III Corps (German Empire)
The III Army Corps / III AK (German: III. Armee-Korps) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th century to World War I.
| III Army Corps III. Armee-Korps | |
|---|---|
Flag of the Staff of a Generalkommando (1871–1918) | |
| Active | 1813–1919 |
| Country | Prussia / German Empire |
| Type | Corps |
| Size | Approximately 44,000 (on mobilisation in 1914) |
| Garrison/HQ | Berlin/Genthiner Straße 2 |
| Shoulder strap piping | Red |
| Engagements | Second Schleswig War
World War I |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Friedrich Graf von Wrangel (1849–1857) Karl von Bülow (1903–1912) |
It was established in 1814 as the General Headquarters in Berlin (Generalkommando in Berlin) and became the III Army Corps on 3 April 1820. Its headquarters was in Berlin and its catchment area was the Province of Brandenburg.
In peacetime, the Corps was assigned to the IV Army Inspectorate, joining the 1st Army at the start of the First World War. It was still in existence at the end of the war in the 7th Army, Heeresgruppe Deutscher Kronprinz on the Western Front. The Corps was disbanded with the demobilisation of the German Army after World War I.
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