28. divize (28th Division)( prosinec 1914 - asi 1918)

• leden 1916 - 1918 pod. XVI. sbor (XVI Corps) (1915 - asi 1919)

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The history of 28th Division

As regular units from the further garrisons of Empire arrived back in England, many having waited until a Territorial unit had gone out to replace them, they were formed up into three Divisions, numbered 27th to 29th. The 28th was formed at Hursley, Pitt Hill and Magdalen hill Camp near Winchester in December 1914 - January 1915 and was rushed as a much-needed reinforcement to France. Shortage of some types of units were filled by Territorial units taken from other Divisions. It embarked at Southampton and landed at Le Havre on 16-19 January 1915 and then moved to concentrate in the area between Bailleul and Hazebrouck. The Division subsequently took part in these actions:

1915

The Second Battle of Ypres

The Battle of Loos

The Division was ordered on 19 October 1915 to to prepare to sail. The first units left Marseilles for Aelxandria (Egypt) five days later and all units (except XXXI and CXLVI Brigades RFA) were there by 22 November. The Division was then ordered on to Salonika and completed its disembarkation on 4 January 1916.

1916

2 October 1916: the occupation of Mazirko

31 October 1916: the capture of Barakli Jum´a

1917

15 May 1917: the capture of Ferdie and Essex Trenches (near Barakli Jum´a)

16 October 1917: the capture of Barakli and Kumli

1918

The Division lost a number of units in mid 1918; they were transferred to France

18-19 September 1918: the Battle of Doiran

22-28 September 1918: the pursuit to the Strumica valley

Hostilities with Bulgaria ceased on 30 September, with the Division by then in the area of Trnovo. The Division was ordered in early November to move to Gallipoli to occupy the Dardanelles Forts. On 14 November 85th Brigade arrived at Constantinople and Divisional HQ was established at Chanak..

• asi prosinec 1915 - 4.1. 191628. divize se vyloďuje v Soluni.