2nd Royal Bavarian Uhlans

The 2nd Royal Bavarian Uhlan Regiment (German: Königliche Bayerische 2. Ulanen Regiment "König") was a Bavarian Army Cavalry Regiment formed in 1863 in Ansbach. From 6 July 1864 it was nominally commanded by King Ludwig II of Bavaria until he was succeeded by King Otto of Bavaria on 13 June 1886.

2nd Royal Bavarian Uhlans
Active1864–1919
CountryBavaria
BranchBavarian Army
TypeCavalry
SizeRegiment
Part of4th Cavalry Brigade
EngagementsFranco-Prussian War
First World War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Otto of Bavaria

Peacetime service and uniform

The regiment was part of the 4th Cavalry Brigade of then II Royal Bavarian Army Corps and later III Royal Bavarian Army Corps. The peacetime uniform was of dark green with crimson plastron and facings. A czapka with crimson top and white plume was worn in full dress.[1]

Active Service

During the Franco-Prussian War the 2.Ulanen Regiment fought at Worth and Sedan in August and September 1870. It then undertook patrol work during the Siege of Paris.

In August 1914 the regiment saw action at the Battle of the Marne and in Flanders. It was subsequently transferred to the Eastern Front.[2]

Disbandment

In common with the other Royal Bavarian cavalry regiments, the 2.Ulanen Regiment was disbanded in February 1919. Between the wars its traditions were preserved by the 2nd Squadron of the Reiter-Regiment Nr. 17 which formed part of the garrison of Ansbach.

List of Officers - 1863

PositionRank (English)Rank (German)Name
CommanderColonelOberstPhilipp Freiherr von Diez
Staff OfficerMajorMajorJohann Feichtmayr
Staff OfficerMajorMajorKarl von Grundherr zu Altenthann und Weyerhaus
Staff OfficerCaptainRittmeisterFriedrich Faber
1. EscadronCaptainRittmeisterGustav Oertel
2. EscadronCaptainRittmeisterAdolf Cronnenbold
3. EscadronCaptainRittmeisterKarl Fels
4. EscadronCaptainRittmeisterOskar von Sichlern
First LieutenantOberlieutenantKarl von Bieber
First LieutenantOberlieutenantLudwig Freiherr von Riedheim
First LieutenantOberlieutenantFerdinand Freiherr von Schrottenberg
First LieutenantOberlieutenantFerdinand Syller
Regiment AdjunctSecond LieutenantUnterlieutenantEdmund von Morett
Second LieutenantUnterlieutenantFriedrich Graf von Fugger-Babenhausen
Second LieutenantUnterlieutenantFriedrich von Schütz
Second LieutenantUnterlieutenantAlbert Freiherr von Rotberg
Second LieutenantUnterlieutenantFriedrich Freiherr von Crailsheim
Second LieutenantUnterlieutenantLeopold Freiherr von Andrian-Werburg
Second LieutenantUnterlieutenantGeorg Vogel
Second LieutenantUnterlieutenantChristoph Freiherr von Reitzenstein
Second LieutenantUnterlieutenantGustav von Gernler
Officer CadetJunkerWilhelm Freiherr von Feilitzsch
Officer CadetJunkerAlexander Freiherr von Falkenhausen
Battalion DoctorBataillonsarztDr. Johann Fahrnholz
Battalion DoctorBataillonsarztDr. Michael Nigst
DoctorUnterarztDr. Ludwig Kreitmair
UnterquartiermeisterJakob Schütz
UnterquartiermeisterAndreas Henninger
Division VeterinarianDivisionsveterinärarztFriedrich Steinhäuser
VeterinarianUnterveterinärarztJohann Köhler
VeterinarianUnterveterinärarztMaximilian Wägele

See also

References

  1. Schulz 1992, p. 28.
  2. Schulz 1992, p. 27.

Sources

  • Schulz, Hugo (1992). Die bayerischen, sächsischen, und württembergischen Kavallerie- Regimenter : 1913/1914 ; nach dem Gesetz vom 3. Juli 1913. Augsburg: Weltbild. pp. 27–29. ISBN 3893503420.
  • Meyer, Friedrich (1888). Das Königlische Bayerische 2. Ulanen Regiment König 1863 - 1888. M. Eichinger, k.b. Hofbuchhandlung. Ansbach, Germany.
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