XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps

XII (1st Royal Saxon) Army Corps
XII. (I. Königlich Sächsisches) Armee-Korps
Flag of the Staff of a Generalkommando (1871–1918)
Active1 April 1867 (1867-04-01)–1919 (1919)
Country Kingdom of Saxony
 German Empire
TypeCorps
SizeApproximately 44,000 (on mobilisation in 1914)
Garrison/HQDresden/Große Klostergasse 4
PatronKing of Saxony
Shoulder strap pipingWhite
EngagementsFranco-Prussian War
Battle of Gravelotte
Battle of Sedan
Siege of Paris

World War I

Battle of the Frontiers

The XII (1st Royal Saxon) Army Corps / XII AK (German: XII. (I. Königlich Sächsisches) Armee-Korps) was a Saxon corps level command of the Saxon and German Armies before and during World War I.

The Corps was formed as the Royal Saxon Corps on 1 April 1867 and headquartered in Dresden. Initially, it commanded the 1st Royal Saxon Infantry Division in Dresden and the 2nd Royal Saxon Infantry Division in Leipzig. After the XIX (2nd Royal Saxon) Corps was set up on 1 April 1899 as the headquarters for the western part of the Kingdom of Saxony, XII Corps was made responsible for the eastern part of the Kingdom.

The Corps was disbanded with the demobilisation of the German Army after World War I.