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artillery ; and to the artillery firing school at Jiiterbog, one 

 division commander and one senior brigade commander, who 

 were originally in the cavalry or infantry. 



Ranges are established at convenient points throughout 

 the empire for instruction of the troops in firing. Those for 

 artillery practice are at Tegel (near Berlin), Jiiterbog, Gruppe, 

 Falkenburg, Wesel, Wahn (Rhineland), Lockstedt (Holstein), 

 Darmstadt, Hagenau, Zithain (near Riesa), and Lechfeld 

 (near Augsburg). These are all large ranges, as much as 

 5,500 yards long, situated on heaths or surrounded by forests. 

 Accommodations for troops, officers' Cjuarters, barracks, sta- 

 bles, etc., of a permanent character, are provided for a brigade 

 of field artillery. These ranges are also used by the cavalry 

 for their regimental drills, by infantry for their field firing, 

 and by the landwehr when called out for training, so that 

 they are occupied during a great part of the year. Each 

 range is administered by a staff of artillery officers, who 

 attend to necessary construction, repairs, and general supplies. 

 Material for their own practice and ammunition is brought 

 by the troops assigned to the range for target practice. 



