Oberschlesisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. This unit's Stammregiment was West Prussian, so it's facings are crimson; I have opted for a relatively bright shade here. This is a list of Imperial German infantry regiments before and during World … The Jena-Auerstedt Campaign Order of Battle is listed below. In March 1813, the Prussian Regular Infantry consisted of twelve Regiments. 12th) Husaren Regiment - "2nd Magdeburgisches" in 1816 Lancers 1st Ulanen (1st Westpreussisches) Regiment ... Nr6 First West Prussian Infantry Regiment Nr7 Second West Prussian Infantry Regiment Nr8 Foot Guard Regiment (Garde-Regiment zu Fuß) Nr9 Life Guard Regiment (Leib-Infantrie Regiment) Laurens, Major von. Being conscious of the superiority of the excellent Austrian calvary Fredrick the Great (Friedrich der große) laid stress upon a strong disciplined infantry. The organization of the 12th Infantry Division in 1870 at the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War was as follows:[10], German divisions underwent various organizational changes after the Franco-Prussian War. Being a uniform and flag design service to wargamers and to the imaginary crowned heads of 17th and 18th Century Europe, especially of the Seven Years War period - now By Appointment to the Court of Saxe-Bearstein! Prussian soldiers of the 9th (Colberg) Infanterie-Regiment wearing the 1813 field uniform with shako covers and rolled cloaks carried across the left shoulder. Deployed in square, we have the 7th Reserve Regiment. 1: 4 squadrons. Feb 16, 2020 - Explore Simon Jennings's board "Prussian Napoleonic Uniforms", followed by 111 people on Pinterest. 62, 4. Apr 27, 2020 - Explore Nick Stern's board "Prussian Uniforms 1815" on Pinterest. West Prussian Dragoon Regiment Nr. Order of battle in the Franco-Prussian War [edit | edit source] During wartime, the 10th Division, like other regular German divisions, was redesignated an infantry division. 6 The Lehr Infantry Battalion was expanded to form the Lehr Infantry Regiment. Painted Tin Toy Soldier Prussian Grenadier 12th Infantry Regiment 54mm 1/32. This is a List of Imperial German infantry regiments1 before and during World War I. 29-jul-2020 - Bekijk het bord 'Prussian infantry - Napoleonic' van Marnic Speleers, dat wordt gevolgd door 580 personen op Pinterest. See more ideas about napoleonic wars, prussia, military history. It spent most of this period in various parts of the trenches and suffered heavily in the 1916 Battle of the Somme. In July 1813 the 8th (Guard) Infantry Regiment was taken out of the numbering of the line, and 9th, 10th, and 11th advanced one step. Othengraven, Oberstleutnant von 24th [4th Brandenburg] Infantry Regiment: 3 battalions. Schlesisches) Nr. During war a regiment had 50 officers, 118 NCOs, 50 musicians, 12 carpenters, 196 grenadiers and 1220 musketeers. During wartime, the 6th Division, like other regular German divisions, was redesignated an infantry division. Its initial wartime organization was as follows:[12], Divisions underwent many changes during the war, with regiments moving from division to division, and some being destroyed and rebuilt. The 12th Infantry Division's order of battle in 1918 was as follows:[12], Order of battle in the Franco-Prussian War, From the late 1800s, the Prussian Army was effectively the German Army, as during the period of German unification (1866-1871) the states of the, 12. Since 1735, a Prussian infantry regiment consisted of two battalions, each having five companies of musketeers and one company of grenadiers. In action both grenadier companies formed their own battalion. 3 (East Prussian Nr. Jan 7, 2021 - Explore Ed Seufert's board "Prussian Army 1813-15" on Pinterest. [4] In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, the division fought in several battles and engagements, including the Siege of Paris. 1 France 1.1 Army of the Rhine 2 Germany 2.1 1st Army 2.2 2nd Army 2.3 3rd Army 2.4 Reserve 3 Belgium 3.1 Army of Observation 3.2 Army of Antwerp 4 Sources Order of battle at the beginning of the war: Commander in Chief: Emperor Napoléon III Imperial Guard Corps (Garde … See more ideas about napoleonic wars, army, prussia. 42 Figures in 12 Poses – 22.5 mm equal 162 cm Height Infantry Regiment Nr. They were to make use of woods, bushes, buildings, gardens, walls and hills. After 1806 the infantry regiments of the reconstituted army were given territorial titles in addition to their numbers, e.g. [8][9], During wartime, the 12th Division, like other regular German divisions, was redesignated an infantry division. 57, 4. On mobilisation, the German Army raised 113 Reserve Infantry Regiments (of 332 battalions) and 96 Landwehr Infantry Regiments (of 294 battalions). In June 1941 the division joined Operation Barbarossa under Army Group North as an element of the 16th Army. 25mm Napoleonic wargames figures, meticulously researched, … Silesian Schutzen detachment: 2 and 3 Companies - 1st East Prussian Grenadier Battalion - 2nd East Prussian Grenadier Battalion The I and II Battalions were formed by Reserve Musketeer Battalions of the Leib-Infantry Regiment, the III by the III Reserve Musketeer Battalion, Third East Prussian Regiment, and the officers and cadre of these Battalions wore the uniform of the Stamm-Regiment The 12th Division was again renamed the 12th Infantry Division. 60; 12. The new 12th Infantry Regiment was formed from reserve battalions. Dispatched with … 20; Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 12: 2 battalions. Oberschlesisches) Nr. 4: Kapt Meyer. $25.00. [7], CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (, 1st (Emperor Alexander) Guards Grenadiers, 1st (1st East Prussian) Grenadiers "Crown Prince", 2nd (1st Pomeranian) Grenadiers "King Frederick William IV", 3rd (2nd East Prussian) Grenadiers "King Frederick William I", 4th (3rd East Prussian) Grenadiers "King Frederick the Great", 5th (4th East Prussian) Grenadiers "King Frederick I", 6th (1st West Prussian) Grenadiers "Count Kleist von Nollendorf", 7th (2nd West Prussian) Grenadiers "King William I", 8th (1st Brandenburg) Life Grenadiers "King Frederick William III", 9th (2nd Pomeranian) Colberg Grenadiers "Count Gneisenau", 10th (1st Silesian) Grenadiers "King Frederick William II", 11th (2nd Silesian) Grenadiers "King Frederick III", 12th (2nd Brandenburg) Grenadiers "Prince Charles of Prussia", 13th (1st Westphalian) Infantry "Herwarth von Bittenfeld", 14th (3rd Pomeranian) Infantry "Count Schwerin", 15th (2nd Westphalian) Infantry "Prince Frederick of the Netherlands", 16th (3rd Westphalian) Infantry "Baron Sparr", 17th (4th Westphalian) Infantry "Count Barfuss", 19th (2nd Posen) Infantry "von Courbière", 20th (3rd Brandenburg) Infantry "Count Tauentzien von Wittenberg", 21st (4th Pomeranian) Infantry "von Borcke", 22nd (1st Upper Silesian) Infantry "Keith", 23rd (2nd Upper Silesian) Infantry "von Winterfeldt", 24th (4th Brandenburg) Infantry "Grand Duke Frederick Francis II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin", 26th (1st Magdeburg) Infantry "Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Dessau", 27th (2nd Magdeburg) Infantry "Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia", 30th (4th Rhenish) Infantry "Count Werder", 31st (1st Thuringian) Infantry "Count Bose", 33rd (East Prussian) Fusiliers "Count Roon", 34th (Pomeranian) Fusiliers "Queen Victoria of Sweden", 35th (Brandenburg) Fusiliers "Prince Henry of Prussia", 36th (Magdeburg) Fusiliers "General Field Marshal Count Blumenthal", 37th (West Prussian) Fusiliers "von Steinmetz", 38th (Silesian) Fusiliers "General Field Marshal Count Moltke", 40th (Hohenzollern) Fusiliers "Prince Charles Anton of Hohenzollern", 41st (5th East Prussian) Infantry "von Boyen", 42nd (5th Pomeranian) Infantry "Prince Maurice of Anhalt-Dessau", 43rd (6th East Prussian) Infantry "Duke Charles of Mecklenburg", 44th (7th East Prussian) Infantry "Count Dönhoff", 46th (1st Lower Silesian) Infantry "Count Kirchbach", 47th (2nd Lower Silesian) Infantry "King Ludwig III of Bavaria", 48th (5th Brandenburg) Infantry "von Stülpnagel", 52nd (6th Brandenburg) Infantry "von Alvensleben", 54th (7th Pomeranian) Infantry "von der Goltz", 55th (6th Westphalian) Infantry "Count Bülow von Dennewitz", 56th (7th Westphalian) Infantry "Vogel von Falkenstein", 57th (8th Westphalian) Infantry "Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick", 59th (4th Posen) Infantry "Baron Hiller von Gaertringen", 60th (7th Brandenburg) Infantry "Margrave Charles", 61st (8th Pomeranian) Infantry "von der Marwitz", 64th (8th Brandenburg) Infantry "General Field Marshal Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia", 73rd (Hannover) Fusiliers "Field Marshal Prince Albrecht of Prussia", 78th (East Frisian) Infantry "Duke Frederick William of Brunswick", 79th (3rd Hannover) Infantry "von Voigts-Rhetz", 80th (Kurhessian) Fusiliers "von Gersdorff", 81st (1st Kurhessian) Infantry "Landgrave Frederick I of Hesse-Cassel", 83rd (3rd Kurhessian) Infantry "von Wittich", 85th (Holstein) Infantry "Duke of Holstein", 86th (Schleswig-Holstein) Fusiliers "Queen", 89th (Grand Ducal Mecklenburgian) Grenadiers, 90th (Grand Ducal Mecklenburgian) Fusiliers "Emperor William", 94th (5th Thuringian) Infantry "Grand Duke of Saxony", 101st (2nd Royal Saxon) Grenadiers "Emperor William, King of Prussia", 102nd (3rd Royal Saxon) Infantry "King Ludwig III of Bavaria", 104th (5th Royal Saxon) Infantry "Crown Prince", 105th (6th Royal Saxon) Infantry "King William II of Württemberg", 106th (7th Royal Saxon) Infantry "King George", 107th (8th Royal Saxon) Infantry "Prince John George", 108th (Royal Saxon) Schützen (Füsiliers) "Prince George", 110th (2nd Baden) Grenadiers "Emperor William I", 111th (3rd Baden) Infantry "Margrave Ludwig William", 112th (4th Baden) Infantry "Prince William", 114th (6th Baden) Infantry "Emperor Frederick III", 115th (1st Grand Ducal Hessian) Lifeguard Infantry, 116th (2nd Grand Ducal Hessian) Infantry "Emperor William", 117th (3rd Grand Ducal Hessian) Life Infantry "Grand Duchess", 118th (4th Grand Ducal Hessian) Infantry "Prince Charles", 119th (1st Württemberg) Grenadiers "Queen Olga", 120th (2nd Württemberg) Infantry "Emperor William, King of Prussia", 121st (3rd Württemberg)(Old Württemberg) Infantry, 122nd (4th Württemberg) Fusiliers "Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, King of Hungary", 123rd (5th Württemberg) Grenadiers "King Charles", 124th (6th Württemberg) Infantry "King William I", 125th (7th Württemberg) Infantry "Emperor Frederick, King of Prussia", 126th (8th Württemberg) Infantry "Grand Duke Frederick of Baden", 152nd (1st Alsasian) Infantry "Teutonic Order", Royal Bavarian Infantry Lifeguards Regiment, 2nd Royal Bavarian Infantry "Crown Prince", 3rd Royal Bavarian Infantry "Prince Charles of Bavaria", 4th Royal Bavarian Infantry "King William of Württemberg", 5th Royal Bavarian Infantry "Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hessen", 6th Royal Bavarian Infantry "Emperor William, King of Prussia", 7th Royal Bavarian Infantry "Prince Leopold", 8th Royal Bavarian Infantry "Grand Duke Frederick II of Baden", 11th Royal Bavarian Infantry "von der Tann", 12th Royal Bavarian Infantry "Prince Arnulf", 13th Royal Bavarian Infantry "Franz Josef I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary", 15th Royal Bavarian Infantry "King Frederick August of Saxony", 16th Royal Bavarian Infantry "Grand Duke Ferdinand of Tuscany", 18th Royal Bavarian Infantry "Prince Ludwig Ferdinand", 19th Royal Bavarian Infantry "King Viktor Emanuel III of Italy", 20th Royal Bavarian Infantry "Prince Francis", 21st Royal Bavarian Infantry "Grand Duke Frederick Francis IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin", 22nd Royal Bavarian Infantry "Prince William of Hohenzollern", List of Imperial German artillery regiments, List of Imperial German cavalry regiments, "The Prussian Machine, Infantry Regiments", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Imperial_German_infantry_regiments&oldid=984731451, Regiments of the German Army in World War I, Lists of military units and formations of World War I, Lists of military units and formations of Germany, CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 October 2020, at 19:29. 1st [Cleves] Westphalian Landwehr Regiment: 3 battalions. $229.98. Divisions received engineer companies and other support units from their higher headquarters. Description. 23, 3. Schlesisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 6 4th Brigade: Heinrich Ludwig August von Thümen East Prussian Jäger Battalion (2 companies) 4th East Prussian Infantry Regiment 5th Reserve Infantry Regiment 2nd Pommeranian Landwehr Regiment 63 A Brief Background of IR63. 6, 3. Prussian Line Infantry Colours in the Campaign of 1866 Introduction The colours carried by the Prussian Line Infantry during 1866 were not dissimilar to those carried by their forebears during the latter part of the Napoleonic Wars. Each had two numbers; one was its precedence in the Line, and the other, precedence in the province it recruited from. Tin soldier Fusilier of 4th Infantry Regiment Hoch und Deutschmeister 54mm. Prussian Cavalry - 18th Century (Dragoons, Cuirassiers, and Hussars) At the eve of the 1st Silesian War the Prussian Forces had 12 regiments of Cuirassiers, 7 regiments of Dragoons and just 2 regiments of Hussars. Note that the Foot Guard Regiment was numbered in the Line, following the practice of the pre 1807 army. eBay item number: 313282707673. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. The 12th Division fought in the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, including the Battle of Königgrätz. For this unit, I once again have the officers in the dark blue regulation Line Infantry uniforms. 157, Husaren-Regiment von Schill (1. 20, 4. Prussian 12 pounder Battery Nr.4 was chosen because it was part of the Artillery Reserve in Generallieutenant Bülow’s Prussian 3rd Army Corps in 1813 – the same corps as the 3rd Brigade which von Peter himself is … [5], In World War I, the division served initially on the Western Front. 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