40th Division (German Empire)

The 40th Division (4th Royal Saxon ) was a major unit of the Saxon army.

Structure

The Division was part of the XIX. ( II Royal Saxon ) Army Corps.

88th Infantry Brigade (7th Royal Saxon ) in Chemnitz Infantry Regiment " Crown Prince " (5th Royal Saxon ) No 104 in Chemnitz
15 Royal Saxon Infantry Regiment No. 181 in Chemnitz, and Zwickau Glauchau

Infantry Regiment "König Wilhelm II of Württemberg" (6th Royal Saxon ) No 105 ( reassigned to the XV. Corps ) in Strasbourg
9 Royal Saxon Infantry Regiment No. 133 in Zwickau
10 Royal Saxon Infantry Regiment No. 134 in Plauen

Royal Saxon Carabiner Regiment (2nd Regiment Heavy ) in Borna
Uhlan Regiment " Kaiser Wilhelm II, King of Prussia " (3rd Royal Saxon ) # 21 in Chemnitz

88th Infantry Brigade (7th Royal Saxon ) Infantry Regiment " Crown Prince " (5th Royal Saxon ) # 104
15 Royal Saxon Infantry Regiment No. 181

88th Infantry Brigade (7th Royal Saxon ) Infantry Regiment " Crown Prince " (5th Royal Saxon ) # 104
10 Royal Saxon Infantry Regiment No. 134
15 Royal Saxon Infantry Regiment No. 181
2nd Squadron / 2 Royal Saxon Hussar Regiment No. 19

The Division was established on 1 April 1899, had her command in Chemnitz.

August 23-24 --- Battle of Dinant
August 23-25 --- persecution battles south-east and south of Givet at Willerzie and Haybes
August 27-30 --- Battle of the Meuse and tracking up to the Aisne
August 31 to September 5 --- Battle of the Aisne and tracking up to the Marne
September 6 to 11 --- Battle of the Marne
September 12 to October 4 --- Trench warfare in the Champagne
October 11-12 --- taking Lille
October 13 to December 13 --- trench warfare in Flanders and Artois October 15-28 --- Battle of Lille
October 30 to November 24 --- Battle of Ypres

To 23 June --- trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
June 24-July 7 --- exploration and demonstration battles of the 6th Army in connection with the Battle of the Somme
July 7 to August 4 --- trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
August 5 to September 3 --- Battle of the Somme
September 4 to 30 --- trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
October 5 to November 8 --- Battle of the Somme
November 8 --- position fighting on the Yser in Wytschaete Bow

To 26 May --- position fighting on the Yser in Wytschaete Bow
February 26 to June 2 --- Trench warfare at Verdun
May 27 to August 14 --- battle in Flanders
August 14 to October 14 --- fighting in the Siegfried Line
October 14-28 --- Herbstchlacht in Flanders
October 29 to November 6 --- transport to the East
November 7 to December 5 --- position battles between the Niemen River Berezina Krewo - Smorgon - Naroch Tweretsch
December 6 to 17 --- ceasefire
December 17 --- ceasefire

To 15 February --- ceasefire
February 15-25 --- Transport to the West
February 26 to June 2 --- position battles between the Meuse and Moselle
June 3 to 13 --- Battle of Soissons and Reims
June 14-July 4 --- Trench warfare between Oise, Aisne and Marne
July 5 to 17 --- position battles between the Aisne and the Marne
July 18-25 --- defensive battle between Soissons and Reims
July 26 to August 20 --- fighting between Arras and Albert
August 21 to September 2 --- Battle of Monchy- Bapaume
September 3 to 8 --- reserve the OHL
September 9 to 27 --- trench warfare in Flanders
September 28-October 17 --- defensive battle in Flanders
October 18-24 --- Nachhutkämpfe between the Yser and the Lys
October 25 to November 1 --- Battle of the Lys
November 2 to 4 --- Nachhutkämpfe both sides of the Scheldt
November 5 to 11 --- fighting retreat before the Antwerp -Meuse position
November 12-December 19 --- evacuation of the occupied territory and march in the homeland

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