Reserve Hunter Battalion No. 6
The Reserve Jäger Battalion No. 6 was an infantry unit of the Prussian Army .
History and formation
The Reserve Jäger Battalion No. 6 was set up in Oels on August 1, 1914 on the basis of a mobilization order from the 2nd Silesian Jäger Battalion 6 . The battalion was initially set up with 4 hunter companies. In the course of 1915, the battalion received its own machine-gun company.
The battalion was disbanded after returning from France to the Oels garrison at the end of December 1918.
Garrison / locations
Mission history First World War 1914–1918
War year 1914
- August 1, 1914-11. August 1914 mobilization and formation of the battalion
- August 12, 1914-15. August 1914 loading and transport to Saarbrücken
- August 16, 1914-20. August 1914 parade in Lorraine
- August 22, 1914-26. August 1914 Battle of Longwy
- August 27, 1914–2. September 1914 advance, crossing over the Meuse
- September 3, 1914-11. September 1914 Fighting west and south-west of Verdun
- September 12, 1914-18. December 1914 withdrawal, transition to trench warfare
- December 19, 1914-31. December 1914 Trench warfare in the Vauqois Boureuilles / Cheppy forest area
War year 1915
- January 1, 1915-31. December 1915 Trench warfare in the Vauqois Boureuilles / Cheppy forest area
War year 1916
- January 1, 1916-12. March 1916 Trench warfare in the Vauqois Boureuilles / Cheppy forest area
- March 13, 1916-25. April 1916 Battle of Verdun
- July 27, 1916-31. December 1916 deployment in the Carpathian Mountains
War year 1917
- January 1, 1917-18. August 1917 deployment in the Carpathian Mountains
- August 19, 1917-22. August 1917 Fighting on the Crete and Gora Piaskova
- July 25, 1917-10. September 1917 offensive in Bukovina
- September 1, 1917-31. December 1917 Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo
War year 1918
- January 1, 1918-13. February 1918 Rest and training period in Feltre
- February 13, 1918-16. February 1918 Transport to the Western Front
- February 16, 1918-27. March 1918 Provision in the Oberhomburg area
- March 27, 1918-29. March 1918 Transport to the Cambrai area
- April 5, 1918-14. May 1918 deployment in the Moreuil area
- May 18, 1918–6. July 1918 Rest and training period in Villers-Pol
- July 7, 1918-14. July 1918 deployment for the second battle of the Marne
- July 15, 1918-20. July 1918 Second Battle of the Marne
- August 22, 1918-5. October 1918 Fighting in Champagne near St. Marie-à-Py
- October 14, 1918-11. November 1918 fighting in the final stages of the war
- November 11, 1918-26. December 1918 evacuation of the occupied territory, march back into the garrison
Organization and subordination
| from | to | Insinuation |
|---|---|---|
| August 12, 1914 | November 30, 1914 | 12th Reserve Division , VI. Reserve Corps , 5th Army |
| December 1, 1914 | March 11, 1916 | 53rd Landwehr Brigade, 2nd Landwehr Division |
| March 13, 1916 | June 10, 1916 | 12th Reserve Division , VI. Reserve Corps |
| June 11, 1916 | August 6, 1916 | Jäger Regiment 4 , 2nd Jäger Brigade |
| August 7, 1916 | December 31, 1918 | 4th Jäger Regiment , 200th Infantry Division |
Battalion chief / commanders
| Rank | Surname | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | from Bülow | August 2, 1914 | November 11, 1916 |
| Captain | from Blanckenburg | November 11, 1916 | October 1918 |
| Captain | Baron von Hornstein | October 1918 | December 31, 1918 |
equipment
July 24, 1916: Exchange of shakos for infantry helmets
Literature and Sources
- von Bülow: Reserve Jäger Battalion No. 6 , memorial sheets German Regiments Volume 53, publisher: Gerhard Stalling, Oldenburg / Berlin 1923. Available online: Württembergische Landesbibliothek .
- ↑ von Bülow: Reserve Jäger Battalion No. 6 . In: Verlag Gerhard Stalling (Hrsg.): Memories sheets of German regiments . tape 53 . Gerhard Stalling, Oldenburg / Berlin 1923.
- ↑ von Bülow: Reserve Jäger Battalion No. 6 . In: Verlag Gerhard Stalling (Hrsg.): Memories sheets of German regiments . tape 53 . Gerhard Stalling, Oldenburg / Berlin 1923, p. 9-30 .
- ↑ von Bülow: Reserve Jäger Battalion No. 6 . In: Verlag Gerhard Stalling (Hrsg.): Memories sheets of German regiments . tape 53 . Gerhard Stalling, Oldenburg / Berlin 1923, p. 30-43 .
- ↑ von Bülow: Reserve Jäger Battalion No. 6 . In: Verlag Gerhard Stalling (Hrsg.): Memories sheets of German regiments . tape 53 . Gerhard Stalling, Oldenburg / Berlin 1923, p. 43-82 .
- ↑ von Bülow: Reserve Jäger Battalion No. 6 . In: Verlag Gerhard Stalling (Hrsg.): Memories sheets of German regiments . tape 53 . Gerhard Stalling, Oldenburg / Berlin 1923, p. 83-95 .
- ↑ von Bülow: Reserve Jäger Battalion No. 6 . In: Verlag Gerhard Stalling (Hrsg.): Memories sheets of German regiments . tape 53 . Gerhard Stalling, Oldenburg / Berlin 1923, p. 96-116 .