67th Corps (German Empire)

67th Corps (Generalkommando zbV 67)
Flag of the Staff of a Generalkommando (1871–1918)
Active	17 September 1917-1919
Disbanded	1919
Country	German Empire
Branch	Army
Engagements	World War I
Insignia
Abbreviation	Genkdo zbV 67

Military unit

The 67th Corps (German: Generalkommando zbV 67) was a corps formation of the German Army in World War I. It was formed on 17 September 1917 and was still in existence at the end of the war.^[1]

Chronicle

The 67th^[2] Corps (z.b.V.)^[3] was formed on 17 September 1917.^[4]

With the onset of trench warfare, the German Army recognised that it was no longer possible to maintain the traditional Corps unit, that is, one made up of two divisions. Whereas at some times (and in some places) a Corps of two divisions was sufficient, at other times 5 or 6 divisions were necessary. Therefore, under the Hindenburg regime (from summer 1916), new Corps headquarters were created without organic divisions.^[5] These new Corps were designated General Commands for Special Use (German: Generalkommandos zur besonderen Verwendung).

67th Corps was still in existence at the end of the war.^[6]

Commanders

The 67th Corps was commanded throughout its existence by General der Infanterie Reinhard von Scheffer-Boyadel.^[7]^[8]

References

^ Cron 2002, p. 89
^ Note that Corps (z.b.V.) were designated with Arabic, not Roman, numerals.
^ General Commands for Special Use Generalkommandos zur besonderen Verwendung (Genkdo z.b.V.)
^ Cron 2002, p. 89
^ Cron 2002, p. 87
^ Cron 2002, p. 89
^ "The Prussian Machine, GenKdo". Retrieved 4 September 2019.
^ "German War History". Retrieved 30 October 2012.

Bibliography

Cron, Hermann (2002). Imperial German Army 1914-18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle [first published: 1937]. Helion & Co. ISBN 1-874622-70-1.

Army level commands of the Imperial German Army in World War I

Numbered Armies