4th Guard Infantry Division (German Empire)
4th Guard Infantry Division |
|
---|---|
active | May 18, 1915 to January 1919 |
Country | German Empire |
Armed forces | Prussian Army |
Type | Infantry division |
structure | See: Outline |
First World War |
Eastern Front
|
Commanders | |
Please refer: | List of commanders |
The 4th Guards Infantry Division was a major unit of the Prussian army in the First World War .
structure
Division of War of May 19, 1915
-
5th Guard Infantry Brigade
- 5th Guards Regiment on foot
- Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 5
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 93
- Guard Reserve Hunter Battalion
- Staff, 1st and 3rd Squadron / Guard Reserve Uhlan Regiment
- 2nd Guards Field Artillery Regiment
- 1/3 1st Company / Engineer Battalion No. 28
- Light field headlight train 3
Division of War of March 8, 1918
-
5th Guard Infantry Brigade
- 5th Guards Regiment on foot
- Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 5
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 93
- Machine gun sniper division No. 14
- 2nd Squadron / Guard Reserve Dragoon Regiment
- Guard Artillery Commander No. 4
- 6th Guards Field Artillery Regiment
- III. Battalion / 1st Guard Field Artillery Regiment
- Engineer Battalion No. 106
- Guard Divisions News Commander No. 4
history
The large association was formed during the First World War on May 18, 1915 and was initially deployed on the Eastern Front and from mid-October 1915 on the Western Front.
1915
- May 7 to 12 july - Trench warfare north Przasnysz
- July 13th to 17th - breakthrough battle near Przasnysz
- July 18-22 - Pursuit battles to the Lower Narew
- July 25th to 26th - fighting at the barracks around Dombrowka, storming of Chelsty and the heights to the east of it
- July 30th - Storming of the village of Rembishe
- 4th to 7th August - Battle of the Orz
- August 8-10 - Battle of Ostrow
- August 11-12 - Battle of Chishev-Sambrov
- August 13-18 - pursuit battles on the upper Narew and Nurzec
- August 19-25 - Battle of Bielsk
- August 26th to September 5th - chase battles on Swislocz and Naumka-Werecia
- September 6-7 - Battle of Wolkowyszk
- 8 to 12 September - Battle of the Zelwianka and the Niemen
- September 12-12 - Battle of Szczara and Jelnia
- September 17-22 - chase battles in the Lithuanian swamps
- September 23-27 - Battle of Vilna
- September 27th to October 6th - Upper East Reserve
- October 7th to 13th - Reserve of the OHL
- October 20 to December 27 - Trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- from December 28th - reserve of the OHL
1916
- until April 17th - Reserve of the OHL
- April 18 to June 23 - Trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- July 27th to September 17th - Battle of the Somme
- October 24th to November 26th - Battle of the Somme
- from November 27th - trench warfare on the Somme
1917
- until March 15 - trench warfare on the Somme
- April 2nd to May 20th - Spring battle near Arras
- June 24-28 - Battles near Lens (Pas-de-Calais)
- July 1st - Battles near Lens
- August 15-27 - fights near Lens
- September 23rd to October 9th - autumn battle in Flanders
- October 10th to December 27th - fighting in the Siegfriedstellung
- from December 27th - trench warfare near St. Quentin and the Oise
1918
- until January 30th - trench warfare near St. Quentin and the Oise
- February 1 to March 20 - fighting in the Siegfriedstellung and preparation time for the Great Battle in France
- March 21 to April 6 - Great battle in France
- April 7th to June 2nd - Fights on the Avre , Somme and Ancre
- June 9th to July 3rd - fighting on the Avre and Matz
- 3rd to 21st July - Trench warfare in Lorraine
- July 21-25 - Defensive battle between Soissons and Reims
- July 26th to August 3rd - Mobile defensive battle between Marne and Vesle
- August 4th to September 3rd - trench warfare on the Vesle
- September 3 to October 9 - fighting in front of the Siegfried Front
- October 10-12 - Fighting on the Hunding and Brunhild fronts
- October 13th to November 4th - fights in the dog position
- November 5th to 11th - fighting in retreat in front of the Antwerp-Maas position
- from November 12th - evacuation of the occupied territory and march home
Commanders
Rank | Surname | date |
---|---|---|
Major general | Willibald von Schweidnitz and Krain | May 20, 1915 to October 8, 1916 |
Major general | Veit von Obernitz | October 9, 1916 to June 5, 1917 |
Major general | Bernhard Count Finck von Finckenstein | June 6, 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. 61, 92.
- 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. 88-91.
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. 136.