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
1918.
There were repeated rumors of the division being on the Western Front in
1918, but no satisfactory identification was ever received.
According to a deserter of the 8th Dragoon Regiment, who left his
regiment in Jeumont, south of Binche, on May 20, the entire 5th Cavalry
Division entrained in Russia about March 6 and detrained at Zossen,
south of Berlin, where it was re-formed and trained. On the 26th of
April the division moved to St. Amand, from where it moved two weeks
later to the Jeumont and Marpent area.
Evidence points to the dissolution of the division on the Western Front
about July, 1918.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as a fourth-class division.
6th Division.
COMPOSITION.
─────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────
│ 1914 │ 1915 │ 1916
─────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────
│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.
─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────
Infantry. │11. │20. │11. │20. │12. │20.
│ │35 Fus. │ │35 Fus. │ │24.
│12. │24. │12. │24. │ │64.
│ │64. │ │64. │ │
│ 3 Jag. Btn. │ │ │ │
─────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴─────────
Cavalry. │3 Hus. Rgt. (3 │ │3 Hus. Regt. (3
│ Sqns.). │ │ Sqns.).
─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────
Artillery. │6 Brig.: │6 Brig.: │6 Brig.:
│ 3 F. A. Rgt. │ 3 F. A. Rgt. │ 3 F. A. Rgt.
│ 39 F. A. Rgt. │ 39 F. A. Rgt. │ 39 F. A. Rgt.
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────
Engineers and│ │1 Pion. Btn. No. 3:│1 Pion. Btn. No. 3:
Liaisons. │ │ │
│ │ Field Co. 3 Pions.│ 2 Co. 3 Pions.
│ │ │
│ │ 6 Pont. Engs. │ 6 T. M. Co.
│ │ 6 Tel. Detch. │ 6 Pont. Engs.
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