The XVII Reserve Corps / XVII RK () was a corps level command of the German Army in World War I.
History The Corps was formed in October 1914 as the temporary Corps Graudenz or Corps Zastrow named for its commander General der Infanterie Ernst von Zastrow,The Prussian Machine Accessed: 23 March 2012 military governor of Graudenz. On 21 July 1915 it was established as XVII Reserve Corps. The Corps was dissolved on 17 September 1917.
The nucleus of the corps was troops collected at Graudenz Fortress. In mid-November 1914 it consisted of two divisions: Wernitz and Breugel with a strength of 26 battalions, 6 squadrons and 13 batteries.
On February 8, 1915 Zastrow Korps was organized as follows:
Corps Division Brigade Units Zastrow CorpsGraudenz Corps Wernitz Division Renamed 86th Infantry Division in August 1915 Ersatz Brigade Grossmann Ersatz Regiment Reinhardt Composed of Ersatz Battalions of Infantry Rgts 18, 148 & 152 Ersatz Regiment Wetzel (2 Btl.) Composed of Ersatz Battalions of Res Rgts 34 & 61 and Ldw Rgt 5 Festungs MG Abteilung 9 Festungs MG Abteilung 8 Ersatz Brigade Windheim Ersatz Regiment Hoebel Composed of Ersatz Battalions of Infantry Rgts 129, 141 & 175Ersatz Regiment Groppe Composed of Ersatz Battalions of Grenadier Rgts 5 & 8 (2 cos @), Infantry Rgt 59 & Ersatz-Abt/ Jager Btl 2 Festungs MG Abteilung 3 1st Ersatz MG Komp des XX AKDivisional Units Bicycle Company Culm Mounted Rgt Cleinow Composed of 1st Ldw Sq XVII AK, Res Ers Sq XVII AK, 2d mob Ers Sq XX AK 2d Ersatz Battery/3d Guard Field Artillery Rgt 1 1st Ersatz Battery/ Field Artillery Rgt 71 Field Artillery Ersatz Abt 721st Ersatz Battery/ Field Artillery Rgt 79 Ist Battalion/Res Foot Artillery Rgt 17 (Heavy Field Howitzers)2d Ersatz battery/Foot Artillery Rgt 17 (10-Cm Cannon)3d Ersatz Co./Pioneer Battalion 262d Landwehr Pioneer Co., III AK Breugel Division Renamed 85th Landwehr Division on September 13, 1915 Brigade Falkenhayn Landwehr Infantry Rgt 61 Landwehr Infantry Rgt 99Ersatz Battalion/ Landwehr Infantry Rgt 5 Festungs MG Abt 1 Festungs MG Abt 4 Brigade Pfafferot Landwehr Infantry Rgt 17Landwehr Infantry Regiment 21 Ersatz Battalion/ Landwehr Infantry Rgt Culm Festungs MG Abt 7 Festungs MG Abt v. Stulpnagel Ersatz Festungs MG Abt 2Divisional Units Bicycle Co. Marienberg½ Bicycle Co. Graudenz1st & 2d mob Ersatz Sqs, XVII AK2d Ersatz Battery/Field Artillery Rgt 362d Ersatz Battery/Field Artillery Rgt 732d Ersatz Battery/Field Artillery Rgt 795th Battery/Foot Artillery Rgt 15 (Heavy Field Howitzers)¾ Ist Battalion/2d Guard Landwehr Foot Artillery Rgt (Heavy Field Howitzers)7th Battery/Foot Artillery Rgt 15 (10-Cm Cannon)4th Co./ Pioneer Btl 26 1st Reserve Co./Pioneer Btl 26
Commanders Corps Zastrow / XVII Reserve Corps had the following commanders during its existence: From Rank Name 12 September 1914 General der Infanterie Ernst von Zastrow25 September 1915 Generalleutnant Karl Suren 3 September 1916 General der Infanterie Reinhard von Scheffer-Boyadel
See also
XVII Corps (German Empire)
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