2nd Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment No. 9

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The 2nd Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment No. 9 was a cavalry regiment of the Prussian Army . Because of their white badge color , the riders were also called White Uhlans or White Uhlans .

Organization and association membership

Commanding General : General of the Infantry Alexander von Linsingen
Commander: Lieutenant General Ferdinand von Trossel
  • 3rd Cavalry Brigade in Szczecin
Commander: Major General von Unger
Regimental commander : Lieutenant Colonel Graf von Schmettow
Foundation Day: May 7, 1860
Garrison: Demmin

As a result of the reorganization of the Prussian Army, a cavalry regiment was set up on January 26, 1860 by the highest cabinet order, which on July 4, 1860 was named 2nd Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment No. 9 . The initial formation consisted only of four squadrons, which had to be surrendered by the regiments listed below:

The regiment received the regular 5th Squadron in 1867.

history

Demminer Uhlans riding in front of the city - before 1890

On December 4, 1860, the 2nd Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment No. 9 was founded. Because the new regiment had not yet been assigned a final garrison , it was initially distributed to the locations Anklam , Ueckermünde and Treptow an der Tollense . The staff and the 2nd squadron moved in December 1860, the remaining part only on October 15, 1861 in the new garrison in Demmin .

When the 2nd Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment No. 9, coming from Anklam, moved into his new garrison town on December 18, 1860, the streets were slippery in winter. The staff and two squadrons in the (Demminer) Anklamer suburb were welcomed by the rifle guild and their music corps. However, it was not a ceremonial entry because the riders had to dismount in their gray winter uniforms and carefully guide the horses to the market square.

The regiment was first used during the uprising in Russian Poland of 1863/64, when the Uhlans were deployed in association with other Prussian troops to protect the Prussian-Russian border.

German-Danish War

In the German-Danish War of 1864, the squadrons were used to protect the coast against Denmark on the island of Rügen .

Austro-Prussian War

As a division cavalry regiment, it took part in the German War in 1866 and advanced into Bohemia . It was assigned to the II Army Corps . It was involved in the battles of Münchengrätz and Königgrätz , among other things , but had little contact with the battlefield.

Franco-German War

War memorial near Bar-le-Duc from the Franco-German War 1870/1871

In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/1871 the Uhlans fought in Lorraine ( Battle of Gravelotte and St. Privat ) and took part in the siege of Metz (August 19 to October 27) and of Diedenhofen (August 24 to November 19) and from Verdun (August 28 to October 8). After Metz fell on October 28, 1870, the regiment moved to the Loire . On December 20, 1870, the unit rode a loss-making attack at Monnaie . The regiment was at Danzé on December 31, at St. Armand on January 6, at Villechauve-Villeporcher on January 7, and at Villeporcher on January 8. These places are located in the Loir-et-Cher department north of the Loire in the Le Mans - Angers - Tours - Vendôme area .

As part of the occupation forces, the Uhlans initially remained in France after the armistice , until they returned to Demmin on June 28, 1871 after completing this task and leaving the country.

First World War

Demminer Ulan 1914 in field gray service uniform

After the mobilization in July 1914, the regiment moved into neutral Belgium and remained in motion until September 5th. The retreat then had to be started from the Marne . The unit took part in the race to the sea on the right wing of the 1st Army , remained in northern France until November 1914 and was then transferred to the eastern front with the task of border protection on the eastern Prussian southern border, which continued until February 1915 . Then there were fights as part of the winter battle in Masuria and northern Poland. In June 1916 the relocation to Volhynia followed , where parts of the regiment had to be used as infantry for the first time . Once again fully mounted, the regiment took part in the campaign against Romania from October 1916 to February 1917 and was also involved in the capture of Bucharest on December 6, 1916. It was then moved back to the western theater of war, where it was used in border guards and security services. In November 1917 the horses had to be surrendered and the Uhlans were converted to a cavalry rifle command in the association of the 6th Cavalry Rifle Division . After the infantry training, the deployment in the great defensive battles in the west followed from June 30, 1918 until the end of the war.

Whereabouts

After the Armistice of Compiègne , the remnants of the regiment arrived in Demmin on November 19th and were demobilized at the end of December . In the course of the summer of 1919 a volunteer Uhlan squadron was put together, which was deployed in the border guard against Poland . The tradition took over in the Reichswehr the 6th Squadron of the 6th (Prussian) Reiter Regiment in Demmin. These riders were also lancers.

restored remnant of the Demmin Ulan monument

The memorial for the fallen of the regiment was erected in Demmin in 1924 and 1925. It was financed by donations from the veterans of the federal patriarchy 9th Ulanen . From 1921 to 1928 the same association published a magazine called Demminer Ulanen . It appeared in small numbers because it was only printed for the former Demmin Uhlans and other federal members. There were a total of 29 issues; each issue had 20 to 26 pages. The foreword by the editorial staff to the first edition of July 3, 1921 read:

“On December 4, 1860, the 2nd Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment No. 9 was founded. In the old, glorious Prussian army, it stood in an honorable place for 58 years. Heroes' graves in west, east and south deep in enemy territory testify to 9er Uhlans loyalty and courage to die. The regiment has been broken, but a firm bond should be wrapped around everyone who once wore the white ulanka: in the midst of national decline: love for the fatherland! in the midst of general oblivion: Faithful memory of the old regiment and our Demmin! in the midst of a time of selfishness: faithful camaraderie with one another! Let the regiment live on in our hearts. Our sheet 'The Demminer Uhlans' should serve this goal. The enemy could smash the armor, he bites granite on the ghost of the old regiment. "

Commanders

Rank Surname date
Baron von Diepenbrock 1862
major Georg Demetrius von Kleist January 13 to March 21, 1868 (entrusted with the tour)
Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Georg Demetrius von Kleist March 22, 1868 to March 13, 1874
from Garnier 1874
Baron von Strombeck 1882
by Nickisch-Rosenegk 1888
from Bärensprung 1890
by Wrochem 1894
from Köller 1895
from Oertzen 1900
Major / Lieutenant Colonel Richard Bernhard Gottfried Graf von Schmettow April 20, 1912 to August 18, 1915

uniform

Uhlans in Prussia - probably Saxons with red markings
Demminer Ulanendegen

The regiment wore an ulanka made of dark blue cloth with Polish lapels . The color of the badges on lapels, collars, parade discounts, cap karabatten, epaulette fields and passers-by was white. Chapka fittings and buttons made of tombac (yellow). A white horsehair bush was put on for the parade.

Already ordered by AKO on February 14, 1907 and gradually introduced from 1909/1910, the colorful uniform was replaced for the first time by the field-gray field service uniform (M 1910) on the occasion of the imperial maneuver in 1913. This was completely like the peace uniform. The leather gear and the boots were natural brown, the Tschapka was covered by a reed-colored fabric cover. The bandolier and the cartridge were no longer applied to this uniform.

literature

  • L. von Besser: The Prussian cavalry in the 1866 campaign. Alexander Duncker. Berlin 1868. (online)
  • Hugo FW Schulz: The Prussian Cavalry Regiments 1913/1914. Worldview. Augsburg 1992. ISBN 3-89350-343-9 .
  • Wolfgang Fuhrmann: The Hanseatic City of Demmin in old and new views. GEROS publishing house. Neubrandenburg 1998. ISBN 3-935721-00-5 .
  • Jürgen Kraus: The German army in the First World War. Uniforms and equipment - 1914 to 1918. (= catalogs of the Bavarian Army Museum Ingolstadt 2). Published by Stefan Rest. Verlag Militaria. Vienna 2004. ISBN 3-9501642-5-1 .

Web links

Commons : 2nd Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment No. 9  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Our Old Army's Hall of Fame. Published on the basis of official material from the Reich Archives . Military publishing house, Berlin 1927, p. 32.
  2. Bund vaterlandstreuer 9.Ulanen (Ed.): Journal Demminer Ulanen . No. 1 . W. Gesellius, Demmin July 3, 1921, p. 1 .
  3. ^ Heinz-Gerhard Quadt: Demmin A Hanseatic City in Western Pomerania . 1st edition. Sutton-Verlag, Erfurt 1999, ISBN 3-89702-115-3 , p. 97 .
  4. ^ Heinz-Gerhard Quadt: Demmin A Hanseatic City in Western Pomerania . 1st edition. Sutton Verlag, Erfurt 1999, ISBN 3-89702-115-3 , p. 99 .