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 Expeditionary Force
- Commander-in-Chief of the BEF - Field-Marshal Sir John French
- Chief of Staff - Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Murray
- Deputy Chief of Staff - Major-General Sir Henry Wilson
- Adjutant-General - Major-General Sir Nevil Macready
- Quartermaster-General - Major-General Sir William Robertson
- Deputy Adjutant-General - Major-General E. R. C. Graham
- Commander, Royal Artillery - Major-General W. F. L. Lindsay
- Commander, Royal Engineers - Brigadier-General G. H. Fowke
- Assistant Adjutant-General - Colonel A. E. J. Cavendish
- Assistant Quartermaster-General - Colonel C. T. Dawkins
- Operations Officer - Colonel G. M. Harper
- Intelligence Officer - Colonel G. M. W. Macdonogh
I Corps
- General Officer Commanding - Lieutenant-General Sir Douglas Haig
- Chief of Staff - Brigadier-General J. E. Gough
- Commander, Royal Artillery - Brigadier-General H. S. Horne
- Commander, Royal Engineers - Brigadier-General S. R. Rice
- 1st Division - Major-General S. H. Lomax
- 1st (Guards) Brigade - Brigadier-General F. I. Maxse
- 2nd Infantry Brigade - Brigadier-General E. S. Bulfin
- 3rd Infantry Brigade - Brigadier-General H. J. S. Landon
- Artillery - Brigadier-General N. D. Findlay
- XXV Brigade RFA
- XXVI Brigade RFA
- XXXIX Brigade RFA
- XLIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA
- 26th Heavy Battery, RGA
- A Squadron, 15th (The King's) Hussars
- 23rd Field Company, RE
- 26th Field Company, RE
- 2nd Division - Major-General C. C. Monro
- 4th (Guards) Brigade - Brigadier-General R. Scott-Kerr
- 2nd Grenadier Guards
- 2nd Coldstream Guards
- 3rd Coldstream Guards
- 1st Irish Guards
- 5th Infantry Brigade - Brigadier-General R. C. B. Haking
- 6th Infantry Brigade - Brigadier-General R. H. Davies
- Artillery - Brigadier-General E. M. Perceval
- XXXIV Brigade RFA
- XXXVI Brigade RFA
- XLI Brigade RFA
- XLIV (Howitzer) Brigade RFA
- 35th Heavy Battery, RGA
- B Squadron, 15th (The King's) Hussars
- 5th Field Company, RE
- 11th Field Company, RE
- 4th (Guards) Brigade - Brigadier-General R. Scott-Kerr
II Corps
- General Officer Commanding - Lieutenant-General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien
- Chief of Staff - Brigadier-General George Forestier-Walker
- Commander, Royal Artillery - Brigadier-General A. H. Short
- Commander, Royal Engineers - Brigadier-General A. E. Sandbach
- 3rd Division - Major-General Hubert I. W. Hamilton
- 7th Infantry Brigade - Brigadier-General F. W. N. McCracken
- 8th Infantry Brigade - Brigadier-General B. J. C. Doran
- 9th Infantry Brigade - Brigadier-General F. C. Shaw
- Artillery - Brigadier-General F. D. V. Wing
- XXIII Brigade RFA
- XL Brigade RFA
- XLII Brigade RFA
- XXX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA
- 48th Heavy Battery, RGA
- C Squadron, 15th (The King's) Hussars
- 56th Field Company, RE
- 57th Field Company, RE
- 5th Division - Major-General Sir Charles Fergusson
- 13th Infantry Brigade - Brigadier-General G. J. Cuthbert
- 14th Infantry Brigade - Brigadier-General S. P. Rolt
- 15th Infantry Brigade - Brigadier-General A. E. W. Count Gleichen
- Artillery - Brigadier-General J. E. W. Headlam
- XV Brigade RFA
- XXVII Brigade RFA
- XXVIII Brigade RFA
- VIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA
- 108th Heavy Battery, RGA
- A Squadron, 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars
- 17th Field Company, RE
- 59th Field Company, RE
III Corps
- General Officer Commanding - Major-General W. P. Pulteney
- Chief of Staff - Brigadier-General J. P. Du Cane
- Commander, Royal Artillery - Brigadier-General E. J. Phipps-Hornby
- Commander, Royal Engineers - Brigadier-General F. M. Glubb
- 4th Division - Major-General T. D'O. Snow
- 10th Infantry Brigade - Brigadier-General J. A. L. Haldane
- 11th Infantry Brigade - Brigadier-General A. G. Hunter-Weston
- 12th Infantry Brigade - Brigadier-General H. F. M. Wilson
- Artillery - Brigadier-General G. F. Milne
- XIV Brigade RFA
- XXIX Brigade RFA
- XXXII Brigade RFA
- XXXVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA
- 31st Heavy Battery, RGA
- B Squadron, 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars
- 7th Field Company, RE
- 9th Field Company, RE
- 19th Infantry Brigade - Major-General L. G. Drummond
1st Cavalry Division
- Commanding Officer - Major-General Edmund Allenby
- 1st Cavalry Brigade - Brigadier-General C. J. Briggs
- 2nd Cavalry Brigade - Brigadier-General H. de Lisle
- 3rd Cavalry Brigade - Brigadier-General Hubert Gough
- 4th Cavalry Brigade - Brigadier-General Hon. C. E. Bingham
- Horse Artillery - Brigadier-General B. F. Drake
- 1st Field Squadron, RE
Army Troops
- 1st The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- 1st The Devonshire Regiment
- A Squadron, North Irish Horse
- B Squadron, North Irish Horse
- B Squadron, South Irish Horse
- 5th Cavalry Brigade - Brigadier-General Sir Philip Chetwode
- 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)
- 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers
- 20th Hussars
- J Battery, RHA
- 4th Field Squadron, RE
- Royal Garrison Artillery
- No. 1 Siege Battery
- No. 2 Siege Battery
- No. 3 Siege Battery
- No. 4 Siege Battery
- No. 5 Siege Battery
- No. 6 Siege Battery
- Royal Flying Corps - Brigadier-General Sir David Henderson
- 2nd Aeroplane Squadron - Major C. J. Burke
- 3rd Aeroplane Squadron - Major John Salmond
- 4th Aeroplane Squadron - Major G. H. Rayleig
- 5th Aeroplane Squadron
- 6th Aeroplane Squadron - Major John Becke
French Armies
- Generalissimo - Général d’Armée Joseph Joffre
Fifth Army
- Commanding General - Général d’Armée Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
I Corps
- Commanding General - Général de Corps d’Armée Henry V. Deligny
- 1st Infantry Division - Général de Division Gallet
- 2nd Infantry Division - Général de Division Henry V. Deligny, Colonel Noël Garnier-Duplessix (assumed command on September 8)
III Corps
- Commanding General - Général de Corps d’Armée Emile H. Hache
- 5th Infantry Division - Général de Brigade Charles Mangin
- 6th Infantry Division - Général de Brigade Philippe Pétain
- 37th Infantry Division - Général de Division Louis Comby
X Corps
- Commanding General - Général de Corps d’Armée Gilbert Defforges
- 19th Infantry Division - Général de Division Gaëtan Bonnier
- 20th Infantry Division
- 51st Reserve Division - Général de Division René Boutegourd
XVIII Corps
- Commanding General - Général de Corps d’Armée Louis de Maud'huy
- 35th Infantry Division - Général Charles Exelmans
- 36th Infantry Division
- 38th Infantry Division - Général de Division Paul J.H. Muteau
IV Reserve Division Group
- Commanding General - Général de Division Mardochée Valabrègue
- 53rd Infantry Division - Général de Division Georges Perruchon, Général Journée
- 69th Infantry Division - Général de Division Henri Le Gros
Conneau Cavalry Corps
- Commanding General - Général de Corps d’Armée Louis Conneau
- 4th Cavalry Division
- 8th Cavalry Division - Général de Brigade Albert Baratier
- 10th Cavalry Division
Sixth Army
- Commanding General - Général d’Armée Maunoury
- Military Governor of Paris - Général d’Armée Joseph Gallieni
- Chief of Staff - Général Guillemin
IV Corps
- Commanding General - Général de Corps d’Armée Victor R. Boelle
- 7th Infantry Division - Général de Division Edgard de Trentinian
- 8th Infantry Division - Général de Division Raoul de Lartigue
VII Corps
- Commanding General - Général de Corps d’Armée Frederic E. Vautier
- 14th Infantry Division - Général de Division Étienne de Villaret
- 63rd Reserve Division - Général de Division Georges Gustave Lombard
V Reserve Division Group
- Commanding General - Général de Division Henri J.A.B. de Lamaze
- 55th Reserve Division - Général Loius Leguay
- 56th Reserve Division - Général de Brigade Théodore de Dartein
VI Reserve Division Group
- 61st Reserve Division
- 62nd Reserve Division - Général Marie F. Ganeval
Cavalry Corps Sordet/Bridoux
- Commanding General - Général de Corps d’Armée André Sordet
- Commanding General - Général de Corps d’Armée Marie E. Bridoux (assumed command on September 8)
- 1st Cavalry Division
- 3rd Cavalry Division
- 5th Cavalry Division
45th Infantry Division
- Commanding Officer - Général Antoine M.B. Drude
Ninth Army
- Commanding General - Général d’Armée Ferdinand Foch
- Chief of Staff - Lieutenant-Colonel Weygand
IX Corps
- General Commanding - Général de Corps d’Armée Pierre J.L.A. Dubois
- 17th Infantry Division - Général de Division Noël Jean-Baptiste Dumas
- 18th Infantry Division - Général Justinien Lefèvre
- Moroccan Division - Général de Division Georges Louis Humbert
- 52nd Reserve Division - Général de Division Hyacinthe C.J. Coquet, Général de Brigade Jules A.W.L. Battesti (assumed command on September 6)
XI Corps
- General Commanding - Général de Corps d’Armée Joseph-Paul Eydoux
- 21st Infantry Division - Général de Division Rene Radiguet
- 22nd Infantry Division - Général de Division Joseph Maurice Pambet
- 60th Reserve Division - Général de Division Maurice Joppé
XXI Corps
- General Commanding - Général de Corps d’Armée Émile E. Legrand-Girarde
- 13th Infantry Division - Général de Brigade Louis H.A. Baquet
- 43rd Infantry Division - Général de Division Pierre E. Lanquetot
9th Cavalry Division
- Commanding Officer - Général Jean de l'Espée
42nd Infantry Division
- Commanding Officer - Général Paul François Grossetti
German Armies
- Chief of the Imperial German General Staff - Generaloberst Helmuth von Moltke
- Quartermaster-General / Deputy Chief of Staff - General der Artillerie Hermann von Stein
- Operations Officer - Oberst Gerhard Tappen
- Political Officer - Oberst Wilhelm von Dommes
- Intelligence Officer - Oberstleutnant Richard Hentsch
First Army
- Commanding General - Generaloberst Alexander von Kluck
- Chief of Staff - Generalmajor Hermann von Kuhl
- Quartermaster-General - Oberst Walter von Bergmann
II Corps
- Commanding General - General der Infantrie Alexander von Linsingen
- Chief of Staff - Oberst Hans Freiherr von Hammerstein-Gesmold
- 3rd Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Ferdinand K. von Trossel
- 4th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Günther von Pannewitz
III Corps
- Commanding General - General der Infanterie Ewald von Lochow
- Chief of Staff - Oberstleutnant Hans von Seeckt
- 5th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Georg Wichura
- 6th Infantry Division - Generalmajor Richard Herhudt von Rohden
IV Corps
- Commanding General - General der Infanterie Friedrich Sixt von Arnim
- Chief of Staff - Leo von Stocken
- 7th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Johannes Riedel
- 8th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Georg K.A. Hildebrandt
IX Corps
- Commanding General - General der Infanterie Ferdinand von Quast
- Chief of Staff - Oberstleutnant Franz Sydow
- 17th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Arnold von Bauer
- 18th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Max von Kluge
IV Reserve Corps
- Commanding General - General der Artillerie Hans von Gronau
- Chief of Staff - Oberstleutnant Friedrich von der Heyde
- 7th Reserve Division - Generalleutnant Bogislav Graf von Schwerin
- 22nd Reserve Division - Generalleutnant Otto Riemann
II Cavalry Corps
- Commanding General - General der Kavallerie Georg von der Marwitz
- 2nd Cavalry Division - Generalleutnant Friedrich Freiherr von Krane
- 4th Cavalry Division - Generalleutnant Otto von Garnier
- 9th Cavalry Division - Generalmajor Eberhard Graf von Schmettow
Second Army
- Commanding General - Generaloberst Karl von Bülow
- Chief of Staff - Generalleutnant Ernst Otto von Lauenstein
Guards Corps
- Commanding General - General der Infanterie Karl von Plettenberg
- Chief of Staff - Oberstleutnant Friedrich Graf von der Schulenburg
- 1st Guards Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Oskar von Hutier
- 2nd Guards Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Arnold von Winckler
VII Corps
- Commanding General - General der Kavallerie Karl von Einem
- Chief of Staff - Oberst Hans von Wolff
- 13th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Kurt von dem Borne
- 14th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Friedrich Fleck
X Corps
- Commanding General - General der Infanterie Otto von Emmich
- Chief of Staff - Oberst Gustav Freiherr von der Wenge Graf von Lambsdorff
- 19th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Max P.O. Hofmann
- 20th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Alwin Schmundt
X Reserve Corps
- Commanding General - General der Infanterie Johannes von Eben
- Chief of Staff - Oberstleutnant Max Hoffmann von Waldau
- 2nd Guards Reserve Division - Generalleutnant Richard Freiherr von Süsskind-Schwendi
- 19th Reserve Division - General der Infanterie Max von Bahrfeldt
I Cavalry Corps
- Commanding General - Generalleutnant Manfred von Richthofen
- Guards Cavalry Division - Generalleutnant Adolph von Storch
- 5th Cavalry Division - Generalleutnant Karl von Ilsemann
Third Army
- Commanding General - Generaloberst Max Freiherr von Hausen
- Chief of Staff - Generalmajor Ernst von Hoeppner
- Quartermaster-General - Generalmajor von Leuthold
- Chief Engineer - Generalmajor Franz Adams
XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps
- Commanding General - General der Infanterie Karl d'Elsa
- Chief of Staff - Oberstleutnant von Eulitz
- 23rd Infantry Division
- 45th Brigade
- 100th Life-Grenadiers
- 101st Grenadiers
- 46th Brigade
- 108th Schützen
- 182nd Infantry
- 23rd Field Artillery Brigade
- 12th Field Artillery
- 48th Field Artillery
- 20th Hussars
- 1st Company, 12th Pioneer Btln.
- 45th Brigade
- 32nd Infantry Division
- 63rd Brigade
- 102nd Infantry
- 103rd Infantry
- 12th Jäger Btln.
- 64th Brigade
- 177th Infantry
- 178th Infantry
- 32nd Field Artillery Brigade
- 28th Field Artillery
- 64th Field Artillery
- 18th Hussars
- 2nd Company, 12th Pioneer Btln.
- 3rd Company, 12th Pioneer Btln.
- 63rd Brigade
- 1st Btln., 19th Field Artillery
- 29th Aviation Detachment
XIX (2nd Royal Saxon) Corps
- Commanding General - General der Kavallerie Maximilian von Laffert
- Chief of Staff - Oberstleutnant Frotscher
- 24th Infantry Division
- 47th Brigade
- 139th Infantry
- 179th Infantry
- 13th Jäger Btln.
- 48th Brigade
- 106th Infantry
- 107th Infantry
- 24th Field Artillery Brigade
- 76th Field Artillery
- 77th Field Artillery
- 18th Uhlans
- 1st Company, 22nd Pioneer Btln.
- 47th Brigade
- 40th Infantry Division
- 88th Brigade
- 104th Infantry
- 181st Infantry
- 89th Brigade
- 133rd Infantry
- 134th Infantry
- 40th Field Artillery Brigade
- 32nd Field Artillery
- 68th Field Artillery
- 19th Hussars
- 2nd Company, 22nd Pioneer Btln.
- 3rd Company, 22nd Pioneer Btln.
- 88th Brigade
- 2nd Btln., 19th Field Artillery
- 24th Aviation Detachment
XII (Royal Saxon) Reserve Corps
- Commanding General - General der Artillerie Hans von Kirchbach
- Chief of Staff - Oberstleutnant von Koppenfels
- 23rd Reserve Division
- 45th Reserve Brigade
- 100th Reserve Infantry
- 101st Reserve Infantry
- 12th Reserve Jäger Btln.
- 46th Reserve Brigade
- 102nd Reserve Infantry
- 103rd Reserve Infantry
- 23rd Reserve Field Artillery
- Saxon Reserve Hussars
- 4th Company, 12th Reserve Pioneer Btln.
- 45th Reserve Brigade
- 24th Reserve Division
- 47th Reserve Brigade
- 104th Reserve Infantry
- 106th Reserve Infantry
- 13th Reserve Jäger Btln.
- 48th Reserve Brigade
- 107th Reserve Infantry
- 133rd Reserve Infantry
- 24th Reserve Field Artillery
- Saxon Reserve Uhlans
- 1st Company, 12th Reserve Pioneer Btln.
- 2nd Company, 12th Reserve Pioneer Btln.
- 47th Reserve Brigade
Army Troops
- 3rd (Mortar) Btln., 19th Field Artillery
- 23rd Pioneers
- 22nd Aviation Detachment
- 47th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
- 104th Landwehr Infantry
- 106th Landwehr Infantry
- 2nd Landwehr Cavalry Squadron
- Landwehr Artillery Battery
See also
References
- ↑ "ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE FRENCH ARMY, AUGUST 1914". Orbat.com. 2001-08-12. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ↑ "German Army Corps 1914". 2003. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ↑ "The Prussian Machine - German Army 1914-18".
- ↑ for cavalry and aviation
- ↑ Nafziger, George. "French Forces Battle of the Marne August 28-29 1914" (PDF). U.S Army Combined Arms Research Library.
- ↑ Nafziger, George. "German Forces Battle of the Marne 28-29 August 1914" (PDF). U.S Army Combined Arms Research Library. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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