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
- 3rd East Prussian Field Artillery Regiment No. 79 in Osterode in East Prussia
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.