The 119th Infantry Division (119. Infanterie-Division) was a formation of the Imperial GermanArmy in World War I. The division was formed on March 25, 1915, and organized over the next several weeks.[1] It was part of a wave of new infantry divisions formed in the spring of 1915. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.
The division was formed primarily from the excess infantry regiments of regular infantry divisions, which were being triangularized. The division's 237th Infantry Brigade staff was formerly the staff of the 19th Infantry Brigade of the 10th Infantry Division, which came to the new division along with the 46th Infantry Regiment. The 46th Reserve Infantry Regiment was formerly part of the 10th Reserve Division. The 58th Infantry Regiment came from the 9th Infantry Division. The division was primarily recruited in the V Army Corps area (Posen and Lower Silesia).
The 119th Infantry Division initially fought on the Eastern Front in World War I, entering the line in April as part of "Combined Corps Kneussl" (Kombiniertes Korps Kneussl) and then fighting in the battle of Gorlice-Tarnów and the ensuing Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive. In August 1915, it participated in the attack on Brest-Litovsk. From September 1915 to March 1916, the division occupied the line between the Servech and Shchara Rivers, near Baranovichi. It remained in the line in Russia until May 1917, when it was transferred to the Western Front, where it was initially stationed on the Belgian/Dutch border. It went into the line in Flanders in May and fought in the Battle of Messines and the Battle of Passchendaele. It was removed from the line to rest in October and returned to line to face the Allied attack in the Battle of Cambrai. In 1918, the division participated in the German spring offensive, fighting in the First Battle of the Somme (1918), also known as the Second Battle of the Somme (to distinguish it from the 1916 battle), and the Battle of the Lys, also known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres. It later fought in the Second Battle of the Somme (1918), also known as the Third Battle of the Somme. It remained in the line until the end of the war. Allied intelligence rated the division as second class.[1][2]
Order of battle on formationedit
The 119th Infantry Division was formed as a triangular division. The order of battle of the division on March 25, 1915, was as follows:[3]
237. Infanterie-Brigade
Infanterie-Regiment Graf Kirchbach (1. Niederschlesisches) Nr. 46
3. Posensches Infanterie-Regiment Nr.58
Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 46
3.Eskadron/Ulanen-Regiment Kaiser Alexander III von Rußland (Westpreußisches ) Nr. 1
4.Eskadron/Regiment Königs-Jäger zu Pferde Nr. 1
Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 237
Fußartillerie-Batterie Nr. 119
Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 237
Late-war order of battleedit
The division underwent relatively few organizational changes over the course of the war. Cavalry was reduced, artillery and signals commands were formed, and combat engineer support was expanded to a full pioneer battalion. The order of battle on March 10, 1918, was as follows:[4]
237.Infanterie-Brigade
Infanterie-Regiment Graf Kirchbach (1. Niederschlesisches) Nr. 46
119. Infanterie-Division (Chronik 1915/1918) - Der erste Weltkrieg
Hermann Cron et al., Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee (Berlin, 1935)
Hermann Cron, Geschichte des deutschen Heeres im Weltkriege 1914-1918 (Berlin, 1937)
Günter Wegner, Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1825-1939. (Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993), Bd. 1
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 1919 (1920)
^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 1919 (1920), pp. 612-615.
^Hermann Cron et al., Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee (Berlin, 1935).
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The 119th Infantry Division 119 Infanterie Division was a formation of the Imperial German Army in World War I The division was formed on March 25 1915 and organized over the next several weeks 1 It was part of a wave of new infantry divisions formed in the spring of 1915 The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I 119th Infantry Division 119 Infanterie Division Active1915 19CountryGerman EmpireBranchArmyTypeInfantrySizeApprox 12 500EngagementsWorld War I Gorlice Tarnow Offensive Battle of Messines Battle of Passchendaele Battle of Cambrai German spring offensive First Battle of the Somme 1918 Battle of the Lys Second Battle of the Somme 1918 The division was formed primarily from the excess infantry regiments of regular infantry divisions which were being triangularized The division s 237th Infantry Brigade staff was formerly the staff of the 19th Infantry Brigade of the 10th Infantry Division which came to the new division along with the 46th Infantry Regiment The 46th Reserve Infantry Regiment was formerly part of the 10th Reserve Division The 58th Infantry Regiment came from the 9th Infantry Division The division was primarily recruited in the V Army Corps area Posen and Lower Silesia Contents 1 Combat chronicle 2 Order of battle on formation 3 Late war order of battle 4 References 5 NotesCombat chronicle editThe 119th Infantry Division initially fought on the Eastern Front in World War I entering the line in April as part of Combined Corps Kneussl Kombiniertes Korps Kneussl and then fighting in the battle of Gorlice Tarnow and the ensuing Gorlice Tarnow Offensive In August 1915 it participated in the attack on Brest Litovsk From September 1915 to March 1916 the division occupied the line between the Servech and Shchara Rivers near Baranovichi It remained in the line in Russia until May 1917 when it was transferred to the Western Front where it was initially stationed on the Belgian Dutch border It went into the line in Flanders in May and fought in the Battle of Messines and the Battle of Passchendaele It was removed from the line to rest in October and returned to line to face the Allied attack in the Battle of Cambrai In 1918 the division participated in the German spring offensive fighting in the First Battle of the Somme 1918 also known as the Second Battle of the Somme to distinguish it from the 1916 battle and the Battle of the Lys also known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres It later fought in the Second Battle of the Somme 1918 also known as the Third Battle of the Somme It remained in the line until the end of the war Allied intelligence rated the division as second class 1 2 Order of battle on formation editThe 119th Infantry Division was formed as a triangular division The order of battle of the division on March 25 1915 was as follows 3 237 Infanterie Brigade Infanterie Regiment Graf Kirchbach 1 Niederschlesisches Nr 46 3 Posensches Infanterie Regiment Nr 58 Reserve Infanterie Regiment Nr 46 3 Eskadron Ulanen Regiment Kaiser Alexander III von Russland Westpreussisches Nr 1 4 Eskadron Regiment Konigs Jager zu Pferde Nr 1 Feldartillerie Regiment Nr 237 Fussartillerie Batterie Nr 119 Pionier Kompanie Nr 237Late war order of battle editThe division underwent relatively few organizational changes over the course of the war Cavalry was reduced artillery and signals commands were formed and combat engineer support was expanded to a full pioneer battalion The order of battle on March 10 1918 was as follows 4 237 Infanterie Brigade Infanterie Regiment Graf Kirchbach 1 Niederschlesisches Nr 46 3 Posensches Infanterie Regiment Nr 58 Reserve Infanterie Regiment Nr 46 Maschinengewehr Scharfschutzen Abteilung Nr 15 4 Eskadron Regiment Konigs Jager zu Pferde Nr 1 Artillerie Kommandeur 119 Feldartillerie Regiment Nr 237 I Bataillon Fussartillerie Regiment Nr 27 Pionier Bataillon Nr 119 Pionier Kompanie Nr 237 Pionier Kompanie Nr 273 Minenwerfer Kompanie Nr 119 Divisions Nachrichten Kommandeur 119References edit119 Infanterie Division Chronik 1915 1918 Der erste Weltkrieg Hermann Cron et al Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee Berlin 1935 Hermann Cron Geschichte des deutschen Heeres im Weltkriege 1914 1918 Berlin 1937 Gunter Wegner Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1825 1939 Biblio Verlag Osnabruck 1993 Bd 1 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 1919 1920 Notes editThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 119th Infantry Division German Empire news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message a b 119 Infanterie Division Chronik 1915 1918 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 1919 1920 pp 612 615 Hermann Cron et al Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee Berlin 1935 Cron et al Ruhmeshalle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 119th Infantry Division German Empire amp oldid 1149793248, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
