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Naval Corps (Marinekorps)
Flag of the Staff of a Generalkommando (1871–1918)
The Naval Corps (German: Marinekorps) was a corps formation of the German Empire in World War I. It was formed in November 1914 and was still in existence at the end of the war.[1]
Chronicle
The Naval Corps was formed on 20 November 1914 to command the land-based forces of the Imperial German Navy operating in Flanders. It was continuously based on the extreme right wing of the German line on the Western Front, up against the North Sea. It commanded the 1st Naval Division and 2nd Naval Division also including 3rd Naval Division throughout; one division held the land front, the other the sea front.
Cron, Hermann (2002) [1937]. Imperial German Army 1914–18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle. Solihull: Helion. ISBN1-874622-70-1.
Ellis, John; Cox, Michael (1993). The World War I Databook. London: Aurum Press. ISBN1-85410-766-6.
Further reading
Karau, Mark (2003). "Wielding the Dagger": The MarineKorps Flandern and the German War Effort 1914–1918. Contributions in Military Studies. Vol. 226. Westport, CT: Praeger. ISBN0-313-32475-1.