7th Reserve Division (German Empire)
7th Reserve Division |
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active | August 2, 1914 to January 10, 1919 |
Country | German Empire |
Armed forces | Prussian Army |
Armed forces | army |
Type | Infantry Division |
structure | See: Outline |
Strength | 15,000 |
The 7th Reserve Division was a major unit of the Prussian army in the First World War .
structure
Organization of war during mobilization in 1914
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13th Reserve Infantry Brigade
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 27
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 36
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14th Reserve Infantry Brigade
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 66
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 72
- Reserve Hunter Battalion No. 4
- Heavy Reserve Cavalry Regiment No. 1
- Reserve Field Artillery Regiment No. 7
- 4th Company / Magdeburg Pioneer Battalion No. 4
Division of War of May 26, 1918
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14th Reserve Infantry Brigade
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 36
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 66
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 72
- Machine Gun Sniper Division No. 71
- 1st Squadron / Reserve Cavalry Regiment No. 1
- Artillery Commander No. 95
- Reserve Field Artillery Regiment No. 7
- Foot Artillery Battalion No. 52
- Engineer Battalion No. 307
- Division News Commander No. 407
Battle calendar
1914
- August 25-27 --- Battle of Solesmes and Le Cateau
- August 28th to 30th --- Fights on the Somme
- September 2nd --- Battle of Creil
- September 5th to 9th --- Battle of the Ourcq
- from September 12th --- fighting on the Aisne
1915
- until September 9th --- fighting on the Aisne
- September 27th to October 9th --- fighting on the Aisne
- October 9th to November 3rd --- Autumn battle in Champagne
- from November 4th --- Position battles in Champagne
1916
- until May 22nd --- Position battles in Champagne
- May 25th to September 9th --- Battle of Verdun
- September 9th to 16th --- Position battles in front of Verdun
- September 18 to October 18 --- Battle of the Somme
- October 18 to December 6 --- Position battles in front of Verdun
- December 6th to 31st --- Position battles in Champagne
- from December 31st --- Reserve of the OHL
1917
- until January 25th --- Reserve of the OHL
- January 25th to April 17th --- Position battles in front of Verdun
- April 20th to May 27th --- Aisne-Champagne double battle
- from May 28th --- Trench warfare near Reims
1918
- until March 15th --- Trench warfare near Reims
- March 15-20 --- resting time behind the 18th Army
- March 21st to April 6th --- Great battle in France
- April 6th to June 29th --- Trench warfare near Reims
- June 29th to July 14th --- Position battles in Champagne
- July 15-17 --- Attack battle on the Marne and Champagne
- July 18 to August 11 --- Trench warfare in Champagne
- 11th to 13th August --- Trench warfare near Reims
- August 13-21 --- Trench warfare on the Vesle
- August 21 to September 4 --- Defensive battle between Oise and Aisne
- September 5th to 13th --- Fighting in front of the Siegfried Front
- September 13th to 25th --- Position battles in Champagne
- September 26th to November 11th --- Defensive battle in Champagne and on the Meuse
- from November 12th --- evacuation of the occupied territory and march home
Commanders
Rank | Surname | date |
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Lieutenant General | Bogislav Friedrich von Schwerin | August 2, 1914 to May 13, 1918 |
Major general | Hugo Karl August Bacmeister | May 14th to June 26th, 1918 |
Major general | Wilhelm Ribbentrop | June 27 to November 27, 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. 62-63, 100.
- 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. 149-152.
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. 169.