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