German WW1 Field Map

RON

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I bought this a couple of years back from a Postcard dealer I often do business with... It is dated June 1918 at the bottom right and upper left corners. There's also a few handwritten notes including date again.
It is obviously a military map depicting various troop positions & movements. I can't seem to recognize any major towns or cities (except maybe Soligen) but this seems to be somewhere at the border between France and Germany (there are some French or Belgian names in there)... Maybe Alsace-Lorraine?
Anything more you could tell me about this would be most welcome...
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Ronny,

just noticed this. This is a sector map of Gruppe Prosnes AKA XXIV. Reserve-Korps (Generalleutnant Felix Langer) of 1. Armee at this time. It shows that part of France just to the immediate East-South-East of Reims. The reference to Solingen is the name of a Riegel or switch trench.

Regards
Glenn
 
Hey Glenn, I had completely forgotten about this post!

Felix Hugo Theodor Langer (25.3.1859 - 28.1.1940; place of birth: Württemberg)
Awarded the Pour le Merite and Oakleaves, German lieutenant general Langer commanded XXIV. Reserve Corps during the final year of the Great War.


I can however find no link on the Net between the 24th Res. Corps and Gruppe Prosnes. Only the 14th Res. Corps seems to be linked with G. Prosnes. Besides, all I'm able to read from the 2nd photo above is 'Abt. 4 Gruppe Langer' (map's bottom right corner); am I missing something perhaps in the torn section?
 
Ronny,

according to Hermann Cron:

16-25 April 1917: XIV. Armeekorps
25 April 1917 - 9 Feb 1918: III. Armeekorps
10 Feb 1918 - 30 May 1918: XXIV. Reserve-Korps

Regards
Glenn
 
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