Naval Corps (German Empire)

The Naval Corps (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.

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 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:
 * 1st Naval Division
 * 2nd Naval Division
 * two thirds 38th Landwehr Division
 * one third 3rd Division
 * 85th Landwehr Division

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