486:, most divisional cavalry, including brigade headquarters, was withdrawn to form cavalry divisions or split up among divisions as reconnaissance units.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 5th Division was again renamed the 5th Infantry Division. Its initial wartime organization was as follows:
427:
German divisions underwent various organizational changes after the Franco-Prussian War. The 5th
Division was no exception, but unlike many divisions, there were no changes in the division's core infantry regiments. The organization of the division in 1914, shortly before the outbreak of World War
552:"). 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 5th Infantry Division's order of battle on March 9, 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
388:
During wartime, the 5th
Division, like other regular German divisions, was redesignated an infantry division. The organization of the 5th Infantry Division in 1870 at the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War was as follows:
1408:
1403:
1398:
544:
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
1345:
824:
1371:
380:
and the Allied offensives that followed. Until being bloodied in the offensives of 1918, the division was rated a first-class division by Allied intelligence.
1052:
1376:
1185:
1157:
1038:
668:
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
1060:
1015:
964:
1097:
1092:
970:
959:
274:). The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was recruited in the
1084:
1340:
1007:
817:
322:
152:
1324:
369:
1355:
1180:
1152:
1020:
991:
810:
224:
1025:
361:
337:
318:
251:
148:
1319:
1314:
1172:
1162:
951:
357:
298:
185:
123:
672:
entered into conventions with
Prussia regarding their armies and only the Bavarian Army remained fully autonomous.
1070:
980:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
802:
341:
267:
165:
1141:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
376:. It returned to the Western Front in December 1917, and remained there until war's end, participating in the
1284:
548:- one infantry brigade with three infantry regiments rather than two infantry brigades of two regiments (a "
377:
275:
218:
197:
181:
1274:
310:
201:
136:
837:
330:
314:
282:
255:
144:
140:
545:
373:
349:
306:
302:
290:
286:
193:
177:
132:
128:
115:
1309:
1279:
365:
294:
189:
119:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
348:. It then settled into positional warfare in the trenches along the Somme. It fought in the
326:
156:
353:
259:
173:
104:
1304:
549:
345:
169:
266:
in 1840 and back to
Frankfurt in 1845. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the
574:
516:
336:
The division was mobilized as the 5th
Infantry Division in August 1914 and sent to the
360:(also called the Third Battle of Champagne) in 1917. In mid-1917, it was sent to the
262:
in 1817, and became the 5th
Division on September 5, 1818. The headquarters moved to
17:
1392:
741:
669:
614:
248:
58:
841:
559:
Leib-Grenadier-Regiment König
Friedrich Wilhelm III (1. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 8
493:
Leib-Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich Wilhelm III (1. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 8
483:
435:
Leib-Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich Wilhelm III (1. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 8
161:
833:
582:
Feldartillerie-Regiment General-Feldzeugmeister (2. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 18
524:
Feldartillerie-Regiment General-Feldzeugmeister (2. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 18
468:
Feldartillerie-Regiment General-Feldzeugmeister (2. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 18
460:
Ulanen-Regiment Kaiser Alexander II von Rußland (1. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 3
1350:
685:(Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993), Bd. 1, p.96; Claus von Bredow, bearb.,
562:
Grenadier-Regiment Prinz Karl von Preußen (2. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 12
504:
Grenadier-Regiment Prinz Karl von Preußen (2. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 12
446:
Grenadier-Regiment Prinz Karl von Preußen (2. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 12
244:
54:
769:(Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, Hildburghausen, 1871), p. 42
263:
565:
Infanterie-Regiment von Alvensleben (6. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 52
507:
Infanterie-Regiment von Alvensleben (6. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 52
449:
Infanterie-Regiment von Alvensleben (6. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 52
496:
Infanterie-Regiment von Stülpnagel (5. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 48
438:
Infanterie-Regiment von Stülpnagel (5. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 48
340:
for the opening campaigns of the war. In 1914 it fought in the
806:
34:); in 1870-71 and from August 2, 1914, 5th Infantry Division (
789:
787:
596:
3./Pionier-Bataillon von Rauch (1. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 3
593:
1./Pionier-Bataillon von Rauch (1. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 3
535:
3./Pionier-Bataillon von Rauch (1. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 3
532:
1./Pionier-Bataillon von Rauch (1. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 3
724:
722:
368:. In October 1917, the division was transferred to the
635:
Geschichte des deutschen Heeres im Weltkriege 1914-1918
289:, or Düppeler Heights. The division then fought in the
305:
of 1870-71, the division saw action in the battles of
621:
Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deutschen Heeres
575:
Husaren-Regiment von Zieten (Brandenburgisches) Nr. 3
517:
Husaren-Regiment von Zieten (Brandenburgisches) Nr. 3
1409:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
687:
Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deuschen Heeres
1333:
1297:
1241:
1213:
1194:
1171:
1140:
1124:
3rd "Edelweiss" Infantry Division (Austria-Hungary)
1117:
1110:
1083:
1069:
1037:
1006:
979:
950:
943:
848:
482:On mobilization in August 1914 at the beginning of
281:The 10th Brigade of the 5th Division fought in the
212:
207:
111:
100:
88:
80:
72:
64:
50:
42:
29:
1404:Military units and formations established in 1818
683:Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1815-1939.
642:Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1815-1939.
568:Machinengewehr-Scharfschützen-Abteilung Nr. 13
818:
8:
1399:Infantry divisions of Germany in World War I
615:5. Infanterie-Division - Der erste Weltkrieg
527:Neumärkisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 54
471:Neumärkisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 54
457:1. Brandenburgisches Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 2
1346:Army order of battle, Western Front (1918)
1247:
1114:
947:
852:
825:
811:
803:
384:Order of battle in the Franco-Prussian War
779:Rangliste der Königlich Preußischen Armee
1226:33rd Infantry Division (Austria-Hungary)
1223:13th Schützen Division (Austria-Hungary)
1149:50th Infantry Division (Austria-Hungary)
1130:55th Infantry Division (Austria-Hungary)
1127:22nd Schützen Division (Austria-Hungary)
76:Infantry (in peacetime included cavalry)
1220:4th Infantry Division (Austria-Hungary)
1201:1st Infantry Division (Austria-Hungary)
661:
644:(Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993), Bd. 1
510:Brandenburgisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 3
26:
7:
222:Wolf Louis Ferdinand von Stülpnagel
767:Der französische Feldzug 1870-1871
604:Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 5
293:in 1866, including the battles of
25:
590:Stab Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 116:
1325:High Command of Coastal Defence
730:Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee
628:Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee
478:Order of battle on mobilization
258:in 1816 as a brigade, moved to
585:Fußartillerie-Bataillon Nr. 67
1:
732:(Berlin, 1935); Wegner, p.319
540:Late World War I organization
225:Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz
1053:4th Guards Infantry Division
698:Wegner, p.96.; Bredow, p.319
423:Pre-World War I organization
396:Leibgrenadier-Regiment Nr. 8
1341:Army order of battle (1914)
1026:2nd Royal Bavarian Division
579:Artillerie-Kommandeur 142:
364:in response to the Russian
285:of 1864, including the key
1425:
1195:XV Corps (Austria-Hungary)
619:Claus von Bredow, bearb.,
599:Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr. 5
521:5.Feldartillerie-Brigade:
465:5. Feldartillerie-Brigade
410:Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 52
399:Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 48
358:Second Battle of the Aisne
1366:
1250:
1118:I Corps (Austria-Hungary)
855:
407:Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 12
372:, where it fought in the
1142:III Royal Bavarian Corps
418:Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 12
1186:200th Infantry Division
1158:117th Infantry Division
1039:Cavalry Corps Schmettow
1030:⅓ 10th Reserve Division
988:⅓ 10th Reserve Division
556:10.Infanterie-Brigade:
501:10.Infanterie-Brigade:
443:10. Infanterie-Brigade
404:10. Infanterie-Brigade
378:German spring offensive
276:Province of Brandenburg
198:German spring offensive
182:Battle of Delville Wood
1061:50th Infantry Division
1016:84th Infantry Division
965:86th Infantry Division
742:5. Infanterie-Division
490:9.Infanterie-Brigade:
454:5. Kavallerie-Brigade
432:9. Infanterie-Brigade
393:9. Infanterie-Brigade
202:Hundred Days Offensive
36:5. Infanterie-Division
18:5th Division (Germany)
1098:46th Reserve Division
1093:45th Reserve Division
1041:/ 65th Corps (z.b.V.)
971:10th Reserve Division
960:24th Reserve Division
728:Hermann Cron et al.,
626:Hermann Cron et al.,
415:Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 3
260:Frankfurt an der Oder
105:Frankfurt an der Oder
1356:Army Group Mackensen
838:Imperial German Army
756:(1920), pp. 108-111.
283:Second Schleswig War
243:) was a unit of the
219:Wilhelm von Tümpling
1085:XXIII Reserve Corps
428:I, was as follows:
374:Battle of Caporetto
356:in 1916 and in the
350:Battle of the Somme
342:Battle of the Marne
303:Franco-Prussian War
291:Austro-Prussian War
254:. It was formed in
166:Battle of the Marne
129:Franco-Prussian War
116:Austro-Prussian War
1008:VIII Reserve Corps
999:3rd Naval Division
781:(1914), pp. 60-61.
366:Kerensky Offensive
190:Kerensky Offensive
1386:
1385:
1372:List of Divisions
1293:
1292:
1237:
1236:
1233:
1232:
1106:
1105:
1077:No units assigned
319:Beaune-la-Rolande
230:
229:
149:Beaune-la-Rolande
92:III. Army Corps (
16:(Redirected from
1416:
1255:A (Falkenhausen)
1248:
1115:
948:
853:
836:commands of the
827:
820:
813:
804:
797:
791:
782:
776:
770:
763:
757:
750:
744:
739:
733:
726:
717:
714:
708:
705:
699:
696:
690:
679:
673:
666:
354:Battle of Verdun
287:Battle of Dybbøl
27:
21:
1424:
1423:
1419:
1418:
1417:
1415:
1414:
1413:
1389:
1388:
1387:
1382:
1381:
1362:
1329:
1289:
1243:Armee-Abteilung
1229:
1209:
1190:
1167:
1136:
1102:
1079:
1065:
1033:
1002:
975:
939:
849:Numbered Armies
844:
831:
801:
800:
792:
785:
777:
773:
764:
760:
751:
747:
740:
736:
727:
720:
715:
711:
706:
702:
697:
693:
681:Günter Wegner,
680:
676:
667:
663:
658:
640:Günter Wegner,
611:
550:square division
542:
480:
425:
386:
346:Race to the Sea
272:III. Armeekorps
233:
223:
221:
214:
170:Race to the Sea
159:
126:
94:III. Armeekorps
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1422:
1420:
1412:
1411:
1406:
1401:
1391:
1390:
1384:
1383:
1380:
1379:
1374:
1368:
1367:
1364:
1363:
1361:
1360:
1359:
1358:
1348:
1343:
1337:
1335:
1331:
1330:
1328:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1301:
1299:
1295:
1294:
1291:
1290:
1288:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1251:
1245:
1239:
1238:
1235:
1234:
1231:
1230:
1228:
1227:
1224:
1221:
1217:
1215:
1211:
1210:
1208:
1207:
1202:
1198:
1196:
1192:
1191:
1189:
1188:
1183:
1177:
1175:
1169:
1168:
1166:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1146:
1144:
1138:
1137:
1135:
1134:
1133:Jäger Division
1131:
1128:
1125:
1121:
1119:
1112:
1108:
1107:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1100:
1095:
1089:
1087:
1081:
1080:
1075:
1073:
1067:
1066:
1064:
1063:
1058:
1057:216th Division
1055:
1050:
1044:
1042:
1035:
1034:
1032:
1031:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1012:
1010:
1004:
1003:
1001:
1000:
997:
996:227th Division
994:
989:
985:
983:
977:
976:
974:
973:
967:
962:
956:
954:
945:
941:
940:
938:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
856:
850:
846:
845:
832:
830:
829:
822:
815:
807:
799:
798:
783:
771:
758:
745:
734:
718:
709:
707:Wegner, p. 48.
700:
691:
674:
660:
659:
657:
654:
653:
652:
645:
638:
637:(Berlin, 1937)
633:Hermann Cron,
631:
630:(Berlin, 1935)
624:
617:
610:
607:
606:
605:
602:
601:
600:
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594:
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583:
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519:
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511:
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463:
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451:
450:
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441:
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421:
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419:
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401:
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397:
385:
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268:III Army Corps
231:
228:
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216:
210:
209:
205:
204:
113:
109:
108:
102:
98:
97:
90:
86:
85:
84:Approx. 15,000
82:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
66:
62:
61:
52:
48:
47:
44:
40:
39:
30:5th Division (
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1421:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1396:
1394:
1378:
1377:List of Corps
1375:
1373:
1370:
1369:
1365:
1357:
1354:
1353:
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1342:
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1323:
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1313:
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1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
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1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
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1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
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1246:
1244:
1240:
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1219:
1218:
1216:
1212:
1206:
1203:
1200:
1199:
1197:
1193:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1181:26th Division
1179:
1178:
1176:
1174:
1170:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1153:12th Division
1151:
1148:
1147:
1145:
1143:
1139:
1132:
1129:
1126:
1123:
1122:
1120:
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1074:
1072:
1068:
1062:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1036:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1021:19th Division
1019:
1017:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1009:
1005:
998:
995:
993:
992:26th Division
990:
987:
986:
984:
982:
978:
972:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
957:
955:
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949:
946:
942:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
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921:
918:
916:
913:
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906:
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901:
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893:
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871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
857:
854:
851:
847:
843:
839:
835:
828:
823:
821:
816:
814:
809:
808:
805:
796:
793:Cron et al.,
790:
788:
784:
780:
775:
772:
768:
762:
759:
755:
749:
746:
743:
738:
735:
731:
725:
723:
719:
716:Wegner, p.320
713:
710:
704:
701:
695:
692:
689:(1905), p.318
688:
684:
678:
675:
671:
670:German Empire
665:
662:
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643:
639:
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629:
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531:
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518:
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477:
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431:
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409:
406:
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403:
398:
395:
394:
392:
391:
390:
383:
381:
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375:
371:
370:Italian Front
367:
363:
362:Eastern Front
359:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
334:
332:
331:Siege of Metz
329:, and in the
328:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
300:
296:
292:
288:
284:
279:
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265:
261:
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226:
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91:
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83:
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71:
67:
63:
60:
56:
53:
49:
45:
41:
37:
33:
28:
19:
1298:Named Armies
1242:
1214:Army Reserve
1205:5th Division
1204:
1076:
1048:5th Division
1047:
794:
778:
774:
766:
765:A. Niemann,
761:
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1265:C (Strantz)
842:World War I
795:Ruhmeshalle
573:3.Eskadron/
484:World War I
352:and in the
241:5. Division
162:World War I
112:Engagements
107:(1818–1919)
101:Garrison/HQ
32:5. Division
1393:Categories
1280:Lauenstein
1173:51st Corps
1163:Alpenkorps
952:XVII Corps
834:Army level
609:References
546:triangular
315:Gravelotte
301:. In the
299:Königgrätz
215:commanders
208:Commanders
141:Gravelotte
124:Königgrätz
1260:B (Gaede)
1071:VII Corps
981:III Corps
307:Spicheren
194:Caporetto
186:2nd Aisne
133:Spicheren
46:1818–1919
1351:Ober Ost
344:and the
295:Gitschin
245:Prussian
120:Gitschin
1334:Related
1285:Woyrsch
327:Le Mans
323:Orléans
256:Crossen
213:Notable
157:Le Mans
153:Orléans
59:Germany
55:Prussia
51:Country
1310:Niemen
1275:Gronau
651:(1920)
623:(1905)
515:"1/2"
325:, and
264:Berlin
249:German
174:Verdun
65:Branch
43:Active
1320:South
1315:North
656:Notes
178:Somme
1111:14th
935:19th
930:18th
925:17th
920:14th
915:12th
910:11th
905:10th
754:1919
649:1919
338:west
297:and
252:Army
235:The
145:Metz
81:Size
73:Type
68:Army
1305:Bug
944:7th
900:9th
895:8th
890:7th
885:6th
880:5th
875:4th
870:3rd
865:2nd
860:1st
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