XXIV Reserve Corps (German Empire)

XXIV Reserve Corps was formed in October 1914.{{harvnb|Cron|2002|p=87}} 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 (plus 6th Bavarian Reserve Division). The personnel was predominantly made up of {{lang|de|kriegsfreiwillige}} (wartime volunteers) who did not wait to be called up.{{harvnb|Cron|2002|p=97}} It was still in existence at the end of the war{{harvnb|Cron|2002|pp=88–89}} in the 1st Army, {{lang|de|Heeresgruppe Deutscher Kronprinz}} on the Western Front.{{harvnb|Ellis|Cox|1993|pp=186–187}}

On formation in October 1914, XXIV Reserve Corps consisted of two divisions.{{harvnb|AEF GHQ|1920|pp=475,480}} but was weaker than an Active Corps

• Reserve Infantry Regiments consisted of three battalions but only had a machine gun platoon (of 2 machine guns) rather than a machine gun company (of 6 machine guns){{harvnb|Busche|1998|pp=104–106}}
• Reserve Jäger Battalions did not have a machine gun company on formation, though some were provided with a machine gun platoon{{harvnb|Cron|2002|p=116}} Active Jäger Battalions had a machine gun company with the exceptions of the 1st and 2nd Bavarian Jäger Battalions
• Reserve Cavalry Detachments were much smaller than the Reserve Cavalry Regiments formed on mobilisation{{harvnb|Cron|2002|p=128}} Reserve Cavalry Regiments consisted of three squadrons
• Reserve Field Artillery Regiments consisted of three {{lang|de|abteilungen}} (2 gun and 1 howitzer) of three batteries each, but each battery had just 4 guns (rather than 6 of the Active and the Reserve Regiments formed on mobilisation){{harvnb|Cron|2002|p=136}}

In summary, XXIV Reserve Corps mobilised with 26 infantry battalions, 8 machine gun platoons (16 machine guns), 2 cavalry detachments, 18 field artillery batteries (72 guns) and 2 pioneer companies.

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XXIV Reserve Corps had the following commanders during its existence:{{cite web|url=http://www.deutsche-kriegsgeschichte.de/akrkgk.html|title=German War History|access-date=22 December 2012}}{{cite web|title=Armee-Reserve-Korps |publisher=The Prussian Machine |url=http://home.comcast.net/~jcviser/army/corps2.htm |access-date=22 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411130752/http://home.comcast.net/~jcviser/army/corps2.htm |archive-date=April 11, 2012 }}

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• German Army order of battle, Western Front (1918)

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