Order of battle of the First Battle of the Marne

The following units of the British, French[1] and German[2][3] Empires fought in the First Battle of the Marne from 5–12 September 1914 on the Western Front of World War I.

Comparative relevant military ranks

British Army French Army German Army
Captain Capitaine Hauptmann / Rittmeister[4]
Major Commandant Major
Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Oberstleutnant
Colonel Colonel Oberst
Brigadier-General Général de Brigade Generalmajor
Major-General Général de Division Generalleutnant
Lieutenant-General Général de Corps d’Armée General der Infanterie / der Kavallerie / der Artillerie
General Général d’Armée Generaloberst
Field Marshal Maréchal de France Feldmarschall

British Expeditionary Force

John French

I Corps

II Corps

III Corps

1st Cavalry Division

Army Troops

French Armies

Joseph Joffre

Fifth Army

I Corps

III Corps

X Corps

French 5th Army at the Battle of the Marne 28-29 August 1914[5]

XVIII Corps

IV Reserve Division Group

Conneau Cavalry Corps

Sixth Army

IV Corps

VII Corps

V Reserve Division Group

VI Reserve Division Group

Cavalry Corps Sordet/Bridoux

45th Infantry Division

Ninth Army

IX Corps

XI Corps

XXI Corps

9th Cavalry Division

42nd Infantry Division

German Armies

Helmuth von Moltke

First Army

II Corps

III Corps

IV Corps

IX Corps

IV Reserve Corps

II Cavalry Corps

Second Army

German Army at the Marne 28-29 August 1914[6]

Guards Corps

VII Corps

X Corps

X Reserve Corps

I Cavalry Corps

Third Army

XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps

XIX (2nd Royal Saxon) Corps

XII (Royal Saxon) Reserve Corps

Army Troops

See also

References

  1. "ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE FRENCH ARMY, AUGUST 1914". Orbat.com. 2001-08-12. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  2. "German Army Corps 1914". 2003. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  3. "The Prussian Machine - German Army 1914-18".
  4. for cavalry and aviation
  5. Nafziger, George. "French Forces Battle of the Marne August 28-29 1914" (PDF). U.S Army Combined Arms Research Library.
  6. Nafziger, George. "German Forces Battle of the Marne 28-29 August 1914" (PDF). U.S Army Combined Arms Research Library. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

Sources

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