Histories of two hundred and fifty-one divisions of the German army which participated in the war (1914-1918)United States. War Department. General Staff
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Histories of two hundred and fifty-one divisions of the German army which participated in the war (1914-1918)
United States. War Department. General Staff
Germany. Heer -- History -- World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany
│ │ 119 Bav. Light Am.
│ │ Col.
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Engineers and│(18) Bav. Pion. │18 Bav. Pion. Btn.:
Liaisons. │ Btn. │
│ │
│ 2 Bav. Res. Pion. │ 2 Bav. Res. Pion.
│ Co. │ Co.
│ 19 Bav. Res. Pion │ 19 Bav. Res. Pion.
│ Co. │ Co.
│ 205 Bav. T. M. Co.│ 205 Bav. T. M. Co.
│ │
│ 405 Bav. Tel. │ 8 Bav. Searchlight
│ Detch. │ Section.
│ │405 Bav. Signal
│ │ Command:
│ │ 405 Tel Detch.
│ │ 103 Wireless
│ │ Detch.
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Medical and │16 Bav. Ambulance │16 Bav. Ambulance
Veterinary.│ Co. │ Co.
│46 Bav. Field │46 Bav. Field
│ Hospital. │ Hospital.
│56 Bav. Field │50 Bav. Field
│ Hospital. │ Hospital.
│Vet. Hospital. │
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Transports. │M. T. Col. │751 Bav. M. T. Col.
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Odd units. │ │
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Attached. │ │
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HISTORY.
(Third Bavarian District—Upper Palatinate, Upper and Middle Franconia.)
1914.
LORRAINE.
1. The division constituted, with the 5th Bavarian Reserve Division, the
1st Bavarian Reserve Corps, and at the beginning of the war was part of
the army of Crown Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria (6th Army). It detrained
from August 11 to 13 between Sarreguemines and Sarralbe. It fought
August 20 on the left of the 21st Corps at Loudrefeing, was engaged the
26th at Maixe, September 2 at Deuxville, northwest of Luniville, and
remained a few days longer behind Luniville.
2. On September 13 it was in line on the Seille and the Paris-Avricourt
Railroad and remained there until the last days of the month.
ARTOIS.
3. September 28 and 29 the division entrained at Metz. Detrained the
30th and October 1 at Valenciennes. Engaged north of Arras (Roclincourt-
Carency) in October and November and took position in the sector.
1915.
In January, 1915, the division was increased by the 39th Landwehr
Infantry (Westphalian), coming from Brussels and sent as punishment to
the Artois front. In March and April two of its regiments were
transferred, the 6th Reserve to the 10th Bavarian Division, and the 13th
to the 11th Bavarian Division.
ARTOIS.
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