Regimental History

The regiment was formed on 21.11.1808 as Inf.-Regt. Nr. 11 (11th Infantry Regiment) from the silesian Brigade that was formed in 1806 in Eastprussia, consisting from volunteers and veterans from the the left overs of the old Prussian regiments No. 28, 32, 44, , 49, 50 and the 3rd Battaillon of the infantry regiment no. 31.

In 1813 the regiment was reformed in three battaillons and fought against France in the campaign of 1813-14.

On 14.10.1814 the Grenadier Company was used to form the Grenadier Regiment Franz.

In 1818 the Regiment was put in the VI. Army Corps, 11th Division, 21st Brigade.

 On 27.9.1866 Company no. 4., 5., 13.were used to form the 83rd Regiment, on 1.4.1881 the 7thCompany was used to form the 132ns Regiment and on
1.4.1887  3rd Company was used for the 138th Regiment.

1914-18 the regiment fought on the Western Front (allied intelligence rated the 11th Division as second class Division).

The Regiment also took part in the Christmas Truce of 1914.

Regiment was disbanded in 1919.

11th Division

1870/71 Franco-Prussian War

21. Infantry Brigade

Grenadier-Regiment No. 10
Infantry-Regiment No. 18

22. Infantry Brigade

Fusilier-Regiment No. 38
Fusilier-Regiment No. 51

Jäger (Rifle)-Bataillon No. 9

Dragoon-Regiment No. 8

1871-1914

21. Infantry-Brigade

Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich Wilhelm II. (1. Schlesisches) No. 10
Fusilier-Regiment General-Fieldmarshall Graf Moltke (Schlesisches) No. 38

22.Infantry-Brigade

Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich III. (2. Schlesisches) No. 11
4. Schlesisches Infantry-Regiment No. 51

11. Cavalery-Brigade

Leib-Kürassier-(Live-Cuirassier)-Regiment Großer Kurfürst (Schlesisches) No. 1
Dragoon-Regiment König Friedrich III. (2. Schlesisches) No. 8

11. Fieldartillery-Brigade

Fieldartillery-Regiment von Peucker (1. Schlesisches) No. 62. Schlesisches Fieldartillery-Regiment No. 42

Breslau Militia

1914 (mobilisation)

21. Infantery-Brigade

Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich Wilhelm II. (1. Schlesisches) No. 10
Fusilier-Regiment General-Fieldmarshall Graf Moltke (Schlesisches) No. 38

22.Infantry-Brigade

Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich III. (2. Schlesisches) No. 11
4. Schlesisches Infantry-Regiment No. 51

Jäger-Regiment zu Pferde (Mounted Rifles) No. 11

11. Fieldartillery-Brigade

Fieldartillery-Regiment von Peucker (1. Schlesisches) No. 6
2. Schlesisches Fieldartillery-Regiment No. 42

1.Company/Schlesisches Engineer-Bataillon No. 6

1918

21. Infantry-Brigade

Grenadier-Regiment No. 10
Fusilier-Regiment No. 38
Infantry-Regiment No. 51

2.Squadron/Ulanen (Lancer)-Regiment No. 2

Artillery-Command No. 11

Fieldartillery-Regiment No. 42
Footartillery-Bataillon No. 131

Engineer-Bataillon No. 122

Divisions-Communications-Command No.11

Battles

1812 against Russia (in the Napoleonic Grande Armee, 2nd Bat in the kombined Infantry Regiment No. 6) :

7.8. Klivenhof
22.8. St. Annen
29.9. Kiopen
 30.9. Gräfenthal
20.12. Zennhof

1813-14 against France:

2nd Battaillon:

5.4. Dannikow
19.5. Königswartha

1st and 3rd Battaillon:

2.5. Gross Görschen
20./21.5. Bautzen
22./ 25. Görlitz
26.5 Hahnau

entire regiment:

26./27.8 Dresden
30.8. Culm
10.9. Nollendorf
17.9. Tellnitz
10.10. Frohburg
16.-19.10. Leipzig
27.1.-21.12. siege of Erfurt
13.2.1814 Etoges
14.2. Bauxchamps
28.2. Gué à Trèsmes
9.3. Laon
28.3. Ville Parisis
30.3. Paris

1815 against France (100 Days Campaign):

18.6. Belle-Alliance (Waterloo)
22./23.6. siege of Landrecies
30.6. Aubervilliers

1864 against Denmark:

numerous battles and skirmishes

1866 against Austria:

26.6. Zuckmantel
3.7. Königsgrätz

1870/71 against France:

18.9.-28.1. siege of Paris
30.9 Chevilly (2nd Battaillon)
28.11. Choisy le Roi (1st and 10th Company)
29.11. L'Hay (5th Company)
30.11. Thiais u. Choisy le Roi

1914-18 Great War:

stationed on the Western Front
present at battle of the Somme

Stationed at:

1809 St. Brieg, Neisse, Cosel
1813 Neisse
1815-1818 occupation in France
1819-21 (1st and 2nd Battaillon) Neisse, F. Glatz
1821-48 (1st and 2nd Battaillon) Breslau (Wroclaw)
1831 Brieg
1843 Glatz
1848 Schweidnitz
1848-1850 Stettin, 2nd Bat. Schweidnitz
1851-55 Breslau (Wroclaw)
1855-60 Posen, in Fortress Rawicz
1860-66 Schweidnitz, in Fortress Reichenbach
1866-97 Breslau (Wroclaw)
1866-73 Oels
1873-90 Freiburg
1890-1914 Schweidnitz