12th Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 34. | 23. | 24. | 23. | 24. | 23. | 24. | 23. | 24. | 23. |
| 62. | 62. | 62. | 62. | 62. | ||||||
| 78. | 63. | 78. | 63. | 63. | 63. | 63. | ||||
| 157. | 157. | |||||||||
| Cavalry. | 11 Horse Jag. Rgt. | 6 Sqn. 10 Hus. Rgt. | 4 Sqn. 2 Uhlan Rgt. | 4 Sqn. 2 Uhlan Rgt. | ||||||
| Artillery. | 12 Brig.: | 12 Brig.: | 12 Brig.: | 12 Art. Command: | 12 Art. Command: | |||||
| 21 F. A. Rgt. | 21 F. A. Rgt. | 21 F. A. Rgt. | 21 F. A. Rgt. | 21 F. A. Rgt. | ||||||
| 57 F. A. Rgt. | 57 F. A. Rgt. | 57 F. A. Rgt. | 68 Ft. A. Btn. | |||||||
| 851 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 887 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 937 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 1 Pion. Btn. No. 6: | 1 Pion. Btn. No. 6: | 1 Pion. Btn. No. 6: | 6 Pion. Btn. | ||||||
| Field Co. 6 Pions. | 2 Co. 6 Pions. | 2 Co. 6 Pions. | 2 Co. 6 Pions. | |||||||
| 12 Pont. Engs. | 3 Co. 6 Pions. | 3 Co. 6 Pions. | 3 Co. 6 Pions. | |||||||
| 12 Tel. Detch. | 12 T. M. Co. | 12 T. M. Co. | 12 T. M. Co. | |||||||
| 12 Pont. Engs. | 6 Searchlight Section. | 100 Searchlight Section. | ||||||||
| 12 Tel. Detch. | 10 Tel. Detch. | 12 Signal Command: | ||||||||
| 116, 117, and 118 Signal Detch. | 12 Tel. Detch. | |||||||||
| 182 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 15 Ambulance Co. | 15 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 51 Field Hospital. | 57 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 57 Field Hospital. | 60 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 12 Vet. Hospital. | |||||||||
| Transports. | 27 Supply Train. | 545 M. T. Col. | ||||||||
| M. T. Col. | ||||||||||
| Attached. | 17 Antiaircraft section. | 17 Antiaircraft section. | ||||||||
HISTORY.
(6th Corps District—Upper Silesia.)
1914.
France.
1. The 12th Division, forming with the 11th Division the 6th Army Corps (Breslau), formed a part of the 5th Army (German Crown Prince) at the beginning of the war, took part in the battle of August 22 at Rossignol les Bulles, entered France August 24, passed the Meuse above Mouzon on August 28, and took part in the battle on September 7 at Laheycourt and Villotte near Louppy.
Champagne.
2. After the battle of the Marne it was engaged (Sept. 21) at Berru and at Nogent l’Abbesse (east of Rheims). It remained on the Rheims front until the middle of June, 1915.