2nd Royal Bavarian Uhlans explained

Unit Name:2nd Royal Bavarian Uhlans
Dates:1864–1919
Country:Bavaria
Branch:Bavarian Army
Type:Cavalry
Command Structure:4th Cavalry Brigade

The 2nd Royal Bavarian Uhlan Regiment (German: '''Königliche Bayerische 2. Ulanen Regiment "König"''') was a Bavarian Army Cavalry Regiment formed in 1863 in Ansbach. From 6 July 1864 it was nominally commanded by 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.

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.

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 OberstPhilipp Freiherr von Diez
Staff Officer MajorMajor Johann Feichtmayr
Staff Officer MajorMajor Karl von Grundherr zu Altenthann und Weyerhaus
Staff Officer Rittmeister
1. Escadron RittmeisterGustav Oertel
2. Escadron RittmeisterAdolf Cronnenbold
3. Escadron RittmeisterKarl Fels
4. Escadron RittmeisterOskar von Sichlern
OberlieutenantKarl von Bieber
OberlieutenantLudwig Freiherr von Riedheim
Oberlieutenant
OberlieutenantFerdinand Syller
Regiment Adjunct UnterlieutenantEdmund von Morett
UnterlieutenantFriedrich Graf von Fugger-Babenhausen
UnterlieutenantFriedrich von Schütz
Second LieutenantUnterlieutenant Albert Freiherr von Rotberg
Second LieutenantUnterlieutenant
UnterlieutenantLeopold Freiherr von Andrian-Werburg
UnterlieutenantGeorg Vogel
UnterlieutenantChristoph Freiherr von Reitzenstein
UnterlieutenantGustav von Gernler
Junker
JunkerAlexander Freiherr von Falkenhausen
Battalion Doctor Bataillonsarzt
Battalion Doctor Bataillonsarzt
Doctor Unterarzt
Unterquartiermeister
Unterquartiermeister
Division Veterinarian Divisionsveterinärarzt
Veterinarian Unterveterinärarzt
Veterinarian UnterveterinärarztMaximilian Wägele

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