207th Division (German Empire)
207th Division |
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active | August 1916 to 1919 |
Country | German Empire |
Armed forces | Prussian Army |
Type | Infantry division |
structure | See: Outline |
First World War | Western front |
Commanders | |
Please refer: | List of commanders |
The 207th Division was a major unit of the Prussian army in the First World War .
structure
Division of War of August 29, 1916
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89th Reserve Infantry Brigade
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 209
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 213
- Infantry Regiment No. 413
- Field Artillery Regiment No. 266
- 1. Landwehr Pioneer Company / III. Royal Bavarian Army Corps
- Mine thrower company No. 168
Division of War of October 19, 1918
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89th Reserve Infantry Brigade
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 98
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 209
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 213
- 4th Squadron / Uhlan Regiment "Grand Duke Friedrich von Baden" (Rhenish) No. 7
- Artillery Commander No. 207
- Mansfeld Field Artillery Regiment No. 75
- Foot Artillery Battalion No. 38
- Engineer Battalion No. 207
- Division News Commander # 207
history
The division was formed in mid-August 1916 and was used exclusively on the Western Front.
Battle calendar
1916
- from September 1st - trench warfare on the Yser
- September 16-22 - Battle of the Somme (division staff only)
1917
- until April 27th - trench warfare on the Yser
- April 28th to May 20th - spring battle near Arras
- May 21st to June 7th - Trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- Third Battle of Flanders June 8th to October 9th -
- 9 October to 31 December - Trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
1918
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- 9-18 - Battle of Armentières April
January 1st to August 4th - Trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- Ypres Front - La Bassée August 5th to September 6th - Fighting on the
- Lens front September 7-28 - Fighting on the Armentiéres-
- September 28th to October 8th - Defensive battle between Cambrai and St. Quentin
- October 13-17 - defensive battle in Flanders
- October 18 to 24 - rearguard battles between Yser and Lys
- October 25th to November 1st - Battle of the Lys
- Scheldt November 2nd to 4th - rearguard fighting on both sides of the
- 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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Lieutenant General | Max Schrötter | August 29, 1916 to October 18, 1918 |
Major general | Wilhelm Matthias | October 19, 1918 to January 20, 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, 166.
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. 153.