6th Cavalry Division (German Empire)
6th Cavalry Division |
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active | August 2, 1914 to April 30, 1918 |
Country |
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Armed forces | Prussian Army |
Type | Cavalry Division |
structure | See: Outline |
First World War |
Western front
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The 6th Cavalry Division was a large unit of the Prussian Army .
structure
Organization of war during mobilization in 1914
- 28th Cavalry Brigade
- 33rd Cavalry Brigade
- 45th Cavalry Brigade
- Riding division / field artillery regiment "von Holtzendorff" (1st Rheinisches) No. 8
- MG Department No. 6
- Pioneer department
history
The division was formed as part of the mobilization at the beginning of the First World War , initially deployed on the Western Front and relocated to the Eastern Front in early November 1914 . Here they fought until mid-January 1917 and then returned to the Western Front. There its existence ended on April 30, 1918 and the division was merged into the 6th Cavalry Rifle Division .
1914
- 5th to 21st August --- Reconnaissance and cover-up battles in front of the 5th Army front
- August 22-27 --- Battle of Longwy-Longuyon and the Othain Sector
- August 28th to September 1st --- Battle of the Meuse crossings
- September 2nd to 3rd --- Battle of Varennes-Montfaucon
- September 4-5 --- Persecution west of Verdun and through the Argonne
- September 6th to 12th --- Battle of Vaubecourt-Fleury
- September 17th to 24th --- Battle of Varennes
- October 4th to 14th --- Reconnaissance and cover-up battles in Belgium and northern France
- October 13th to November 3rd --- Trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- October 15th to 28th --- Battle of Lille
- October 30th to November 3rd --- Battle of Ypres
- November 3rd to 9th --- Transport to the East
- November 14th to 15th --- Battle of Kutno
- November 16 to December 15 --- Battle of Łódź
- from December 15th --- Battle of the Rawka - Bzura
1915
- until February 19th --- Battle of the Rawka-Bzura
- February 27th --- Battle of Przasnysz
- March 3rd to 4th --- Chorzele, Brzeski-Kolaki and Rembielin
- March 3 to 10 --- Battles in the Orzyc Arch
- March 11th to 17th --- Trench warfare north of Przasnysz
- March 22-29 --- Battles near Memel and Tauroggen
- April 26th to May 9th --- Advance into Lithuania and Courland
- May 9th to July 13th --- Battles on the Windawski Canal and on the Upper Windau
- July 14th to 25th --- Battle of Schaulen
- July 30th to August 4th --- Battle of Kupischki
- August 12th to 19th --- Battle of Schimanzy-Ponedeli
- August 20 to September 3 --- battles on Njemenek and the Daugava
- 5th to 8th September --- Lojan, Daudsewas and an der Lauze
- September 5th to 28th --- Battles against Jakobstadt (reinforced division)
- from September 29th --- position battles in front of Jacobstadt
1916
- until October 14th --- Position battles in front of Jacobstadt
- October 14th to 19th --- Transport from Courland to Romania
- October 19 to November 9 --- Border fighting on the volcanic mountains
- November 10-14 --- Battle of Szurduk
- November 16-17 --- Battle of Targu-Jiu
- November 18-23 --- Persecution by Western Wallachia
- November 24th to 27th --- Fights to the lower alt
- November 28th to 30th --- Cavalry battles between Alt and Arges
- December 1st to 5th --- Battle of the Argesch
- December 4-8 --- Persecution after the Battle of the Argesch
- December 6th --- Bucharest captured
- December 9th to 20th --- Persecution fights on Jalomita -Prohava and Buzaul
- December 21-27 --- Battle of Rimnicul-Sarat
- from December 28th --- pursuit battles after the battle of Rimnicul-Sarat
1917
- until January 3rd --- Pursuit battles after the Battle of Rimnicul-Sarat
- January 4th to 8th --- Battle of the Putna
- January 6th to 17th --- Battle of the Putna and Sereth
- January 20th to 30th --- Transport to the west
- February 15 to May 12 --- OHL reserve in Belgium
- from May 12th --- Trench warfare in Lorraine
1918
- until April 30th --- Trench warfare in Lorraine
Commanders
Rank | Surname | date |
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Lieutenant General | Egon Graf von Schmettow | August 2, 1914 to August 29, 1915 |
Lieutenant General | Hermann Heidborn | August 30, 1915 to July 7, 1916 |
Major general | Georg Saenger | July 8, 1916 to April 30, 1918 |
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. 78, 177-178.