XXII Reserve Corps

The XXII Reserve Corps was a corps level command of the German Army (German Empire)|Army] in World War I.

Formation

XXII Reserve Corps was formed in October 1914. It was part of the first wave of new Corps formed at the outset of World War I consisting of XXII - XXVII Reserve Corps of 43rd - 54th Reserve Divisions. The personnel was predominantly made up of kriegsfreiwillige who did not wait to be called up. It was still in existence at the end of the war.

Structure on formation

On formation in October 1914, XXII Reserve Corps consisted of two divisions but was weaker than an Active Corps

Reserve Infantry Regiments consisted of three battalions but only had a machine gun platoon rather than a machine gun company
Reserve Jäger Battalions did not have a machine gun company on formation, though some were provided with a machine gun platoon
Reserve Cavalry Detachments were much smaller than the Reserve Cavalry Regiments formed on mobilisation
Reserve Field Artillery Regiments consisted of three Abteilung of three batteries each, but each battery had just 4 guns

In summary, XXII Reserve Corps mobilised with 26 infantry battalions, 10 machine gun platoons, 2 cavalry detachments, 18 field artillery batteries and 2 pioneer companies.

Commanders

XXII Reserve Corps was commanded throughout its existence by General der Kavallerie Eugen von Falkenhayn
, Prussian War Minister Erich von Falkenhayn's older brother.