Naval Corps (German Empire)

Naval Corps (Marinekorps)
Flag of the Staff of a Generalkommando (1871–1918)
Active	20 November 1914-1919
Country	German Empire
Engagements	World War I
Disbanded	1919

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.

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 1st Naval Division and 2nd Naval Division throughout; one division held the land front, the other the sea front.

It was still in existence at the end of the war in the 4th Army, Heeresgruppe Kronprinz Rupprecht on the Western Front, still holding the extreme right of the line. It had the following composition:

The Naval Corps was commanded throughout its existence by Admiral Ludwig von Schröder, brought out of retirement.