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The ”’Naval Corps”’ ({{langx|de|Marinekorps}}) was a [[corps|corps-sized]] formation within the [[Imperial German Navy|Imperial Navy]] of the [[German Empire]] during [[World War I]]. It was formed in November 1914 and was still in existence at the end of the war.<ref>{{harvnb|Cron|2002|pp=88–89}}</ref>
The ”’Naval Corps”’ ({{langx|de|Marinekorps}}) was a [[corps|corps-sized]] formation within the [[Imperial German Navy|Imperial Navy]] of the [[German Empire]] during [[World War I]]. It was formed in November 1914 and was still in existence at the end of the war.<ref>{{harvnb|Cron|2002|pp=88–89}}</ref>
== Chronicle ==
== Chronicle ==
– 7th Husaren-Regiment
– 7th Husaren-Regiment
== Commanders ==
The Naval Corps was commanded throughout its existence by Admiral [[Ludwig von Schröder]], brought out of retirement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deutsche-kriegsgeschichte.de/akrkgk.html|title=German War History|accessdate=1 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.comcast.net/~jcviser/akb/schroeder.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121220044945/http://home.comcast.net/~jcviser/akb/schroeder.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 December 2012|title=Biography on The Prussian Machine|accessdate=1 November 2012}}</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==
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This article is missing information about the submarine and surface naval forces under the Marinekorps’ command. (October 2020)
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 Flag of the Staff of a Generalkommando (1871–1918) |
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| Active | 20 November 1914-1919 |
| Disbanded | 1919 |
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| Engagements | World War I |
Military unit
The Naval Corps (German: Marinekorps) was a corps-sized formation within the Imperial Navy of the German Empire during World War I. It was formed in November 1914 and was still in existence at the end of the war.[1] The Naval Corps was commanded throughout its existence by Admiral Ludwig von Schröder, brought out of retirement.[2][3]
After the German invasion of Belgium, the State Secretary of the German Imperial Naval Office von Tirpitz raised on 29 August 1914 a Naval Division, assigned with securing the Belgian and Channel coast in order to prevent the British using the harbors along these coast to send reinforcements to the Western Front. On 15 December a second Naval Division was raised and the two Naval division were joined in the newly established Naval Corps. The 1st Naval Division defended the coastline in Flanders, the 2nd Naval Division held the land front. In June 1917 a third Naval Division was attached to the Naval Corps. The coast defence was reinforced considerably by transferring the coastal batteries defending the rivers Elbe, Weser, Jade and the Baltic Sea to Flanders, on the orders of Tirpitz.
It was still in existence at the end of the war[5] in the 4th Army, Heeresgruppe Kronprinz Rupprecht on the Western Front, still holding the extreme right of the line. It had the following composition:[6]
MarineKorps Flandern
– Admiral Ludwig von Schröder
1. Strength at the end of 1918:
1st MarineDivision
– 1st Marine-Brigade
1st Seabattalion
2nd Seabattalion
3rd Seabattalion
– 2nd Marine-Pionier-Battalion
– 1st Pioneer Kompanie
– 2nd Matrosen-Artillerie-Regiment
– 3rd Piooner Sturmtrupen Kompanie
2. Strength at the end of 1918:
– 3rd Marine-Brigade
– 1st Schwere Waffen Kompanie
– 2nd Schwere Waffen Kompanie
– 3rd Marine Regiment
– 1st Marine-Feldartilleriebatterie
– 4th Marine-Brigade
– 2nd Marine-Feldartilleriebatterie
– 4th Matrosen-Regiment
–3rd Marine-Pionier-Kompanie
3. Strength at creation on July 1, 1917
3rd MarineDivision
– Marine-Infanterie-Brigade
– 9th Feldartillerie-Regiment
– 1st Marine-Infanterie-Regiment
– 115th Pioniere-Batallion
– 2nd Marine-Infanterie-Regiment
– 1st Reserve-Kompagnie, 24th Marinebattalion
– 3rd Marine-Infanterie-Regiment
– 3rd Eskadron
– 160th Minenwerfer-Kompagnie
– 7th Husaren-Regiment
- Cron, Hermann (2002) [1937]. Imperial German Army 1914–18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle. Solihull: Helion. ISBN 1-874622-70-1.
- De Groot, Bas (2017). Het Duitse Marinekorps in Vlaanderen 1914-1918. De land-, zee- en luchtoorlog [The German Naval Corps in Flanders 1914-1918. The war at land, on the sea and in the air.] (in Dutch). Soesterberg: Aspekt. ISBN 9789463380478.
- Ellis, John; Cox, Michael (1993). The World War I Databook. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 1-85410-766-6.
- Karau, Mark (2003). “Wielding the Dagger”: The MarineKorps Flandern and the German War Effort 1914–1918. Contributions in Military Studies. Vol. 226. Westport, CT: Praeger. ISBN 0-313-32475-1.
