41st Division (German Empire)
The 41st Division was a large unit of the Prussian Army .
structure
The division was part of the XX. Army Corps .
Peacemaking
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72nd Infantry Brigade in Osterode in East Prussia
- Infantry Regiment "von Grolmann" (1st Posensches) No. 18 in Osterode in East Prussia
- Infantry regiment "Hiller von Gärtringen" (4th Posensches) No. 59 in Deutsch-Eylau and Soldau (2nd battalion)
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74th Infantry Brigade in Marienburg
- 5th West Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 148 in Elbing , Bromberg (1st Battalion, provisional) and Braunsberg (3rd Battalion)
- Teutonic Order Infantry Regiment No. 152 in Marienburg and Stuhm (3rd Battalion)
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41st Cavalry Brigade in Deutsch-Eylau
- Cuirassier regiment "Duke Friedrich Eugen von Württemberg" (West Prussian) No. 5 in Riesenburg (provisional), Rosenberg in West Prussia (2nd squadron, provisional) and Deutsch-Eylau (3rd squadron)
- Uhlan regiment "von Schmidt" (1st Pomeranian) No. 4 in Thorn
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41st Field Artillery Brigade in Deutsch-Eylau
- 1st West Prussian Field Artillery Regiment No. 35 in Deutsch-Eylau
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3rd East Prussian Field Artillery Regiment No. 79 in Osterode in East PrussiaThe orchestra of the 1st West Prussian Field Artillery Regiment No. 35 in Deutsch Eylau
Organization of war during mobilization in 1914
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72nd Infantry Brigade
- Infantry Regiment "von Grolmann" (1st Posensches) No. 18
- Infantry Regiment "Hiller von Gärtringen" (4th Posensches) No. 59
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74th Infantry Brigade
- 5th West Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 148
- Teutonic Order Infantry Regiment No. 152
- Dragoon Regiment "King Albert of Saxony" (East Prussian) No. 10
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41st Field Artillery Brigade
- 1st West Prussian Field Artillery Regiment No. 35
- 3rd East Prussian Field Artillery Regiment No. 79
- 2nd and 3rd Company / Engineer Battalion No. 26
Division of War of March 20, 1918
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74th Infantry Brigade
- Infantry Regiment "von Grolmann" (1st Posensches) No. 18
- 5th West Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 148
- Teutonic Order Infantry Regiment No. 152
- 4th Squadron / Dragoon Regiment "King Albert of Saxony" (East Prussian) No. 10
- Artillery Commander No. 41
- 3rd East Prussian Field Artillery Regiment No. 79
- 2nd Battalion / 2nd Pomeranian Foot Artillery Regiment No. 15
- Engineer Battalion No. 26
- Division News Commander No. 41
history
Establishment
The division was established on October 1, 1912 and had its command in Deutsch Eylau .
Battle calendar
1914
- east 3rd to 9th August - Border guard battles in the
- 23rd to 31st August - Battle of Tannenberg , in the battle of Waplitz on August 28th, 2,861 soldiers of the division were killed
- Battle of the Masurian Lakes September 5th to 15th -
- September 24th to October 8th - fighting near Warsaw
- October 9-19 - Battle of Warsaw
- October 9-20 - Battle of Ivangorod (parts of the division)
- October 22-28 - Fights on the Pilica
- November 12-13 - Lubranice and Golembin
- November 14-15 - Battle of Kutno
- November 16 to December 15 - Battle of Lodz
- from December 18th - Battle of the Rawka - Bzura
1915
- February 9th - Battle of the Rawka-Bzura
- February 16-18 - Battles around Kolno
- February 19 to 27 june - Trench warfare against Lomsha-Osowiec
- June 13th to July 13th - Battles on the lower Windau (parts of the division)
- June 13th to July 12th - battles near Greze, Tyrkshle, Wieszkiele (parts of the division)
- June 24-28 - skirmishes near Telsze (parts of the division)
- July 14th to 25th - Battle of Schaulen
- July 16 to August 2 - Battles against Mitau
- August 1st - capture of Mitau
- Aa , Ekau and Düna 3rd to 9th August - trench warfare on the
- August 10-11 - Wobolniki
- August 12th to 19th - Battle of Shimanzy-Ponedeli
- August 23 to September 3 - Battles on the Njemenek and the Daugava
- September 3 - storming the beachhead of Friedrichstadt
- Jakobstadt September 5th to 28th - Battles against
- from September 29th - trench warfare in front of Jakobstadt
1916
- until October 26th - trench warfare in front of Jakobstadt
- October 26th to November 2nd - Transport from Courland to Romania
- November 2nd to 9th - border fighting on the volcanic mountains (Romania)
- November 10-14 - Battle of Szurduk
- November 16 - Vacarea-Urechesti and Jasi
- November 16-17 - Battle of Targu-Jiu
- November 18-23 - Persecution by Western Wallachia
- November 20-22 - advance on Turnu-Severin and capture of the city (parts of the division)
- November 21 - capture of Craiova
- November 23-25 - Defense of Turnu-Severin (parts of the division)
- November 23 to December 6 - Pursuit battles from Turnu-Severin to the lower Alt (parts of the division)
- November 27th - taking Slatina
- December 1st to 5th - Battle of the Argesch
- December 4-8 - Persecution after the Battle of the Arges
- Bucharest December 6th - capture of
- Prahova and Buzaul December 9-20 - Persecution fights against Jalomita-
- December 21-27 - Battle of Rimnicul-Sarat
- from December 28th - pursuit battles after the battle of Rimnicul-Sarat
1917
- until 3 January - pursuit battles after the battle of Rimnicul-Sarat
- January 4th to 8th - Battle of the Putna
- Sereth January 6th to 25th - Trench warfare on the Putna and
- January 25th to February 9th - transport to the west
- Verdun February 9th to May 10th - trench warfare in front of
- May 11th to 27th - double battle on the Aisne and in the Champagne
- May 28th to June 30th - trench warfare at Chemin des Dames
- June 30th to November 6th - Trench warfare in Champagne
- Flanders November 7th to December 3rd - autumn battle in
- from December 4th - Trench warfare in Flanders in winter
1918
- until March 3rd - Trench warfare in Flanders in winter
- Artois March 5-20 - Trench warfare in Flanders and
- March 21 to April 6 - Great battle in France
- Arras and Albert April 7th to July 3rd - Fights between
- Ancre , Somme and Avre July 5th to August 7th - Fights on the
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- August 8th to 9th - tank battle between Ancre and Avre
- August 10th to 12th - Battle of the Roman Road
August 8-20 - Defensive battle between Somme and Avre
- August 22nd to September 2nd - Battle of Albert- Peronne
- Lorraine September 3 to October 6 - Trench warfare in
- Meuse October 6th to November 11th - defensive battle in Champagne and on the
- from November 12th - evacuation of the occupied territory and march home
Commanders
Rank | Surname | date |
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Lieutenant General | Hermann von Stein | September 13, 1912 to August 1, 1914 |
Major general | Leo Sunday | August 2 to September 16, 1914 |
Major general | Alfred von Böckmann | September 17 to November 26, 1914 (in charge of the tour) |
Lieutenant General | Heinrich Schmidt von Knobelsdorff | November 27, 1914 to November 13, 1917 |
Lieutenant General | Serious grasses | November 14, 1917 to August 23, 1918 |
Major general | Walher von der Hardt | August 24, 1918 to January 26, 1919 |
Lieutenant General | Bruno Melms | January 27 to March 30, 1919 |
Major general | Wilhelm von Groddeck | March 31 to September 30, 1919 |
literature
- Hall of Fame of our Old Army. Published on the basis of official material from the Reichsarchiv , Militär-Verlag, Berlin 1927, pp. 70, 137-138.
- 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. 446-450.
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. 134.