208th Division (German Empire)

208th Division
active	August 1916 to 1919
Country	German Empire
Armed forces	Prussian Army
Type	Infantry division
structure	See: Outline
First World War	Eastern Front Western front Battle of the Somme Spring battle at Arras Third Battle of Flanders Battle of Cambrai Great battle in France
Commanders
Please refer:	List of commanders

The 208th Division was a major unit of the Prussian army in the First World War .

structure

Division of War of August 29, 1916

• 185th Infantry Brigade
  • Infantry Regiment "von Lützow" (1st Rheinisches) No. 25
  • Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 65
  • Infantry Regiment No. 185
  • Field Artillery Regiment No. 267
  • Engineer Company No. 338
  • Mine thrower company No. 169

Division of War of March 8, 1918

• 185th Infantry Brigade
  • Infantry Regiment "von Lützow" (1st Rheinisches) No. 25
  • Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 65
  • Infantry Regiment No. 185
  • 1st Squadron / Reserve Dragoon Regiment No. 6
• Artillery Commander No. 208
  • Field Artillery Regiment No. 267
• Engineer Battalion No. 208
• Division News Commander # 208

history

The division was formed in mid-August 1916, initially deployed on the Eastern Front and transferred to the Western Front in mid-October 1916 , where it fought until the end of the war.

Battle calendar

1916

• 0September 3 to 8 - OHL reserve and transport from Hanover to the east
• 0September 8th to 15th - reserve of the k. and k. Archduke Karl's Army Group
• September 16 to October 10 - trench warfare on the Narajowka, between Narajowka and Zlota-Lipa and on the Ceniowka
  • September 16-19 - Second battle of the Narajowka and Zlota-Lipa rivers
  • 0October 5-6 - Third battle between Narajowka and Zlota-Lipa
• October 10-19 - OHL reserve and transport to the west
• October 19 to November 26 - Battle of the Somme
• November 27th to December 17th - Trench warfare on the Somme
• from December 22nd - trench warfare on the Yser

1917

• until April 10th - trench warfare on the Yser
• April 11th to May 7th - Spring battle near Arras
• 0May 8th to June 20th - fighting in front of the Siegfried Front
• June 21st to August 21st - fighting in the Siegfried Front
• August 25th to September 30th - Battle of Flanders
• 0October 4th to November 26th - Fights on the Maasheights near Lamorville-Spada and St. Mihiel
• from November 27th - fighting in the Siegfried position
  • November 27-29 - Battle of Cambrai

1918

• until January 31st - fighting in the Siegfried position
• 0February 1 to March 20 - fighting in the Siegfriedstellung and preparation time for the Great Battle in France
• March 21 to April 6 - Great battle in France
• 0April 7th to June 2nd - Fights on the Ancre , Somme and Avre
• 0June 2nd to August 9th - trench warfare between Meuse and Moselle
• 0August 9-27 - Battle of Roye and Lassigny
  • August 10th to September 3rd - defensive battle between the Somme and Oise
• 0September 4 to 18 - fighting in front of the Siegfried Front
• September 19 to October 8 - Defensive battle between Cambrai and St. Quentin
• 0October 9th to November 4th - fights in front of and in the Hermann position
  • October 24th to November 4th - Battle of Valenciennes
• 0November 5th to 11th - fighting in retreat in front of the Antwerp- Maas position
• from November 12th - evacuation of the occupied territory and march home

Commanders

Rank	Surname	date
Lieutenant General	Emil Alexander Hesse	August 29, 1916 to November 27, 1916
Major general	Wilhelm von Groddeck	November 28, 1916 to January 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

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. 154.