2nd Royal Bavarian Uhlans

2nd Royal Bavarian Uhlans
Active 1864–1919
Country Bavaria
Branch Bavarian Army
Type Cavalry
Size Regiment
Part of 4th Cavalry Brigade
Engagements Franco-Prussian War
First World War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Otto of Bavaria

The 2nd Royal Bavarian Uhlan Regiment (German: Königliche Bayerische 2. Ulanen Regiment "König") was formed in 1863 in Ansbach, Germany. From 6 July 1864 it was nominally commanded by King Ludwig II of Bavaria until he was succeeded by King Otto of Bavaria on 13 June 1886.

Peacetime service and uniform

The regiment was based in Ansbach, forming part of the 4th Cavalry Brigade of the II Royal Barvarian Army Corps. The peacetime uniform was of dark green with crimson plastron and facings. A czapka with crimson top and white plume was worn in full dress.[1]

Active Service

During the Franco-Prussian War the 2.Ulanen Regiment fought at Worth and Sedan in August and September 1870. It then undertook patrol work during the Siege of Paris.

In August 1914 the regiment saw action at the Battle of the Marne and in Flanders. It was subsequently transferred to the Eastern Front.[2]

Disbandment

In common with the other Royal Bavarian cavalry regiments, the 2.Ulanen Regiment was disbanded in February 1919. Between the wars its traditions were preserved by the 2nd Squadron of the Reiter-Regiment Nr. 17 which formed part of the garrison of Ansbach.

List of Officers - 1863

Position Rank (English) Rank (German)Name
Commander Colonel Oberst Philipp Freiherr von Diez
Staff Officer MajorMajor Johann Feichtmayr
Staff Officer MajorMajor Karl von Grundherr zu Altenthann und Weyerhaus
Staff Officer Captain RittmeisterFriedrich Faber
1. Escadron Captain Rittmeister Gustav Oertel
2. Escadron Captain Rittmeister Adolf Cronnenbold
3. Escadron Captain Rittmeister Karl Fels
4. Escadron Captain Rittmeister Oskar von Sichlern
First Lieutenant Oberlieutenant Karl von Bieber
First Lieutenant Oberlieutenant Ludwig Freiherr von Riedheim
First Lieutenant Oberlieutenant Ferdinand Freiherr von Schrottenberg
First Lieutenant Oberlieutenant Ferdinand Syller
Regiment Adjunct Second Lieutenant Unterlieutenant Edmund von Morett
Second Lieutenant Unterlieutenant Friedrich Graf von Fugger-Babenhausen
Second Lieutenant Unterlieutenant Friedrich von Schütz
Second LieutenantUnterlieutenant Albert Freiherr von Rotberg
Second LieutenantUnterlieutenant Friedrich Freiherr von Crailsheim
Second Lieutenant Unterlieutenant Leopold Freiherr von Andrian-Werburg
Second Lieutenant Unterlieutenant Georg Vogel
Second Lieutenant Unterlieutenant Christoph Freiherr von Reitzenstein
Second Lieutenant Unterlieutenant Gustav von Gernler
Officer Cadet Junker Wilhelm Freiherr von Feilitzsch
Officer Cadet Junker Alexander Freiherr von Falkenhausen
Battalion Doctor Bataillonsarzt Dr. Johann Fahrnholz
Battalion Doctor BataillonsarztDr. Michael Nigst
Doctor UnterarztDr. Ludwig Kreitmair
Unterquartiermeister Jakob Schütz
UnterquartiermeisterAndreas Henninger
Division Veterinarian Divisionsveterinärarzt Friedrich Steinhäuser
Veterinarian UnterveterinärarztJohann Köhler
Veterinarian UnterveterinärarztMaximilian Wägele

References

  1. Schulz, Hugo F.W. Die Bayerischen, Sachsischen Und Wurtembergischen Kavallerie-Regimenter 1913/1914. p. 28. ISBN 3-89350-342-0.
  2. Schulz, Hugo F.W. Die Bayerischen, Sachsischen Und Wurtembergischen Kavallerie-Regimenter 1913/1914. p. 27. ISBN 3-89350-342-0.

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