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Histories of Two
Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army which Participated in the War (1914-1918), compiled from records of Intelligence section of the General Staff, American Expeditionary Forces, at General Headquarters, Chaumont, France
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Histories of Two
Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army which Participated in the War (1914-1918), compiled from records of Intelligence section of the General Staff, American Expeditionary Forces, at General Headquarters, Chaumont, France
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After the failure of the Spring
Offensive, the division returned to the trenchlines. In May–June 1918, it fought in the battles of Soissons and Reims. Later in 1918, it participated in various defensive battles, including those against the Allied
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246:. After the heavy fighting in late 1917, the division was transferred to the army reserve and began training as an assault division. Beginning in March 1918, it took a leading role in the
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The 5.Garde-Infanterie-Division was formed on
January 1, 1917, and began organizing itself over the next two months. It received the headquarters of the 2nd Guards Infantry Brigade (
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Given its late formation, the division underwent fewer structural changes than other divisions by late-war. The division's order of battle on April 27, 1918, was as follows:
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The division spent the rest of 1917 in positional warfare in the trenchlines and in various smaller battles until
November 1917, when it was embroiled in the tank battle in
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Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr.4 (2 cannon battalions, 1 light field howitzer battalion; each battalion of 3 batteries with four guns)
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153:. For artillery, a field artillery brigade headquarters was formed, but converted in February 1917 to a Guards Artillery Commander (
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Garde-Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr.9 (dissolved in
September 1918 and divided among the infantry regiments of the division)
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Allied intelligence rated the division a first class division and one of the best in the German Army.
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113:. It was formed during World War I and dissolved with the demobilization of the German Army in 1919.
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165:) was transferred to the division from the 2nd Guards Infantry Division. An engineer battalion,
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173:. The 5th Guards Infantry Division's Order of Battle on June 5, 1917, was as follows:
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Infanterie-Regiment Graf
Tauentzien von Wittenberg (3. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 20
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Infanterie-Regiment Graf
Tauentzien von Wittenberg (3.Brandenburgisches) Nr.20
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along the Aisne River in March 1917. In April and May, it participated in the
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Infanterie-Regiment Graf
Tauentzien von Wittenberg (3.Brandenburgisches) Nr.20
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Geschichte des deutschen Heeres im
Weltkriege 1914-1918
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
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Guards infantry divisions of Germany in World War I
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285:Maschinengewehr-Scharfschützen-Abteilung Nr.75
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842:Army order of battle, Western Front (1918)
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344:5. Garde-Division - Der erste Weltkrieg
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227:The division entered the line on the
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310:1.Res.Komp./Garde-Pionier-Bataillon
210:1.Res.Komp./Garde-Pionier-Bataillon
163:Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 4
296:Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr.4
145:, and the 20th Infantry Regiment (
125:) along with the 3rd Foot Guards (
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293:Garde-Artillerie-Kommandeur Nr.5
290:1.Esk./Garde-Ulanen-Regiment Nr.2
196:Garde-Artillerie-Kommandeur Nr.5
193:1.Esk./Garde-Ulanen-Regiment Nr.2
155:Garde-Artillerie-Kommandeur Nr. 5
821:High Command of Coastal Defence
711:XII (Royal Saxon) Reserve Corps
653:35th Division (Austria-Hungary)
307:4.Komp./Garde-Pionier-Bataillon
299:I.Batl./Garde-Res.Fußart.Regt.1
218:Garde-Fernsprech-Abteilung Nr.5
213:Garde-Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr.9
207:4.Komp./Garde-Pionier-Bataillon
905:1917 establishments in Germany
685:XIII (Royal Württemberg) Corps
139:Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 3
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279:Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr.3
185:Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr.3
693:5th Guards Infantry Division
398:5. Garde-Infanterie-Division
143:2nd Guards Infantry Division
107:5. Garde-Infanterie-Division
103:5th Guards Infantry Division
24:5. Garde-Infanterie-Division
20:5th Guards Infantry Division
837:Army order of battle (1914)
698:3rd Royal Bavarian Division
675:6th Royal Bavarian Division
670:5th Royal Bavarian Division
258:around the Argonne Forest.
178:2nd Guards Infantry Brigade
131:1.Garde-Infanterie-Division
123:2. Garde-Infanterie-Brigade
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233:Second Battle of the Aisne
159:4th Guards Field Artillery
117:Formation and organization
79:Second Battle of the Aisne
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762:Bavarian Cavalry Division
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304:Pionier-Bataillon Nr.100
204:Pionier-Bataillon Nr.100
167:Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 100
662:III Royal Bavarian Corps
276:3.Garde-Regiment zu Fuß
273:Stab/2.Garde-Inf.Brig.
248:German spring offensive
182:3.Garde-Regiment zu Fuß
171:Garde-Pionier-Bataillon
151:212th Infantry Division
127:3.Garde-Regiment zu Fuß
87:German spring offensive
772:18th Landwehr Division
649:94th Infantry Division
644:13th Landwehr Division
318:Garde-Div.Nachr.Kdr.5.
256:Hundred Days Offensive
91:Hundred Days Offensive
777:2nd Landwehr Division
757:33rd Reserve Division
741:8th Landwehr Division
734:/ 57th Corps (z.b.V.)
719:5th Landwehr Division
265:Late-war organization
135:3rd Guards Grenadiers
852:Army Group Mackensen
456:Imperial German Army
169:, was formed by the
111:Imperial German Army
358:(1920), pp.105-107
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460:World War I
149:) from the
141:) from the
129:) from the
75:World War I
71:Engagements
889:Categories
604:Lauenstein
452:Army level
392:References
584:B (Gaede)
383:Histories
371:Histories
34:1917-1919
847:Ober Ost
58:Infantry
830:Related
626:V Corps
609:Woyrsch
244:Cambrai
157:). The
83:Cambrai
42:Germany
39:Country
806:Niemen
599:Gronau
417:(1920)
133:, the
47:Branch
31:Active
816:South
811:North
415:1919,
356:1919,
323:Notes
553:19th
548:18th
543:17th
538:14th
533:12th
528:11th
523:10th
101:The
63:Size
55:Type
50:Army
801:Bug
518:9th
513:8th
508:7th
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498:5th
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488:3rd
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478:1st
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