78th Reserve Division (German Empire)
German military unit active during WWI / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 78th Reserve Division (78. Reserve-Division) was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed at the end of December 1914 and organized over the next month, arriving in the line in early February 1915.[1] It was part of the second large wave of new divisions formed at the outset of World War I, which were numbered the 75th through 82nd Reserve Divisions.[2] The division was initially part of XXXIX Reserve Corps. The division was disbanded in September 1918 and its assets distributed to other units. The division was relatively mixed. The 258th Reserve Infantry Regiment was from the Prussian Rhine Province, the 259th Reserve Infantry Regiment was from the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, and the 260th Reserve Infantry Regiment was mainly from the Prussian Province of Hanover, with troops from the Duchy of Brunswick as well.
78th Reserve Division (78. Reserve-Division) | |
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Active | 1914-1918 |
Country | Germany |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Approx. 12,500 |
Engagements | World War I: Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes, Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive, Second Battle of the Aisne, Second Battle of the Marne, Battle of Château-Thierry (1918) |