2nd Division (German Empire)
The 2nd Division , also known as the 2nd Infantry Division for the duration of the mobile relationship , was a large unit of the Prussian Army .
structure
The division was part of the I. Army Corps .
Peace structure 1914
- 3rd Infantry Brigade in Rastenburg
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4th Infantry Brigade in Gumbinnen
- Fusilier regiment "Graf Roon" (East Prussian) No. 33 in Gumbinnen
- 8th East Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 45 in Insterburg and Darkehmen (1st Battalion)
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2nd Cavalry Brigade in Insterburg
- Litthau Uhlan Regiment No. 12 in Insterburg
- Jäger-Regiment on Horseback No. 9 in Insterburg
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43rd Cavalry Brigade in Gumbinnen and Stallupönen (1st and 3rd Squadron)
- Uhlan regiment "Graf zu Dohna" (East Prussian) No. 8 in Gumbinnen
- Jäger-Regiment on Horseback No. 10 in Angerburg and Goldap (1st Squadron)
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2nd Field Artillery Brigade in Insterburg
- Field artillery regiment "Prince August of Prussia" (1. Litthauisches) No. 1 in Gumbinnen and Insterburg (I. Department)
- 2. Litthau Field Artillery Regiment No. 37 in Insterburg
Outline for mobilization in 1914
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3rd Infantry Brigade
- Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich the Great" (3rd East Prussian) No. 4
- Infantry Regiment "Graf Dönhoff" (7th East Prussian) No. 44
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4th Infantry Brigade
- Fusilier Regiment "Graf Roon" (East Prussian) No. 33
- 8th East Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 45
- Jäger-Regiment on Horseback No. 10
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2nd Field Artillery Brigade
- Field artillery regiment "Prince August of Prussia" (1st Litthauisches) No. 1
- 2nd Litthau Field Artillery Regiment No. 37
- 2nd and 3rd company / pioneer battalion "Fürst Radziwill" (East Prussian) No. 1
Division of War 1918
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3rd Infantry Brigade
- Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich the Great" (3rd East Prussian) No. 4
- Fusilier Regiment "Graf Roon" (East Prussian) No. 33
- Infantry Regiment "Graf Dönhoff" (7th East Prussian) No. 44
- Jäger-Regiment on Horseback No. 10
- Artillery Commander No. 2
- Field artillery regiment "Prince August of Prussia" (1st Litthauisches) No. 1
- II Battalion Reserve Foot Artillery Regiment No. 11
- Pioneer battalion "Fürst Radziwill" (East Prussian) No. 1
- Division News Commander No. 2
history
The large association was originally founded as a troop brigade in Danzig in March 1816 and expanded to a division on September 5, 1819. The command was in Danzig, from 1890 in Königsberg and then from 1899 until it was dissolved in 1919 in Insterburg.
Battle calendar
1914
- July 31st to August 7th - border protection against Russia
- August 10th to 11th - Battles at Stallupönen , Kallweitschen and Mierunsken
- August 14th - Battle of Kowahlen
- August 15 - Battle of Kibarty
- August 17th - Battle at Stallupönen
- August 19-20 - Battle of Gumbinnen
- 23rd to 31st August - Battle of Tannenberg
- Battle of the Masurian Lakes September 5th to 15th -
- September 24th - Battle at Kopciowo
- September 25-30 - Battles on the Nyemen
- Trench warfare in Grajewo-Wizajny October 1 to November 5 -
- Göritten November 6th to 8th - Battle of
- from November 15 - trench warfare for field positions near Lötzen and on the Angerapp
1915
- until February 7th - position battles for the field position Lötzen-Angerapp
- 7-22 - winter battle in Masuria February
- February 23 to March 6 - Battles on Bobr
- March 8-15 - Fights on the Orzye
- March 16 to July 12 - trench warfare between Orzye and Szkwa
- July 13th to 17th - breakthrough battle near Przasnysz
- July 18-22 - Pursuit battles to the Lower Narew
- July 22nd to 27th - Narew crossing south of Ostrolenka
- July 23 to August 3 - Battle of the Narew
- August 3rd - capture of Ostrolenka
- Orz 4th to 7th August - Battle of the
- 8-10 - Battle of Ostrow August
- August 11-12 - Battle of Chishev-Sambrov
- August 13-18 - pursuit battles on the upper Narew and Nurzec
- 17th to 23rd August - Fighting over the Narew crossing on the Suraz-Ugowo-Baciuty-Waniewo line
- August 26th to 28th - chase battles on Swislocz and Naumka-Werecia
- August 28th - capture of Białystok
- August 28 to September 8 - Battle of Nyemen
- Battle of Vilnius September 9-27 -
- September 24th to October 19th - Around Kosjany, fighting on the Mjadsjolka and Dryswjata
- September 28th to November 1st - Battle of Dünaburg
- from November 15th - trench warfare in front of Dünaburg
1916
- until December 31st - trench warfare in front of Dünaburg
1917
- January 1st to 5th - trench warfare in front of Dünaburg
- Aa January 5th to February 3rd - Winter battle on the
- OHL February 3 to March 26 - Reserve of the
- March 27th to May 26th - Trench warfare in the Wytschaete Arch
- May 27th to June 10th - Battle of Flanders
- June 17th to July 6th - Eichhorn Army Group Reserve
- 7 July to 12 November - trench warfare in front of Dünaburg
- November 28th to December 31st - Trench warfare in Champagne
1918
- January 1st to April 10th - Trench warfare in Champagne
- April 7th to June 8th - fighting on the Avre and near Montdidier and Noyon
- June 9-13 - Battle of Noyon
- June 9th to August 7th - fighting on the Avre and Matz
- Somme and Oise August 8th to September 3rd - defensive battle between the
- September 4 to 18 - fighting in front of the Siegfried Front
- September 21 to October 3 - Defensive battle between Cambrai and St. Quentin
- October 5th to 9th - fighting in front of the Siegfried Front
- October 10th to November 4th - fights in front of and in the Hermann position
- Antwerp - Meuse position 5th to 11th November - fighting in retreat in front of the
- from November 12th - evacuation of the occupied territory and march home
Commanders
Rank | Surname | date |
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Major general | Andreas Georg Friedrich von Katzler | September 5, 1819 to April 3, 1820 |
Lieutenant General | Karl Friedrich von Holtzendorff | April 3, 1820 to June 18, 1825 |
Lieutenant General | Constantin von Lossau | June 18, 1825 to March 29, 1831 |
Lieutenant General | Friedrich August von Rummel | March 30, 1831 to March 29, 1837 |
Major general | Karl von Schmidt | March 30, 1837 to March 14, 1838 |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Friedrich Wilhelm Karl von Grabow | March 30, 1838 to September 14, 1849 |
Lieutenant General | Emil von Webern | September 15, 1849 to September 21, 1849 |
Lieutenant General | Georg von Stülpnagel | September 22, 1849 to April 5, 1854 |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Bernhard von Plehwe | April 6, 1854 to May 9, 1855 |
Lieutenant General | Karl von Kropff | May 12, 1855 to February 18, 1857 |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Eduard von Brauchitsch | February 19, 1857 to June 30, 1860 |
Major general | Albert of Baczko | July 1 to 23, 1860 (in charge of the tour) |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Albert of Baczko | July 24, 1860 to January 28, 1863 |
Lieutenant General | Alexander von Vietinghoff called von Scheel | January 29, 1863 to June 19, 1864 |
Lieutenant General | Gustav von der Goltz | June 25, 1864 to November 30, 1865 |
Lieutenant General | Friedrich von Clausewitz | January 4 to July 31, 1866 |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Karl von Hanenfeldt | October 30, 1866 to April 21, 1868 |
Lieutenant General | Julius von Hartmann | April 22, 1868 to July 17, 1870 |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Gustav von Pritzelwitz | July 18, 1870 to May 22, 1871 |
Lieutenant General | Udo von Tresckow | May 23, 1871 to May 11, 1875 |
Lieutenant General | Otto von Bernhardi | May 12, 1875 to April 11, 1879 |
Lieutenant General | Emil from Conrady | April 12, 1879 to April 14, 1884 |
Lieutenant General | Rudolf von Kroseck | April 15, 1884 to April 17, 1885 |
Lieutenant General | Hugo Wilhelm von Strempel | April 18, 1885 to July 6, 1888 |
Lieutenant General | Wilhelm von Dresow | July 7, 1888 to March 23, 1890 |
Lieutenant General | Gustav John von Freyend | March 24, 1890 to July 27, 1892 |
Lieutenant General | Eduard von Alberti | July 28, 1892 to May 13, 1894 |
Lieutenant General | Arnold von Langebeck | May 14, 1894 to April 1, 1897 |
Lieutenant General | Carl von Stünzner | April 2, 1897 to October 16, 1899 |
Lieutenant General | Georg von Alten | October 17, 1899 to December 17, 1901 |
Lieutenant General | Arthur von Brietzke | December 18, 1901 to April 17, 1903 |
Lieutenant General | Otto von Lüdinghausen | April 18, 1903 to March 19, 1906 |
Lieutenant General | Oskar von Reichenbach | March 20, 1906 to March 4, 1908 |
Lieutenant General | Konrad von Katzler | March 5 to June 17, 1908 |
Lieutenant General | Otto von Hügel | June 18, 1908 to April 1, 1912 |
Lieutenant General | Otto von Below | April 2, 1912 to July 31, 1914 |
Lieutenant General | Adalbert von Falk | July 31, 1914 to June 1, 1916 |
Lieutenant General | Rudolf Reiser | June 2, 1916 to June 17, 1918 |
Major general | Wilhelm von Dommes | June 18, 1918 to May 1919 |
literature
- Hall of Fame of our Old Army. Published on the basis of official material from the Reichsarchiv , Militär-Verlag, Berlin 1927, pp. 60, 86.
- Histories of Two Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army Which Participated in the War (1914-1918). United States War Office as War Department Document No. 905, Office of the Adjutant, 1920, pp. 59-61.