Iron cross with engraving Poelkappelle 24.8 - 13.10.1917

[dedehansen]

Hi gents,

I would like to know, which German units participated

at the battle of Poelkappelle from 24.8 - 13.10.1917.

Kind regards

Andreas

Edited May 24, 2016 by dedehansen

[The Prussian]

Hello Andreas

Please have a look here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Poelcappelle

"German defensive preparations"

[dedehansen]

On 8.5.2016 at 06:41, The Prussian said:

Hello Andreas

Please have a look here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Poelcappelle

"German defensive preparations"

Thanks Andy, very appreciated.

So it must have been 6th Bavarian Division and 240th Division 

at that time.

Kind regards
Andreas

[The Prussian]

Probaly...

That´s because I didn´t write more. The battle was october, 9. But in the period, you asked for, there were a lot of changings of the divisions.

By the way here a few examples.

September, 20

Group Ypern

Trench-divisions: 208.Inf.Div., 36.Inf.Div., 2.Garde-Res.Div., 121.Inf.Div

Task-force: 234.Inf.Div., 236.Inf.Div.

Group Wytschaete

Trench-divisions: b.Ers.Div., 9.Res.Div.

Task-force: b.16.Inf.Div.

September, 26

Group Ypern

Trench-divisions: parts of 10.Ers.Div., 23.Res.Div., 3.Res.Div.

Task-force: 234.Inf.Div., b.4.Inf.Div., 236.Inf.Div.

Group Wytschaete

Trench-divisions: 50.Res.Div.

Task-force: 17.Inf.Div.

October, 4

Group Ypern

Trench-divisions: b.6.Inf.Div., 10.Ers.Div., 20.Inf.Div., 4.Garde-Inf.Div.

Task-force: 187.Inf.Div., b.4.Inf.Div., 45.Res.Div.

Group Wytschaete

Trench-divisions: 19.Res.Div., 25.Inf.Div.

Task-force: 8.Inf.Div.

October, 9

Group Dixmude

Trench-divisions: part sof 119.Inf.Div., 18.Inf.Div.

Task-force: 240.Inf.Div. (replaced by 227.Inf.Div.)

Group Ypern

Trench-divisions: b.6.Inf.Div. (changed place with 187.Inf.Div.), 167.Inf.Div., 195.Inf.Div., 233.Inf.Div., parts of 22.Res.Div.

Task-forcve: 187.Inf.Div., 10.Ers.Div., 20.Inf.Div. , 45.Res.Div.

Group Wytschaete

Trench-divisions: b.10.Inf.Div., parts of 22.Res.Div., parts of 25.Inf.Div.

Task-force: 15.Inf.Div.

October, 12

Group Dixmude

Trench-divisions: 18.Inf.Div., parts of 27.Inf.Div., 187.Inf.Div., parts of 227.Inf.Div., 240.Inf.Div., 16.Inf.Div.

Task-force: parts of 187.Inf.Div., 27.Inf.Div., parts of 240.Inf.Div., parts of 227.Inf.Div., 10.Ers.Div.

Group Ypern

Trench-divisions: 195.Inf.Div., parts of 220.Inf.Div., 233.Inf.Div.

Task-force: parts of 220.Inf.Div.

[dedehansen]

 

Thanks Andy,

here´s the reason why I was asking

Kind regards
Andreas