36th Reserve Division (German Empire)

Western Front

The 36th Reserve Division was a major unit of the Prussian Army in the First World War.

  • 2.1 1914
  • 2.2 1915
  • 2.3 1916
  • 2.4 1917
  • 2.5 1918

Structure

Together with the 1st Reserve Division it was the I. Reserve Corps under Otto von Below.

Of Battle at mobilization

  • 69th Reserve Infantry Brigade Reserve Infantry Regiment 21
  • Reserve Infantry Regiment 61
  • Reserve - Jäger- Battalion # 2
  • Infantry Regiment " von der Goltz " ( 7 Pommersches ) No 54
  • Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 5
  • Reserve Hussar Regiment No. 1
  • Reserve Field Artillery Regiment No. 36
  • 1 Reserve-Kompanie/Pommersches Pioneer Battalion No. 2

Of Battle of May 24, 1918

  • 69th Reserve Infantry Brigade Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 5
  • Infantry Regiment " von der Goltz " ( 7 Pommersches ) No 54
  • Reserve Infantry Regiment 61
  • 5th Squadron / 1 Guards Dragoon Regiment " Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland "
  • Reserve Field Artillery Regiment No. 36
  • III. Battalion / reserve Foot Artillery Regiment No. 4

Battle calendar

1914

1915

  • To 16 February --- Battle of the Rawka - Bzury January 31 to February 2 --- Battle of humic

1916

  • September 30 --- Trench warfare against Riga July 16-23 --- Battle of Kekkau

1917

  • To 23 May --- Trench warfare on the Narajowka between Narajowka and Zlota Lipa and the Ceniowka
  • May 23-29 --- Transport to the West
  • May 29-June 10 --- Trench warfare in Lorraine
  • June 11-July 3 --- Trench warfare in Upper Alsace
  • June 5-October 17 --- trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
  • October 18 to December 3 --- Fall battle in Flanders
  • From December 4 --- trench warfare in Flanders

1918

  • To 14 January --- trench warfare in Flanders
  • January 15 to February 11 --- Border Protection at the Belgian- hölländischen limit
  • February 12 to April 9 --- trench warfare in Flanders
  • April 10-29 --- Battle of Kemmel
  • 30 April to 19 May --- trench warfare in Flanders
  • May 20 to August 4 --- Trench warfare in French Flanders and Artois
  • August 5 to September 6 --- fights against the front Ypres -La Bassée
  • September 7 to 29 --- fighting on the front Armentieres -Lens
  • September 30-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 in the homeland

Commanders

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