5th Reserve Division (German Empire)

Eastern Front

The 5th 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

Mobilization of Battle at 1914

  • 9th Reserve Infantry Brigade Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 8
  • Reserve Infantry Regiment 48
  • Reserve Infantry Regiment 12
  • Reserve Infantry Regiment 52
  • Reserve - Jäger- Battalion No. 3
  • Reserve - Dragoon Regiment No. 2
  • Reserve Field Artillery Regiment No. 5
  • 4th Company / Engineer Battalion of smoke ( 1 Brandenburg ) # 3

Of Battle from April 9, 1918

  • 9th Reserve Infantry Brigade Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 8
  • Reserve Infantry Regiment 12
  • Reserve Infantry Regiment 48
  • 5th Squadron / Dragoon Regiment " von Bredow " (1st Silesian ) # 4
  • Reserve Field Artillery Regiment No. 5
  • 11th Battalion / reserve Foot Artillery Regiment No. 17

Battle calendar

1914

  • August 23-September 26 --- against Antwerp
  • September 27 to October 9 --- Siege of Antwerp
  • October 10 --- occupation of Antwerp
  • October 10-17 --- persecution battles in Flanders
  • October 18 to November 30 --- Battle of the Yser
  • December 1 to 5 --- transport to the East
  • December 6 to 17 --- Battle of Lowicz - Sanniki
  • From December 18 --- Battle of the Rawka - Bzury

1915

  • To 16 July --- Battle of the Rawka - Bzury
  • July 17-August 5 --- fighting for Warsaw
  • 8 to 18 August --- follow-up battles between the Vistula and Bug
  • August 19-24 --- Battle of the Pulwa - Nurzec
  • August 25-31 --- persecution fighting on the Bialowieska Puszcza
  • September 1 to 12 --- fighting on the Jasiolda and the Zelwianka
  • September 13-18 --- Battle of Slonim
  • September 19-24 --- fighting on the upper Shchara - Serwetsch
  • After 25 September --- Trench warfare on the Shchara - Serwetsch

1916

  • To May 4 --- Trench warfare on the Shchara - Serwetsch
  • April 16-June 19 --- reserve the OHL at the 9th and 12th Army
  • June 20-July 3 --- Trench warfare in the Pripet marshes
  • September 3 to 9 --- Battle of Baranowitschi
  • 3 July to 31 December --- Trench warfare on the upper Shchara - Serwetsch

1917

1918

  • To 20 March --- Trench warfare north of the Ailette
  • March 21 to April 9 --- Great Battle in France
  • April 11 to June 8 --- fighting on the Avre, at Montdidier and Noyon
  • June 9-July 22 --- fighting on the Avre and Matz June 9 to 13 --- Battle of Noyon

Commanders

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