3rd Division (German Empire)

The 3rd Division, for the duration of the mobile ratio referred to as the 3rd 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 1917
  • 2.1.4 1918

Structure

The Division was part of the Second Army Corps. You were under:

Peacetime in 1914

  • 5th Infantry Brigade in Szczecin Grenadier Regiment " King Friedrich Wilhelm IV " (1 Pommersches ) No 2 in Szczecin
  • Colbergsches Grenadier Regiment "Graf Gneisenau " (2 Pommersches ) # 9 in Stargard in Pomerania
  • Infantry Regiment " von der Goltz " ( 7 Pommersches ) No 54 in Kolobrzeg Koszalin
  • Fusilier Regiment " Queen Victoria of Sweden " ( Pomeranian ) # 34 in Szczecin and Swinoujscie
  • Infantry Regiment " Prince Maurice of Anhalt- Dessau " ( 5 Pommersches ) # 42 in Stralsund and Greifswald
  • Cuirassier Regiment "Queen " (the Pomeranian ) # 2 in Pasewalk
  • 2 Pomeranian Uhlans Regiment No. 9 in Demmin

Mobilization of Battle at 1914

  • 5th Infantry Brigade Grenadier Regiment " King Friedrich Wilhelm IV " (1 Pommersches ) # 2
  • Grenadier Regiment " King Friedrich Wilhelm I. " (2 Ostpreußisches ) # 3
  • Fusilier Regiment " Queen Victoria of Sweden " ( Pomeranian ) No 34
  • Infantry Regiment " Prince Maurice of Anhalt- Dessau " ( 5 Pommersches ) No 42
  • Dragoon Regiment " Freiherr von Derfflinger " ( Neumärkisches ) # 3

Of Battle from October 18, 1918

  • 6th Infantry Brigade Infantry Regiment No. 381
  • Infantry Regiment No. 425
  • Infantry Regiment No. 428

History

The United Association was originally founded on November 5, 1816 as troops brigade in Szczecin and extended on September 5, 1819 Division. The command was in Stettin to the resolution of the division in 1919 in Szczecin.

Battle calendar

1914

  • October 5 --- Storming of Beuvraignes, attacking the positions of Laucourt
  • October 6 to 21 --- fights at Beuvraignes and Laucourt
  • Effective December 21 --- position battle at Bartoszowka

1915

  • To 6th January --- Battle of the Rawka - Bzury to 11 February --- position battle at Bartoszowka

1917

  • To 14 November --- Trench warfare between Naroch and Dryswjatysee
  • November 16 to December 7 --- position battles before Dvinsk
  • December 7 to 17 --- ceasefire
  • December 17 --- ceasefire

1918

  • To 18 February --- ceasefire
  • February 18 to March 3 --- offensive against the Lake Peipsi and the upper Dvina
  • March 3 to 22 --- occupation of Russian territory between the upper Dvina and Lake Peipsi
  • March 22 to October 2 --- Great Russian occupation area
  • October 10-12 --- fighting against the Hunding - Brunhild and front
  • October 15-17 --- 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

April 18, 1903 to May 17, 1907

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