07.08.1914	Regiment moved to Orn (Oron) at the border river French Nied
11.08. - 15.08.1914	Outpost position near Püschingen (Puzieux), 11. company at Erlen (Aulenois)
20.08.1914	General attack of all troops in Alsace-Lorraine Regiment attacks at 11:30 a.m. in direction Bruchkastel (Château-Bréhain) and overrules the enemy position near Wastingen (Vaxy) by strong heat
21.08.1914	Capture of two Seille bridges at Château-Salines and Hédival
22.08.1914	Cross German-French border at Bezange-la-Grande, regiment is advance guard of the 4. ID
26.08.1914	Strong battles between Mortagne and Xermaménil
28.08 - 12.09.1914	War activity at the Meurthe (Hériménil, Baupré, Bois de Bareth)
19.09.1914	Retreat from Lorraine beyond the northwing of the Marne battle (4-day march to Metz, transport by train via Diedenhofen (Thionville) - Arlon to Namur, march to Nurlu, 12 km northern Péronne)
26.09. - 01.10.1914	Battle of the Somme (Guillemont, Ginchy, Bois Foureaux, Bazentin la grande / -la petite)
03.10. - 23.10.1914	Fight at Mametz (Beaumont, Fonquevillers)
24.10. - 28.10.1914	March via Templeux le Guérard, Anneux, Douai to Lille
29.10.1914	Onward march to Comines, crossing of the river Lys (Leie) and march to Kortewilde
30.10.1914	Attack and capture of palace Hollebeke (available only in German version)

31.10. - 03.11.1914	Attack against the area behind the manor house and street of Klein-Zillebeke
04.11.1914	March from Houthem via Wambeke to Oosttaverne, 11:30 a.m. attack against Wytschaete
05.11. - 10.11.1914	Daily attacks of the 5^th Infantry-Regiment
12.11.1914	1:00 p.m. after Artillery fire attack against the "Bayernwald (Bavaria forest)" at Diependaelebeek ground, the whole forest is captured. Regiment (II. and III. Battalion) takes 150 POW
13.11. - 16.11.1914	Four days of fierce fighting for the "Bayernwald". The forest is horribly destroyed! Burnt trees, ragged bodies - friends like enemies - uncountable pieces of schrapnel on the ground

08.03. - 21.10.1915	Trench warfare at Messines (Flanders)
22.10. - 16.07.1916	Trench warfare at Loos Position warfare west of Hulluch beside the street of Lens; 27./28.04. Gas attacks show the unreliability of poisonous gas; 28.06. three war gas attacks by the enemy; 06.07. two war gas attacks by the enemy are uneffective; 16.07. Regiment retreats to Wahagnies and Libercourt
17.07. - 24.08.1916	Action near Lens (mine- und gas war)
26.08. - 18.09.1916	Battle at the Somme Lorry transport from Cambrai to Barastre, position between Foureaux and Delville forest (near Longueval, Bapaume, Flers); 15./16.09. heavy fighting days at Gallwitz-Riegel near to the street Flers-Ligny (strong Artillery fire, mixed with war gas grenades; Tank attacks)
21.09. - 26.05.1917	Trench warfare at Lys and Deûlemont (daily until 300 heavy mines on our position, enemy war gas attacks)
27.05. - 16.06.1917	Fights for the Wytschaete bend (at Messines and Ploegsteert forest)
17.06. - 07.07.1917	Relaxation in Belgium (Audenarde, Ronse)
09.07. - 22.09.1917	at the Lys near Berlinghem
23.09. - 07.10.1917	Battles eastern Paschendaele (Jngelmünster, Moorslede, Zonnebeke)
11.10. - 12.10.1917	Transport by train via Gent - Namur - Sedan to Conflans near Metz
13.10. - 31.03.1918	Position in Mort-Mare forest southern of Thiaucourt (Lorraine)
12.04. - 15.04.1918	Transport by train from Landres via Sedan, Valenciennes, Douai to Ligny, March to Armentières
25.04.1918	Attack of the Regiment and Alpes hunter on the Kemmel hill; roughly at noon the hill is token

26.04.1918	I. and III. Battalion western Brulooze, II. Battalion takes the Loker Hospiz
29.04.1918	Attack advances against the Scherpen hill, French counter attacks from Red Hill 1. company (1 officer/15 men) imprison a whole company with 5 officers and 250 men
30.04.1918	The Loker Hospiz goes lost
01.05. - 04.05.1918	Relaxation at Armentières
04.05. - 11.06.1918	Relaxation near Leers and Lys eastern of Lille, strengthen decimated troups 14.05. The Regiment stands on parade near Croix the last time in its 200-year history in front of its sovereign - together with Crown Prince RUPPRECHT, Commander-in-Chief of the army group and Prince FRANZ, 4. ID commander
12.06. - 11.07.1918	Battles northwest of Armentières, regiment in position near Merris
12.07. - 12.08.1918	Relaxation at Roubaix (Erquinghem) and task force of the Bavarian III. Armycorps at Armentières and Wambrechies
13.08.1918	Transport by train to Baisieux/Lesquin within 10 hours to Vélu
14.08. - 01.09.1918	Defensive battle at the Somme (Archiet le Grand, Biefvillers, Bihucourt), replacement of the 5^th Infantry Regiment by the Reserve Infantry Regiment 225
02.09. - 06.09.1918	Behind the 4. Army at Ramillies and Escaudoevres, march to Denain, transport by train to Wevelghem (Staff, I. und III. Battalion) and Menin (II. Batl.)
06.09. - 25.09.1918	Realignment of Batallions and training of companies, Reserve IR 5 is disbanded and integrated into the II. Battalion/5. IR
26.09.1918	Transport by train to Savigny in Champagne
27.09. - 21.10.1918	War activity in Champagne (Marvaux, Vieux, Manre) and at the Maas (Vouziers, Falaise)
22.10.1918	Regiment is reduced, fighting in heavy battles since 27.09., obtain in rule of the IR 411 (406^th Infantry Brigade), then detach (gathering place: Le Chesne)
26.10.1918	Regiment is transported to Lorraine
06.11.1918	Regiment crosses Bavarian border, the train is decorated in green and with Bavarian flags, drives via Augsburg to Munich-Pasing
07.11.1918	Drives south to the Austrian border. Regiment gets friendly quartiers after it is known that the Royal Bavarian 5^th Infantry is an active front regiment - Regimental staff and I. Battalion in quarter at Garmisch, - II. Battalion and MG company at Partenkirchen, - III. Battalion at Mittenwald
01.12.1918	Regiment returns finally to *Bamberg*
30.04.1919	The Peace Treaty of Versailles disbanded the Royal Bavarian 5^th Infantry Regiment

19.11. - 19.01.1915	Trench warfare at St. Eloi
20.01. - 07.03.1915	Trench warfare at Wytschaete