This
peacetime Army unit was formed in October 1866
Its Home Station was in Schleswig Holstein, part of the IX Corps District
The 18th and 17th Infantry Divisions combined to form the IX Army Corps
Its Home Station was in Schleswig Holstein, part of the IX Corps District
The 18th and 17th Infantry Divisions combined to form the IX Army Corps
35th
Infantry Brigade
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Transferred to the 54th Infantry Division as the 108th Infantry Brigade on 6th March 1915.
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84th Infantry Regiment
von Manstein (Schleswig), formed on 27th September 1866, garrisoned in Shleswig
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86th Füsilier Regiment
Königin (Schleswig-Holstein), formed on 27th September 1866, garrisoned in Flensburg
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36th
Infantry Brigade
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31st Infantry Regiment
Graf Bose (1st Thüringen), formed on 6th September 1812, garrisoned in Altona
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85th Infanterie-Regiment Duke of Holstein (Holstein), formed on 27th September 1866, garrisoned in Rendsburg
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To the 54th Division in March 1915
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16th Dragoon Regiment
18th Field Artillery Brigade 2nd and 3rd Companies, 9th Pioneer Battalion |
9th Field Artillery Regiment
45th Field Artillery Regiment |
The Division started the war by taking part in the advance through Belgium and the battle of the Marne, as part of the 9th Army. It then took up positions on the Aisne.
The Division remained in the line on the Aisne until October 1915, and from October 1915 until June 1916 it was in the Champagne sector. The 86th Fusiliers suffered heavily in the Aisne battles.
From July to September 1916 the Division was in action on the Somme where the 86th Fusiliers were destroyed. It was then sent to Artois.
It reentered the line on the Somme in December 1916, where it remained until March 1917 when it returned to Artois. Between August to October 1917 it was on the Flanders front.
In October 1917 the Division was transferred to the Russian Front at Vilna, before returning to France in November 1917 and seeing action in the Alsace sector.
In February 1918 the Division entered the line at Cambrai, before moving to St Quentin where the Division was almost destroyed. It suffered severe losses in the Somme battle at the end of March.
It moved to Tournai where it was rebuilt before reentering the line at Soissons in August, and was defending the Oise. Despite suffering heavy losses, the Division was still in the line at the wars end.
The Division remained in the line on the Aisne until October 1915, and from October 1915 until June 1916 it was in the Champagne sector. The 86th Fusiliers suffered heavily in the Aisne battles.
From July to September 1916 the Division was in action on the Somme where the 86th Fusiliers were destroyed. It was then sent to Artois.
It reentered the line on the Somme in December 1916, where it remained until March 1917 when it returned to Artois. Between August to October 1917 it was on the Flanders front.
In October 1917 the Division was transferred to the Russian Front at Vilna, before returning to France in November 1917 and seeing action in the Alsace sector.
In February 1918 the Division entered the line at Cambrai, before moving to St Quentin where the Division was almost destroyed. It suffered severe losses in the Somme battle at the end of March.
It moved to Tournai where it was rebuilt before reentering the line at Soissons in August, and was defending the Oise. Despite suffering heavy losses, the Division was still in the line at the wars end.
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