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46th Landwehr Division
The 46th Landwehr Division () was a Royal Saxon Army ''Landwehr'' infantry Division (military), division in World War I and the Lithuanian–Soviet War. Battle calendar The division was formed in February 1917 from militia (Landwehr) and reserve (Ersatz) units in the area of the XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps in Dresden. It then went to the Eastern Front (World War I), Eastern Front in mid-March 1917, remained there after the end of the war and acted as a police and occupation force in Lithuania. 1917 * March 13 – December 5 – Static battle between Neman, Nemunas-Berezina-Kreva-Smarhon-Narach (lake), Narach lake-Tverečius ** 19–27 July – Defensive battle at Smarhon-Kreva * 6–17 December – Ceasefire * From December 17 – Armistice 1918 * Until February 18 – Armistice * February 18 – March 3 – pursuing battles through Belarus * March 3 – November 15 – occupation of Russia, Russian territory * From November 16 – occupation and security service in Lithu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Saxon Army
The Royal Saxon Army (german: Königlich Sächsische Armee) was the military force of the Electorate (1682–1807) and later the Kingdom of Saxony (1807–1918). A regular Saxon army was first established in 1682 and it continued to exist until the abolition of the German monarchies in 1918. With the formation of the Confederation of the Rhine by Napoleon the Royal Saxon Army joined the French "Grande Armée" along with 37 other German states. History The army at the time of the Electorate of Saxony (1682–1807) The founder of the standing army in Saxony was Elector Johann Georg III. He convinced the Saxon Estates in 1681 that the established practice of in case of war hiring mercenaries and dismissing them in peace, was as costly as the formation of a standing army. In 1682 the hitherto existing home troops and Guard and other small units were consolidated in line regiments. The army consisted of six infantry regiments of eight companies and five cavalry regiments. The fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
