225th Division (German Empire)
225th Division |
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Light mine thrower train 951 on March 3, 1918 off Verdun with the 7.58 cm light mine thrower in preparation for the Great Battle of France |
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active | November 25, 1916 to September 1, 1918 |
Country | German Empire |
Armed forces | Prussian Army |
Type | Infantry division |
structure | See: Outline |
Strength | 15,000 |
First World War |
Eastern Front
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The 225th Division was a major unit of the Prussian army within the German Army in the First World War .
structure
Division of War of March 24, 1918
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173rd Infantry Brigade
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 18
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 217
- Infantry Regiment No. 373
- 3rd Squadron / 1st Hannoversches Uhlan Regiment No. 13
- Artillery Commander No. 225
- Engineer Battalion No. 225
- Division News Commander # 225
- Mine thrower company No. 413, set up in September 1916
- Heavy MW train 702,
- Medium MW train 816
- Light MW train 951
Allegations
history
The 225th Division was formed in September 1916 by the formation of Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 18 ( 1st Reserve Division ), Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 217, ( 47th Reserve Division ) and the new Infantry Regiment No. 373 ( 10th Landwehr Division ) was formed near Wolodymyr-Wolynskyj for the expected deployment in Romania . On November 25, 1916, the Melior detachment was added and placed under the 1st Austro-Hungarian Army. There it was mainly in use in Bukovina and the Transylvanian border Carpathians until mid-November 1917. Then it was transferred to the Western Front , where it was finally disbanded on September 1, 1918 after heavy losses. The rest of the personnel, weapons and equipment were distributed to other divisions.
Battle calendar
1916
- July 28th to November 20th - Trench warfare south of Brody
- November 22nd to December 7th - Trench warfare west of Brody
“On December 2, 16, the evacuation from Chorostov began. The trip went via Vladimir Volynsk to Lemberg. When the transport trains were unloaded here on December 3rd, many people did not want to believe that resting quarters should be used. The contrast with the past was too great! With a sounding game it went through the streets of the capital of East Galicia. The IB and the 3 MG comp. Related D.ll. In Zbosika, II.B. In Holosko, III.B. In Zamarstynow, Regts-Stab in Lemberg . There was of course a city break. The tender bonds with the lovely Lemberger women were quickly established. Those who still had crowns in their pockets went to one of the beautiful restaurants, a kintop and the like. But these days of roses quickly came to an end. On the 7th and December 8th the regts were evacuated. To the south. The journey into the Forest Carpathians went via Sambor . After passing the Uzoker Pass , the trains rolled down into the Hungarian lowlands. Debrecen and Großwardein were touched. Beautiful Transylvania appeared. The drive through this wonderful mountainous country is unforgettable. The tunnels didn't want to end. About Cluj , Sighisoara , Brasov and Sepfi-CCT György locomotives gasped in ever higher elevation mountain country. Until finally after a five-day journey [approx. 1000 km, note d. Author.] The destination station Esik-Gzt.- Simon (approx. 80 km north of Kronstadt) was reached. One was close to the ridge of the Eastern Carpathians, on which the border with the Romanian Vltava ran. D.ll. Regts-Stab and II.B. In Tusnad , I. u. III. B. In Lazarsalva. Into Romania, so was the watchword! "
- Gyimes and in the Uz area around the Uz pass December 7th to 26th - Defense battle in
- from December 23rd - Offensive in the Bereczker Mountains and on the Ojtoz Pass (parts of the division)
1917
- until 7 January - offensive in the Bereczker Mountains and at the Oituz Pass (parts of the division)
- until January 7th - New Year's offensive in the Trotus area
- Trench warfare in the Transylvanian border Carpathians January 8th to August 7th -
- In July 1917, will Infantry Regiment. 373 in the Putnatal sent to repel a Romanian Russian offensive.
- Vltava August 8th to 26th - Fighting over the mountain exits to western
- August 27 to November 15 - trench warfare in the Transylvanian-Romanian border Carpathians near Ocna Sibiului
- November 11-21 - transport to the west
“The transport trains headed west via Kronstadt, Schäßburg and then down the Maros valley. Soon the charming Transylvania was behind you and the Hungarian plain opened up. From Arad it went over Szolonk to the Danube valley and this up into German Austria. Vienna, Linz and Wels waved farewell greetings from the tribal brothers. The trains reached the German border near Passau, and the fatherland received its sons. The rehabilitation, i.e. delousing of the troops, took place in Plattling. Then it went on via Regensburg, Nuremberg and Karlsruhe. Behind Rastatt the transport trains led the Regt. For the second time in this war across the Rhine to the western front, to roll over Hagenau towards the great fortress Metz. "
- from November 21 - Trench warfare in the section Loclont- Seuzey , position battles on the Maas heights
- December 1st - Replacement of the 45th Reserve Division at Conflans
1918
- until May 14th - positional battles in the forest of Loclont- Seuzey and Dompierre-aux-Bois , positional battles on the Meuse heights , approx. 25 km southeast of Verdun in a quiet position, not far from the Tranchée de Calonne
- May 15 to August 7 - Fights on the Ancre , Somme and Avre
- Battle of Amiens (1918) August 8-20 - Defensive battle between Somme and Avre,
- August 22nd to 30th - Battle of Albert - Péronne
- September 1 - Dissolution of the division
The Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 217 was split up to fill up with the IR of the 13th Division : 13, 15, 55.
Commanders
Rank | Surname | date |
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Lieutenant General | Theodor Melior | June 29 to December 27, 1916 |
Major general | Wilhelm von Woyna | December 28, 1916 to April 11, 1917 |
Major general | Paul Weinschenck | April 12 to May 20, 1917 (substitute) |
Major general | Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig von Woyna | May 21, 1917 to July 5, 1918 |
Major general | Georg von Wodtke | July 6 to September 1, 1918 |
literature
- Hall of Fame of our Old Army. Published on the basis of official material from the Reichsarchiv , Militär-Verlag, Berlin 1927, pp. 76, 170.
- Histories of Two Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army Which Participated in the War (1914-1918). United States War Office as War Department Document No. 905, Office of the Adjutant, 1920, pp. 707-709.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Journal for Army and Uniform Studies, No. 167, Volume 24, 1960
- ↑ Histories of two hundred and fifty-one divisions of the German army which participated in the war (1914-1918), p. 708
- ↑ The Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 217 in the World War. Eisleben 1932, p. 171.
- ↑ The Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 217 in the World War. Eisleben 1932, p. 193 f.
- ↑ Hans Schulze: The Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 217 in the World War, Eisleben 1921, p. 243
- ↑ 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. 158.