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
│ Section. │
│ 506 Bav. Tel. │ 506 Bav. Tel.
│ Detch. │ Detch.
│ │ 192 Bav. Wireless
│ │ Detch.
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Medical and │560 Ambulance Co. │19 Bav. Ambulance
Veterinary.│ │ Co.
│19 Bav. Field │60 Bav. Field
│ Hospital. │ Hospital.
│59 Bav. Field │59 Bav. Field
│ Hospital. │ Hospital.
│36 Vet. Hospital. │
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Transports. │47 Bav. M. T. Col. │794 Bav. M. T. Col.
│49 Bav. M. T. Col. │
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Attached. │Neustadt Landst. │
│ Inf. Btn. (2 Bav.│
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│Bomberg Landst. │
│ Inf. Btn. (2 Bav.│
│ C. Dist. Btn. No.│
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│Ansbach Landst. │
│ Inf. Btn. (3 Bav.│
│ C. Dist. Btn. No.│
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│1 Cologne 2 Landst.│
│ Inf. Btn. (8 C. │
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HISTORY.
(First Bavarian District.)
1914.
ALSACE.
1. The division was sent into the Vosges at the beginning of the
campaign (3 brigades, of which one was from Wurtemberg). It fought in
the valley of the Fecht in August, 1914. Beginning with October it
occupied the region Ste. Marie aux Mines-Col du Bonhomme. October 2 the
1st Bavarian Brigade entrained at Colmar for Belgium and garrisoned
Antwerp until December.
2. At the beginning of November the 3d Bavarian Landwehr Division took
part in the attacks on the Violu.
1915.
1. From February to April, 1915, the units which at that time made up
this division were again separated. The 1st Bavarian Landwehr (mixed)
Brigade came back from Belgium in the middle of December and went to
Champagne (Souain-Somme-Py) to reinforce the 15th Division; the 2d Mixed
Brigade continued to hold the Orbey la Poutroye sector south of Bonhomme
(valley of the Weiss). The Wurtemberg Brigade (von Frech) was
transferred in April to the 7th Landwehr Division (Wurtemberg) in upper
Alsace.
2. In April, 1915, the remaining two brigades were assembled on the
Vosges front (Orbey, Valley of the Weiss) and from that time on held
this sector without much change.
3. In July some units of the division fought in the region of the Linge.
1916.
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