• Source: 215th Infantry Division (German Empire)

    • The 215th Infantry Division (German: 215. Infanterie-Division) was a unit in the German Imperial Army during World War I. Created in September 1916, it primarily saw service on the Eastern Front and in Ukraine.


    Order of battle (May 1918)


    61. Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
    Reserve-Ersatz-Regiment Nr. 2
    Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 71
    Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 224
    3. Eskadron/Reserve-Husaren-Regiment Nr. 8
    Artillerie-Kommandeur Nr. 215
    Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 274
    Division-Nachrichtung-Kommandeur Nr. 215


    Chronology


    1916

    15 September – 17 September – In reserve behind Armee-Abteilung A in France
    18 September – 2 November – Frontline service in Champagne
    2–8 November – Transported to the Eastern Front
    8 November – 31 December – Frontline service on Upper Styr and Stochod rivers
    1917

    1 January – 1 December – Frontline service on Upper Styr and Stochod rivers
    2 December – 17 December – Ceasefire on Eastern Front
    18 December – 31 December – Armistice on Eastern Front
    1918

    1 January – 18 February – Armistice on Eastern Front
    18 February – 21 June – Service in Ukraine
    22 June – 5 November – Occupation of Ukraine
    16 November – 31 December – Withdrawal from Ukraine
    1919

    1 January – 16 March – Withdrawal from Ukraine


    Commanders


    7 September to 9 September 1916 Generalmajor Otto Ulrich (1855–1937)
    10 September 1916 Generalmajor (as of 27 January 1918 Generalleutnant) Max Carl Erdmann Gronau (1855–1945)


    Sources



    215. Infanterie-Division (Chronik 1916/1918)

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