78th Reserve Division (German Empire)

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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

  • 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
  • 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

history

War memorial of the 78th Reserve Division in Hanover

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

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
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

  1. ↑ 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.