Infanterie-Regiment Bremen (1. Hanseatisches) Nr. 75



'''Infanterie-Regiment Bremen (1. Hanseatisches) Nr. 75''' was an active infantry regiment in the Prussian Army (1866–1871) and the German Imperial Army (1871–1918).

History
By A.K.O. from September 27, 1866, which is considered the official foundation day of the regiment, a new regiment was formed after the Austro-Prussian War from companies of the Pomeranian Regiments No. 1, 3, 5 and 7 on November 3, 1866, in Stettin. It was formed into a musketeer battalion in Harburg and a fusilier battalion in Stade and called ''Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 75''.

As a result of the military convention between Prussia and Bremen on June 27, 1867, the "Bremen" Fusilier Battalion, founded in 1813, was dissolved in the North German Confederation. From this point on, this battalion formed the 1st (musketeer) battalion of the regiment. From 1893 both musketeer battalions were stationed in Bremen, while the fusilier battalion remained in Stade. The regiment was renamed to ''1. Hanseatisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 75''.

Legacy
Several years after the war, former members of the regiment formed a veterans organization Kameradschaftsbund der Fünfundsiebziger (from 1939 to 1943: ''Traditionsverband des Ehem. Infant.-Reg. "Bremen" (1. Hans.) Nr. 75) which published a newsletter, Kameradschaftsbund der 75er''. There was also a separate officers association. Following the war, the regiment was perpetuated in the Reichswehr by 1. Kompanie/16. Infanterie-Regiment (6. Division, based in Münster).