78th Reserve Division (German Empire)
The 78th Reserve Division was a major unit of the Prussian army in the First World War .
structure
Division of War of December 29, 1914
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78th Reserve Infantry Brigade
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 258
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 259
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 260
- Reserve Cyclist Company No. 78
- Reserve Cavalry Division No. 78
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78th Reserve Field Artillery Brigade
- Reserve Field Artillery Regiment No. 61
- Reserve Field Artillery Regiment No. 62
- Reserve Pioneer Company No. 80
Division of War of January 4, 1918
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78th Reserve Infantry Brigade
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 258
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 259
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 260
- 2nd squadron / hussar regiment "Emperor Franz Josef of Austria, King of Hungary" (Schleswig-Holsteinisches) No. 16
- Artillery Commander No. 78
- Reserve Field Artillery Regiment No. 62
- Engineer Battalion No. 378
- Division News Commander No. 478
history
The 78th Reserve Division was set up in December 1914 and initially deployed on the Eastern Front. In mid-April 1917, the large association moved to the western front . There she fought until the beginning of September 1918 and was then disbanded due to heavy losses.
Battle calendar
1914
- from December 29th --- 10th Army deployed
1915
- until February 1 --- 10th Army deployment
- February 4th to 22nd --- Winter battle in Masuria
- February 23 to March 6 --- Battles on Bobr
- March 9-12 --- Skirmishes near Sejny
- March 18-April 7 --- Trench warfare between Orzye and Szkwa
- April 26th to May 9th --- Advance into Lithuania and Courland
- May 7th to June 13th --- Battles on the Lower Dubissa
- July 14th to 25th --- Battle of Schaulen
- July 30th to August 7th --- Battle of Kupischki
- August 12th to 19th --- Battle of Schymanzy-Ponedeli
- August 20 to September 8 --- Trench warfare on the Swjenta and Jara
- September 9th to November 1st --- Battle of Dünaburg
- September 13th to November 1st --- Fighting for the bridgehead in Dünaburg
- from November 1st --- position battles in front of Dünaburg
1916
- until December 31st --- position battles in front of Dünaburg
1917
- January 1st to April 13th --- Position battles in front of Dünaburg
- April 14th to 18th --- Transport to the west
- April 18 to May 10 --- Position battle in Upper Alsace
- May 12th to 27th --- Double battle on the Aisne and in the Champagne
- May 28th to August 8th --- Trench warfare at Chemin des Dames
- August 8th to October 14th --- Position battles in front of Verdun
- August 12th to October 9th --- Defense battle near Verdun
- October 15 to December 17 --- Trench warfare in Lorraine
- from December 17th --- Trench warfare at Richecourt, Seicheprey and Flirey
1918
- until May 29th --- Trench warfare at Richecourt, Seicheprey and Flirey
- May 28th 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
- September 7th --- Division disbanded
Commanders
Rank | Surname | date |
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Major general | Max Friedrich Wilhelm von Müller | December 24, 1914 to July 20, 1916 |
Major general | Paul von Stolzmann | July 21, 1916 to August 2, 1918 |
literature
- Hall of Fame of our Old Army. Published on the basis of official material from the Reichsarchiv , Militär-Verlag, Berlin 1927, p. 72, 149–150.
- 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. 534-536.
- Festschrift for the consecration of the memorial and commemoration for the heroes of the 78th Reserve Division October 4 and 5, 1930 in Hanover , edited on behalf of Waldemar Matthäus (Hanover, Am Schiffgraben 13), Hanover: Wiener & Siemsen (print; Theaterstrasse 14 ), 1930
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. 184.