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
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Engineers and│Pion. Btn.: │510 Pion. Btn.:
Liaisons. │ │
│ 1 Ers. Co. 10 │ 246 Pion. Co.
│ Pions. │
│ 307 Pion. Co. │ 308 Pion. Co.
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│ 308 Pion. Co. │ 163 T. M. Co.
│ 163 T. M. Co. │ 57 Searchlight
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│ 261 Searchlight │560 Signal Command:
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│ 304 Tel. Detch. │ 560 Tel. Detch.
│ │ 109 Wireless
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Medical and │66 Ambulance Co. │66 Ambulance Co.
Veterinary.│ │
│139 Field Hospital.│139 Field Hospital.
│140 Field Hospital.│140 Field Hospital.
│Vet. Hospital. │212 Vet. Hospital.
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Transports. │M. T. Col. │765 M. T. Col.
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HISTORY.
(369th and 370th: Seventh District—Westphalia. 371st: Eleventh
District—Thuringia.)
1914.
This division was organized as early as August, 1914. It comprised the
25th, 37th, and 43d Mixed Ersatz Brigades, themselves constituted by the
Brigade Ersatz Battalions of the Tenth, Seventh, and Eleventh Districts
(Hanover, Oldenburg, Brunswick, Westphalia, Electoral Hesse, and
Thuringia).
LORRAINE.
1. Detrained August 17 and 18 near Sarrelouis and brought quickly to the
rear of the 3d Bavarian Corps August 20, and crossed the frontier the
25th. September 7 it had heavy losses at the attack against Nancy
(Champenoux). The 40th Brigade Ersatz Battalion lost half its forces
(notebook). It continued, however, to take part in the operations in
Lorraine in the region of Moncel until September 12, 1914, after which
it went to rest near Chateau Salins.
HAYE.
2. September 28 it entrained for Novéant and went into line on the Haye
front, where it held various sectors (Loupmont, Richecourt, Apremont).
1915.
HAYE.
1. During 1915 the division continued to hold the Lorraine front (Haye):
Loupmont, Seicheprey, Lahayville, Mort Mare Wood.
2. At the end of July the division was reorganized. Its brigade Ersatz
battalions were grouped into regiments and formed the 368th, 369th,
370th, and 371st Infantry. The companies were filled up again. The 9th
company of the 370th Infantry received not less than 76 replacements in
August (1915 class called up in May).
1916.
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