199th Division (German Empire)

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199th Division

active August 21, 1916 to 1919
Country German EmpireThe German Imperium German Empire
Armed forces Prussian Army
Type Infantry division
structure See: Outline
First World War Eastern Front

Western front

Spring battle at Arras
Battle of Flanders
Great battle in France
Commanders
Please refer: List of commanders

The 199th Division was a large unit of the Prussian Army .

structure

Division of War of May 24, 1918

Battle calendar

The division was formed on August 21, 1916 during the First World War on the Eastern Front , fought there until the end of October 1916 and was then transferred to the Western Front. Here she was in action until the end of the war, then marched back home, where the division was demobilized in January 1919 and finally disbanded.

Battle calendar

1916

  • August 21st to 31st --- Position battle on the Bystrzyca
  • August 31 to September 8 --- First battle of the Narajawka and Zlota Lipa (parts of the division)
  • September 1st to 8th --- Position battles on the Zlota-Lipa, on the Ceniowka section and near Zborow (parts of the division)
  • September 9 to October 31 --- Trench warfare on the Narajowka, between Narajowka and Zlota-Lipa and on the Ceniowka
  • October 31 to November 6 --- Transport to the west
  • November 6th to 23rd --- Position battles in front of Verdun
  • November 24th to 30th --- Position battles in Champagne
  • from December 1st --- trench warfare on the Somme

1917

  • until March 15th --- Trench warfare on the Somme
  • March 16 to April 22 --- Fighting in front of the Siegfried Front
  • April 22nd to May 6th --- Spring battle near Arras
  • May 10th to June 7th --- Fighting in front of the Siegfried Front
  • June 9th to December 3rd --- Battle of Flanders
    • July 9th to 11th --- Storming the bridgehead at the Yser estuary (parts of the division)
  • from December 4th --- Trench warfare in Flanders

1918

  • until March 9th --- Trench warfare in Flanders
  • March 10th to 20th --- Fighting in the Siegfriedstellung and preparation time for the Great Battle in France
  • March 21st to April 6th --- Great battle in France
    • March 23rd to 26th --- Pursuit battles in the Somme area
    • March 24th --- Fighting at Bouchavesnes and storming of the Marrières forest
    • March 25th --- Storming the heights of Maurepas
    • March 31 to April 5 --- Fights to enforce the Avre crossing at Moreuil
  • April 7th to May 18th --- Fights on the Ancre , Somme and Avre
  • May 19 to June 24 --- Fights between Arras and Albert
  • June 25th to August 21st --- Trench warfare near Reims
    • July 18th to 25th --- Defensive battle between Soissons and Reims
  • August 21st to September 28th --- Trench warfare on the Vesle
  • September 29th to October 9th --- Defensive battle in the Champagne and the Meuse
  • October 10th to 12th --- Fighting in front of the Hunding and Brunhild fronts
  • October 13th to 17th --- Fights on the Aisne and Aire
  • October 18-23 --- Battle of Vouziers
  • October 24th to 31st --- Fights on the Aisne and Aire
  • November 1st to 4th --- Fights between Aisne and Maas
  • November 5th to 11th --- fighting in retreat in front of the Antwerp- Maas position
  • from November 12th --- evacuation of the occupied territory and march home

Commanders

Rank Surname date
Major General / Lieutenant General Wilhelm von Puttkamer August 21, 1916 to January 1919

literature

  • Hall of Fame of our Old Army. Published on the basis of official material from the Reich Archives . Military Publishing House. Berlin 1927. pp. 74, 163-164.