11th Bavarian Infantry Division (German Empire)

Western Front

The 11th Royal Bavarian Infantry Division was a major unit of the Bavarian army in the First World War.

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

Structure

Of Battle from March 24, 1915

  • 21 Bavarian Infantry Brigade 3rd Bavarian Infantry Regiment " Prince Charles of Bavaria "
  • 22 Bavarian Infantry Regiment " Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern "
  • Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 13
  • 1st Squadron / 2 Bavarian light cavalry regiment "Taxis "
  • 4th Squadron / 7 Bavarian light cavalry regiment " Prince Alfons "
  • 21 Royal Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment
  • 5 Battery / 2 Bavarian Foot Artillery Regiment
  • Bavarian Pioneer Battalion 21
  • Bavarian Scheinwerferzug 21
  • Bavarian telephone double haul 11

Of Battle from January 4, 1918

  • 21 Bavarian Infantry Brigade 3rd Bavarian Infantry Regiment " Prince Charles of Bavaria "
  • Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 13
  • 22 Bavarian Infantry Regiment " Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern "
  • 2nd Squadron / 7 Bavarian light cavalry regiment " Prince Alfons "
  • 21 Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment

Battle calendar

1915

  • 5 to 27 April --- reserve the OHL
  • May 1-3 --- Battle of Gorlice - Tarnów
  • 4 to 23 May --- persecution struggles after the Battle of Gorlice - Tarnów May 16-23 --- crossing of the San 9 to 10 May --- crossing of the Wisłok, after Wzdów, Jaćmierz, Zarszyn, Odrzechowa
  • May 10 --- crossing of the San, to Sanok
  • August 27-28 --- persecution on Kobryn
  • August 29-31 --- persecution by the Pripet swamps

1916

  • To 6 February --- Reserve in Srem ( Army Group Mackensen )
  • February 6 to March 1 --- reserve the OHL and transport to the West
  • 2 March to 16 May --- Battle of Verdun March 4 to April 18 --- fights in the forest of Avocourt
  • May 16-June 19 --- reserve the OHL and transport to the East

1917

  • January 6 to April 20 --- reserve the OHL and transport to the west
  • April 23-26 --- position battle in the Upper Rhine
  • April 29-May 27 --- Double Battle on the Aisne and in the Champagne
  • May 28 to September 19 --- Trench warfare on the Chemin des Dames
  • July 19 to October 7 --- reserve the OHL
  • October 8 to 11 --- Trench warfare in the Champagne
  • October 14 to November 13 --- battle in Flanders
  • From November 19 --- Trench warfare on the Meuse at Lamorville, Spada and St. Mihiel

1918

  • To 24 March --- Trench warfare on the Meuse at Lamorville, Spada and St. Mihiel
  • April 10-24 --- Battle of Kemmel
  • April 30-May 1 --- trench warfare in Flanders
  • 1 to 27 May --- Border Protection at the Belgian- Dutch border
  • May 27-June 13 --- Battle of Soissons and Reims
  • June 14-July 4 --- Trench warfare between Oise, Aisne and Marne
  • July 5 to 17 --- position battles west of Soissons
  • July 18-25 --- defensive battle between Soissons and Reims
  • July 26-August 3 --- Movable defensive battle between Marneund Vesle
  • August 9 to September 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
  • From November 12 --- evacuation of the occupied territory and march to the home

Commanders

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