shawnt63

Thanks very much Andy, I don't speak German at all - trying to decipher what the regiment names are which isn't too too difficult. Just have to piece it all together. Appreciate your efforts on my behalf!

Shawn

Fantastic, thanks Andy!

Sorry, I thought the title gave it but I forgot to add April 1917 - to cover the Battle of Vimy Ridge (Canadian Corps attack 9 - 12 April).

Hi all, I am new to the forum. I have been trying to find some fine detail on the composition of the German Artillery at Vimy Ridge (Vimy Gruppe), I know it consisted of the following elements:

9^th and 69^th Field Artillery Regiments

25^th and 66^th Reserve Field Artillery Regiments

63^rd Field Artillery Regiment  (standard divisional artillery with 6 batteries of 7.7cm guns and 3 batteries of 10.4cm Howitzers)

1^st Bavarian Reserve Field Artillery Regiment (standard divisional artillery with 6 batteries of 7.7cm guns and 3 batteries of 10.4cm Howitzers)

As well as the divisional trench mortars both with the Battalions and Divisional Engineer batteries.

What I am really looking for is the composition of the 9th, 69th, 25th and 66ths Regiments, but I have had no luck so far in my research. I know, for example, that there were a number of both 21cm Lang Morsers and 5.9" Howitzer batteries, but I can't find which regiments they were with or how many batteries of each.

Any help would be greatly appreciatated.

Shawn