VI Reserve Corps (German Empire)

Reserve-Korps / VI RK) was a corps level command of the German Army in World War I. VI Reserve Corps was formed on the outbreak of the war in August 1914[1] as part of the mobilisation of the Army.

It was initially commanded by General der Infanterie Konrad von Goßler, brought out of retirement.

[2] It was still in existence at the end of the war[3] in the 1st Army, Heeresgruppe Deutscher Kronprinz on the Western Front.

11th Reserve Division was slightly stronger than the norm as it included an active infantry brigade.

On mobilisation, VI Reserve Corps was assigned to the 5th Army forming part of the centre of the forces for the Schlieffen Plan offensive in August 1914.