This
peacetime Army unit was formed in October 1866
Its Home Station was in Hanover, part of the X Corps District
The 20th and 19th Infantry Divisions combined to form the X Army Corps
Its Home Station was in Hanover, part of the X Corps District
The 20th and 19th Infantry Divisions combined to form the X Army Corps
39th
Infantry Brigade
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79th Infantry Regiment
von Voigts-Rhetz (3. Hanoverian), formed on 3rd January 1838, garrisoned in Hildesheim
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164th (4th Hanoverian) Infantry Regiment, formed on 24th March 1813, garrisoned in Hameln
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10th Hanovarian
Jäger Bataillon
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40th
Infantry Brigade
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77th (2nd Hanoverian) Infantry Regiment, formed on 26th March 1813, garrisoned in Celle
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92nd Braunschweig
Infantry Regiment, formed on 1st April 1809, garrisoned in Braunschweig
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20th Field Artillery Brigade
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10th Field Artillery Regiment
46th Field Artillery Regiment |
17th Hussar Regiment
2nd and 3rd Companies, 10th Pioneer Battalion |
At the beginning of 1915 it was still holding the line in France, but in April 1915 it was transfered to the Galacian front where it joined Mackensons Army where it suffered heavy losses.
It returned to France in September 1915 where it saw action in the Champagne sector.
In June 1916 it was once again transferred to the Eastern front where it defended against the Russian offensives and suffered heavily in the process. It returned to France in November.
By December 1916 it was back in the line in France, remaining in the line. In April 1917 it suffered heavy losses in the battle of Chemin Des Dames. After a brief period of rest in Champagne the Division once more entrained for the Russian front.
Between July 1917 and September 1917 it saw action in the Galacia and Courland sectors of the Russian front.
In September 1917 it was once more on the line in France in Flanders, before moving to the Artois sector.
In January 1918 it was in action at Cambrai, in April it saw action on the Woevre. In July it took part in the battle of Soissons, and in August it was in action at Arras.
It had lost 70% of its strength, and was rested near Cambrai.
It ended the war on the Meuse.
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