IV Cavalry Corps (German Empire)
IV Cavalry Corps (Höhere Kavallerie-Kommando Nr 4) Higher Cavalry Command No. 4 | |
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Active | 2 August 1914-January 1915 |
Disbanded | January 1915 |
Country | German Empire |
Branch | Army |
Type | Cavalry |
Size | Approximately 12,000 (on mobilisation) |
Engagements | World War I |
Insignia | |
Abbreviation | HKK 4 |
The IV Cavalry Corps (
Combat chronicle
Initially on the Western Front with 3rd and 6th Cavalry Divisions preceding 4th and 5th Armies.[1] Transferred to the East on 14 November 1914. Dissolved January 1915.
Order of Battle on mobilisation
Initially, the Corps simply consisted of 2 Cavalry Divisions (with 2 Jäger battalions attached) without any Corps troops; in supply and administration matters, the Cavalry Divisions were entirely autonomous. The commander was only concerned with tactics and strategy, hence his title of Senior Cavalry Commander Höherer Kavallerie-Kommandeur.[2]
On formation in August 1914, the Corps consisted of:[3]
- 3rd Cavalry Division
- 6th Cavalry Division
- 5th Jäger Battalion
- 6th Jäger Battalion
Each cavalry division consisted of 3 cavalry brigades (6 regiments each of 4 squadrons), a horse artillery battalion Abteilung (3 four-gun batteries), a machine gun detachment (company size, 6 MGs), plus pioneers, signals and a motor vehicle column. A more detailed Table of Organisation and Equipment can be seen here. The Jäger battalions each consisted of 4 light infantry companies, 1 machine gun company (6 MGs), 1 cyclist company and a motorised vehicle column.[4]
Commanders
IV Cavalry Corps was commanded throughout its existence by General der Kavallerie Gustav Freiherr von Hollen.[5]
See also
- German Army (German Empire)
- German Army order of battle (1914)
- German cavalry in World War I
- TOE, German Cavalry Division, August 1914
References
Bibliography
- Cron, Hermann (2002). Imperial German Army 1914-18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle [first published: 1937]. Helion & Co. ISBN 1-874622-70-1.