39th Division (German Empire)
39th division |
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active | April 1, 1899 to 1919 |
Country | German Empire |
Armed forces | Prussian Army |
Type | Infantry division |
structure | See: Outline |
First World War | First World War |
Commanders | |
Please refer: | List of commanders |
The 39th Division was a large unit of the Prussian Army .
structure
The command was in Colmar and the division was part of the XV. Army Corps .
Peace formation from April 1, 1901
- 61st Infantry Brigade in Strasbourg
- 82nd Infantry Brigade in Colmar
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39th Cavalry Brigade in Colmar
- Kurmärkisches Dragoon Regiment No. 14 in Colmar
- Hunter Regiment on Horseback No. 3 in Colmar
- 39th Field Artillery Brigade in Colmar
Division of War of August 2, 1914
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61st Infantry Brigade
- Infantry Regiment "Grand Duke Friedrich von Baden" (8th Württembergisches) No. 126
- 1st Lower Alsatian Infantry Regiment No. 132
- Jäger Battalion No. 8
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82nd Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Upper Alsatian Infantry Regiment No. 171
- 3rd Upper Alsatian Infantry Regiment No. 172
- Jäger Battalion No. 14
- Kurmärkisches Dragoon Regiment No. 14
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39th Field Artillery Brigade
- 4th Baden Field Artillery Regiment No. 66
- 3rd Upper Alsatian Field Artillery Regiment No. 80
- 2nd and 3rd Company / Engineer Battalion No. 15
Division of War of January 13, 1918
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61st Infantry Brigade
- Infantry Regiment "Grand Duke Friedrich von Baden" (8th Württembergisches) No. 126
- 1st Lower Alsatian Infantry Regiment No. 132
- 3rd Upper Alsatian Infantry Regiment No. 172
- MG sniper division No. 19
- 1st Squadron / Reserve Hussar Regiment No. 8
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Artillery Commander No. 39
- 3rd Upper Alsatian Field Artillery Regiment No. 80
- Foot Artillery Battalion No. 406
- Engineer Battalion No. 136
- Division News Commander No. 39
Battle calendar
During the First World War, the division was used exclusively on the Western Front .
1914
- July 31 to August 16 - border protection against France
- August 20-22 - Battle of Lorraine
- August 22nd to September 7th - Battle of Nancy - Epinal
- September 13th to October 19th - fighting on the Aisne
- 23 October to 26 November - Trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- November 27-30 - Battle of the Yser
- from December 1st - trench warfare on the Yser
1915
- until April 21st - trench warfare on the Yser
- April 22nd to May 25th - Fighting for Ypres
- May 26th to September 30th - fights at Hooge
- May 26th - Trench warfare on the Yser
1916
- until January 8th - trench warfare on the Yser
- January 14th to February 20th - trench warfare around Verdun
- February 21st to September 9th - Battle of Verdun
- 9 September to 16 October - trench warfare in front of Verdun
- October 17th to November 27th - Battle of the Somme
- November 28th to December 23rd - trench warfare in front of Verdun
- 23rd to 31st December - Trench warfare in Champagne
1917
- January 1st to April 26th - Trench warfare in Champagne
- April 24th to May 27th - Aisne-Champagne double battle
- May 28th to July 5th - trench warfare near Reims
- July 7th to October 12th - trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- October 13th to November 21st - autumn battle in Flanders
- from November 22nd - trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
1918
- until February 21st - trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- February 21 to March 15 - OHL reserves in the 6th Army
- March 17-20 - Deployment for the Great Battle of France
- March 21-23 - Monchy-Cambrai breakthrough battle
- March 24-25 - Battle of Bapaume
- April 7th to 8th - Fights between Arras and Albert
- 9-18 - Battle of Armentières April
- April 19 to July 23 - Trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- July 24th to August 20th - Fights between Arras and Albert
- August 21 to September 2 - Battle of Monchy-Bapaume
- September 3 to 18 - fighting in front of the Siegfried Front
- September 28th to October 17th - 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 | Maximilian von Sommer | April 1, 1899 to June 15, 1901 |
Major general | Karl Litzmann | June 16 to July 6, 1901 (in charge of the tour) |
Lieutenant General | Karl Litzmann | July 7, 1901 to September 11, 1902 |
Lieutenant General | Bruno from Mudra | August 27, 1907 to March 2, 1910 |
Lieutenant General | Ernst von Bacmeister | March 3-21, 1910 |
Lieutenant General | Curt from Pavel | March 22, 1910 to March 21, 1912 |
Major general | Theodor von Watter | March 22, 1912 to April 21, 1914 (in charge of the tour) |
Lieutenant General | Theodor von Watter | April 22, 1912 to August 30, 1914 |
General of the Infantry | Hugo von Kathen | August 31 to December 20, 1914 |
Lieutenant General | Hermann Karl von Bertrab | December 21, 1914 to April 24, 1917 |
Major general | Richard Münter | April 25 to November 10, 1917 |
Lieutenant General | Julius of Dawans | November 11, 1917 to January 24, 1919 |
literature
- Hall of Fame of our Old Army. Published on the basis of official material from the Reichsarchiv , Militär-Verlag, Berlin 1927, pp. 69–70, 136.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The name opposite was not given to the regiment until January 27, 1902
- ↑ 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. 133.