The XVII Reserve Corps / XVII RK (german: XVII. Reserve-Korps) was a
corps
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level command of the
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Army
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in
World War I
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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, 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:
Commanders
Corps Zastrow / XVII Reserve Corps had the following commanders during its existence:
See also
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XVII Corps (German Empire)
The XVII Army Corps / XVII AK (german: XVII. Armee-Korps) was a corps level command of the German Army before and during World War I.
As the German Army expanded in the latter part of the 19th century, the XVII Army Corps was set up on 1 April 1 ...
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Corps of Germany in World War I
Military units and formations established in 1914
Military units and formations disestablished in 1917