This is a list of Imperial German infantry regiments before and during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. In peacetime, the
Imperial German Army
An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...
included 217 regiments of infantry (plus the instruction unit,
''Lehr'' Infantry Battalion). Some of these regiments had a history stretching back to the 17th Century, while others were only formed as late as October 1912.
Pre-War
Wartime regiments
On mobilisation, the German Army raised 113 Reserve Infantry Regiments (of 332 battalions) and 96 ''Landwehr'' Infantry Regiments (of 294 battalions). Meanwhile a number of existing units of various sizes were expanded. The ''Lehr'' Infantry Battalion was expanded to form the
''Lehr'' Infantry Regiment.
[ ''Lehr'' (meaning teach, instruction or training) is usually left untranslated.] Throughout the war Germany also mustered numerous new infantry regiments.
Reserve regiments
New regiments
See also
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Bavarian Army
The Bavarian Army was the army of the Electorate (1682–1806) and then Kingdom (1806–1919) of Bavaria. It existed from 1682 as the standing army of Bavaria until the merger of the military sovereignty (''Wehrhoheit'') of Bavaria into that of t ...
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List of Imperial German artillery regiments
This is a list of Imperial German artillery regiments before and during World War I. In peacetime, the Imperial German Army included 100 regiments of Field artillery (plus the Lehr instruction unit) and 24 regiments of Foot artillery (plus anoth ...
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List of Imperial German cavalry regiments
This is a List of Imperial German cavalry regiments before and during World War I. In peacetime, the Imperial German Army included 110 regiments of cavalry. Some of these regiments had a history stretching back to the 17th century but others w ...
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List of German Jäger units
References
Bibliography
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* {{cite book
, year = 1918
, title = The German Forces in the Field; 7th Revision, 11th November 1918; Compiled by the General Staff, War Office
, publisher = Imperial War Museum, London and The Battery Press, Inc (1995)
, isbn = 1-870423-95-X
, ref = {{harvid, War Office, 1918
Imperial German infantry regiments
Imperial German infantry regiments