeeded by King Otto of Bavaria
on 13 June 1886.

Peacetime service and uniform

The regiment was part of the 4th Cavalry Brigade of then II Royal Bavarian Army Corps and later III Royal Bavarian Army Corps. The peacetime uniform was of dark green with crimson

plastron and facings. A czapka with crimson top and white plume was worn in full dress.[1]

Active Service

During the Franco-Prussian War the 2.Ulanen Regiment fought at Worth and Sedan in August and September 1870. It then undertook patrol work during the Siege of Paris.

In August 1914 the regiment saw action at the Battle of the Marne and in Flanders. It was subsequently transferred to the Eastern Front.[2]

Disbandment

In common with the other Royal Bavarian cavalry regiments, the 2.Ulanen Regiment was disbanded in February 1919. Between the wars its traditions were preserved by the 2nd Squadron of the Reiter-Regiment Nr. 17 which formed part of the garrison of Ansbach.

List of Officers - 1863

Position Rank (English) Rank (German) Name
Commander Colonel Oberst Philipp Freiherr von Diez
Staff Officer Major Major Johann Feichtmayr
Staff Officer Major Major Karl von Grundherr zu Altenthann und Weyerhaus
Staff Officer
Captain
Rittmeister Friedrich Faber
1. Escadron
Captain
Rittmeister Gustav Oertel
2. Escadron
Captain
Rittmeister Adolf Cronnenbold
3. Escadron
Captain
Rittmeister Karl Fels
4. Escadron
Captain
Rittmeister Oskar von Sichlern
First Lieutenant
Oberlieutenant Karl von Bieber
First Lieutenant
Oberlieutenant Ludwig Freiherr von Riedheim
First Lieutenant
Oberlieutenant Ferdinand Freiherr von Schrottenberg
First Lieutenant
Oberlieutenant Ferdinand Syller
Regiment Adjunct
Second Lieutenant
Unterlieutenant Edmund von Morett
Second Lieutenant
Unterlieutenant Friedrich Graf von Fugger-Babenhausen
Second Lieutenant
Unterlieutenant Friedrich von Schütz
Second Lieutenant
Unterlieutenant Albert Freiherr von Rotberg
Second Lieutenant
Unterlieutenant Friedrich Freiherr von Crailsheim
Second Lieutenant
Unterlieutenant Leopold Freiherr von Andrian-Werburg
Second Lieutenant
Unterlieutenant Georg Vogel
Second Lieutenant
Unterlieutenant Christoph Freiherr von Reitzenstein
Second Lieutenant
Unterlieutenant Gustav von Gernler
Officer Cadet
Junker Wilhelm Freiherr von Feilitzsch
Officer Cadet
Junker
Alexander Freiherr von Falkenhausen
Battalion Doctor Bataillonsarzt Dr. Johann Fahrnholz
Battalion Doctor Bataillonsarzt Dr. Michael Nigst
Doctor Unterarzt Dr. Ludwig Kreitmair
Unterquartiermeister Jakob Schütz
Unterquartiermeister Andreas Henninger
Division Veterinarian Divisionsveterinärarzt Friedrich Steinhäuser
Veterinarian Unterveterinärarzt Johann Köhler
Veterinarian Unterveterinärarzt Maximilian Wägele

See also

References

  1. ^ Schulz 1992, p. 28.
  2. ^ Schulz 1992, p. 27.

Sources

  • Schulz, Hugo (1992). Die bayerischen, sächsischen, und württembergischen Kavallerie- Regimenter : 1913/1914 ; nach dem Gesetz vom 3. Juli 1913. Augsburg: Weltbild. pp. 27–29. .
  • Meyer, Friedrich (1888). Das Königlische Bayerische 2. Ulanen Regiment König 1863 - 1888. M. Eichinger, k.b. Hofbuchhandlung. Ansbach, Germany.