3. b. Radfahrer Bataillon Nr. 3

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

I loose all traces of the 3rd Bavarian Radfahrer Batallion from the beginning of 1913 onwards... does anyone have any idea who they were attached to in that period?

Thanks

Chris

[The Prussian]

Hi Chris and merry Christmas!

History of formation? My part...

Which year do you mean? I think you made a mistake with 1913...

Well,

By outbreak of war, Bavaria had only two Radfahrer-Bataillone

b.1.Radf.Btl.

1.Kp.: b.Kav.Div. ; later Lehrkommando für den Kaukasus ; later b.7.Kav.Brig.

2.Kp.: b.Radf.Btl.3 (In Alpenkorps 1915 from parts of the 1. und 2. b.Jg.Btl. und b.Res.Jg.Btl.)

3.Kp.: b.Kav.Div.

b.2.Radf.Btl.

1.Kp.: later b.Radf.Btl.3

2.Kp.: later b.Radf.Btl.3

The b.Radf.Btl.3 was set-up from the Ers.Btl./b.1.Jg.Btl.. It consisted of the following units:
2.Radf.Kp./b.1.Jg.Btl.

1.Radf.Kp./b.2.Jg.Btl.

2.Radf.Kp./b.2.Jg.Btl.

b.Radf.Kp.10

b.Radf.Kp.12

MG-Kp. (set-up by Stellv.Gen.Kdo.b.III.AK

The Bataillon was dissolved end of september 1918. The companies of the Jg.Btls. came to the Jg.Rgt.Nr.1, the companies 10, 12 and the MGK came to the Alpenkorps.

The b.3.Radf.Btl. was under command of: (chronologically):

2.Inf.Radf.Brig.

14.Armee

Heeresgruppe Kronprinz Rupprecht

4.Armee

Alpenkorps

[Chris Boonzaier]

Sorry, I meant 1916 onwards... even in ancestry.com the entries for the men stop in about 1916.

Where they were for the last half of 1916 until the wars end is missing.

Best

Chris

[The Prussian]

As I wrote before, the bataillon stood under command of

2.Inf.Radf.Brig. (set-up in summer 1916)

14.Armee (set-up 9.9.1917, dissolved 23.1.1918)

Heeresgruppe Kronprinz Rupprecht (set-up 28.8.1916)

4.Armee

Alpenkorps

during the war. Unfortunately I don´t know the dates, when it changed.

The 2.Inf.Radf.Brig. were under command of the Karpathenkorps and the 9th army

[E Williams]

Relative????

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Postkarte-AK-WWI-Bayer-Radfahrer-Kompagnie-1916-/370969648597?pt=Ansichtskarte_Zubeh%C3%B6r&hash=item565f839dd5

[Chris Boonzaier]

Here is the reason for the questions.... he was originally in the 2nd bavarian Jäger, but at some stage the Bicycle companies were cut loose... and ended up god knows where....

[Chris Boonzaier]

I just found a Militärpass, they seem to have stuck with the battalion up until Verdun, then left the Alpenkorps halfway through the Verdun Fighting...

4.10.-28.10.14 Battle at Lille

30.10.-14.11.14 Battle at Ypern

14.11.-8.12.14 Positional warfare at Warneton

24.12.-26.12.14 Combat at La Bassee

29.12.-6.2.15 and 7.4.-19.5.15 Positional warfare at Warneton

23.5.-13.10.15 Fighting in Tirol

30.10.-28.11.15 Campaign against Serbien

1.12.-3.3.16 March to the Greek border

4.3.-16.3.16 fighting on the Greek border

2.4.-17.4.16 Positional warfare at Reims

12.6.-20.7.16 Battle of Verdun

21.8.-31.10.16 Positional warfare with Heeresgruppe Erzherzog Karl

8.11.-22.11.16 Fighting at Orsova

23.11.-6.12.16 Pursuit from Orsova to the lower Alt

1.12.-3.12.16 Battle on the Arges

4.12.-8.12.16 Pursuit after the Battle on the Arges

6.12.16 Occupation of Bukarest

9.12.-20.12.16 Pursuit Ialomita, Prahova and Buzaul

21.12.-27.12.16 Battle at Rimnieul-Sarat

4.1.-8.1.17 Battle on the Putna

7.2.-5.3.17 Coastal defence and fighting on the coast in Flanders

6.3.-15.3.17 Positional warfare on the Somme

16.3.-10.4.17 Fighting on the Siegfried front

16.4.-24.4.17 Coastal defence and fighting on the coast in Flanders

25.4.-20.5.17 Positional warfare on the Yser

21.5.-16.9.17 Coastal defence and fighting on the coast in Flanders

24.9.-15.10.17 March to the rear of the Isonzo Front

15.10.-23.10.17 Positional warfare at Isonzo

24.10.-27.10.17 Breakthrough through the Julischen Alps

27.10.17 Taking of Cividale

28.10.-3.11.17 Battle at Udine

4.11.-11.11.17 Pursuit from Tagliamento to the Piave

6.11.-7.11.17 Fighting on the Livenza-Ueberg

8.11.17 Fighting in the Montic Sector

12.11.-7.12.17 Positional warfare on the lower Piave

22.1.-25.2.18 Training K.u.K. Southwestfront Friaul and Venezia

21.3.-16.5.18 Positional warfare in the Artois and the Battle for France

21.3.-4.4.18 Battle for France

21.3.-23.3.18 Breakthrough at Monchy – Cambrai

24.3.-25.3.18 Battle at Bapaume

9.4.-18.4.18 Battle at Armentiers

17.5.-30.6.18 Positional warfare in Flanders

5.8.-25.8.18 Positional warfare in Flanders