XV Corps (German Empire)
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For the equivalent formation in World War II, see XV Army Corps (Wehrmacht).
The XV Army Corps / XV AK (German: XV. Armee-Korps) was a corps level command of the German Army before and during World War I.
Quick Facts XV Army Corps, Active ...
XV Army Corps XV. Armee-Korps | |
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Active | March 1871 (1871-03)–1919 (1919) |
Country | German Empire |
Type | Corps |
Size | Approximately 44,000 (on mobilisation in 1914) |
Garrison/HQ | Strasbourg/Brandgasse 11 |
Shoulder strap piping | Red |
Engagements | World War I |
Insignia | |
Abbreviation | XV AK |
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XV Corps served on the Western Front from the start of the war with the 7th Army. It was still in existence at the end of the war[1] in the 19th Army, Heeresgruppe Herzog Albrecht von Württemberg on the Western Front.[2]