6th Royal Bavarian Division
The 6th Division , referred to as the 6th Infantry Division in World War I , was a large unit of the Bavarian Army .
6th Royal Bavarian Division |
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Country | Kingdom of Bavaria |
Armed forces | Bavarian Army |
Type | Infantry Division |
structure | see: Outline |
structure
Peace structure 1914
- 11th Infantry Brigade in Ingolstadt
- 12th Infantry Brigade in Regensburg
- 6th Cavalry Brigade in Regensburg
- 6th Field Artillery Brigade in Nuremberg
Division of War of August 2, 1914
- 11th Infantry Brigade
- 12th Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Chevaulegers Regiment "Taxis"
- 6th Field Artillery Brigade
- 2nd company / 3rd Engineer Battalion
Division of War of March 25, 1918
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11th Infantry Brigade
- 6th Infantry Regiment "Kaiser Wilhelm, King of Prussia"
- 10th Infantry Regiment "King Ludwig"
- 13th Infantry Regiment "Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary"
- MG sniper division 3
- 3rd Squadron / 2nd Chevaulegers Regiment "Taxis"
- Bavarian artillery commander 6
- 3rd field artillery regiment "Prince Leopold"
- 2nd Battalion / Reserve Foot Artillery Regiment 1
- Engineer Battalion 6
- Division Message Commander 6
history
The division was established on April 1, 1900 and the command was in Regensburg until the disbandment of the large association in 1919 . She was the III. Army Corps subordinated.
First World War
Since the beginning of the First World War she fought as part of the 6th Army on the Western Front . There she was in action throughout the course of the war.
Battle calendar
1914
- August 8-19 - Border Guard Battles in Lorraine
- August 20-22 - Battle of Lorraine
- August 22nd to September 14th - Battle of Nancy - Épinal
- from September 18 - fighting between Meuse and Moselle
- September 19-30 - fighting on the Meuse Heights
1915
- January 1st to December 31st - fighting between Meuse and Moselle
1916
- until July 14th - fighting between Meuse and Moselle
- July 16 to August 8 - Battle of Verdun
- August 8th to September 15th - battle in the Argonne Forest
- September 18-27 - Battle of the Somme
- from October 1st - trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
1917
- until January 31st - trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- February 1 to April 1 - Trench warfare in French Flanders and Artois
- April 2nd to May 20th - Battle of Arras
- May 21st to September 20th - Trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- September 20th to October 12th Battle of Flanders
- from October 12th - trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
1918
- until March 16 - trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- March 16-20 - Trench warfare in Artois and deployment to the Great Battle of France
- March 21st to 31st - Great Battle of France
- April 1st to 15th - Trench warfare in Flanders
- April 16-29 - Fights in the Wytschaete Arch
- April 30 to May 1 - Trench warfare in Flanders
- May 2nd to August 8th - trench warfare in front of Verdun
- August 8th to September 3rd - defensive battle between the Somme and Oise
- September 4 to 18 - fighting in front of the Siegfried Front
- September 19 to October 9 - Defensive battle between Cambrai and St. Quentin
- October 10th to November 4th - fights in front of and in the Hermann 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 |
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Lieutenant General | Carl von Horn | April 1, 1900 to March 18, 1904 |
Lieutenant General | Theodor von Zwehl | March 19, 1904 to May 20, 1906 |
Lieutenant General | Luitpold von Horn | May 21 to October 12, 1906 |
Lieutenant General | Friedrich von Pflaum | October 13, 1906 to August 5, 1909 |
Lieutenant General | Karl von Martini | August 6, 1909 to April 21, 1912 |
Lieutenant General | Oskar von Xylander | April 22, 1912 to March 26, 1913 |
Lieutenant General | Maximilian von Höhn | March 27, 1913 to February 17, 1915 |
Lieutenant General | Otto von Gyßling | February 17, 1915 to April 17, 1916 |
Lieutenant General z. D. | Albert Koch | April 17 to July 10, 1916 |
Lieutenant General | Maximilian von Höhn | July 10 to October 16, 1916 |
Major general | Maximilian von Kirschbaum | October 16-23, 1916 |
Major general | Ignace of Godin | October 28, 1916 to September 28, 1917 |
Lieutenant General | Karl von Riedl | September 30, 1917 to May 29, 1918 |
Lieutenant General | Otto von Rauchberger | May 29 to December 19, 1918 |
Major general | Eugen Ritter von Zoellner | December 20, 1918 to June 19, 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. 62, 98.
- 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. 142-143.
- Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen , Friedrichfranz Feeser : The Bavaria book of the world wars 1914-1918. Volume I. + II. Chr. Belser AG. Stuttgart 1930.
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. 666.