German Forces Battle of the Marne 28-29 August 1914 1ST ARMY III Army Corps: General der Infanterie von Luchow 5th Division 9th Infantry Brigade 1/,2/,F/Leib Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/48th Infantry Regiment 10th Infantry Brigade 1/,2/,F/12th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/52nd Infantry Regiment Cavalry 1/,2/,3/3rd Hussar Regiment 5th Artillery Brigade: Oberst von Lotterer 1/18th Field Artillery Regiment (3 btrys 4-77mm guns) 2/18th Field Artillery Regiment (3 btrys 4-105mm howitzers) 1/,2/54th Field Artillery Regiment 4 Light Munition Columns Support Units 1st Company, 3rd Pioneer Battalion 5th Divisional Bridging Train 1st & 3rd Medical Companies 6th Division: 11th Brigade: 1/,2/,3/20th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/35th Fusilier Regiment 12th Brigade: 1/,3/24th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/64th Infantry Regiment 4/,5/,6/3rd Hussar Regiment (3 sqns) 6th Artillery Brigade: Generalmajor von Kleist 1/,2/3rd Field Artillery Regiment 1/39th Field Artillery Regiment (3 btrys 4-77mm guns) 2/39th Field Artillery Regiment (3 btrys 4-105mm howitzers) 4 Light Munition Columns Support Units 2nd & 3rd Companies, 3rd Pioneer Battalion 6th Divisional Bridging Train 2nd Medical Company Corps Troops 1/2nd Guard Foot Artillery Regiment 4 150mm Batteries (4-150mm guns each) 7th Avaition Battalion 3rd Radio Battalion 3rd Corps Bridging Train 3rd Searchlight Platoon 4 Infantry Munition Columns 6 Field Artillery Munition Columns 3 Light Howitzer Munition Columns 1
8 Heavy Howitzer Munition Columns 12 Field Hospitals 6 Provision Trains 7 Vehicle Parks 2 Horse Depots 2 Field Bakeries Columns IX Army Corps: General of Infantry Quast 17th Division: Generalleutnant von Bauer 33rd Brigade: Generamajor von Lewinski 1/,2/75th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,76th Infantry Regiment 34th Brigade: Generalmajor von Kraewel 1/,2/,3/89th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/90th Fusilier Regiment 1/,3/,5/16th Dragoon Regiment 17th Artillery Brigade: Generalmajor von Ditfurth 1/,2/24th Field Artillery Regiment 1/60th Field Artillery Regiment (3 btrys 4-77mm guns) 2/60th Field Artillery Regiment (3 btrys 4-105mm howitzers) 4 Light Munition Columns Support Units 1st Company, 9th Pioneer Battalion 17th Divisional Bridging Train 1st & 3rd Medical Companies 18th Division: 35th Brigade: 1/,2/,3/84th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/86th Fusilier Regiment 36th Brigade: 1/,2/,3/31st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/85th Infantry Regiment 2/,4/,6/16th Dragoon Regiment 18th Artillery Brigade: Generalmajor Bloch von Blottnitz 1/9th Field Artillery Regiment (3 btrys 4-77mm guns) 2/9th Field Artillery Regiment (3 btrys 4-105mm howitzers) 2
1/,2/45th Field Artillery Regiment 4 Light Munition Columns Support Units 2nd & 3rd Companies, 9th Pioneer Battalion 18th Divisional Bridging Train 2nd Medical Company Corps Troops 1/20th (Lauenburg) Foot Artillery Regiment 4 Batteries 150mm guns each) 11th Avaition Battlaion 9th Radio Battalion 9th Corps Bridging Train 9th Searchlight Platoon 4 Infantry Munition Columns 6 Field Artillery Munition Columns 3 Light Howitzer Munition Columns 8 Heavy Howitzer Munition Columns 12 Field Hospitals 6 Provision Trains 7 Vehicle Parks 2 Horse Depots 2 Field Bakeries Columns 2ND ARMY: Generaloberst von Bülow Army Troops 23rd Avaition Battaion 2nd Balloon Battalion X Reserve Corps: General der Infanterie Eben 2nd Guard Reserve Division: General der Infanterie Freiherr von Süsskind 26th Reserve Brigade: 1/,2/,3/15th Reserve Regiment 1/,2/58th Reserve Regiment 38th Reserve Brigade: 1/,2/77th Reserve Regiments 1/,2/,3/91st Reserve Regiment Attached: 10th Reserve Jäger Battalion 1/,2/,3/2nd Reserve Uhlan Regiment 3
Artillery: Oberstleutnant Hohnhornst 1/,2/20th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment 2 Light Munitions Columns Engineers: 4th Company, 2nd Pioneer Battalion No. 10 2nd Guard Reserve Divisional Bridging Train 2nd Guard Reserve Medical Company 19th Reserve Division: Generalleutnant von Bahrfeldt 37th Reserve Brigade: Oberst von Winterfeldt 1/,2/,3/73rd Reserve Regiment 78th Reserve Regiment 39th Reserve Brigade: Generalmajor von Wright 1/,2/,3/74th Reserve Regiment 1/,2/92nd Reserve Regiment 3/79th Reserve Regiment (2 bns) Attached 10th Reserve Jäger Battalion 1/,2/,3/6th Reserve Dragoon Regiment Artillery: Oberstleutnant Heintzmann 1/,2/19th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment 2 Light Munitions Columns Engineers: 1st Reserve Company, 2nd Pioneer Battalion No. 10 2nd Reserve Company, 2nd Pioneer Battalion No. 10 19th Reserve Divisioal Bridging Train 19th Reserve Medical Company Corps Troops 7th & 8th Btrys, 2nd Reserve Foot Artillery Battalion (4 150mm guns each) 10th Reserve Radio Battalion 4 Infantry Reserve Munition Columns 5 Field Artillery Reserve Munition Columns 4 Heavy Howitzer Reserve Munition Columns 7 Reserve Field Hospitals 7 Reserve Provision Trains 6 Reserve Vehicle Parks 2 Reserve Field Bakeries VII Army Corps: General der Kavallerie von einem General von Rothmaler 13th Division: Generalleutnant von dem Borne 25th Brigade: Generalmajor von Unruh 1/,2/,3/13th Infantry Regiment 4
1/,2/,3/158th Infantry Regiment 26th Brigade: 1/,2/,3/15th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/55th Infantry Regiment 1/,3/,4/16th Uhlan Regiment 13th Artillery Brigade:Oberst Klipsel 1/,2/22nd Field Artillery Regiment 1/58th Field Artillery Regiment (3 btrys 4-77mm guns) 2/58th Field Artillery Regiment Support Troops 1st Company, 7th Pioneer Battalion 1st & 3rd Medical Comapnies 13th Divisional Bridging Train 14th Division: Generalleutnant Fleck 27th Brigade: Oberst von Massow 1/,2/,3/16th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/53rd Infantry Regiment 79th Brigade: Generalmajor Schwarte 1/,2/,3/56th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/57th Infantry Regiment 2/,5/,6/16th Uhlan Regiment 14th Artillery Brigade: von Campe 1/,2/7th Field Artillery Regiment 1/43rd Field Artillery Regiment (3 btrys 4-77mm guns) 2/43rd Field Artillery Regiment (3 btrys 4-105mm howitzers) Support Troops 2nd & 3rd Companies, 7th Poineer Battalion 2nd Medical Company 14th Bridging Train Corps Troops 1/7th Westphalian Foot Artillery Regiment (4 btrys, 4-150mm guns each) 18th Avaition Battalion 7th Radio Battalion 7th Corps Bridging Train 7th Searchlight Platoon 4 Infantry Reserve Munition Columns 3 Light Artillery Munition Columns 8 Heavy Howitzer Munition Columns 12 Field Hospitals 5
6 Provision Trains 7 Vehicle Parks 2 Horse Depots 2 Field Bakeries X Army Corps: General der Infantrie von Emmich 19th Division: Generalleutnant Hoffman 37th Brigade: Oberst Freiherr von Gregory 1/,2/,3/78th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/91st Infantry Regiment 38th Brigade: Oberst von Oertzen 1/,2/,3/73rd Fusilier Regiment 1/,2/,3/74th Infantry Regiment 2/,3/,4/17th Hussar Regiment 19th Artillery Brigade: Generalmajor Heygster 1/26th Field Artillery Regiment (3 btrys 4-77mm guns) 2/26th Field Artillery Regiment (3 btrys 4-105mm howitzers) 62nd Field Artillery Regiment Support Troops 1st Company, 10th Pioneer Battalion 1st & 3rd Medical Company 19th Divisional Bridging Train 20th Division: Generalleutnant Schmundt 39th Brigade: Generalmajor L'Estocq 1/,2/,3/79th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/164th Infantry Regiment 40th Brigade: Oberst Graf zu Rantzau 1/,2/,3/77th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/92nd Infantry Regiment 1/,5/,6/17th Hussar Regiment 20th Artillery Brigade: Oberst Havenstein 1/10th Field Artillery Regiment (3 btrys 4-77mm guns) 2/10th Field Artillery Regiment (3 btrys 4-105mm howitzers) 1/,2/46th Field Artillery Regiment Support Troops 2nd & 3rd Companies, 10th Pioneer Battalion 2nd Medical Company 20th Divisional Bridging Train Corps Support Troops 2/20th Lauenburg Foot Artillery Regiment 6
(4-150mm batteries, 4-150mm guns each) 21st Avaition Battalion 10th Radio Battalion 10th Corps Bridgign Train 10th Searchlight Platoon 4 Infantry Reserve Munition Columns 3 Light Artillery Munition Columns 8 Heavy Howitzer Munition Columns 12 Field Hospitals 6 Provision Trains 7 Vehicle Parks 2 Horse Depots 2 Field Bakeries I Cavalry Corps Guard Cavalry Division: Generalleutnant von Stofch 1st Guard Cavalry Brigade: Oberst von Baerensprung 1/,2/,3/,4/Gardes du Corps Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/Guard Cuirassier Regiment 2nd Guard Cavalry Brigade: Generalmajor von Rothkirch 1/,2/,3/,4/1st Guard Uhlan Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/3rd Guard Uhlan Regiment 3rd Guard Cavalry Brigade: Oberst Freiherr von Senden 1/,2/,3/,4/1st Guard Dragoon Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/2nd Guard Dragoon Regiment Attached 1st Guard Machine Gun Battalion Guard Jäger Battalion Infantry Company Bicycle Company Machine Gun Section Artillery Horse Battalion, 1st Guard Field Artillery Regiment (3 Btrys,4-77mm guns ea) Divisional Troops Signals Battalion Pioneer Battalion Vehicle Column 5th Cavalry Division: Generalmajor von Ilsemann 9th Cavalry Brigade: Generalmajor von Rusche 1/,2/,3/,4/4th Dragoon Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/10th Uhlan Regiment 10th Cavalry Brigade:Obrst von Wentzky und Petersheyde 1/,2/,3/,4/1st (Leib) Cuirassier Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/8th Dragoon Regiment 12th Cavalry Brigade: Generalmajor Graf von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth 1/,2/,3/,4/4th Hussar Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/6th Hussar Regiment Attached 1st Machine Gun Battalion Guard Schützen Battalion Infantry Company Bicycle Company Machine Gun Section 7
Artillery Horse Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment (3 Btrys,4-77mm guns ea) Divisional Troops Signals Battalion Pioneer Battalion Vehicle Column Reichsarchiv, Der Weltkrieg 1914 bis 1918, Das Marnedrama 1914, Druck und Verlag von Berhard Stalling, Oldenburg, 1926. Histories of Two Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army Which Participated in the War (1914-1918), Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1920. Copyright GFN 1992 8