Peacetime Organisation
From formation in 1820, the Corps commanded two divisions: 1st Division and 2nd Division. These were joined by 37th Division when it was formed on 1 April 1899. 37th Division was transferred to XX Corps when it was formed on 1 October 1912.
The 25 peacetime Corps of the German Army (Guards, I - XXI, I - III Bavarian) had a reasonably standardised organisation. Each consisted of two divisions with usually two infantry brigades, one field artillery brigade and a cavalry brigade each. Each brigade normally consisted of two regiments of the appropriate type, so each Corps normally commanded 8 infantry, 4 field artillery and 4 cavalry regiments. There were exceptions to this rule:
- V, VI, VII, IX and XIV Corps each had a 5th infantry brigade (so 10 infantry regiments)
- II, XIII, XVIII and XXI Corps had a 9th infantry regiment
- I, VI and XVI Corps had a 3rd cavalry brigade (so 6 cavalry regiments)
- the Guards Corps had 11 infantry regiments (in 5 brigades) and 8 cavalry regiments (in 4 brigades).
Each Corps also directly controlled a number of other units. This could include one or more
- Foot Artillery Regiment
- Jäger Battalion
- Pioneer Battalion
- Train Battalion
| Corps | Division | Brigade | Units | Garrison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Corps | 1st Division | 1st Infantry Brigade | 1st (1st East Prussian) Grenadiers "Crown Prince" | Königsberg |
| 41st (5th East Prussian) Infantry "von Boyen" | Tilsit, III Bn at Memel | |||
| 2nd Infantry Brigade | 3rd (2nd East Prussian) Grenadiers "King Frederick William I" | Königsberg | ||
| 43rd (6th East Prussian) Infantry "Duke Charles of Mecklenburg" | Königsberg, II Bn at Pillau | |||
| 1st Field Artillery Brigade | 16th (1st East Prussian) Field Artillery | Königsberg | ||
| 52nd (2nd East Prussian) Field Artillery | Königsberg | |||
| 1st Cavalry Brigade | 3rd (East Prussian) Cuirassiers "Count Wrangel" | Königsberg | ||
| 1st (Lithuanian) Dragoons "Prince Albrecht of Prussia" | Tilsit | |||
| 2nd Division | 3rd Infantry Brigade | 4th (3rd East Prussian) Grenadiers "King Frederick the Great" | Rastenburg | |
| 44th (7th East Prussian) Infantry "Count Dönhoff" | Goldap | |||
| 4th Infantry Brigade | 33rd (East Prussian) Fusiliers "Count Roon" | Gumbinnen | ||
| 45th (8th East Prussian) Infantry | Insterburg, Darkehmen | |||
| 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | 1st (1st Lithuanian) Field Artillery "Prince August of Prussia" | Gumbinnen, Insterburg | ||
| 37th (2nd Lithuanian) Field Artillery | Insterburg | |||
| 2nd Cavalry Brigade | 12th (Lithuanian) Uhlans | Insterburg | ||
| 9th Jäger zu Pferde | Insterburg | |||
| 43rd Cavalry Brigade | 8th (East Prussian) Uhlans "Count zu Dohna" | Gumbinnen, Stallupönen | ||
| 10th Jäger zu Pferde | Angerburg, Goldap | |||
| Corps Troops | 5th Machine Gun Abteilung | Insterburg | ||
| 1st Fortress Machine Gun Abteilung | Königsberg | |||
| 1st (East Prussian) Foot Artillery "von Linger" | Königsberg, Lötzen (Feste Boyen) | |||
| 1st (East Prussian) Pioneer Battalion "Prince Radziwill" | Königsberg | |||
| 18th (Samland) (Fortress-) Pioneer Battalion | Königsberg | |||
| 5th Fortress Telephone Company | Königsberg | |||
| 5th Airship Battalion | Graudenz, Königsberg, Schneidemühl | |||
| 1st (East Prussian) Train Battalion | Königsberg |
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