61st Corps (German Empire) explained

Unit Name:	61st Corps (Generalkommando zbV 61)
Dates:	November 1916-1919
Branch:	Army
Battles:	World War I
Disbanded:	1919
Identification Symbol:	Genkdo zbV 61
Identification Symbol Label:	Abbreviation

The 61st Corps (German: '''Generalkommando zbV 61''') was a corps formation of the German Army in World War I. It was formed in November 1916 and was still in existence at the end of the war.

Chronicle

The 61st^[1] Corps (z.b.V.)^[2] was formed in November 1916.

With the onset of trench warfare, the German Army recognised that it was no longer possible to maintain the traditional Corps unit, that is, one made up of two divisions. Whereas at some times (and in some places) a Corps of two divisions was sufficient, at other times 5 or 6 divisions were necessary. Therefore, under the Hindenburg regime (from summer 1916), new Corps headquarters were created without organic divisions. These new Corps were designatedGeneral Commands for Special Use (German: Generalkommandos zur besonderen Verwendung).

61st Corps was still in existence at the end of the war.

Commanders

The 61st Corps was commanded throughout its existence by Generalleutnant Karl Surén.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• German Army (German Empire)

Bibliography

• Book: Cron, Hermann . 2002 . Imperial German Army 1914-18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle [first published: 1937] . Helion & Co . 1-874622-70-1.

Notes and References

1. Note that Corps (z.b.V.) were designated with Arabic, not Roman, numerals.
2. General Commands for Special Use Generalkommandos zur besonderen Verwendung (Genkdo z.b.V.)
3. Web site: The Prussian Machine, GenKdo . 30 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120411130818/http://home.comcast.net/~jcviser/army/genkdo.htm . 11 April 2012 .
4. Web site: German War History. 30 October 2012.