41st Division (German Empire)

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The 41st Division was a large unit of the Prussian Army .

structure

The division was part of the XX. Army Corps .

Peacemaking

Organization of war during mobilization in 1914

  • 72nd Infantry Brigade
    • Infantry Regiment "von Grolmann" (1st Posensches) No. 18
    • Infantry Regiment "Hiller von Gärtringen" (4th Posensches) No. 59
  • 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
  • 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

  • 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
  • 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

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
  • 03rd to 9th August - trench warfare on the Aa , Ekau and Düna
  • August 10-11 - Wobolniki
  • August 12th to 19th - Battle of Shimanzy-Ponedeli
  • August 23 to September 3 - Battles on the Njemenek and the Daugava
  • 0September 5th to 28th - Battles against Jakobstadt
  • from September 29th - trench warfare in front of Jakobstadt

1916

  • until October 26th - trench warfare in front of Jakobstadt
    • March 19-26 - Battle of Jakobstadt
    • May 10 - Battle of Epukn
    • July 16-23 - Battle of Kekkau
  • October 26th to November 2nd - Transport from Courland to Romania
  • 0November 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 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)
  • 0December 4-8 - Persecution after the Battle of the Arges
  • 0December 6th - capture of Bucharest
  • 0December 9-20 - Persecution fights against Jalomita- Prahova and Buzaul
  • 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
  • 0January 4th to 8th - Battle of the Putna
  • 0January 6th to 25th - Trench warfare on the Putna and Sereth
  • January 25th to February 9th - transport to the west
  • 0February 9th to May 10th - trench warfare in front of Verdun
  • 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
  • 0November 7th to December 3rd - autumn battle in Flanders
  • from December 4th - Trench warfare in Flanders in winter

1918

  • until March 3rd - Trench warfare in Flanders in winter
  • 0March 5-20 - Trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
  • March 21 to April 6 - Great battle in France
  • 0April 7th to July 3rd - Fights between Arras and Albert
  • 0July 5th to August 7th - Fights on the Ancre , Somme and Avre
  • 0August 8-20 - Defensive battle between Somme and Avre
    • August 8th to 9th - tank battle between Ancre and Avre
    • August 10th to 12th - Battle of the Roman Road
  • August 22nd to September 2nd - Battle of Albert- Peronne
  • 0September 3 to October 6 - Trench warfare in Lorraine
  • 0October 6th to November 11th - defensive battle in Champagne and on the Meuse
    • October 6th to 31st - defensive battles between Argonne and Meuse
    • November 1st to 11th - defensive battles between Aire and Maas, retreat battles and transition to the right bank of the Meuse
  • from November 12th - evacuation of the occupied territory and march home

Commanders

Rank Surname date
Lieutenant General Hermann von Stein September 13, 1912 to August 1, 1914
Major general Leo Sunday 0August 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

  1. ↑ 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.