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
│6 Signal Command:
│ │ 6 Tel. Detch.
│ │ 2 Wireless Detch.
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Medical and │Ambulance Co. │8 Ambulance Co.
Veterinary.│ │
│Field Hospital. │29 Field Hospital.
│Vet. Hospital. │31 Field Hospital.
│ │233 Vet. Hospital.
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Transport. │M. T. Col. │539 M. T. Col.
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Attached. │242, 244, 245, and │
│ 246 Mountain M. │
│ G. Detch., │
│ Naumburg Landst. │
│ Inf. Btn. (IV C. │
│ Dist. No. 11). │
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HISTORY.
(Third District—Brandenburg.)
1914.
At mobilization the 6th Division formed, together with the 5th Division,
the 3d Army Corps (Berlin).
CHARLEROI-MARNE.
1. At the beginning of the war the 3d Army Corps belonged to the 1st
Army (Von Kluck). Entered Belgium August 4 and the 11th Brigade made
part of the unit which attacked Liège. Its reservists rejoined it there.
The 12th Brigade crossed the Belgian frontier August 15; then the
division, completely filled up, marched via Tongres, Louvain, and Hal.
It fought the 24th at Mons and Frameries. Going via Villers-Cotterets
(Sept. 1), La Ferté-Milon, it arrived at Petit-Morin September 4.
Engaged the 6th between Montceaux and Courgivaux on the left of the 5th
Division. Obliged to retreat, it established itself on the right bank of
the Aisne in the region of Soissons. It remained there until the end of
June, 1915.
AISNE.
2. From October 30 to November 30, 1914, the division, reinforced by
units of neighboring organizations, directed a successful offensive
against the French troops in the region Chavonne-Soupir and threw them
back on the left bank of the Aisne November 17 to 19, 1914.
1915.
1. From the end of January to July, 1915, the Aisne front was held by
the division and remained quiet, the division suffering no losses. At
the end of March the 35th Fusilier Regiment was transferred to 56th
Division (new division).
ARTOIS.
2. Relieved from the region of Soissons toward the end of June and sent
to Artois. On July 14 it took the place of the Bavarians before Arras.
Withdrawn from the front toward the beginning of August and sent to rest
between Valenciennes and Cambrai.
SERBIA.
3. September 23 it entrained for the Eastern Front. With the 25th
Reserve Division it constituted, on the Serbo-Hungarian frontier, a new
3d Army Corps belonging to the Gallwitz Army. October 9 it crossed the
Danube and remained in Serbia until the capture of Kragujewatz. During
this October campaign the division suffered greatly.
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