108th Infantry Division (German Empire)

Western Front

The 108th Division was a major unit of the Prussian Army in the German Army during the First World War.

  • 2.1 1915
  • 2.2 1916
  • 2.3 1917
  • 2.4 1918

Structure

Of Battle from October 3, 1915

  • 5th Infantry Brigade 1 Oberrheinisches Infantry Regiment No. 97
  • Second sub ​​- Alsatian Infantry Regiment No. 137
  • Reserve Infantry Regiment 265
  • Reserve - Dragoon Regiment No. 1
  • Field Artillery Regiment No. 243
  • 1st Company / Reserve Pioneer Battalion No. 1
  • Scheinwerferzug # 275
  • Telephone double haul No. 108

Of Battle of April 26, 1918

  • 5th Infantry Brigade 1 Oberrheinisches Infantry Regiment No. 97
  • Second sub ​​- Alsatian Infantry Regiment No. 137
  • Reserve Infantry Regiment 265
  • 6 Squadron / Braunschweigisches Hussars 17
  • Field Artillery Regiment No. 243

Battle calendar

The association since the beginning of May 1915 already existed as a division Beckmann and in November of the year etaisiert than 108 Division. By December 1917, the Division was on the Eastern Front in use and has been transferred to the local truce to the Western Front. Here she was disbanded after heavy losses on September 19, 1918.

1915

  • May 7 --- July 13 --- battles on the lower Dubissa
  • May 19-26 --- battle for Rossienie
  • May 27-29 --- battle for Girtakol
  • June 4 to 7 --- Battle of Cytowiany
  • June 8-9 --- Battle of Ilgize
  • July 14-25 --- Battle Schaulen
  • July 30 to August 7 --- Battle Kupischki
  • August 20 to September 8 --- Trench warfare on the Swjenta and Jara
  • September 9 to 30 --- Battle of Daugavpils September 13-30 --- fighting for the bridgehead Dünaburg

1916

  • June 7 --- position battles before Dvinsk
  • June 7-8 --- Reserve Command East
  • June 9-July 15 --- fights at Styx and Stochod
  • July 16-27 --- fights at the top Styx - Stochod
  • July 28 to November 4 --- Battle of Kovel
  • From November 5 --- Trench warfare on the upper Styx - Stochod

1917

  • December 1 --- Trench warfare on the upper Styx - Stochod
  • December 2 to 12 --- ceasefire
  • December 5 to 12 --- Transport to the West
  • From 13 December --- Trench warfare on the Ailette

1918

  • To 20 April --- Trench warfare north of the Ailette
  • April 23-26 --- fighting on the Avre and Montdidier and Noyon
  • May 1 to August 7 --- fighting on the Ancre, Somme and Avre
  • 8 to 20 August --- defensive battle between the Somme and Avre
  • August 22 to September 2 --- Battle Albert - Peronne
  • September 8 to 18 --- defensive battle between Cambrai and St. Quentin
  • September 19 --- Resolution Division

Commanders

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