187th Division (German Empire)
187th division |
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active | June 19, 1916 to January 1919 |
Country | German Empire |
Armed forces | Prussian Army |
Type | Infantry division |
structure | See: Outline |
First World War |
Eastern Front
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Commanders | |
Please refer: | List of commanders |
The 187th Division was a major unit of the Prussian army in the First World War .
structure
Division of War from May 1, 1918
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187th Infantry Brigade
- Infantry Regiment No. 187
- Infantry Regiment No. 188
- Infantry Regiment No. 189
- 6th Squadron / Uhlan Regiment "Hennigs von Treffenfeld" (Altmärkisches) No. 16
- Artillery Commander No. 6
- Field Artillery Regiment No. 231
- Foot Artillery Battalion No. 66
- Engineer Battalion No. 187
- Division News Commander No. 187
history
The division was formed on June 19, 1916 on the Western Front . After a brief deployment, it was relocated to the southern section of the Eastern Front at the end of August 1916 . In mid-February 1917, the division moved back to the west, where they fought until the end of the war. After the armistice , the occupied territories were evacuated and after the march home, the association was dissolved there in January 1919.
Battle calendar
1916
- June 1st to August 15th --- Trench warfare in Upper Alsace
- August 15th to 29th --- Reserve of the OHL
- August 30th to September 3rd --- transport to the east
- September 5th to 19th --- Cover battles in the Transylvanian border area
- September 19-23 --- Fights on the volcano pass
- September 24th to October 10th --- Border fighting on the volcanic mountains
- September 26-29 --- Battle of Sibiu
- September 29th to October 4th --- Fights for Fogaras
- September 30th to November 24th --- Mountain fighting on the Red Tower Pass (parts of the division)
- October 5th --- Battle of the Geisterwalde
- October 7th to 9th --- Fights near Kronstadt
- October 10th to November 26th --- Mountain fighting in the Predeal and Bodza areas
- November 10th to 14th --- Battle of Szurduk (parts of the division)
- November 16-17 --- Battle of Târgu Jiu (parts of the division)
- November 18-23 --- Persecution by Western Wallachia
- November 24th to 27th --- Fights on the lower Alt
- November 26th to 30th --- Archduke Joseph Army Front Reserve
- December 1st to 16th --- Defense battle in the Gyimes-Uz area
- December 17th to 22nd --- Mountain fighting in the Oituz area
- from December 23rd --- Offensive in the Bereczker Mountains and at the Oituz Pass
1917
- until January 7th --- Offensive in the Bereczker Mountains and at the Oituz Pass
- January 8 to February 11 --- Trench warfare between Putna and Slanic valleys
- February 11th to 25th --- OHL reserve and transport to the west
- 25 February to 1 May --- Trench warfare in Lorraine
- May 1st to 6th --- Reserve of the German Crown Prince Army Group
- May 6th to 27th --- Double battle between Aisne-Champagne
- May 28th to September 28th --- Trench warfare near Reims
- September 29th to October 15th --- Battle of Flanders
- October 15 to November 4 --- Border patrol on the Belgian-Dutch border
- November 4th to December 3rd --- Battle of Flanders
- from December 4th --- Trench warfare in Flanders
1918
- until January 14th --- Trench warfare in Flanders
- January 16 to March 15 --- Trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- March 21st to April 6th --- Great battle in France
- April 7th to June 30th --- Fights between Arras and Albert
- July 1st to August 4th --- Trench warfare in French Flanders and Artois
- August 5th to September 3rd --- Fighting on the Ypres Front - La Bassée
- September 3rd to 26th --- Fights before the Siegfried Line
- September 27th to October 8th --- Defensive battle between Cambrai and St. Quentin
- October 9th to November 4th --- Fights in front of and in the Hermann position
- October 24th to November 4th --- Battle of Valenciennes
- November 5th to 11th --- fighting in retreat in front of the Antwerp - Meuse position
- from November 12th --- evacuation of the occupied territory and march home
Commanders
Rank | Surname | date |
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Lieutenant General | Edwin Sunkel | June 19, 1916 to May 9, 1918 |
Major general | Hans von Langermann and Erlenkamp | May 10, 1918 to January 12, 1919 |
literature
- Hall of Fame of our Old Army. Published on the basis of official material from the Reichsarchiv , Militär-Verlag, Berlin 1927, pp. 74, 162.