| Unit Name: | XV Royal Bavarian Reserve Corps XV. Königlich Bayerisches Reserve-Korps |
| Dates: | 1 September 1914 - post November 1918 |
| Country: | / |
| Type: | Corps |
| Battles: | World War I |
| Identification Symbol: | XV Bavarian RK |
| Identification Symbol Label: | Abbreviation |
The XV Royal Bavarian Reserve Corps / XV Bavarian RK (German: '''XV. Königlich Bayerisches Reserve-Korps''') was a corps level command of the Royal Bavarian Army, part of the German Army, in World War I.
The Corps was formed on 1 September 1914 as the temporary Corps Eberhardt, named for its commander General der Infanterie Magnus von Eberhardt, military governor of Strasbourg, then in the German Imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine.[1] On 1 December 1914, it was established as XV Reserve Corps and, on 1 September 1916, it was renamed as XV Bavarian Reserve Corps. It was still in existence at the end of the war in Armee-Abteilung A, Heeresgruppe Herzog Albrecht von Württemberg on the Western Front.
On 15 September 1914, Corps Eberhardt totalled 43 battalions, 6 squadrons, 30 batteries (172 guns) & 9 Pioneer companies. It was organized as follows:
| Corps | Division | Brigade | Units | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROWSPAN=52 | Korps Eberhardt | ROWSPAN=9 | ROWSPAN=9 | Donon-Brigade | Reserve Infantry Regiment 70 (2 Btns) | |
| III. Battalion/ Landwehr Infantry Regiment 120 | ||||||
| Ersatz Battalion/ Landwehr Infantry Regiment 99 | ||||||
| 1st Squadron/ Reserve Hussar Regiment 9 | ||||||
| 1st Battery/ Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilung 13 | ||||||
| One Battery, 9-cm cannons (8 guns) | ||||||
| Landwehr Pioneer Battalion 15 (2 Cos.) | ||||||
| Ersatz Pioneer Co. 15 | ||||||
| Landsturm Pioneer Co., XV A.K. | ||||||
| ROWSPAN=17 | 30th Reserve Division | ROWSPAN=2 | 10th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Brigade | Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 11 (2 Btns) | ||
| Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 14 | ||||||
| ROWSPAN=3 | 55th Ersatz Brigade[2] | 55th, 56th, 57th, 58th, 82nd & 84th Brigade Ersatz Btns. | ||||
| Cavalry Ersatz Abteilung Karlsruhe (1/3 sq.) | ||||||
| Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilungen 14 & 76 (each 2 Btys) | ||||||
| ROWSPAN=3 | 5th Bavarian Ersatz Brigade[3] | 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th Bavarian Brigade Ersatz Battalions | ||||
| Cavalry Ersatz Abteilung Landau (1/3 sq.) | ||||||
| 2nd & 12th Bavarian Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilungen (each 2 Btys) | ||||||
| ROWSPAN=2 | 42nd Landwehr Brigade | II Battalion/ Landwehr Infantry Regiment 80 | ||||
| Landwehr Infantry Regiment 81 | ||||||
| ROWSPAN=7 | Divisional Units | 2nd Squadron/ Reserve Hussar Regiment 9 | ||||
| Ersatz Squadron/ Dragoon Regiment 20 | ||||||
| Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilungen 15, 31, 51, 80 & 84 (each 2 Btys) | ||||||
| Bavarian Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilung 4 (3 Btys) | ||||||
| 5th Battery/ Reserve Foot Artillery Rgt. 10 (heavy field howitzers) | ||||||
| 3rd Battery/ Reserve Foot Artillery Rgt. 14 (10-cm cannons) | ||||||
| 4th & 1st Reserve Cos./ Pioneer Battalion 15 | ||||||
| ROWSPAN=17 | Bavarian Ersatz Division | ROWSPAN=5 | 1st Bavarian Ersatz Brigade | 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Bavarian Brigade Ersatz Battalions | ||
| Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 4 (4 Btns) | ||||||
| Cavalry Ersatz Abteilung Munich (1/3 sq.) | ||||||
| 1st & 4th Bavarian Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilungen (each 2 Btys) | ||||||
| 2nd Ersatz Co./ Bavarian Pioneer Battalion 1 | ||||||
| ROWSPAN=6 | 9th Bavarian Ersatz Brigade | 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th Bavarian Brigade Ersatz Battalions | ||||
| Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 15 | ||||||
| II. Battalion/ Reserve Infantry Regiment 60 | ||||||
| Cavalry Ersatz Abteilung Nuremberg (1/3 sq.) | ||||||
| 8th & 10th Bavarian Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilungen (each 2 Btys) | ||||||
| 1st Ersatz Co./ Bavarian Pioneer Battalion 3 | ||||||
| ROWSPAN=6 | Divisional Units | 3rd Squadron/ Reserve Hussar Regiment 9 | ||||
| Bavarian Cavalry Ersatz Abteilung | ||||||
| Bavarian Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilungen 1 (2 Btys), 2 & 3 (each 3 Btys) | ||||||
| 7th Battery/ Foot Artillery Rgt. 13 (10-cm cannons) | ||||||
| 3rd Battery/ Reserve Foot Artillery 13 (heavy field howitzers) | ||||||
| 2nd Bavarian Ersatz Pioneer Company | ||||||
| ROWSPAN=9 | Abteilung Ferling | ROWSPAN=8 | Brigade Rekowski | I. & II. Battalions/ Landwehr Infantry Regiment 120 | ||
| I. & III. Battalions/ Landwehr Infantry Regiment 80 | ||||||
| III. Battalion/ Landwehr Infantry Regiment 71 | ||||||
| One Landwehr Squadron | ||||||
| 2nd Battery/ Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilung 13 | ||||||
| 2nd Battery/ Bavarian Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilung 1 | ||||||
| 4th Battery/ Reserve Foot Artillery Rgt 14 (10-cm cannons) | ||||||
| 2nd Reserve Co./ Pioneer Battalion 15 |
On 10 December 1914, XV Reserve Corps was organized as follows:
| Corps | Division | Brigade | Units | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROWSPAN=28 | XV Reserve Corps | ROWSPAN=8 | 30th Reserve Division | ROWSPAN=2 | 10th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Brigade | Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 11 (2 Btns) |
| Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 14 | ||||||
| ROWSPAN=2 | 5th Bavarian Ersatz Brigade | 2nd Bavarian Ersatz Regiment[4] | ||||
| 4th Bavarian Ersatz Regiment[5] | ||||||
| ROWSPAN=4 | Divisional Units | 1st & 2nd Squadrons/ Reserve Hussar Regiment 9 | ||||
| Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilungen 31, 51 & 80 | ||||||
| 4th Co./ Pioneer Battalion 15 | - | Attached: 3rd Battery/ Reserve Foot Artillery Rgt. 14 (10-cm cannons) | ||||
| ROWSPAN=11 | 39th Reserve Division[6] | ROWSPAN=2 | 1st Bavarian Ersatz Brigade | 1st Bavarian Ersatz Regiment[7] | ||
| 3rd Bavarian Ersatz Regiment[8] | ||||||
| ROWSPAN=2 | 9th Bavarian Ersatz Brigade | 2nd & 9th Bavarian Brigade Ersatz Battalions | ||||
| Landwehr Infantry Regiment 81 | ||||||
| ROWSPAN=7 | Divisional Units | 3rd Squadron/ Reserve Hussar Regiment 9 | ||||
| Bavarian Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilung 10 | ||||||
| 2nd Battery/ Bavarian Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilung 4 | ||||||
| 1st Battery/ Bavarian Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilung 8 | ||||||
| 2nd Ersatz Co./ Bavarian Pioneer Battalion 1 | ||||||
| 1st Ersatz Co./ Bavarian Pioneer Battalion 3 | ||||||
| Attached: 5th Battery/ Reserve Foot Artillery Rgt. 10 (heavy field howitzers), 2/3 2nd Battery/ Bavarian Landwehr Foot Artillery Btl 1. (heavy field howitzers), 7th Battery/ Foot Artillery Rgt. 13 (10-cm cannons), 1/2 1st Battery/ Reserve Foot Artillery Rgt. 10 (13-cm cannons), 2nd Landwehr Pioneer Co., XIII A.K. | ||||||
| ROWSPAN=9 | Attached | ROWSPAN=5 | 52nd Landwehr Brigade[9] | Landwehr Infantry Regiment 80 | ||
| Ersatz Infantry Regiment 29[10] | ||||||
| 1st Landwehr Squadron, XIV A.K. | ||||||
| 2nd Battery/ Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilung 13 | ||||||
| Attached: 2nd Battery/ Landwehr Foot Artillery Btl. 10 (heavy field howitzers), 4th Battery/ Reserve Foot Artillery Rgt 14 (10-cm cannons), 1/2 2nd Battery/ Reserve Foot Artillery Rgt. 10 (13-cm cannons), 2nd Reserve Co./ Pioneer Btl. 15, Pioneer Co. 14 | ||||||
| ROWSPAN=4 | 84th Landwehr Brigade[11] | I. & II. Battalions/ Reserve Infantry Regiment 70 | ||||
| Ersatz Battalion/ Landwehr Infantry Regiment 99 | ||||||
| 1st Battery/ Field Artillery Ersatz Abteilung 13 | ||||||
| Attached: 1/3 2nd Bavarian Landwehr Foot Artillery Btl. 1 (heavy field howitzers), Landsturm Pioneer Co., XV A.K. | ||||||
Korps Eberhardt / XV Reserve Corps / XV Bavarian Reserve Corps had the following commanders during its existence:[12] [13]
| From | Rank | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 1914 | Magnus von Eberhardt | ||
| 16 October 1916 | Maximilian von Höhn[14] | ||
| 8 August 1918 | Paul von Kneussl |