52nd Reserve Division (German Empire)
The 52nd Reserve Division was a major unit of the Prussian army.
- 2.1 1914
- 2.2 1915
- 2.3 1916
- 2.4 1917
- 2.5 1918
Structure
Of Battle 1914
- Reserve Infantry Regiment 239
- Reserve Infantry Regiment 240
- Reserve Cavalry Division No. 52
Of Battle from October 19, 1918
- Reserve Field Artillery Regiment No. 52
- Foot Artillery Battalion No. 51
Battle calendar
The division was in the context of mobilization at the beginning of the First World War, formed mainly from volunteers and used exclusively on the Western Front.
1914
1915
- April 22-23 --- Major Breakthrough on Pilkem, Langemarck to the heights north of Ypres (first gas attack on the German side )
- 22 April to 25 May --- battles around Ypres
- 26 May-16 September 1916 --- position fighting on the Yser
1916
1917
- April 29-May 27 --- Double Battle Aisne -Champagne
- May 28-July 9 --- Trench warfare in Reims
- July 9 to 20 --- trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
- 22 July to 12 August --- Summer battle in Flanders
- August 15 to December 31 --- Trench warfare in the Champagne