XXVII Reserve Corps (German Empire)
| XXVII Reserve Corps XXVII. Reserve-Korps |
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Flag of the Staff of a Generalkommando (1871–1918)
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| Active | October 1914 - February 1919 |
| Country |
 German Empire
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| Type | Corps |
| Size | Approximately 32,000 (on formation) |
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The XXVII Reserve Corps (German: XXVII. Reserve-Korps / XXVII RK) was a corps level command of the German Army in World War I.
XXVII Reserve Corps was formed in October 1914. It was part of the first wave of new Corps formed at the outset of World War I consisting of XXII - XXVII Reserve Corps of 43rd - 54th Reserve Divisions (plus 6th Bavarian Reserve Division). The personnel was predominantly made up of kriegsfreiwillige (wartime volunteers) who did not wait to be called up. It was still in existence at the end of the war.
On formation in October 1914, XXVII Reserve Corps consisted of two divisions. but was weaker than an Active Corps
In summary, XXVII Reserve Corps mobilised with 26 infantry battalions, 10 machine gun platoons (20 machine guns), 2 cavalry detachments, 18 field artillery batteries (72 guns) and 2 pioneer companies.
Formed of Saxon and Württemberg units in the early stages of the First World War, the Corps appeared on the Western Front in Belgium in October 1914. It was assigned to the 4th Army, commanded by Generalfeldmarschall Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, with which it participated in the First Battle of Ypres. In 1915, it took part in the Second Battle of Ypres and the Second Battle of Champagne and in 1916 in the Battle of the Somme.
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