19th Division (German Empire)
The 19th Division, for the duration of the mobile ratio referred to as the 19th Infantry Division was a major unit of the Prussian army.
- 2.1 skirmish Calendar 2.1.1 1914
- 2.1.2 1915
- 2.1.3 1916
- 2.1.4 1917
- 2.1.5 1918
Structure
The command stood in Hanover and the Division was part of the Tenth Army Corps.
Peacetime in 1914
- 37th Infantry Brigade in Oldenburg Infantry Regiment " Duke Friedrich Wilhelm of Brunswick " ( Ostfriesisches ) # 78 in Emden, Aurich and Osnabrück
- Oldenburgisches Infantry Regiment No. 91 in Oldenburg
- Fusilier Regiment " General-Field Marshal Prince Albrecht of Prussia " ( Hanoverian ) # 73 in Hannover
- 1 Hannoversches Infantry Regiment No. 74 in Hannover
- Oldenburgisches Dragoon Regiment No. 19 in Oldenburg
- King Lancers ( 1 Hannoversches ) # 13 in Hannover
- 2 Hannoversches Field Artillery Regiment No. 26
- Ostfriesisches Field Artillery Regiment No. 62
Mobilization of Battle at 1914
- 37th Infantry Brigade Infantry Regiment " Duke Friedrich Wilhelm of Brunswick " ( Ostfriesisches ) # 78
- Oldenburgisches Infantry Regiment No. 91
- Fusilier Regiment " General-Field Marshal Prince Albrecht of Prussia " ( Hanoverian ) # 73
- 1 Hannoversches Infantry Regiment No. 74
- 3rd Squadron / Braunschweigisches Hussars 17
- 2 Hannoversches Field Artillery Regiment No. 26
- Ostfriesisches Field Artillery Regiment No. 62
- 1st Company / Hannoversches Pioneer Battalion No. 10
Of Battle from March 8, 1918
- 37th Infantry Brigade 1 Hannoversches Infantry Regiment No. 74
- Infantry Regiment " Duke Friedrich Wilhelm of Brunswick " ( Ostfriesisches ) # 78
- Oldenburgisches Infantry Regiment No. 91
- MG- Sniper Division No. 30
- 3rd Squadron / Braunschweigisches Hussars 17
- 2 Hannoversches Field Artillery Regiment No. 26
- Foot Artillery Battalion No. 93
History
Battle calendar
1914
- 4 to 16 August --- conquest of Liege
- August 23-24 --- Battle of Namur
- August 29-30 --- Battle of St. Quentin
- September 6 to 9 --- Battle of the Petit Morin
- September 12-13 --- fights at Reims
- From September 13 --- fighting on the Aisne
1915
- To 25 April --- fighting on the Aisne
- April 25-30 --- transport to the east
- 1 to 3 May --- Battle of Gorlice - Tarnów
- 4 to 23 May --- persecution struggles after the Battle of Gorlice - Tarnów
- May 16-23 --- crossing of the San
- May 24-26 --- fights at Radymno and San
- May 27-June 4 --- fights at the bridgehead of Jaroslau
- June 12-15 --- Breakthrough Battle of Lubaczow
- June 17-22 --- Battle of Lemberg
- June 22-July 16 --- persecution fighting on the Galician- Polish border
- July 16-18 --- Breakthrough Battle of Krasnostaw
- July 19-28 --- struggles following the breakdown battle of Krasnostaw
- July 29-30 --- Breakthrough Battle of Biskupice
- July 31 to August 19 --- follow-up battles from Wieprz to the bow
- August 19 to September 8 --- follow-up battles between the bow and Jasiolda
- September 9 to 26 --- reserve the OHL and transport to the west
- September 27-October 18 --- Autumn Battle in Champagne
- From October 19 --- fighting on the Aisne
1916
- To 16 May --- fighting on the Aisne
- May 17 to June 7 --- reserve the OHL and transport to the east
- June 4 to July 15 --- fights at Stochod
- July 16-27 --- fights at the top Styx - Stochod
- July 28 to November 4 --- Battle of Kovel
- November 5 to 9 --- Trench warfare on the upper Styx - Stochod
- November 9-13 --- Transport westward
- November 14-December 22 --- fighting on the Aisne
- From 23 December --- reserve the OHL with the 3rd Army
1917
- To 13 January --- reserve the OHL with the 3rd Army
- January 13 to April 5 --- Trench warfare in the Champagne
- April 6-May 27 --- Double Battle Aisne -Champagne
- May 28-July 18 --- Trench warfare in Reims
- July 19 to September 9 --- Trench warfare in the Champagne
- September 9 to October 9 --- defensive battle at Verdun
- From September 9 --- Trench warfare at Verdun November 25 --- fights on height 344 at Verdun
1918
- To March 5 --- Trench warfare at Verdun
- 7 to 20 March --- fighting in the Siegfried Line and preparation for the Great Battle in France
- March 21 to April 6 --- Great Battle in France March 21-22 --- breakthrough between Gouzeaucourt and Vermand
- March 23-25 --- Somme transition
- March 23-26 --- follow-up battles in the Somme area