XVIII Corps (German Empire)
1899–1919 German Army corps-sized formation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The XVIII Army Corps / XVIII AK (German: XVIII. Armee-Korps) was a corps level command of the German Army before and during World War I.
XVIII Army Corps XVIII. Armee-Korps | |
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Active | 1 April 1899 (1899-04-01)–1919 (1919) |
Country | German Empire |
Branch | Army |
Type | Corps |
Size | Approximately 44,000 (on mobilisation in 1914) |
Garrison/HQ | Frankfurt am Main/Untermain-Kai 19 |
Shoulder strap piping | Light Blue |
Engagements | World War I |
Insignia | |
Abbreviation | XVIII AK |
As the German Army expanded in the latter part of the 19th century, the XVIII Army Corps was set up on 1 April 1899 in Frankfurt am Main as the Generalkommando (headquarters) for the district of Wiesbaden and the Grand Duchy of Hesse.[1] It took over command of 21st Division from XI Corps and the previously separate 25th (Grand Ducal Hessian) Division. It was assigned to the VII Army Inspectorate,[2] but joined the 4th Army at the start of the First World War.
It was still in existence at the end of the war,[3] serving in the 17th Army, Heeresgruppe Kronprinz Rupprecht on the Western Front.[4]