16th Royal Bavarian Infantry Division

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16th Bavarian Infantry Division

active January 14, 1917 to December 21, 1918
Country Flag of Bavaria (striped) .svg Kingdom of Bavaria
Armed forces Bavarian Army
Type Infantry division
structure See: Outline
First World War Western front
Battle of Arras
Battle of Flanders
Assault battle at Cambrai
Great battle in France
Commanders
Please refer: List of commanders

The 16th Infantry Division was a major unit of the Bavarian army in the First World War .

structure

Division of War from July 1, 1917

Division of War from May 1, 1918

  • 9th Infantry Brigade
    • 11th Infantry Regiment "von der Tann"
    • 14th Infantry Regiment "Hartmann"
    • Reserve Infantry Regiment 21st
    • 4th Squadron / 7th Chevaulegers Regiment "Prince Alfons"
  • Artillery Commander No. 16
    • 8th field artillery regiment "Prince Heinrich of Prussia"
    • Foot Artillery Battalion 133
  • Engineer Battalion 16

Battle calendar

The division was not formed until the second half of the First World War on January 14, 1917 and was used exclusively on the Western Front for the remainder of the war . After the armistice , she returned home, where the association was initially demobilized and finally dissolved on December 21, 1918.

1917

1918

  • until January 31st --- fighting in the Siegfriedstellung
  • February 1 to March 20 --- Trench warfare in Artois and deployment to the Great Battle of France
  • March 21st to April 6th --- Great battle in France
    • March 21 to 23 --- Monchy- Cambrai breakthrough battle
    • March 24th to 25th --- Battle of Bapaume
    • March 25th --- Battle at Sapignies
    • March 26th --- Fights at Courcelles
  • April 7th to August 20th --- Fights between Arras and Albert
  • August 21 to September 2 --- Battle of Monchy-Bapaume
    • August 25-28 --- Fights for Thilloy
    • August 30th to September 1st --- Fights at Frémicourt and Beaucourt
  • September 2 to 27 --- Trench warfare in Flanders
  • 28 September to 17 October --- Defensive battle in Flanders
  • October 18 to 24 --- rearguard battles between Yser and Lys
  • October 25th to November 1st --- Battle of the Lys
  • November 2nd to 4th --- Rearguard fighting on both sides of the Scheldt
  • November 5th --- Fights to retreat in front of the Antwerp - Meuse position
  • from November 12th --- evacuation of the occupied territory and march home

Commanders

Rank Surname date
Major general Arnold Ritter von Möhl January 14, 1917 to December 21, 1918

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Dermot Bradley (ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815–1939. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1990. ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 . P. 669.