III was forced to abdicate, Bavaria retained its military sovereignty. However, the rise of the Bavarian Soviet Republic and the confusion surrounding its overthrow and the defeat of its "Red Army" persuaded the drafters of the Bamberg Constitution of 1919 to relinquish military sovereignty to the Weimar Republic. At any rate, the regular Bavarian troops had been demobilised after the war to the extent that most of the fighting against the Red Army was done by Freikorps units and other German troops from outside Bavaria. During World War I, around 200,000 members of the Royal Bavarian Army were killed. Structure Pre and early World War One Bavaria placed at first two and later three army corps in the army of the German Empire: I Army Corps in Munich 1st Division in Munich 2nd Division in Augsburg II Army Corps in Würzburg 3rd Division in Landau 4th Division in Würzburg III Army Corps in Nuremberg 5th Division in Nuremberg 6th Division in Regensburg Raised during World War I Corps I Royal Bavarian Reserve Corps II Royal Bavarian Reserve Corps XV Royal Bavarian Reserve Corps Divisions Bavarian cavalry: Bavarian Cavalry Division Bavarian infantry: 10th Bavarian Infantry Division 11th Bavarian Infantry Division 12th Bavarian Infantry Division 14th Bavarian Infantry Division 15th Bavarian Infantry Division 16th Bavarian Infantry Division Bavarian reserve: 1st Bavarian Reserve Division 5th Bavarian Reserve Division 6th Bavarian Reserve Division 8th Bavarian Reserve Division 9th Bavarian Reserve Division 30th Bavarian Reserve Division 39th Bavarian Reserve Division Bavarian Landwehr: 1st Bavarian Landwehr Division 2nd Bavarian Landwehr Division 6th Bavarian Landwehr Division Bavarian Ersatz: Bavarian Ersatz Division Mountain Troops: Alpenkorps Officer corps The Bavarian Army had a smaller proportion of aristocratic officers than the Prussian Army: in 1832 there were 1.86 common officers for every one noble; by 1862 it was 2.34 commoners for every noble and by the outbreak of the First World War 5.66. Since the dissolution in 1826 of the Lifeguard unit, there was no specific Guard regiment. Only in the following units was the proportion of aristocratic officers considerably higher than average: 1st Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry Regiment "Prince Karl of Bavaria" (formerly 1st Cuirassiers). 1st Royal Bavarian Uhlan Regiment "Emperor Wilhelm II, King of Prussia" Royal Bavarian Infantry Lifeguards Regiment NCO corps The Bavarian NCO Corps consisted of long-serving and career soldiers, usually recruited from those completing military service. There was a strict career separation between officers and