34th Division (German Empire)
The 34th Division , also known as the 34th Infantry Division for the duration of the mobile relationship , was a large unit of the Prussian Army . The division was part of the XVI. Army Corps .
structure
Peace structure 1914
- 68th Infantry Brigade in Metz
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86th Infantry Brigade in Saarlouis
- Infantry regiment "Graf Werder" (4th Rheinisches) No. 30 in Saarlouis
- 9th Lorraine Infantry Regiment No. 173 in St. Avold and Metz
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34th Cavalry Brigade in St. Avold
- 2. Hannoversches Uhlan Regiment No. 14 in St. Avold and Mörchingen
- Jäger-Regiment on Horseback No. 12 in St. Avold
- 45th Cavalry Brigade in Saarlouis
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34th Field Artillery Brigade in St. Avold
- 3rd Lorraine Field Artillery Regiment No. 69 St. Avold
- 4. Lorraine Field Artillery Regiment No. 70 Metz (Division I); Saarlouis (2nd department / preliminary Bitsch military training area)
Organization of war during mobilization in 1914
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68th Infantry Brigade
- 4th Magdeburg Infantry Regiment No. 67
- King Infantry Regiment (6th Lorraine) No. 145
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86th Infantry Brigade in Saarlouis
- Infantry Regiment "Graf Werder" (4th Rheinisches) No. 30
- 9th Lorraine Infantry Regiment No. 173
- 2nd Hanover Uhlan Regiment No. 14
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34th Field Artillery Brigade
- 3rd Lorraine Field Artillery Regiment No. 69
- 4th Lorraine Field Artillery Regiment No. 70
- 3rd company / 1st Lorraine Engineer Battalion No. 16
Division of War of June 19, 1918
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68th Infantry Brigade
- Infantry Regiment "Graf Werder" (4th Rheinisches) No. 30
- 4th Magdeburg Infantry Regiment No. 67
- King Infantry Regiment (6th Lorraine) No. 145
- Machine gun sniper division No. 44
- 5th Squadron / Jäger Regiment on Horseback No. 12
- Artillery Commander No. 34
- 4th Lorraine Field Artillery Regiment No. 70
- III. Battalion / foot artillery regiment "von Dieskau" (Silesian) No. 6
- Engineer Battalion No. 132
- Division News Commander No. 34
history
The large association was established on April 1, 1890 and had its command until 1918 in the fortress of Metz .
First World War
During the First World War , the division was only active on the Western Front .
Battle calendar
1914
- July 31 to August 16 - border guard against France (parts of the division)
- August 22-27 - Battle of Longwy-Longuyon and the Othain Sector
- August 28th to September 1st - Battle of the Meuse crossings
- 2nd to 3rd September - Battle of Varennes-Montfaucon (1st Battle of Varennes)
- September 4-5 - pursuit west of Verdun and through the Argonne
- September 6-12 - Battle of Vaubecourt-Fleury (Vaubecourt-Sommaisne)
- September 17th to 24th - Battle of Varennes (2nd Battle of Varennes)
- from September 25th - fight in the Argonner forest
1915
- Battle in the Argonne Forest
1916
- until August 20 - battle in the Argonner forest
- August 21 to September 9 - Battle of Verdun
- August 21st to September 9th - Fights for Thiaumont intermediate plant
- September 9th to October 28th - trench warfare around Verdun
- November 6th to December 5th - Trench warfare in the central Vosges
- from December 7th - reserve of the OHL
1917
- until February 3 - reserve of the OHL
- February 4th to March 9th - Trench warfare in the Argonne
- April 16 to May 27 - Aisne-Champagne double battle
- May 28th to July 22nd - Trench warfare near Reims
- August 10-28 - Battle of Flanders
- September 13th to October 26th - Trench warfare between Meuse and Moselle : near Richecourt, Seicheprey and Flirey
- November 21-29 - Tank battle near Cambrai
- November 30th to December 7th - Assault battle near Cambrai
1918
- Trench warfare north of the Ailette January 9th to March 7th -
- March 7-20 - Training and preparation for the Great Battle of France
- March 21 to April 6 - Great battle in France
- March 21-22 - Breakthrough battle at St. Quentin-La Fère
- March 23 to 24 - Fighting in the crossing of the Somme and Crozat Canal between St. Christ and Tergnier
- March 25th to 31st - pursuit battles to Montdidier-Noyon
- April 7th to May 20th - Fights at Noyon
- May 27th to June 13th - Battle of Soissons and Reims
- May 28th to June 1st - chase battles between Oise and Aisne and over the Vesle to the Marne
- May 30th to June 13th - Assault fighting west and southwest of Soissons
- June 14th to July 4th - Trench warfare on the Aisne
- July 18-25 - Defensive battle between Soissons and Reims
- August 20th to September 4th - Defensive battle between Oise and Aisne
- September 4 to 18 - fighting in front of the Siegfried Front
- September 19 to October 9 - Defensive battle between Cambrai and St. Quentin
- October 10th to November 4th - fights in front of and in the Hermann position
- November 4th - Battle of Guise
- Antwerp- Maas position November 5th to 11th - fighting in retreat in front of the
- November 12th to December 22nd - evacuation of the occupied territory and march home
Commanders
Rank | Surname | date |
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Lieutenant General | Konrad von Bartenwerffer | April 1, 1890 to February 13, 1893 |
Major general | Maximilian von Buch | February 14 to April 17, 1893 (in charge of the tour) |
Lieutenant General | Maximilian von Buch | April 18, 1893 to September 9, 1897 |
Lieutenant General | Bernhard von Morsbach | September 10, 1897 to October 17, 1900 |
Lieutenant General | Heinrich XIX. Prince of Reuss | October 18, 1900 to March 1, 1903 |
Lieutenant General | Karl von Hochwächter | March 2, 1903 to April 30, 1904 |
Lieutenant General | Wilhelm von Uslar | May 1, 1904 to April 3, 1907 |
Lieutenant General | Kurt von Uechtritz and Steinkirch | April 4, 1907 to March 5, 1909 |
Major general | Adolf Franke | March 6 to April 19, 1909 (in charge of the tour) |
Lieutenant General | Adolf Franke | April 20, 1909 to February 7, 1912 |
Lieutenant General | Theodor Gustav Heinrich Claassen | February 8, 1912 to January 5, 1914 |
Lieutenant General | Walter von Heinemann | January 6, 1914 to April 24, 1916 |
Major general | Fritz von Unger | April 25 to August 5, 1916 |
Major general | Hugo blacksmith's blanket | August 6 to October 13, 1916 |
Major general | Theodor Teetzmann | October 14, 1916 to February 1919 |
literature
- Hall of Fame of our Old Army. Published on the basis of official material from the Reichsarchiv , Militär-Verlag, Berlin 1927, pp. 69, 132.
- 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. 409-412.
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. 130.