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Organization of German Divisions, 1915 Organization of German Divisions 1915 Alpine Corps 1st Bavarian Jäger Brigade 1st Bavarian Jäger Regiment Leib Infantry Regiment 2nd Jäger Brigade 2nd Jäger Regiment 3rd Jäger Regiment Artillery 203rd Field Artillery Regiment Attached 201st Mountain Machinegun Detachment 202nd Mountain Machinegun Detachment 205th Mountain Machinegun Detachment 209th Mountain Machinegun Detachment Bavarian Ersatz Division 3rd Bavarian Reserve Brigade 4th Bavarian Reserve Regiment 15th Bavarian Reserve Regiment 59th Landwehr Brigade 28th Ersatz Regiment 120th Reserve Regiment Artillery 1st Ersatz Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Ersatz Btry, 8th Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment 1st Guard Division 1st Guard Brigade 1st Guard Foot Regiment 2nd Guard Foot Regiment 2nd Guard Brigade 3rd Guard Foot Regiment 4th Guard Foot Regiment 1st Guard Artillery Brigade 1st Guard Artillery Regiment 3rd Guard Artillery Regiment 1st Guard Engineering Battalion Field Company, Guard Pioneers 1st Guard Pontoon Engineers 4th Guard Telephone Detachment 1st Guard Reserve Division 1st Guard Reserve Brigade 1st Guard Reserve Regiment 2nd Guard Reserve Regiment 15th Reserve Brigade 64th Reserve Regiment 93rd Reserve Regiment Attached Guard Reserve Sniper Battalion Cavalry Guard Reserve Dragoon Regiment (3 sqns) Artillery 1st Guard Reserve Artillery Regiment 3rd Guard Reserve Artillery Regiment 1 Engineers 2nd & 3rd Field Companies, 28th Engineer Battalion 1st Guard Reserve Pontoon Engineers 1st Guard Reserve Telephone Detachment Guard Ersatz Division 1st Guard Mixed Brigade 1st Guard Ersatz Regiment 1st, 2nd & 6th Gd Erz. Bns. 2nd Guard Ersatz Regiment 3rd, 4th & 5th Gd Erz. Bns. 5th Guard Mixed Brigade 357th Ersatz Regiment 5th Erz. Bn., 2nd Corps District 5th Erz. Bn., 1st Corps District 358th Ersatz Regiment 6th, 7th & 8th Erz. Bns., 2nd Corps District Cavalry Guard Ersatz Cavalry Detachment Artillery 1st Ersatz Battalion/1st Guard Field Artillery Regiment 1st Ersatz Battalion/2nd Guard Field Artillery Regiment 38th Field Artillery Regiment Engineers 1st Co., Guard Ersatz Pioneer Battalion 1st Ersatz Co., 2nd Pioneer Battalion Attached; 32nd Landwehr Battalion, 2nd Corps District (1915) 1st Division 1st Brigade 1st Grenadier Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade 3rd Grenadier Regiment 43rd Infantry Regiment 1st Artillery Brigade; 16th Field Artillery Regiment 52nd Field Artillery Regiment 1st Engineer Battalion (1 Corps Dist) Field Company, 1st Pioneers 1st Pontoon Engineers 1st Telephone Detachment 1st Reserve Division 1st Reserve Brigade 1st Reserve Infantry Regiment 3rd Reserve Infantry Regiment 72nd Reserve Brigade 18th Reserve Infantry Regiment 59th Reserve Infantry Regiment Attached 1st Reserve Jäger Battalion Cavalry 1st Reserve Uhlan Regiment 1st Reserve Ersatz Cavalry Regiment 1st Artillery Brigade; 1st Reserve Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Engineering Battalion No. 1 Reserve Co., 1st Pioneer Battalion 1st Reserve Pontoon Engineers 1st Reserve Telephone Detachment 1st Reserve Division 6th Mixed Landwehr Brigade 34th Landwehr Regiment 49th Landwehr Regiment 34th Mixed Landwehr Brigade 31st Landwehr Regiment 84th Landwehr Regiment Cavalry 90th Landwehr Cavalry Regiment 2/10th Dragoon Regiment Artillery 96th Field Artillery Regiment 219th Field Artillery Regiment Engineers 1st Co., 23rd Pioneer Battalion 2nd Co., 23rd Ersatz Pioneer Battalion 1st Bavarian Division 1st Bavarian Brigade 1st Bavarian Regiment 2nd Bavarian Brigade 2nd Bavarian Regiment 16th Bavarian Regiment1 24th Bavarian Regiment Cavalry 8th Bavarian Light Regiment 1st Bavarian Artillery Brigade 1st Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment 7th Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment Engineers 1/,3/1st Bavarian Engineer Battalion 1st Bavarian Pontoon Engineers 1st Bavarian Telephone Detachment 1st Bavarian Landwehr Division 5th Bavarian Landwehr Brigade 4th Bavarian Landwehr Regiment 5th Bavarian Landwehr Regiment 14th Bavarian Landwehr Brigade 15th Bavarian Landwehr Regiment 122nd Landwehr Regiment 13th Bavarian Landwehr Brigade 8th Bavarian Landwehr Regiment 10th Bavarian Landwehr Regiment Cavalry 1/2nd Bavarian Corps District Landwehr Regiment Artillery 2nd Landsturm Field Artillery Regiment 1 The 16th Bavarian Regiment was detached from the 1st Bavarian Division in March 1915. 3 Engineers 1st Landwehr Pioneer Co., 2nd Bavarian Corps District 1st Naval Division 1st Naval Brigade2 organization unknown 2nd Brigade organization unknown Cavalry unknown Artillery 1st Naval Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Naval Field Artillery Regiment Torpedo-Matrosen Artillery Regiment 2nd Guard Division 3rd Guard Brigade 1st Grenadier Regiment 3rd Grenadier Regiment 4th Guard Brigade 2nd Grenadier Regiment 4th Grenadier Regiment 4th Guard Cavalry Brigade Leibgarde Hussar Regiment 2nd Guard Uhlan Regiment 2nd Artillery Brigade 2nd Guard Field Artillery Regiment 4th Guard Field Artillery Regiment 1st Guard Engineer Battalion Field Company, Guard Pioneer Battalion 2nd Guard Pontoon Engineers 2nd Guard Telephone Detachment 2nd Guard Reserve Division 26th Reserve Brigade 15th Reserve Regiment 58th Reserve Regiment 38th Reserve Brigade 77th Reserve Regiment 91st Reserve Regiment Attached 10th Reserve Jäger Battalion Engineers 4th Company, 2nd Pioneer Battalion No. 10 2nd Division 3rd Brigade 4th Grenadier Regiment 44th Infantry Regiment 4th Brigade 33rd Fusilier Regiment 45th Infantry Regiment 2 In the 1st Naval Division, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Marine Fusilier Regiments and the 4th Marine Infantry Regiment alternated between the 1st and 2nd Naval Divisions. Cavalry 10th Jäger zu Pferd Regiment 2nd Artillery Brigade 1st Field Artillery Regiment 37th Field Artillery Regiment 1st Pioneer Battalion, No. 1 Field Company, 1st Pioneer Battalion 2nd Pontoon Engineers 2nd Telephone Detachment 2nd Landwehr Division 53rd Mixed Landwehr Brigade 124th Landwehr Regiment 125th Landwehr Regiment 9th Bavarian Mixed Landwehr Brigade 6th Bavarian Landwehr Regiment 7th Bavarian Landwehr Regiment Cavalry 3rd Landwehr Squadron, Landsturm Battalion (13th Corps District) Artillery 1st Landwehr Battery, Landsturm Battalion (13th Corps District 2nd Bavarian Division 3rd Bavarian Brigade 3rd Bavarian Regiment3 20th Bavarian Regiment 4th Bavarian Brigade 12th Bavarian Regiment 15th Bavarian Regiment Cavalry 4th Bavarian Chevauleger Regiment4 2nd Bavarian Artillery 4th Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment 9th Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment Engineers 2nd Field Company, 1st Bavarian Pioneer Battalion 2nd Bavarian Pontoon Engineers 2nd Bavarian Telephone Detachment 2nd Naval Division 3rd Naval Brigade unknown5 3 The presence of the 10th Jäger zu Pferd Regiment in the 2nd Division is uncertain, but probable. 4 The 3rd Bavarian Regiment was detached from the 2nd Bavarian Division in April. 5 The presence of the 4th Bavarian Chevauleger Regiment in the 2nd Bavarian Division is probable, but uncertain. 5 4h Brigade unknown 3rd Guard Division 5th Guard Brigade 5th Foot Regiment 5th Grenadier Regiment 6th Brigade Guard Fusilier Regiment Lehr (Instruction) Regiment Cavalry Guard Reserve Uhlan Regiment6 3rd Artillery 5th Guard Field Artillery Regiment 6th Guard Field Artillery Regiment Engineers ? Company, Pioneer Battalion 3rd Guard Pontoon Engineers 3rd Guard Telephone Detachment 3rd Division 5th Brigade7 2nd Grenadier Regiment 9th Grenadier Regiment 6th Brigade 34th Fusilier Regiment 42nd Infantry Regiment Cavalry 3rd Horse Grenadier Regiment8 3rd Artillery Brigade 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 38th Field Artillery Regiment 1st Pioneer Battalion, No. 2 Company, Pioneer Battalion 3rd Pontoon Engineers 3rd Telephone Detachment 3rd Landwehr Division 18th Landwehr Brigade 6th Landwehr Regiment 7th Landwehr Regiment 19th Landwehr Brigade9 37th Landwehr Regiment 46th Landwehr Regiment Cavalry 6 The Guard Reserve Uhlan Regiment is probably present inthe 3rd Guard Division. 7 The 5th Brigade, 3rd Division, was broken up in May. 8 The 3rd Horse Grenadier Regiment was probably still present in the 3rd Division, but uncertain. 9 The 22nd Bavarian Regimetn was detached from the 3rd Bavarian Division between February and April. 1st Landwehr Cavalry Regiment (3 sqns) Artillery 3rd Landwehr Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Bavarian Division 5th Bavarian Brigade 22nd Bavarian Regiment10 23rd Bavarian Regiment 6th Bavarian Brigade 17th Bavarian Regiment 18th Bavarian Regiment Cavalry 3rd Bavarian Chevauleger Regiment11 3rd Bavarian Artillery Brigade 5th Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment 12th Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment Engineers 1st Company, 2nd Bavarian Pioneer Battalion 3rd Company, 2nd Bavarian Pioneer Battalion 3rd Bavarian Pontoon Engineers 3rd Bavarian Telephone Detachment 3rd Reserve Division 5th Reserve Brigade 2nd Reserve Regiment 9th Reserve Regiment 6th Reserve Brigade 34th Reserve Regiment 49th Reserve Regiment Cavalry 5th Reserve Dragoon Regiment Artillery 3rd Reserve Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Pioneer Battalion, No. 2 Company, 2nd Pioneer Battalion 3rd Reserve Searchlight Section 3rd Reserve Telephone Detachment 4th Guard Division 3rd Foot Regiment 5th Grenadier Regiment 93rd Reserve Regiment 4th Division 7th Brigade 14th Regiment 149th Regiment 8th Brigade 49th Regiment 140th Regiment Cavalry 10 The 22nd Bavarian Regiment was detached from the 3rd Bavarian Division in April 1915 and reassigned to the 11th Bavarian Division. 11 The presence of the 3rd Bavarian Chevauleger Regiment in the 3rd Bavarian Division is uncertain, but probable. 7 12th Dragoon Regiment 4th Artillery Brigade 17th Field Artillery Regiment 53rd Field Artillery Regiment 1st Pioneer
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