38th Division (German Empire)
The 38th 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 Division was part of the XI. Army Corps.
Peacetime
- 76th Infantry Brigade in Erfurt 3 Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 71 in Erfurt and special Hausen
- 6th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 95 in Gotha, Coburg and Hildburghausen
- Infantry Regiment " Grand Duke of Saxony" ( 5 Thüringisches ) # 94 in Weimar, Eisenach and Jena
- 7 Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 96 in Gera and Rudolstadt
- Jäger Regiment on horseback # 2 in Langensalza
- Jäger Regiment on horseback # 6 in Erfurt
Of Battle at mobilization
- 76th Infantry Brigade 3 Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 71
- 6th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 95
- Infantry Regiment " Grand Duke of Saxony" ( 5 Thüringisches ) # 94
- 7 Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 96
- 3rd Squadron / Cuirassier Regiment " Emperor Nicholas I of Russia" ( Brandenburg ) # 6
Of Battle of July 27, 1918
- 83rd Infantry Brigade Infantry Regiment " Grand Duke of Saxony" ( 5 Thüringisches ) # 94
- 6th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 95
- 7 Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 96
- 3rd Squadron / Cuirassier Regiment " Emperor Nicholas I of Russia" ( Brandenburg ) # 6
History
The Division was established on 1 April 1899, had its headquarters in Erfurt. During the First World War, the association was mainly used on the Western Front and September 1914 to October 1915 in the meantime on the Eastern Front.
Battle calendar
1914
- August 22-25 --- Conquest of Namur
- August 25 to September 3 --- transport to the East
- September 5 to 15 --- Battle of the Masurian Lakes
- October 4-5 --- battles in Opatów and Radom
- October 9 to 20 --- Battle of Iwangorod
- October 22-28 --- fighting on the Rawka
- November 14-15 --- Battle of Kutno
- November 16-December 15 --- Battle of Łódź November 30 to December 4 --- Battle of Lask - Pabianice
1915
- July 3 --- Battle of the Rawka - Bzury
- July 13-17 --- Breakthrough Battle of Przasnysz
- July 18-22 --- follow-up battles to the lower Narew
- July 23-August 3 --- Battle of the Narew
- August 4 to 7 --- Battle of the Orz
- 8 to 10 August --- Battle of Ostrow
- August 11-12 --- Battle of Tschishew - Sambrow
- August 13-18 --- follow-up battles at the upper Narew and Nurzec
- August 19-25 --- Battle of Bielsko
- August 26 to September 5 --- follow-up battles on Swislocz and the Naumka - Werecia
- September 6 to 7 --- Battle of Wolkowyszk
- September 8 to 16 --- persecution from the Niemen to the Berezina
- September 16-17 --- Battle of the Szczara and Jelnia
- September 17-18 --- persecution fighting in the swamps Lithuanian
- September 19 to October 5 --- march and transport to the West
- From October 9 --- fighting on the Aisne
1916
- Until March 14, 1916 --- fighting on the Aisne
- May 13 to September 8 --- Battle of Verdun May 18-29 --- battles for Hill 304
1917
- March 15 --- position battles of the Somme
- March 15 to April 5 --- position battles on the Aisne
- March 16-April 11 --- fights before Siegfried front
- May 16-20 --- Spring Battle of Arras
- May 21-June 4 --- trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- June 8 to August 6 --- battle in Flanders
- 7 to 27 August --- reserve the OHL at Antwerp province
- August 28 to November 7 --- trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- November 8 to December 3 --- Fall battle in Flanders
- From December 4 --- trench warfare in Flanders
1918
- To 9 April --- trench warfare in Flanders
- 4 to 30 April --- Sztellungskämpfe in Flanders and Artois April 9-18 --- Battle of Armentieres
- August 8 to 9 --- Tank battle between Ancre and Avre
- August 10-12 --- Battle of the Roman road
- August 22 to September 2 --- Battle Albert - Peronne