135:, but included troops from other Prussian provinces and German states. After the 217th Reserve Infantry Regiment was transferred to the 225th Infantry Division, the 47th Reserve Division was nominally all-Westphalian, but by that point in the war levies of new replacements often came from all over the German Empire.
167:. The division was in Lorraine when it was disbanded on August 2, 1918. In 1917, Allied intelligence rated the division as a mediocre division. In 1918 it was rated second class, and it was noted that its strength had been allowed to diminish without replenishment, leading to its dissolution.
111:. The division was formed in September 1914 and organized over the next month, arriving in the line in October. It was part of the first wave of new divisions formed at the outset of World War I, which were numbered the 43rd through 54th Reserve Divisions. The division was part of
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in May 1917. Over the course of the war, other changes took place, including the formation of artillery and signals commands and a pioneer battalion. The order of battle on
February 9, 1918, was as follows:
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147:, entering the line in October between the Meuse and Moselle and remaining there until late November, when it was transported to the
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in 1915. In May 1917, it returned to the
Western Front, and occupied the line near Verdun. In 1918, the division fought in the
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131:. The 218th, 219th, and 220th Reserve Infantry Regiments were raised in the Prussian
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The 47th
Reserve Division was initially organized as a
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Fußartillerie-Bataillon Nr. 158 (from April 15, 1918)
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1918
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143:The 47th Reserve Division initially fought on the
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155:in December 1914 suffering heavy casualties and
289:Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1815-1939.
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246:4.Eskadron/Jäger-Regiment zu Pferde Nr. 4
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115:. It was disbanded on August 2, 1918.
252:Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 47
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232:Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 218
216:Order of battle on February 9, 1918
205:Reserve-Kavallerie-Abteilung Nr. 47
200:Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 220
197:Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 219
189:Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 218
186:Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 217
241:MG-Scharfschützen-Abteilung Nr. 47
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229:94. Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
194:94. Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
183:93. Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
685:1914 establishments in Germany
220:The 47th Reserve Division was
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19:47th Reserve Division (
133:Province of Westphalia
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94:47th Reserve Division
627:Army Group Mackensen
403:Imperial German Army
335:(1920), pp. 474-476.
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399:Army level
268:References
531:B (Gaede)
31:1914-1918
622:Ober Ost
127:and the
57:Infantry
605:Related
556:Woyrsch
40:Germany
36:Country
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546:Gronau
298:(1920)
46:Branch
28:Active
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576:Bug
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