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Heeressoziologie
Everyday service life and the material living conditions in the Imperial Army
The Imperial Army and the navy were composed mainly of conscripts. Conscription means the legally based obligation of every male—fit for military service—citizen to perform military service. General conscription was introduced in Prussia as part of the military reforms in 1814 (Law on the Obligation to Military Service of 03.09.1814), in the North German Confederation in 1867 (Law concerning the Obligation to Military Service ... of 09.11.1867). After the foundation of the Reich in 1871, general conscription also applied in the German Empire; the Imperial Military Law of 1874 adopted the previous provisions of the 1867 Military Service Act. Conscription began at the age of 20.
Organisation
On the Strength and Organization of the Imperial Army before the (First) World War
After the victory of the North German Confederation and the southern German states allied with it in the Franco-Prussian War, the German Empire was founded. The founding of the Empire took place on 18 January 1871 in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles.
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Artillery - Field Artillery - Prussia - The Greatcoat
The greatcoat of the Prussian field artillery was made of gray cloth and had shoulder straps like those on the tunic.
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Artillery - Field Artillery - Hesse
Field artillery units with Hessian tradition in the Imperial Army were
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Cavalry - Bavaria - Chevaulegers
The Chevaulegers originated in the 18th century as light cavalry.
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Artillery - Field Artillery - Prussia - Officer's Uniform
The officers' tunic differed from that of the enlisted men – irrespective of quality – by black-velvet collars/collar patches and sleeve cuffs.
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Artillery - Field Artillery - Württemberg
The Württemberg field artillery consisted of 4 field artillery regiments (see the list above).
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Artillery - Field Artillery - Bavaria
Bavaria provided 12 field artillery regiments.
Organisation
Structure and Organization of the Old Army - Artillery - Prussia - Field Artillery Regiments
The German artillery was divided into (light) maneuver (=field) and (heavy) positional (=foot) artillery. It was not until 1872 that the complete separation of the two branches took place. In 1914 the field artillery numbered: 4 guard and 96 line regiments, including 12 Bavarian (separate numbering), 1 Hessian (No. 25), 1 Mecklenburg (No. 60), 8 Saxon (No. 12, 28, 32, 48, 64, 68, 77, 78) and 4 Württemberg (No. 13, 29, 49, 65) regiments. Mecklenburg-Strelitz provided the 3rd battery of Field Artillery Regiment No. 24 (Neustrelitz). The guard formations also included the training regiment of the Field Artillery Shooting School (Jüterbog).
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Artillery - Foot Artillery - Prussia
The foot artillery was the heavy artillery.
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Artillery - Field Artillery - Prussia - Guard Field Artillery Regiments
The distinctive feature of the Guard Field Artillery were yellow-camel yarn cords with small cap-like ornaments on each side of the square collar of the tunic and two vertical cords on the Swedish sleeve cuffs.
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Artillery - Field Artillery - Prussia - The Helmet
When the tunic was introduced, the artillery also received the Pickelhaube, although initially the infantry model.