5th Guards Grenadiers explained

Unit Name:5th Guards Grenadiers
Native Name:Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 5
Start Date:31 March 1897
End Date:12 December 1918
Country:German Empire
Allegiance:Kingdom of Prussia
Branch:Infantry
Type:Grenadiers
Command Structure:Guards Corps
Garrison:Spandau
Nickname:Briefträger (post men)
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Disbanded:12 December 1918
Commander2:Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia
Notable Commanders:
  • Eberhard von der Lancken
  • Kurt von Manteuffel
  • Eberhard von Claer
  • Johannes von Eben
  • Karl Heinrich von Hänisch
  • Hans von Langermann und Erlenkamp
  • Axel von Petersdorff
  • Walter Randt
  • Wilhelm Reinhard
  • Walter Randt
  • Kurt von Beerfelde
  • Karl von Kietzell

The 5th Guard Grenadiers (German: Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 5) was a regiment of the Prussian Army prior to and during the First World War. Established in 1897, it was part of the 5th Guard Infantry Brigade. The regiment was disbanded following the war and perpetuated by 5th and 6th Company, 4th Infantry Regiment of the Reichswehr.

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