Central Powers' Armies Balkan Front 6 October 1915

Central Powers' Armies Balkan Front 6 October 1915 Primary Force: German General Mackensen 3rd Austrain Army: Kovess 62nd Infantry Division Dominic's Mobile Fortrewss brigade Fortress Infantry Battalion #3 Fortress Infantry Battalion #4 Grenz Jäger Company #3 K.K. Landstrum Battalion #45 2/4th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 3/7th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 4/19th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment Det. 2/4th Landsturm Hussar Battalion (1/4 of squadron) 4 Foot Batteries 9th Landsturm Etappen Brigade Det. Grenz Jäger Company #2 (1/4 of company) 2/4th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 3/5th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 4/26th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 1/30th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 3/31th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment Battery with 5 guns Streith's Group Zvornik Sector: Det. Grenz Jäger Company #1 (1/4 company) 2/6th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Battalion 3/6th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Battalion 4/17th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Battalion 1/25th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Battalion Det. 2/4th Landsturm Hussar Battalion (1/4 of squadron) 1 Battery Bijelina Sector Det. Grenz Jäger Company #1 (3/4 company) 4/4th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 1/20th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 1/28th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 1/31th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment Det. 2/4th Landsturm Hussar Battalion (1/4 of squadron) 4 1/2 Batteries Sorsich's Group Ybl's Landstrum Etappen Brigade 1/2nd K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 1/6th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 1/19th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 2/25th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 4/29th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment Det. 1/4th Landsturm Hussar Battalion (1/2 of squadron) 2 Batteries Schiess's K.u. Landstrum Etappen Brigade 4/2nd K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 1

2/3rd K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 4/3rd K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 2/5th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 2/7th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 2/19th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 1/28th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment Det. 1/4th Landsturm Hussar Battalion (1/4 of squadron) 4 Batteries Independent Formations 4/27th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 1st Landstrum Hussar Battalion XIX Corps: Trollmann 53rd Infantry Division 17th Mountain Brigade 19th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment (3 bns) K.K. Landstrum Regiment #44 K.K. Landstrum Regiment #76 Det. 2/4th Landstrum Hussar Battalion (1/4 Sqn) 2 Batteries 20th K.K. Landsturm Mountain Brigade Bosnia-Herzegovinian Feldjäger Battalion #2 IX March Battalion, 23rd Landwehr Infantry Regiment 23rd K.K. Landsturm Infantry Regiment K.K. Landsturm Battalion #46 Det. 2/4th Landstrum Hussar Battalion (1/4 Sqn.) 2 Batteries Independent Det. 2/1st Landstrum Hussar Battalion (3/4 Sqn.) 6 Batteries 205th K.K. Landstrum Brigade 409th K.K. Landstrum Regiment (3 bns) 410th K.K. Landstrum Regiment (3 bns) Det. 3/14th Dragoon Regiment (1/4 Sqn.) 4 Batteries 206th K.K. Landsturm Brigade 4/37th K.K. Landsturm Regiment March Bn/7th K.K. Landsturm Regiment 35th K.K. Landsturm Regiment 1/,2/29th K.u. Landsturm Etappen Regiment Det. 1/2nd Landstrum Hussar Battalion (1/4 Sqn.) 3 Batteries Schwarz's Landsturm Brigade 1/3rd K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 3/5th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 2/,3/6th K.u.Landstrum Etappen Regiment 1/,3/12th K.u. Landstrum Etappen Regiment 2 Batteries Corps Artillery 7 Batteries XXII German Reserve Corps: E. Falkenhayn 26th (Württemberg) Infantry Division 119th Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 121st Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 2

125th Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 20th Uhlan Regiment (4 sqns) 26th Field Artillery Brigade 29th Field Artillery Regiment (6 batteries) 65th Field Artillery Regiment (6 batteries) 43rd Reserve Infantry Division 85th Brigade 201st Reserve Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 202nd Reserve Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 86th Brigade 203rd Reserve Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 204th Reserve Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 15th Reserve Jäger Battalion 43rd Reserve Cavarly Squadron 43rd Reserve Artillery Regiment (9 batteries) 44th Reserve Infantry Division 87th Brigade 205th Reserve Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 206th Reserve Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 88th Brigade 207th Reserve Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 208th Reserve Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 16th Reserve Jäger Battalion 44th Reserve Cavarly Squadron 44th Reserve Artillery Regiment (9 batteries) Corps Troops 3 Heavy Batteries 1 Air (Flieger) Detachment 7 Austrian Batteries VIII Corps: Scheuchenstuel 57th Infantry Division 2nd Mountain Brigade 3/8th Infantry Regiment 2/70th Infantry Regiment 2/101st Infantry Regiment V/4th Bosnia-Herzegovinian Infantry Regiment Det. 1/Dalmatian Mounted Rifle Battalion (1/4 sqn) 6th Mountian Brigade 1/6th Infantry Regiment 3/38th Infantry Regiment 4/42nd Infantry Regiment 4/50th Infantry Regiment 4/81st Infantry Regiment Det. 1/Dalmatian Mounted Rifle Battalion (1/4 sqn) Attached 3/4th Landsturm Hussar Battalion 4 Batteries 59th Infantry Division 9th Mountain Brigade 4/12th Infantry Regiment 3/49th Infantry Regiment 3/74th Infantry Regiment 4/84th Infantry Regiment 4/87th Infantry Regiment 3

Det. 1/12th Uhlan Regiment (1/4 sqn) 18th Mountain Brigade 3/31st Infantry Regiment 2/60th Infantry Regiment 3rd Feldjäger Battalion 15th Feldjäger Battalion 26th Feldjäger Battalion Det. 1/Dalmatian Mounted rifle Battalion (1/4 sqn) Attached 6/10th Honved Hussar Regiment 4 Artillery Batteries Haustein's K.u. Landwehr Brigade 1st K.u. Landstrum Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 4th K.u. Landstrum Infantry Regiment (2 bns) Det. 1st Landsturm Hussar Battalion (1/4 sqn) Mrazek's K.u. Landsturm Brigade 32nd K.u. Landstrum Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 4/4th K.u. Landstrum Infantry Regiment 3/8th K.u. Landstrum Infantry Regiment 4/30th K.u. Landstrum Infantry Regiment Det. 3/14th Dragoon Regiment (1/2 sqn) 3 Artillery Batteries Corps Troops Corps Artillery - 19 batteries Bollas' Combined Cavarly Regiment (6 sqns) 5th Flieger (Air) Company 9th Flieger (Air) Company 15th Flieger (Air) Company Security Troops: At Peterwardein: about 8 battalions 1/2 squadron 11 Landsturm artillery detachments 11th German Army: Gallwitz III Corps: 6th Infantry Division 20th Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 24th Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 64th Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 4/,5/,6/3rd Hussar Regiment 6th Field Artillery Brigade 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (6 batteries) 39th Field Artillery Regiment (6 batteries) 3 additional artillery batteries 4

25th Reserve Infantry Division 168th Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 83rd Reserve Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 118th Reserve Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 4th Reserve Dragoon Regiment (3 sqns) 25th Reserve Field Artillery Brigade 15 artillery batteries Attached 3rd Jäger Battalion 6 1/2 artillery batteries IV Corps: 11th Bavarian Infantry Division 3rd Bavarian Infantry Regiment 22nd Bavarian Infantry Regiment 13th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment Savoye's Combined Cavalry Regiment 1/2nd Chevauleger Regiment 4/7th Chevauleger Regiment 21st Field Artillery Regiment - 14 Batteries 105th Infantry Division 21st Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 122nd Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 129th Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 5/,6/4th Jäger zu Pferd Regiment 209th Field Artillery Regiment - 13 Batteries 107th Infantry Regiment 52nd Reserve Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 227th Reserve Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 232nd Reserve Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 213th Field Artillery Regiment - 8 Batteries Corps Artillery X Reserve Corps: Kosch 101st Infantry Division 45th Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 59th Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 146th Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 1/10th Dragoon Regiment 201st Field Artillery Regiment - 14 Batteries 103rd Infantry Division 32nd Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 71st Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 16th Reserve Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 1/10th Dragoon Regiment 205th Field Artillery Regiment - 15 Batteries Corps Artillery 12 1/2 Batteries Austrian Group Fullop: (complete 1 November 1915) 1/,3/33rd K.u. Landsturm Regiment 2/2nd K.u. Landsturm Etappen Regiment 1/3rd K.u. Landsturm Etappen Regiment 6/8th K.u. Landsturm Etappen Regiment 1 1/2 unidentified landsturm battalions (did not see 5

action) 1/4 Squadron 6 Batteries 1st Bulgarian Army: 1st (Sofia) Infantry Division 1st (Sofia) Infantry Regiment 6th (Tirnovo) Infantry Regiment 16th (Lovetch) Infantry Regiment 25th (Dragoman) Infantry Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Regiment 1st Artillery Brigade 4th Artillery Regiment 14th Artillery Regiment 6th (Vidin) Infantry Division 3rd (Vidin) Infantry Regiment 15th (Lom) Infantry Regiment 35th (Vratza) Infantry Regiment 36th (Kozlodon) Infantry Regiment 51st Infantry Regiment 52nd Infantry Regiment 6th Artillery Brigade 2nd Artillery Regiment 12th Artillery Regiment 8th (Tundschana) Infantry Division 10th (Rhodope) Infantry Regiment 30th (Sheihovo) Infantry Regiment 12th (Balkan) Infantry Regiment 23rd (Shipka) Infantry Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment 56th Infantry Regiment 8th Artillery Brigade 8th Artillery Regiment 18th Artillery Regiment 9th (Plevna) Infantry Division 4th (Plevna) Infantry Regiment 17th (Dorostol) Infantry Regiment 33rd (Sistova) Infantry Regiment 34th (Trojan) Infantry Regiment 57th Infantry Regiment 58th Infantry Regiment Artillery Brigade 6

9th Artillery Regiment 19th Artillery Regiment Reinforcements sent to Mackensen 10th Austrian Mountain Brigade (21 October) 1/48th Infantry Regiment 1/62nd Infantry Regiment 1/90th Infantry Regiment 2/92nd Infantry Regiment 3/1st Bosnian-Hesgrovinian Infantry Regiment Det. 1/2nd Landsturm Hussar Battalion (1/4 sqn) 3 Artillery Batteries German Alpenkorps (Mountain Division) (8 November) 1st Bavarian Jäger Brigade 1/,2/,Res/2nd Bavarian Jäger Regiment Bavarian Leib Infantry Regiment (3 bns) 2nd (German) Jäger Brigade 10/2nd Jäger Regiment 10 Reserve/,14th Reserve/2nd Bavarian Jäger Regiment 1st Bavarian Snowshoe Battalion 2nd (German) Snowshoe Battalion 3rd (German) Snowshoe Battalion 4th (German) Snowshoe Battalion 3/4th Bavarian Chevaulager Regiment 203rd Field Artillery Regiment - 9 organic & 1 attached batteries Austrian "Dalmatia-Bosnia-Herzegovina Command" Sarkotic Coast Defense (by Sebenico & Mostar) 7 Infantry Battalions 6 Artillery Batteries Fort Garrisons: (Bocche di Cattaro, Trebinje, Bileca, Antovac, Kalinovki, Mostar, Sarajevo & Brcka Fortified Bridgehead 28 1/2 Infantry Battalions 34 Mobile Batteries 34 Fortress Artillery Companies Drina River Defense Forces: 6 1/4 Battalons 2 1/ Zhuber's Landsturm Group (forming): 22nd K.K. Landsturm Battalion 59th K.K. Landsturm Battalion 83rd K.K. Landsturm Battalion 6th K.K. Landsturm March Battalion 1/17th K.u. Landsturm Etappen Regiment Bulgar Forces not under Mackensen 2nd Bulgar Army: 3rd Balkan Infantry Division 11th (Silven) Infantry Regiment 24th (Black Sea) Infantry Regiment 7

29th (Yamboly) Infantry Regiment 32nd (Zagora) Infantry Regiment 45th Infantry Regiment 46th Infantry Regiment 3rd Artillery Brigade 6th Artillery Regiment 16th Artillery Regiment 7th (Rila) Infantry Division 13th (Rila) Infantry Regiment 14th (Macedonia) Infantry Regiment 22nd (Thrace) Infantry Regiment 53rd Infantry Regiment 54th Infantry Regiment 7th Artillery Brigade 7th Artillery Regiment 17th Artillery Regiment 2nd Cavalry Brigade 3rd Cavalry Regiment (4 sqns) 4th Cavalry Regiment (4 sqns) On the Greek Border 2nd (Thrace) Infantry Division 9th (Phillipopolis) Infantry Regiment 21st (Srednasora) Infantry Regiment 27th (Chepinye) Infantry Regiment 28th (Strem) Infantry Regiment 43rd Infantry Regiment 44th Infantry Regiment 2nd Artillery Brigade 3rd Artillery Regiment 13th Artillery Regiment On the Romanian Border: 4th (Preslav) Infantry Division 7th (Preslav) Infantry Regiment 19th (Shumla) Infantry Regiment 8th (Coastland) Infantry Regiment 31st (Varna) Infantry Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment 48th Infantry Regiment 4th Artillery Brigade 4th Artillery Regiment 15th Artillery Regiment 5th (Danube) Infantry Division 8

2nd (Iskar) Infantry Regiment 5th (Danube) Infantry Regiment 18th (Etir) Infantry Regiment 20th (Dobruja) Infantry Regiment 49th Infantry Regiment 50th Infantry Regiment 5th Artillery Brigade 1st Artillery Regiment 11th Artillery Regiment Stationed Elsewhere: 11th (Madedonia) Infantry Division (forming in general reserve) 1st (Madedonia) Infantry Regiment 2nd (Madedonia) Infantry Regiment 3rd (Madedonia) Infantry Regiment 4th (Madedonia) Infantry Regiment Artillery Brigade 5 Independent Artillery Batteries Independent 5th & 10th Cavalry Regiments - split up to support infantry divisions and on border patrol, details lacking Total: 492,000 foot, 9,480 horse, 1,717 guns Forces actually engaging Serbia: 396 battalions, 54 1/2 squadrons and 373 1/2 batteries. Notes: K.K. Kaiserlich und Könglich (Imperial and Royal) - denotes unit was from the Austrian portion of the Austro-Hungarian Empire K.u. Kaiserlich ungarisch (Imperial Hungarian)- denotes unit was from the Hungarian portion of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Sources: Austrian Official History German Official History Serbian/Yugoslav Official History, Veliki Rat, Belgrade, 1922 9