5th Guard Division (German Empire)
The 5th Guards Infantry Division was a major unit of the Prussian army in the First World War .
5th Guard Division |
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active | January 10, 1917 to January 1919 |
Country | German Empire |
Armed forces | Prussian Army |
Armed forces | army |
Type | Infantry division |
structure | See: Outline |
history
The large association was formed on January 10, 1917 and was used exclusively on the western front during the course of the war . After the war ended , the division was demobilized and dissolved in January 1919.
Battle calendar
1917
- 15 January to 7 March --- OHL reserves in the area of the 2nd and 7th Army
- March 8 to April 5 --- Trench warfare on the Aisne
- April 6th to May 27th --- Double battle on the Aisne and in the Champagne
- May 28 to October 23 --- Trench warfare at the Chemin des Dames
- October 23rd --- Battle at Chavignon
- October 24th to November 2nd --- rearguard battles on and south of the Ailette
- 3rd to 19th November --- Trench warfare north of the Ailette
- November 20th to 29th --- Battle of Cambrai
- November 29th to December 31st --- Fights in the Siegfriedstellung
1918
- January 1st to March 20th --- Reserve of the OHL
- March 21st to April 6th --- Great battle in France
- April 7-13 --- Fights on the Avre , Montdidier and Noyon
- April 20 to May 26 --- Trench warfare north of the Ailette
- May 27th to June 13th --- Battle of Soissons and Reims
- June 14th to July 4th --- Position battles between Oise , Aisne and Marne
- July 5th to 17th --- Position battles between Aisne and Marne
- July 18th to 25th --- Defensive battle between Soissons and Reims
- July 26th to August 3rd --- Mobile defensive battle between Marne and Vesle
- 4th to 9th August --- position battles on the Vesle
- 17th August to 4th September --- Defensive battle between Oise and Aisne
- September 5th to 19th --- Fighting in front of and in the Siegfried Front
- September 21-25 --- Trench warfare in the Argonne
- September 26th to October 9th --- Defensive battle in Champagne and on the Meuse
- October 11 to November 11 --- Trench warfare in the Woëvre plain and on both sides of the Moselle
- from November 12th --- march back through Lorraine , the Rhine Province and the Palatinate
structure
Division of War of June 5, 1917
- 2nd Guard Infantry Brigade
- Guard Artillery Commander No. 5
- 4th Guards Pioneer Company
- 1st Guard Reserve Engineer Company
- Guard Mine Thrower Company No. 9
- Guard Telephone Department No. 5
Organization of War of April 27, 1918
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2nd Guard Infantry Brigade
- Queen Elisabeth Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 3
- Infantry Regiment "Count Tauentzien von Wittenberg" (3rd Brandenburg) No. 20
- MG Sniper Division No. 75
- 1st squadron / 2nd squadron Guard Uhlan Regiment
- Guard Artillery Commander No. 5
- 4th Guards Field Artillery Regiment
- I. Division / Guard Reserve Foot Artillery Regiment No. 1
- Engineer Battalion No. 100
- Division News Commander No. 5
Commanders
Rank | Surname | date |
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Major general | Walter from the east | January 11, 1917 to March 3, 1918 |
Major general | Walter von Haxthausen | March 4, 1918 to January 12, 1919 |
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, 94-95.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dermot Bradley (ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815–1939. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1990. ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 . P. 137.