II Corps (German Empire)
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The II Army Corps was a unit of the Imperial German Army that was stationed in Stettin. At the outbreak of World War I
, the corps served on the Western Front
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In 1914, the component units of the corps were:
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, the corps served on the Western Front
Western Front (World War I)
Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German Army opened the Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France. The tide of the advance was dramatically turned with the Battle of the Marne...
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In 1914, the component units of the corps were:
- 3rd Division3rd Division (German Empire)The 3rd Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Stettin in May 1816 as a Troop Brigade . It became the 3rd Division on September 5, 1818. From the corps' formation in 1820, the division was subordinated in peacetime to the II Army Corps...
- 4th Division4th Division (German Empire)The 4th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Torgau on September 5, 1818. The headquarters moved to Stargard in 1820, where it stayed until 1852. In 1852, the headquarters moved to its final destination, Bromberg...
- 2nd Light Infantry Battalion
- 2nd Heavy Artillery Regiment von Hindersin (1st Pomeranian)
- 15th Heavy Artillery Regiment (2nd Pomeranian)
- 2nd Pioneer Battalion
- 2nd Train Battalion