206th Division (German Empire)

206th Division
active	August 1916 to 1919
Country	German Empire
Armed forces	Prussian Army
Type	Infantry division
structure	See: Outline
First World War	Western front Battle of the Somme Battle of the Aisne Great battle in France
Commanders
Please refer:	List of commanders

The 206th Division was a major unit of the Prussian army in the First World War .

structure

Division of War of August 29, 1916

• 2nd Reserve Replacement Brigade
  • Reserve Replacement Regiment No. 4
  • Infantry Regiment No. 359
  • Infantry Regiment No. 394
  • Field Artillery Regiment No. 265
  • 2. Landwehr Pioneer Company / XVIII. Army Corps
  • Mine thrower company No. 167

Division of War of March 5, 1918

• 2nd Reserve Replacement Brigade
  • Reserve Replacement Regiment No. 4
  • Infantry Regiment No. 359
  • Infantry Regiment No. 394
  • 2nd Squadron / Reserve Uhlan Regiment No. 2
• Artillery Commander No. 206
  • Field Artillery Regiment No. 265
• Engineer Battalion No. 206
• Division News Commander # 206

history

The division was formed in August 1916 and used exclusively on the Western Front.

Battle calendar

1916

• August 29th to October 1st - trench warfare on the Yser
• 0October 1st to November 26th - Battle of the Somme
• from November 30th - Trench warfare in Lorraine and the central Vosges

1917

• to April 21st - Trench warfare in Lorraine and the central Vosges
• April 22nd to May 27th - double battle on the Aisne and in the Champagne
• May 28th to June 14th - trench warfare at Chemin des Dames
  • 0June 6th - Storming of the French positions on Chemin des Dames, from the quarries south of Pargny to Royère-Ferme
• June 15 to July 15 - Trench warfare in Lorraine
• July 16 to August 26 - trench warfare in front of Verdun
  • 0August 1st - Recapture of the trenches on both sides of the Haucourt-Esnes road
  • August 12th to 26th - defensive battle near Verdun
• August 27th to November 25th - trench warfare near Reims
• November 26th to December 27th - fighting in the Siegfried Line
• from December 27th - trench warfare near St. Quentin and the Oise

1918

• until March 20 - trench warfare near St. Quentin and the Oise
• March 21 to April 6 - Great battle in France
  • March 21-22 - breakthrough battle at St. Quentin and La Fère
  • March 23rd to 24th - fighting at the crossing over the Somme and the Crozat Canal between St. Christ and Tergnier
  • March 25th to 31st - Pursuit battles to Montdidier - Noyon
• 0April 7th to June 8th - fighting on the Avre and near Montdidier and Noyon
• 0June 9th to August 7th - fighting on the Avre and Matz
  • 0June 9-13 - Battle of Noyon
• 0August 8th to 30th - defensive battle between Somme and Oise
  • 0August 8-27 - Battle of Roye and Lassigny
  • August 11th to 26th - Fights near Beuvraignes and Loges forest
  • August 12th to 20th - fighting on the forest mountains north of the Matz
  • August 29-30 - Battle of the Forest Mountains east of Noyon
• August 31st to September 4th - defensive battle between Oise and Aisne
• 0September 5th to 18th - fighting in the Siegfried Front
• September 19 to October 9 - Defensive battle between Cambrai and St. Quentin
  • September 19-27 - fighting in the Siegfried Front
• 0October 9th to November 4th - fights in front of and in the Hermann position
  • October 24th to November 4th - Battle of Valenciennes
• 05th to 11th November - 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
Lieutenant General	Otto von Etzel	August 28, 1916 to January 15, 1919

literature

• Hall of Fame of our Old Army. Published on the basis of official material from the Reichsarchiv , Militär-Verlag, Berlin 1927, pp. 75, 165–166.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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. 153.