XVII Corps (German Empire)
Military unit of the German Army from 1890–1919 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The XVII Army Corps / XVII AK (German: XVII. Armee-Korps) was a corps level command of the German Army before and during World War I.
XVII Army Corps XVII. Armee-Korps | |
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Active | 1 April 1890 (1890-04-01)–1919 (1919) |
Country | German Empire |
Type | Corps |
Size | Approximately 44,000 (on mobilisation in 1914) |
Garrison/HQ | Danzig\Elisabethwall 2 |
Shoulder strap piping | Yellow |
Engagements | World War I |
Insignia | |
Abbreviation | XVII AK |
As the German Army expanded in the latter part of the 19th century, the XVII Army Corps was set up on 1 April 1890 in Danzig as the Generalkommando (headquarters) for West Prussia. It took command of two divisions formed on the same date: 35th Division and 36th Division. It was assigned to the I Army Inspectorate,[1] which became the 8th Army at the start of the First World War.
XVII Corps served on the Eastern Front from the start of the war. It was still in existence at the end of the war[2] in the 7th Army, Heeresgruppe Deutscher Kronprinz on the Western Front.[3]