25th Landwehr Division (German Empire)
The 25th Landwehr Division was a major unit of the Prussian army in the First World War .
structure
Division of War of September 16, 1916
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32nd Reserve Infantry Brigade
- Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 13
- Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 16
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 30
- 2nd Squadron / Magdeburg Dragoon Regiment No. 6
- Landwehr Field Artillery Regiment No. 254
- 1st Reserve Company / Engineer Battalion No. 21
Division of War of March 10, 1918
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32nd Reserve Infantry Brigade
- Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 13
- Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 16
- Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 328
- 2nd Squadron / Reserve Dragoon Regiment No. 6
- Artillery Commander No. 244
- Landwehr Field Artillery Regiment No. 254
- Engineer Battalion No. 425
- Division News Commander # 525
history
Battle calendar
The division was formed on September 10, 1916 on the Western Front and used there until the end of the war. After the armistice , the division evacuated the area it occupied, marched back home, where it was demobilized and finally disbanded in mid-December 1918.
1916
- from September 10th --- fighting on the Aisne
1917
- until March 14th --- fighting on the Aisne
- March 15 to April 5 --- Trench warfare on the Aisne
- April 6-22 --- Double battle on the Aisne and in the Champagne
- from April 23rd --- Trench warfare in Upper Alsace
1918
- until November 11th --- trench warfare in Upper Alsace
- from November 12th --- evacuation of the occupied territory and march home
Commanders
Rank | Surname | date |
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Lieutenant General | Gustav von Dreising | September 12, 1916 to June 16, 1917 |
Lieutenant General | Karl Ludwig von Mühlenfels | June 17, 1917 to December 17, 1918 |
literature
- Hall of Fame of our Old Army. Published on the basis of official material from the Reich Archives . Military Publishing House. Berlin 1927. pp. 68, 126.
- 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. 359-360.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dermot Bradley (ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815–1939. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1990. ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 . P. 195.