Naval Corps (German Empire)

Naval Corps
(Marinekorps)
Flag of the Staff of a Generalkommando (1871–1918)
Active20 November 1914-1919
Disbanded1919
Country German Empire
EngagementsWorld War I

The Naval Corps (German: Marinekorps) was a corps-sized formation within the Imperial Navy of the German Empire during World War I. It was formed in on 15 December 1914 when a second Naval Division was raised and joined with the first Naval Division. The Naval Corps occupied the Belgian coast for the full duration of the First World War and was responsible for defending the coast and the frontline immediately behind the coast. It was still in existence at the end of the war. The Naval Corps was commanded throughout its existence by Admiral Ludwig von Schröder, brought out of retirement.

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