20th Division (German Empire)
The 20th Division , also known as the 20th Infantry Division for the duration of the mobile relationship , was a large unit of the Prussian Army .
20th Division (German Empire) |
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active | October 11, 1866 to 1919 |
Country | German Empire |
Armed forces | Prussian Army |
Type | Infantry Division |
structure | see: Outline |
Insinuation | Xth Army Corps |
command | Hanover |
First World War | Western front |
Commanders | |
Important commanders |
See: List of Commanders |
structure
The division was part of the X Army Corps .
Peace structure 1914
- 39th Infantry Brigade in Hanover
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40th Infantry Brigade in Braunschweig
- 2nd Hannoversches Infantry Regiment No. 77 in Celle
- Braunschweig Infantry Regiment No. 92 in Braunschweig
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20th Cavalry Brigade in Hanover
- 2. Hannoversches Dragoon Regiment No. 16 in Lüneburg
- Braunschweig Hussar Regiment No. 17 in Braunschweig
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20th Field Artillery Brigade in Hanover
- Field artillery regiment "von Scharnhorst" (1st Hannoversches) No. 10 in Hanover
- Lower Saxony Field Artillery Regiment No. 46 in Wolfenbüttel and Celle (II. Department)
- Landwehr Inspection Hanover
Organization of war during mobilization in 1914
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39th Infantry Brigade
- Infantry Regiment "von Voigts-Rhetz" (3rd Hannoversches) No. 79
- 4th Hanover Infantry Regiment No. 164
- Hannoversches Jäger Battalion No. 10
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40th Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Hannoversches Infantry Regiment No. 77
- Braunschweig Infantry Regiment No. 92
- Staff and 3rd Squadron / Braunschweigisches Hussar Regiment No. 17
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20th Field Artillery Brigade
- Field artillery regiment "von Scharnhorst" (1st Hannoversches) No. 10
- Lower Saxony Field Artillery Regiment No. 46
- 2nd and 3rd Company / Hanover Pioneer Battalion No. 10
Division of War of March 20, 1918
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40th Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Hannoversches Infantry Regiment No. 77
- Infantry Regiment "von Voigts-Rhetz" (3rd Hannoversches) No. 79
- Braunschweig Infantry Regiment No. 92
- Machine gun sniper division No. 32
- 5th Squadron / Brunswick Hussar Regiment No. 17
- Artillery Commander No. 20
- Lower Saxony Field Artillery Regiment No. 46
- Foot Artillery Battalion No. 155
- Hanover Pioneer Battalion No. 10
- Division News Commander # 20
history
The division was established after the end of the German War on October 11, 1866 and was in command in Hanover until it was dissolved in 1919.
Battle calendar
1914
- Conquest of Liège August 4th to 16th -
- 23rd to 24th August - Battle of Namur
- August 29-30 - Battle of St. Quentin
- Petit Morin September 6-9 - Battle of the
- September 12th to 13th - fighting near Reims
- from September 13th - fighting on the Aisne
1915
- until April 25th - fighting on the Aisne
- April 25-30 - transport to the east
- Battle of Gorlice-Tarnów May 1st to 3rd -
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- May 16-23 - crossing over the San
May 4th to 23rd - pursuit battles after the Battle of Gorlice-Tarnów
- May 24th to 26th - fights near Radymno and San
- May 27-June 4 - fights at bridgehead of Jaroslaw
- June 12-15 - breakthrough battle of Lubaczów
- June 17th to 22nd - Battle of Lviv
- June 22nd to July 16th - Persecution battles on the Galician-Polish border
- July 16-18 - breakthrough battle of Krasnostav
- July 19-28 - fighting following the breakthrough battle of Krasnostav
- July 29-30 - Breakthrough Battle of Biskupice
- July 31 to August 19 - chase battles from Wieprz to Bug
- August 19 to September 8 - Chase battles between Bug and Jasiolda
- OHL reserves and transport to the west September 9-26 -
- September 27th to October 18th - Autumn battle in Champagne
- from October 19th - fighting on the Aisne
1916
- until May 16 - fighting on the Aisne
- March 10th - Storming the mountain at La Ville aux Bois
- May 17 to June 7 - OHL reserve and transport to the east
- Stochod June 4th to July 15th - fighting on the
- July 16-27 - fighting on the upper Styr- Stochod
- July 28th to November 4th - Battle of Kovel
- 5th to 20th November - trench warfare on the upper Styr-Stochod
- November 20-25 - transport to the west
- from November 26th - fighting on the Aisne
1917
- until February 3rd - fighting on the Aisne
- Lorraine (reserve of the OHL ) February 4th to 15th - Trench warfare in
- February 16 to March 6 - trench warfare in Upper Alsace (reserve of the OHL)
- March 7-14 - fighting on the Aisne
- March 15 to April 5 - Trench warfare on the Aisne
- double battle on the Aisne and in the Champagne April 6th to May 8th -
- May 15th to July 4th - Trench warfare in Champagne
- Argonne July 4-8 - Trench warfare in the
- July 7-14 - transport to the east
- July 15-22 - trench warfare on the Lomnica near Kalusz
- July 21-30 - Pursuit battles in Eastern Galicia
- July 31 to August 2 - Fights for the Zbrucz , between Zbrucz and Sereth
- Dniester and Zbrucz, on the Zbrucz and between Zbrucz and Sereth 3rd to 23rd August - trench warfare between
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Battle of Riga
- September 2nd - Fights at the Großer Jägel
- Hinzenberg train station is captured September 4th -
- Wenden road September 4 - Pursuit skirmishes in the direction of the Riga-
September 1-5 - - Daugava September 6-10 - trench warfare north of the
- September 10-20 - transport to the west
- September 20-26 - Trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- September 27th to October 10th - autumn battle in Flanders
- October 11th to November 5th - Trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- from November 20th - fighting in the Siegfried position
- November 20-29 - Tank battle at Cambrai
- November 30th to December 7th - Assault battle near Cambrai
1918
- until January 31st - fighting in the Siegfried position
- February 1 to March 20 - Trench warfare in Artois and deployment to the Great Battle of France
- March 21 to April 6 - Great Battle of France
- Ancre , Somme and Avre April 7th to 8th - Fights on the
- April 15 to May 25 - Trench warfare off Verdun on the Meuse heights near Lamorville-Spada and St. Mihiel
- May 25th to June 25th - Reserve of the OHL at Arlon
- June 25th to July 14th - Trench warfare in Champagne
- July 15-17 - Assault battle on the Marne and Champagne
- July 18-25 - Defensive battle between Soissons and Reims
- July 26th to August 3rd - Mobile defensive battle between Marne and Vesle
- German Crown Prince Army Group or Boehn 3rd to 17th August - Reserve of the
- August 17-27 - Fighting on the Ypres Front - La Bassée
- August 28th to September 2nd - Battle of Monchy -Bapaume
- Siegfried Front September 4th to 26th - fighting in front of the
- September 27th to October 8th - defensive battle between Cambrai and St. Quentin
- Hermann position October 9-14 - fights in front of and in the
- October 15 to November 11 - Defensive battles between the Maas and Beaumont
- October 15 to November 11 - Defensive battle in Champagne and on the Meuse
- November 12th to December 23rd - evacuation of the occupied territory and march home
Commanders
Rank | Surname | date |
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Lieutenant General | Julius of Bose | October 30, 1866 to July 17, 1870 |
Major general | Alexander von Kraatz-Koschlau | July 18, 1870 to May 22, 1871 |
Major general | Albrecht of Prussia | May 23, 1871 to May 30, 1871 |
Major general | Emil from Woyna | May 30 to June 30, 1871 (substitute) |
Major general | Albrecht of Prussia | July 1, 1871 to April 7, 1873 |
Major general | Karl Friedrich Alexander von Diringshofen | April 8 to August 6, 1873 (substitute) |
Major general | Albrecht of Prussia | August 7th to December 11th, 1873 |
Major general | William von Voigts-Rhetz | December 12, 1873 to January 14, 1874 (in charge of the tour) |
Major General / Lieutenant General | William von Voigts-Rhetz | January 15, 1874 to March 11, 1881 |
Lieutenant General | Rudolf von Thile | March 12, 1881 to July 6, 1883 |
Major general | Heinrich von Olszewski | 7 July to 5 December 1883 (entrusted with the tour) |
Lieutenant General | Heinrich von Olszewski | December 6, 1883 to December 3, 1886 |
Lieutenant General | Gottlieb von Haeseler | December 4, 1886 to January 14, 1887 |
Lieutenant General | Otto von Frankenberg-Lüttwitz | January 15, 1887 to March 21, 1890 |
Lieutenant General | Hugo von Winterfeld | March 22, 1890 to July 19, 1891 |
Lieutenant General | Gebhard von Krosigk | July 20, 1891 to June 16, 1893 |
Lieutenant General | Max von Bock and Polach | June 17, 1893 to December 13, 1897 |
Lieutenant General | Hans von Gottberg | December 14, 1897 to June 14, 1898 |
Lieutenant General | Egon from Gayl | June 15, 1898 to June 15, 1901 |
Lieutenant General | Wilhelm von Moltke | June 16, 1901 to January 26, 1905 |
Lieutenant General | Wilhelm von Kanitz | January 27, 1905 to February 14, 1907 |
Major general | Wilhelm von and zu Egloffstein | February 15 to March 19, 1907 (in charge of the tour) |
Lieutenant General | Wilhelm von and zu Egloffstein | March 20, 1907 to January 26, 1910 |
Lieutenant General | Erich von Gündell | October 27, 1910 to March 31, 1913 |
Lieutenant General | Alwin Schmundt | April 1, 1913 to September 23, 1914 |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Horst von Oetinger | September 24, 1914 to August 30, 1915 |
Major general | Arthur von Lüttwitz | August 31, 1915 to April 26, 1916 |
Major general | Roderich von Schoeler | April 27 to August 20, 1916 (in charge of the tour) |
Lieutenant General | Roderich von Schoeler | August 21 to September 30, 1916 |
Lieutenant General | Richard Wellmann | October 1, 1916 to December 2, 1917 |
Lieutenant General | Otto von Trautmann | December 3, 1917 to March 25, 1918 |
Major general | Wilhelm Zwenger | March 26, 1918 to January 31, 1919 |
Major general | Ernst von Uechtritz and Steinkirch | February 1-8, 1919 |
Lieutenant General | Wilhelm von Woyna | February 9, 1919 until dissolution |
literature
- Hall of Fame of our Old Army. Published on the basis of official material from the Reichsarchiv , Militär-Verlag, Berlin 1927, pp. 67, 118–119.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dermot Bradley (ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815–1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 , p. 117.