4th Division (German Empire)
The 4th Division , also known as the 4th Infantry Division for the duration of the mobile relationship , was a large unit of the Prussian Army .
4th division |
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active | September 5, 1818 to the end of 1918 |
Country | German Empire |
Armed forces | Prussian Army |
Type | Infantry Division |
structure | see: Outline |
structure
The division was part of the II Army Corps .
Peace structure 1914
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7th Infantry Brigade in Bromberg
- Infantry regiment "Graf Schwerin" (3rd Pomeranian) No. 14 in Bromberg
- 6th West Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 149 in Schneidemühl and Deutsch Krone (3rd Battalion)
- 8th Infantry Brigade in Gnesen
- 4th Cavalry Brigade in Bromberg
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4th Field Artillery Brigade in Bromberg
- 2nd Pomeranian Field Artillery Regiment No. 17 in Bromberg
- Rear Pomeranian Field Artillery Regiment No. 53 in Bromberg and Hohensalza (I. Department)
Organization of war during mobilization in 1914
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7th Infantry Brigade
- Infantry Regiment "Graf Schwerin" (3rd Pomeranian) No. 14
- 6th West Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 149
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8th Infantry Brigade
- 6th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment No. 49
- 4th West Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 140
- Dragoon Regiment "von Arnim" (2nd Brandenburg) No. 12
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4th Field Artillery Brigade
- 2nd Pomeranian Field Artillery Regiment No. 17
- Rear Pomeranian Field Artillery Regiment No. 5
- 2nd and 3rd Company / Pomeranian Pioneer Battalion No. 2
Division of War of March 20, 1918
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8th Infantry Brigade
- Infantry Regiment "Graf Schwerin" (3rd Pomeranian) No. 14
- 6th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment No. 49
- 4th West Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 140
- MG Sniper Division No. 9
- Artillery Commander No. 4
- Rear Pomeranian Field Artillery Regiment No. 53
- Foot Artillery Battalion No. 48
- Engineer Battalion No. 114
- Division News Commander No. 4
history
The large association was established on September 5, 1818. The command was initially in Torgau , then from 1820 in Stargard and finally from 1852 until the end of 1918 in Bromberg .
Battle calendar
1914
- August 18-19 - Battle of the Gette
- 23rd to 24th August - Battle of Mons
- August 28-30 - Battles on the Somme
- September 2 - Battle at Senlis
- Battle of Ourcq September 5th to 9th -
- September 12th to November 3rd - fighting on the Aisne
- October 2-15 - Fights at Roye
- November 2nd - Battle at Soupir
- November 5th to 22nd - Battle of Ypres
- November 22nd to 27th - Reserve of the OHL
- November 27th to December 15th - Battle of Lodz
- from December 18th - Battle of the Rawka - Bzura
1915
- until February 18 - Battle of the Rawka-Bzura
- January 31 to February 15 - Battle of Humin
- February 19-26 - Reserve of the OHL
- February 28 to March 20 - Fighting on the Czyrak
- March 13-28 - attack on the Zwinin
- April 2nd to 13th - Easter battle in Laborczatal
- April 14th to May 4th - trench warfare in the Laborczatal
- May 5th to 14th - Persecution battles in central Galicia
- May 13th to June 13th - fighting for Przemyśl
- June 17th to 22nd - Battle of Lviv
- June 23 to July 8 - Persecution battles on the Galician-Polish border
- July 13-18 - Battle of Grabowiec
- July 19-30 - Battle of Wojslawice
- August 1st to 3rd - Battle of Cholm
- Ucherka 7th to 12th August - Battle of the
- August 13-17 - Battle of Wlodawa
- August 18 to 24 - Attack on Brest-Litovsk
- August 25-26 - Brest-Litovsk is captured
- August 27-28 - persecution on Kobrin
- August 29-30 - battle near Kobrin
- Jasiolda and Zelwianka September 1st to 12th - Fights on the
- September 30th to October 6th - Reserve of the OHL
- Autumn Battle in Champagne October 8th to November 3rd -
- from November 4th - Trench warfare in Champagne
1916
- until April 23rd - Trench warfare in Champagne
- April 25th to August 25th - Battle of Verdun
- April 28 to May 16 - Storming height 304
- July 15 to August 5 - fights at the Thiaumont intermediate plant
- August 25 to September 9 - Reserve of the OHL
- from September 9th - trench warfare before Verdun
- December 15-16 - Fights near Louvemont and Bezonvaux
1917
- to March 11th - trench warfare in front of Verdun
- March 15 to April 5 - Trench warfare on the Aisne
- Aisne-Champagne double battle April 6th to May 27th -
- May 28th to October 30th - Trench warfare near Reims
- Battle of Flanders November 1st to 25th -
- from November 26th - trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
1918
- until March 13th - trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- March 13th to 20th - Trench warfare in the Artois and deployment to the Great Battle of France
- March 21 to April 6 - Great battle in France
- March 21-23 - Monchy-Cambrai breakthrough battle
- March 24-25 - Battle of Bapaume
- April 7-11 - Fights between Arras and Albert
- April 12-30 - Trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- April 12-18 - Battle of Armentières
- May 1st to August 4th - Trench warfare in French Flanders and Artois
- August 5th to September 6th - fighting on the Ypres-La Bassée front
- September 7th to October 14th - fighting on the Armentières-Lens front
- October 15 to November 4 - Fights in front of and in the Hermann position
- fighting in retreat in front of the Antwerp-Maas position November 5th to 11th -
- from November 12th - evacuation of the occupied territory and march home
Commanders
Rank | Surname | date |
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Major General / Lieutenant General | Karl August Ferdinand von Borcke | September 5, 1818 to December 15, 1830 |
Lieutenant General | Jakob Friedrich von Rüchel-Kleist | March 30, 1831 to March 29, 1838 |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Ludwig von Sohr | March 30, 1838 to April 8, 1842 |
Major general | Friedrich von Brandenstein | April 28, 1842 to October 25, 1843 |
Major general | Heinrich von Holleben | October 26, 1843 to October 2, 1844 |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Heinrich von Wedel | October 3, 1844 to March 3, 1852 |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Ferdinand von Fidler | March 16, 1852 to June 6, 1856 |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Friedrich von Dankbahr | June 7, 1856 to May 9, 1861 |
Major general | Emil von Czettritz and Neuhaus | May 10 to July 23, 1861 (in charge of the tour) |
Major general | Hans August von Glisczinski | July 24 to September 23, 1861 (in charge of the tour) |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Hans August von Glisczinski | September 24, 1861 to April 12, 1862 |
Lieutenant General | Friedrich Herwarth von Bittenfeld | April 13, 1862 to September 16, 1866 |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Benno Hann von Weyhern | September 17, 1866 to April 27, 1871 |
Major general | Heinrich von Koblinski | April 28 to May 22, 1871 |
Lieutenant General | Georg von der Gröben | May 23, 1871 to January 12, 1872 |
Lieutenant General | Friedrich Wilhelm von Schmeling | January 13, 1872 to November 7, 1873 |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Georg von Wedell | November 8, 1873 to February 9, 1874 |
Major General / Lieutenant General | August from Borries | February 10, 1874 to October 8, 1880 |
Major general | Heinrich von Rosenzweig | October 9th to 17th, 1880 (entrusted with the tour) |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Heinrich von Rosenzweig | October 18, 1880 to October 16, 1883 |
Lieutenant General | Hermann von Radecke | October 17, 1883 to October 13, 1884 |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Eduard of Jena | October 14, 1884 to November 2, 1885 (in charge of the tour) |
Major general | Alfred von Lewinski | November 3 to December 11, 1885 (in charge of the tour) |
Lieutenant General | Alfred von Lewinski | December 12, 1885 to April 7, 1889 |
Lieutenant General | August von Seebeck | April 8, 1889 to March 23, 1890 |
Lieutenant General | George of Albedyll | March 24, 1890 to April 17, 1893 |
Lieutenant General | Ferdinand von Lütcken | April 18, 1893 to May 12, 1897 |
Lieutenant General | Paul of Abel | May 13, 1897 to September 4, 1900 |
Lieutenant General | Wilhelm Linde | September 5, 1900 to April 23, 1904 |
Lieutenant General | Egon von Schulz | April 24, 1904 to April 9, 1906 |
Lieutenant General | Ludwig von Held | April 10, 1906 to March 31, 1909 |
Lieutenant General | Richard Kolewe | April 1, 1909 to February 12, 1912 |
Major general | Günther von Pannewitz | February 20 to April 21, 1912 (entrusted with the tour) |
Lieutenant General | Günther von Pannewitz | April 22, 1912 to November 1, 1914 |
Major General / Lieutenant General | Erich Freyer | November 2, 1914 to October 25, 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. 61, 92-93.
- 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. 92-95.