The 74st (1st Hannover) Infantry Regiment, or , was an

infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine i ...

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of the

Prussian Army The Royal Prussian Army (1701–1919, german: Königlich Preußische Armee) served as the army of the Kingdom of Prussia. It became vital to the development of Brandenburg-Prussia as a European power. The Prussian Army had its roots in the co ...

(1866 to 1871) and the

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(1871 to 1918).

Legacy

The 74th fought in the Franco-Prussian War and distinguished itself during the

Battle of Spicheren The Battle of Spicheren, also known as the ''Battle of Forbach'', was a battle during the Franco-Prussian War. The German victory compelled the French to withdraw to the defenses of Metz. The Battle of Spicheren, on 6 August, was the second o ...

. Later it served in

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. After the war, when the German Imperial Army was dissolved, the regiment was perpetuated in the

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by 6. Kompanie/16. Infanterie-Regiment ( 6. Division, based in

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). A regimental veterans organisation, the was founded in 1912.Arndt, Ludwig, ''Militärvereine in Norddeutschland.'' p. 269. The published a regimental

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in 1931.

References

Bibliography

* Funck, Hans. ''Offizier-Stammliste des vormaligen Königlich Hannoverschen 3. Infanterie-Regiments und des 1. Hannoverschen Infanterie-Regiments Nr. 74.'' Hannover: Rechts-, Staats- und Sozialwiss. Verl., 1913. * Funck, Hans. ''Offizier-Stammliste des vormaligen Königlich Hannoverschen 3. Infanterie-Regiments und des 1. Hannoverschen Infanterie-Regiments Nr. 74.'' Hannover: Rechts-, Staats- und Sozialwiss. Verl., 1936. (Erg. 2) * Gabriel, Kurt. ''Das 1. Hannoversche Infanterie-Regiment Nr 74 im Weltkriege.'' Hannover: Beeck, 1931. * Zur Nedden, August. ''Geschichte des I. Hannoverschen Infanterie-Regiments Nr 74 und des vormaligen Königlich Hannoverschen 3. Infanterie-Regiments : 1813 bis 1903.'' Berlin: Mittler, 1903. Infantry regiments of the Prussian Army Military units and formations established in 1866 Military units and formations disestablished in 1871 Military units and formations established in 1871 Military units and formations disestablished in 1918 1866 establishments in Prussia {{Germany-mil-unit-stub

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