334:, most divisional cavalry, including brigade headquarters, was withdrawn to form cavalry divisions or split up among divisions as reconnaissance units. Divisions received engineer companies and other support units from their higher headquarters. The 11th Division was again renamed the 11th Infantry Division. Its initial wartime organization was as follows:
391:"). An artillery commander replaced the artillery brigade headquarters, the cavalry was further reduced, the engineer contingent was increased, and a divisional signals command was created. The 11th Infantry Division's order of battle in 1918 was as follows:
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Histories of Two
Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army which Participated in the War (1914-1918), compiled from records of Intelligence section of the General Staff, American Expeditionary Forces, at General Headquarters, Chaumont, France
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Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army which Participated in the War (1914-1918), compiled from records of Intelligence section of the General Staff, American Expeditionary Forces, at General Headquarters, Chaumont, France
230:
During wartime, the 11th
Division, like other regular German divisions, was redesignated an infantry division. The organization of the 11th Infantry Division in 1870 at the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War was as follows:
1418:
269:
German divisions underwent various organizational changes after the Franco-Prussian War. The organization of the 11th
Division in 1914, shortly before the outbreak of World War I, was as follows:
1413:
1408:
383:
Divisions underwent many changes during the war, with regiments moving from division to division, and some being destroyed and rebuilt. During the war, most divisions became
1355:
640:
1381:
159:(now Wrocław, Poland) in November 1816 as a brigade, and became the 11th Division on September 5, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the
1386:
1229:
1115:
1110:
167:). The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was recruited primarily in the
492:
From the late 1800s, the
Prussian Army was effectively the German Army, as during the period of German unification (1866-1871) the states of the
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787:
1192:
1177:
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931:
926:
921:
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880:
852:
842:
824:
816:
1197:
1187:
1066:
1061:
974:
969:
903:
805:
1163:
984:
1350:
1130:
633:
961:
1334:
913:
829:
116:
1365:
1148:
1120:
1100:
1043:
1038:
1020:
951:
946:
941:
893:
888:
875:
870:
847:
626:
1182:
1143:
862:
834:
811:
1153:
767:
215:
152:
1329:
1324:
1030:
204:
192:
107:
496:
entered into conventions with
Prussia regarding their armies and only the Bavarian Army remained fully autonomous.
1207:
750:
745:
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735:
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618:
1053:
1007:
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160:
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387:- one infantry brigade with three infantry regiments rather than two infantry brigades of two regiments (a "
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797:
653:
184:
384:
219:
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168:
125:
112:
103:
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1264:
1314:
388:
1402:
557:
493:
436:
200:
172:
149:
47:
218:. It spent most of the war in various parts of the trenches and fought in the 1916
657:
331:
310:
211:
121:
649:
509:(Biblio Verlag, OsnabrĂĽck, 1993), Bd. 1, p.105; Claus von Bredow, bearb.,
1360:
344:
FĂĽsilier-Regiment
General-Feldmarschall Graf Moltke (Schlesisches) Nr. 38
279:
FĂĽsilier-Regiment
General-Feldmarschall Graf Moltke (Schlesisches) Nr. 38
341:
Grenadier-Regiment König
Friedrich Wilhelm II. (1. Schlesisches) Nr. 10
276:
Grenadier-Regiment König
Friedrich Wilhelm II. (1. Schlesisches) Nr. 10
156:
145:
93:
43:
585:(Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, Hildburghausen, 1871), p. 46
199:
of 1870–71, the division fought in several battles, including the
352:
Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich III. (2. Schlesisches) Nr. 11
287:
Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich III. (2. Schlesisches) Nr. 11
622:
23:); in 1870-71 and from August 2, 1914, 11th Infantry Division (
301:
Dragoner-Regiment König Friedrich III. (2. Schlesisches) Nr. 8
298:
Leib-KĂĽrassier-Regiment GroĂźer KurfĂĽrst (Schlesisches) Nr. 1
366:
Feldartillerie-Regiment von Peucker (1. Schlesisches) Nr. 6
222:. Allied intelligence rated it a second class division.
183:
The 11th Division's 21st Infantry Brigade served in the
459:
Geschichte des deutschen Heeres im Weltkriege 1914-1918
444:
Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deutschen Heeres
1419:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
511:
Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deuschen Heeres
187:
against Denmark in 1864. The division fought in the
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1086:
1079:
1052:
1029:
1006:
983:
960:
912:
861:
796:
766:
759:
664:
330:On mobilization in August 1914 at the beginning of
99:
89:
77:
69:
61:
53:
39:
31:
18:
1414:Military units and formations established in 1818
374:1. Kompanie/Schlesisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 6
355:4. Niederschlesisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 51
290:4. Niederschlesisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 51
507:Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1815-1939.
466:Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1815-1939.
369:2. Schlesisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 42
316:2. Schlesisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 42
634:
437:11. Infanterie-Division - Der erste Weltkrieg
8:
1409:Infantry divisions of Germany in World War I
442:
1356:Army order of battle, Western Front (1918)
1257:
1083:
763:
668:
641:
627:
619:
226:Order of battle in the Franco-Prussian War
595:Rangliste der Königlich Preußischen Armee
65:Infantry (in peacetime included cavalry)
605:
603:
485:
468:(Biblio Verlag, OsnabrĂĽck, 1993), Bd. 1
15:
7:
426:Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 11
583:Der französische Feldzug 1870-1871
14:
409:2. Eskadron/Ulanen-Regiment Nr. 2
1335:High Command of Coastal Defence
830:11th Bavarian Infantry Division
533:Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee
452:Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee
418:FuĂźartillerie-Bataillon Nr. 131
360:Jäger-Regiment zu Pferde Nr. 11
326:Order of battle on mobilization
415:Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 42
1:
942:6th Bavarian Reserve Division
889:1st Bavarian Reserve Division
535:(Berlin, 1935); Wegner, p.421
379:Late World War I organization
214:, the division served on the
363:11. Feldartillerie-Brigade:
306:11. Feldartillerie-Brigade:
265:Pre-World War I organization
1351:Army order of battle (1914)
1154:6th Royal Bavarian Division
321:Landwehr-Inspektion Breslau
1435:
404:Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 51
241:Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 18
171:, mainly in the region of
1376:
1260:
671:
423:Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 122
412:Artillerie-Kommandeur 11
398:Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 10
238:Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 10
839:â…“ 38th Landwehr Division
781:â…” 38th Landwehr Division
401:FĂĽsilier-Regiment Nr. 38
349:22. Infanterie-Brigade:
338:21. Infanterie-Brigade:
309:Feldartillerie-Regiment
284:22. Infanterie-Brigade:
273:21. Infanterie-Brigade:
252:FĂĽsilier-Regiment Nr. 51
249:FĂĽsilier-Regiment Nr. 38
1230:105th Infantry Division
1116:204th Infantry Division
1111:200th Infantry Division
558:11. Infanterie-Division
395:21. Infanterie-Brigade
313:(1. Schlesisches) Nr. 6
295:11. Kavallerie-Brigade
260:Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 8
246:22. Infanterie Brigade
235:21. Infanterie Brigade
191:in 1866, including the
25:11. Infanterie-Division
1235:87th Infantry Division
1088:I Royal Bavarian Corps
937:56th Infantry Division
821:16th Bavarian Division
788:85th Landwehr Division
443:
1193:82nd Reserve Division
1178:81st Reserve Division
1139:75th Reserve Division
1106:15th Reserve Division
1096:19th Reserve Division
998:54th Reserve Division
993:53rd Reserve Division
932:11th Reserve Division
927:23rd Reserve Division
922:49th Reserve Division
899:52nd Reserve Division
881:Guard Ersatz Division
853:3rd Landwehr Division
843:16th Reserve Division
825:36th Reserve Division
817:13th Reserve Division
531:Hermann Cron et al.,
450:Hermann Cron et al.,
257:Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 9
1366:Army Group Mackensen
1198:5th Reserve Division
1188:1st Reserve Division
1067:6th Reserve Division
1062:5th Reserve Division
975:6th Cavalry Division
970:3rd Cavalry Division
904:6th Cavalry Division
806:3rd Reserve Division
798:Guards Reserve Corps
654:Imperial German Army
572:(1920), pp. 197-200.
193:Battle of Königgrätz
185:Second Schleswig War
144:) was a unit of the
1164:XVIII Reserve Corps
985:XXVII Reserve Corps
220:Battle of the Somme
197:Franco-Prussian War
189:Austro-Prussian War
169:Province of Silesia
155:. It was formed in
113:Franco-Prussian War
104:Austro-Prussian War
1131:XXVI Reserve Corps
778:2nd Naval Division
775:1st Naval Division
597:(1914), pp. 71-72.
513:(1905), pp.420-421
441:Claus von Bredow,
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1395:
1382:List of Divisions
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1302:
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1246:
1243:
1242:
1075:
1074:
131:
130:
1426:
1265:A (Falkenhausen)
1258:
1084:
962:IV Cavalry Corps
764:
669:
652:commands of the
643:
636:
629:
620:
613:
607:
598:
592:
586:
579:
573:
566:
560:
555:
549:
542:
536:
529:
523:
520:
514:
503:
497:
490:
446:
179:Combat chronicle
81:VI. Army Corps (
16:
1434:
1433:
1429:
1428:
1427:
1425:
1424:
1423:
1399:
1398:
1397:
1392:
1391:
1372:
1339:
1299:
1253:Armee-Abteilung
1239:
1202:
1158:
1125:
1071:
1048:
1025:
1002:
979:
956:
914:X Reserve Corps
908:
857:
792:
755:
665:Numbered Armies
660:
647:
617:
616:
608:
601:
593:
589:
580:
576:
567:
563:
556:
552:
548:; Wegner, p.421
543:
539:
530:
526:
521:
517:
505:GĂĽnter Wegner,
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500:
491:
487:
482:
464:GĂĽnter Wegner,
433:
389:square division
381:
328:
267:
228:
181:
134:
119:
110:
19:11th Division (
12:
11:
5:
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1430:
1422:
1421:
1416:
1411:
1401:
1400:
1394:
1393:
1390:
1389:
1384:
1378:
1377:
1374:
1373:
1371:
1370:
1369:
1368:
1358:
1353:
1347:
1345:
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1340:
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1332:
1327:
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1317:
1311:
1309:
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1300:
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1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1261:
1255:
1249:
1248:
1245:
1244:
1241:
1240:
1238:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1226:221st Division
1224:
1219:
1218:237th Division
1216:
1215:232nd Division
1212:
1210:
1204:
1203:
1201:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1174:238th Division
1172:
1171:231st Division
1168:
1166:
1160:
1159:
1157:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1135:
1133:
1127:
1126:
1124:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1092:
1090:
1081:
1077:
1076:
1073:
1072:
1070:
1069:
1064:
1058:
1056:
1050:
1049:
1047:
1046:
1041:
1035:
1033:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1023:
1018:
1012:
1010:
1004:
1003:
1001:
1000:
995:
989:
987:
981:
980:
978:
977:
972:
966:
964:
958:
957:
955:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
918:
916:
910:
909:
907:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
885:207th Division
883:
878:
873:
867:
865:
859:
858:
856:
855:
850:
845:
840:
837:
832:
827:
822:
819:
814:
808:
802:
800:
794:
793:
791:
790:
785:
784:â…“ 3rd Division
782:
779:
776:
772:
770:
761:
757:
756:
754:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
683:
678:
672:
666:
662:
661:
648:
646:
645:
638:
631:
623:
615:
614:
599:
587:
574:
561:
550:
537:
524:
522:Wegner, p. 57.
515:
498:
484:
483:
481:
478:
477:
476:
469:
462:
461:(Berlin, 1937)
457:Hermann Cron,
455:
454:(Berlin, 1935)
448:
439:
432:
429:
428:
427:
424:
421:
420:
419:
416:
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327:
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239:
227:
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205:Siege of Paris
180:
177:
165:VI. Armeekorps
132:
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128:
101:
97:
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83:VI. Armeekorps
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73:Approx. 15,000
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29:
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13:
10:
9:
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3:
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1420:
1417:
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1406:
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1388:
1387:List of Corps
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1263:
1262:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1250:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1222:11th Division
1220:
1217:
1214:
1213:
1211:
1209:
1205:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1173:
1170:
1169:
1167:
1165:
1161:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1149:18th Division
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1136:
1134:
1132:
1128:
1122:
1121:34th Division
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1101:29th Division
1099:
1097:
1094:
1093:
1091:
1089:
1085:
1082:
1078:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1059:
1057:
1055:
1051:
1045:
1044:16th Division
1042:
1040:
1039:15th Division
1037:
1036:
1034:
1032:
1028:
1022:
1021:12th Division
1019:
1017:
1016:11th Division
1014:
1013:
1011:
1009:
1005:
999:
996:
994:
991:
990:
988:
986:
982:
976:
973:
971:
968:
967:
965:
963:
959:
953:
952:40th Division
950:
948:
947:39th Division
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
919:
917:
915:
911:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
894:21st Division
892:
890:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
876:19th Division
874:
872:
871:26th Division
869:
868:
866:
864:
860:
854:
851:
849:
848:23rd Division
846:
844:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
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815:
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762:
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734:
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719:
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663:
659:
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651:
644:
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637:
632:
630:
625:
624:
621:
612:
609:Cron et al.,
606:
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600:
596:
591:
588:
584:
578:
575:
571:
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562:
559:
554:
551:
547:
544:Cron et al.,
541:
538:
534:
528:
525:
519:
516:
512:
508:
502:
499:
495:
494:German Empire
489:
486:
479:
474:
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467:
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232:
225:
223:
221:
217:
216:Western Front
213:
208:
206:
202:
201:Siege of Toul
198:
194:
190:
186:
178:
176:
174:
173:Lower Silesia
170:
166:
162:
161:VI Army Corps
158:
154:
151:
147:
143:
139:
138:11th Division
133:Military unit
127:
123:
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118:
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109:
105:
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64:
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30:
26:
22:
17:
1308:Named Armies
1252:
1221:
1183:2nd Division
1144:9th Division
1015:
863:Guards Corps
835:4th Division
812:3rd Division
610:
594:
590:
582:
581:A. Niemann,
577:
568:
564:
553:
545:
540:
532:
527:
518:
510:
506:
501:
488:
471:
465:
458:
451:
382:
329:
268:
229:
209:
182:
164:
142:11. Division
141:
137:
135:
111:
82:
78:Part of
24:
21:11. Division
20:
1280:D (Scholtz)
1275:C (Strantz)
768:Naval Corps
658:World War I
611:Ruhmeshalle
546:Ruhmeshalle
332:World War I
311:von Peucker
212:World War I
122:World War I
100:Engagements
90:Garrison/HQ
1403:Categories
1290:Lauenstein
1031:VIII Corps
650:Army level
431:References
385:triangular
108:Königgrätz
1270:B (Gaede)
1208:XIV Corps
195:. In the
35:1818–1919
1361:Ober Ost
1054:IX Corps
1008:VI Corps
203:and the
146:Prussian
1344:Related
1295:Woyrsch
157:Breslau
94:Breslau
48:Germany
44:Prussia
40:Country
1320:Niemen
1285:Gronau
475:(1920)
447:(1905)
150:German
54:Branch
32:Active
1330:South
1325:North
480:Notes
126:Somme
117:Paris
1080:18th
751:19th
746:18th
741:17th
736:14th
731:12th
726:11th
721:10th
570:1919
473:1919
153:Army
136:The
70:Size
62:Type
57:Army
1315:Bug
760:4th
716:9th
711:8th
706:7th
701:6th
696:5th
691:4th
686:3rd
681:2nd
676:1st
656:in
210:In
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810:â…”
602:^
207:.
175:.
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115::
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642:e
635:t
628:v
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