Formation of Prussian Landwehr
April 1813
Landwehr Raised in Silesia
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Division
Division
Division
Division
Division
Province
or City
City of Breslau
Breslau
Neumark
Striegau
Bolkenhainer
Glatzer
Frankenstein
Muensterberg
Schweidnitzer
Nimptsch
Reichenbach
Strehlen
Brieg
Oblau
Grottkau
Falkenberg
Neitz
Muensterberg
Neustadt
Leobschuez
Cosel
Ratibor
Pletznisch
Tost
Beuthen
Gross Streblitz
Lublieniz
Oupeln
Rosenberg
Creutzburg
Ramslau
Pelsnisch
Trebnitz
Wartenberg
Loewenberg
Hirschberg
Jauer
Liegnitz
Goldberg
Militsch
Steinau
Woblau
commanded
commanded
commanded
commanded
commanded
by
by
by
by
by
Infantry
Battalions
2
2
1
1/2
2 1/2
3
1
3 1/4
3/4
1 1/2
1/2
1
1
1
1/2
2
1/2
1 3/4
1 3/4
1/2
1 3/4
2 1/4
1 1/4
3/4
3/4
3/4
1 3/4
3/4
3/4
3/4
1 3/4
1 1/4
1
2
3
1
1 1/2
1 3/4
1 1/4
1/2
1 1/2
Generalmajor von Dobschuetz
Generalmajor von Sanitz
Generallieutenant von Rouquette
Generalmajor von Schimonsky
Oberst von Welzien
Cavalry
Squadrons
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
k
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Strength
1,600
1,3l0
744
414
1,504
2,244
792
1,966
460
930
386
730
6l0
612
646
1,288
370
1,240
1,304
392
1,180
1,180
1,460
520
502
564
1,322
526
428
506
1,188
9l0
612
2,632
1,917
56l
800
942
817
383
338
Strength
120
220
120
l00
160
160
l00
l00
210
140
120
l00
160
140
140
160
160
140
220
60
80
80
50
75
60
60
l00
60
60
60
120
140
60
192
144
72
l04
72
96
48
96
Cuhrau
Glogu
Freistadt
Schweibuss
Gruenberg
Sagan
Sprottau
Total
3/4
2 1/2
1 1/2
1 1/2
1 1/4
1 1/2
3/4
67 1/2
508
1,492
809
340
752
87l
468
44,307
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
69
Landwehr raised in the Mark
1st Division commanded by Generalmajor Puttlitz
2nd Division commanded by Generalmajor Hirschfeldt
1st Brigade: Major von Kleist
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
1st Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
2nd Brigade: Oberstlieutenant von Willissen
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
2nd Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
3rd Brigade: Major von Marwitz
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
3rd Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
4th Brigade: Oberst von Boguslavsky
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
4th Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
5th Brigade: Major von Bredow
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
5th Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
6th Brigade: Major von Rohr
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
6th Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
7th Brigade: Major von Rohr
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
76
144
96
36
96
66
48
5,163
5th Battalion
7th Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
Total - 27 Battalions with 430 officers,
216 drummers & 19,550 men.
28 squadrons with 2,746
1,656
Unteroffiziere,
Landwehr Raised in East Prussia and Lithuania
1st Division Commanded by Major von Bardeleben
2nd Division Commanded by Major Count von Dobna
1st Brigade: Major von Wolky
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
1st Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
2nd Brigade: Major von Salzwedel
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
2nd Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
3rd Brigade: Major Count von Klinkowstroehm
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
3rd Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
4th Brigade: Major Count von Eulenburg
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
4th Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
5th Brigade: Major von Benkendorf von Hindenburg
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
5th Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
Total - 26 battalions with 460 officers & 17,163 men
17 squadrons with 80 officers & 1,530 men
Landwehr raised in West Prussia
Commanding Officer - Generalmajor von Wobeser
1st Brigade: Major von Benningsen
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
1st Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
2nd Brigade: Major von Osten
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
2nd Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
3rd Brigade: Major von Wolfradt
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
3rd Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
Landwehr raised in Neumark
Commanded by Generalmajor von Hinrichs
1st Brigade: Major von Beust
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
1st Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
2nd Brigade: Major von Elsenhardt
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
2nd Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
3rd Brigade: Oberstallmeister Count von Lindeneau
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
3rd Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
Landwehr raised in Pommerania
Commanded by Generalmajor von Ploetz
1st Brigade: Major von Brandenstein
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
1st Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
2nd Brigade: Major von Pawelsz
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
4th Battalion
2nd Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
3rd Brigade: Oberstlieutenant von Kamke
1st Battalion
2nd
3rd
4th
3rd
Battalion
Battalion
Battalion
Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
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