311:
66:
34:
568:
330:
Regiments and were allocated the role of infantry battalions, with their squadrons acting as infantry companies. However, these units were much weaker than normal infantry formations as a SchĂĽtzen squadron had a strength of just four officers and 109 NCOs and other ranks, which was considerably less
163:
on the
Western Front. In October 1914, it was transferred to Russia and then in October 1916 to Romania. In February 1917, it returned to the Western Front, where it served in Alsace until July 1918, Flanders until August 1918, and Artois to October 1918 before moving back to Flanders where it
738:
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
1810:
1805:
1800:
143:. The division was formed on the mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 and was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.
1747:
425:
795:
1773:
401:
310:
1533:
411:
1538:
227:
1778:
296:
481:
449:
246:
265:
1616:
1352:
1337:
1323:
1305:
1290:
1597:
1300:
1257:
1091:
942:
1592:
1561:
1556:
1370:
1152:
1147:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1053:
1035:
1007:
997:
979:
971:
1626:
1579:
1430:
1221:
1216:
1124:
960:
375:
357:
346:
336:
1139:
1742:
788:
591:
1571:
764:
746:
727:
708:
1422:
1362:
1116:
152:
1726:
1607:
1315:
1242:
1068:
984:
326:
Commands and performed a similar role to that of an infantry regiment command. Likewise, the cavalry regiments became
Cavalry
318:
The 6th
Cavalry Division was extensively reorganized during the course of the war, culminating in its conversion to a Cavalry
492:
467:
1757:
1515:
1510:
1492:
1487:
1469:
1464:
1412:
1404:
1396:
1391:
1375:
1347:
1342:
1295:
1285:
1280:
1262:
1198:
1193:
1175:
1170:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1048:
1043:
1030:
1025:
1002:
781:
586:
1017:
989:
966:
232:
171:
922:
581:
183:
136:
132:
128:
430:
208:
1721:
1716:
1479:
1185:
1272:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
773:
435:
406:
240:
221:
202:
1502:
1456:
1208:
1162:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
213:
175:
160:
156:
1686:
757:
The German Forces in the Field; 7th
Revision, 11th November 1918; Compiled by the General Staff, War Office
1676:
367:
5th
Cavalry Brigade (formerly independent) joined the division on 19 October 1916 and renamed 5th Cavalry
165:
387:
Allied
Intelligence rated this division as 4th Class (of four classes). Its late war organization was:
1525:
952:
808:
164:
remained until the end of the war. Dismounted on 5 May 1918, it was restructured to form 6th
Cavalry
454:
322:
Division, which was a dismounted cavalry formation. The cavalry brigades were then renamed
Cavalry
251:
1711:
1681:
1671:
1666:
1661:
1656:
760:
742:
723:
704:
345:
45th
Cavalry Brigade became independent on 14 October 1916. It rejoined the division from the
189:
A more detailed combat chronicle can be found at the German-language version of this article.
1706:
1548:
573:
1794:
125:
71:
33:
812:
314:
German cavalry of the 11th Reserve Hussar Regiment in a trench in France in 1916
140:
105:
804:
563:
260:
1752:
197:
On formation, in August 1914, the component units of the division were:
701:
Imperial German Army 1914–18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle
759:. Imperial War Museum, London and The Battery Press, Inc. 1995 .
777:
482:
3rd (General-Feldzeugmeister) (1st Brandenburg) Field Artillery
412:
3rd (1st Brandenburg) Uhlans "Emperor Alexander II of Russia"
342:
33rd Cavalry Brigade became independent on 14 September 1916;
378:
on 18 October 1916 and became independent on 6 October 1917.
170:
Division. By the end of the war, it was serving under the
151:
After formation, the division was initially assigned to
228:
9th (1st Hannover) Dragoons "King Charles I of Rumania"
450:
13th (1st Kurhessian) Hussars "King Umberto of Italy"
247:
13th (1st Kurhessian) Hussars "King Umberto of Italy"
1811:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
266:
8th (1st Rhenish) Field Artillery "von Holtzendorff"
1735:
1699:
1643:
1606:
1570:
1547:
1524:
1501:
1478:
1455:
1448:
1421:
1384:
1361:
1314:
1271:
1241:
1234:
1207:
1184:
1161:
1138:
1115:
1067:
1016:
951:
921:
914:
819:
101:
93:
85:
77:
59:
51:
43:
20:
1806:Military units and formations established in 1914
356:3rd Cavalry Brigade joined the division from the
1401:106th Division (Austria-Hungary) (less elements)
509:1st Reserve Company, II Pioneer Battalion No. 21
506:5th Reserve Company, II Pioneer Battalion No. 12
360:on 17 October 1916 and was renamed 3rd Cavalry
789:
8:
1801:Cavalry divisions of Germany in World War I
349:on 1 May 1918 and was renamed 45th Cavalry
38:Flag of the Staff of a Division (1871–1918)
1748:Army order of battle, Western Front (1918)
1649:
1452:
1238:
918:
823:
796:
782:
774:
682:
426:7th (Magdeburg) Cuirassiers "von Seydlitz"
32:
1331:part of 106th Division (Austria-Hungary)
741:. The London Stamp Exchange Ltd. 1989 .
634:
610:
335:28th Cavalry Brigade transferred to the
309:
670:
603:
17:
493:11th (1st Kurhessian) Field Artillery
97:Approximately 5,000 (on mobilization)
7:
658:
646:
622:
402:2nd (Pomeranian) Cuirassiers “Queen”
297:Table of Organisation and Equipment
718:Ellis, John; Cox, Michael (1993).
592:German Army order of battle (1914)
331:than that of an infantry company.
291:Cavalry Motorised Vehicle Column 6
233:13th (Schleswig-Holstein) Dragoons
14:
468:13th (1st Hannover) King's Uhlans
566:
374:8th Cavalry Brigade joined from
180:Heeresgruppe Kronprinz Rupprecht
64:
1727:High Command of Coastal Defence
985:11th Bavarian Infantry Division
193:Order of Battle on mobilization
1328:1st Division (Austria-Hungary)
553:108th Foot Artillery Battalion
431:2nd (1st Brandenburg) Dragoons
209:20th (1st Baden) Life-Dragoons
1:
1385:XVIII Corps (Austria-Hungary)
1296:5th Bavarian Reserve Division
1097:6th Bavarian Reserve Division
1044:1st Bavarian Reserve Division
587:German cavalry in World War I
498:915th Light Ammunition Column
383:Late World War I organization
1534:3rd Guards Infantry Division
545:674th Motor Transport Column
1743:Army order of battle (1914)
1539:1st Guards Reserve Division
582:German Army (German Empire)
534:86th Reserve Field Hospital
436:9th (2nd Pomeranian) Uhlans
239:45th Cavalry Brigade (from
220:33rd Cavalry Brigade (from
201:28th Cavalry Brigade (from
1827:
271:6th Machine Gun Detachment
1768:
1652:
1588:
826:
520:184th Wireless Detachment
517:94th Telephone Detachment
407:12th (Thuringian) Hussars
286:Light Wireless Station 11
214:21st (2nd Baden) Dragoons
31:
994:â…“ 38th Landwehr Division
936:â…” 38th Landwehr Division
720:The World War I Databook
473:133rd Artillery Command
283:Light Wireless Station 9
280:Heavy Wireless Station 4
1617:Guards Cavalry Division
1353:117th Infantry Division
1338:192nd Infantry Division
1324:123rd Infantry Division
1306:115th Infantry Division
1291:107th Infantry Division
699:Cron, Hermann (2002) .
528:256th Ambulance Company
525:Medical and Veterinary
391:170th Landwehr Brigade
371:Command on 11 May 1918;
1598:18th Landwehr Division
1301:88th Infantry Division
1258:52nd Infantry Division
1254:15th Bavarian Division
1092:56th Infantry Division
976:16th Bavarian Division
943:85th Landwehr Division
364:Command on 6 May 1918;
353:Command on 6 May 1918;
315:
122:6. Kavallerie-Division
25:6. Kavallerie-Division
1610:/ 56th Corps (z.b.V.)
1593:35th Reserve Division
1562:4th Landwehr Division
1557:3rd Landwehr Division
1371:1st Landwehr Division
1245:/ 58th Corps (z.b.V.)
1153:54th Reserve Division
1148:53rd Reserve Division
1087:11th Reserve Division
1082:23rd Reserve Division
1077:49th Reserve Division
1054:52nd Reserve Division
1036:Guard Ersatz Division
1008:3rd Landwehr Division
998:16th Reserve Division
980:36th Reserve Division
972:13th Reserve Division
313:
155:, which preceded the
1758:Army Group Mackensen
1627:9th Cavalry Division
1622:6th Cavalry Division
1580:8th Cavalry Division
1526:Guards Reserve Corps
1436:6th Cavalry Division
1431:3rd Cavalry Division
1222:6th Reserve Division
1217:5th Reserve Division
1130:6th Cavalry Division
1125:3rd Cavalry Division
1059:6th Cavalry Division
961:3rd Reserve Division
953:Guards Reserve Corps
809:Imperial German Army
635:Ellis & Cox 1993
611:Ellis & Cox 1993
531:106th Field Hospital
514:94th Signal Command
459:7th Reserve Dragoons
455:13th Jäger zu Pferde
376:1st Cavalry Division
358:4th Cavalry Division
347:4th Cavalry Division
337:4th Cavalry Division
252:13th Jäger zu Pferde
124:) was a unit of the
118:6th Cavalry Division
47:2 August 1914 – 1919
21:6th Cavalry Division
1140:XXVII Reserve Corps
722:. Aurum Press Ltd.
703:. Helion & Co.
537:261st Vet. Hospital
339:on 1 February 1917;
277:Signals Detachment
933:2nd Naval Division
930:1st Naval Division
637:, pp. 186–187
503:Pioneer Battalion
316:
274:Pioneer Detachment
1788:
1787:
1774:List of Divisions
1695:
1694:
1639:
1638:
1635:
1634:
1572:III Cavalry Corps
1444:
1443:
1230:
1229:
470:(mounted cavalry)
111:
110:
1818:
1657:A (Falkenhausen)
1650:
1453:
1423:IV Cavalry Corps
1363:IX Reserve Corps
1239:
1117:IV Cavalry Corps
919:
824:
807:commands of the
798:
791:
784:
775:
770:
752:
733:
714:
686:
680:
674:
668:
662:
656:
650:
644:
638:
632:
626:
620:
614:
608:
576:
571:
570:
569:
550:Heavy Artillery
258:Horse Artillery
153:IV Cavalry Corps
147:Combat chronicle
70:
68:
67:
36:
18:
1826:
1825:
1821:
1820:
1819:
1817:
1816:
1815:
1791:
1790:
1789:
1784:
1783:
1764:
1731:
1691:
1645:Armee-Abteilung
1631:
1608:I Cavalry Corps
1602:
1584:
1566:
1543:
1520:
1497:
1474:
1440:
1417:
1380:
1357:
1316:V Reserve Corps
1310:
1267:
1243:V Cavalry Corps
1226:
1203:
1180:
1157:
1134:
1111:
1069:X Reserve Corps
1063:
1012:
947:
910:
820:Numbered Armies
815:
802:
767:
755:
749:
736:
730:
717:
711:
698:
695:
690:
689:
683:War Office 1995
681:
677:
669:
665:
657:
653:
645:
641:
633:
629:
621:
617:
609:
605:
600:
572:
567:
565:
562:
385:
308:
195:
149:
131:that fought on
114:
65:
63:
39:
22:
12:
11:
5:
1824:
1822:
1814:
1813:
1808:
1803:
1793:
1792:
1786:
1785:
1782:
1781:
1776:
1770:
1769:
1766:
1765:
1763:
1762:
1761:
1760:
1750:
1745:
1739:
1737:
1733:
1732:
1730:
1729:
1724:
1719:
1714:
1709:
1703:
1701:
1697:
1696:
1693:
1692:
1690:
1689:
1684:
1679:
1674:
1669:
1664:
1659:
1653:
1647:
1641:
1640:
1637:
1636:
1633:
1632:
1630:
1629:
1624:
1619:
1613:
1611:
1604:
1603:
1601:
1600:
1595:
1589:
1586:
1585:
1583:
1582:
1576:
1574:
1568:
1567:
1565:
1564:
1559:
1553:
1551:
1549:Landwehr Corps
1545:
1544:
1542:
1541:
1536:
1530:
1528:
1522:
1521:
1519:
1518:
1513:
1507:
1505:
1499:
1498:
1496:
1495:
1490:
1484:
1482:
1476:
1475:
1473:
1472:
1467:
1461:
1459:
1450:
1446:
1445:
1442:
1441:
1439:
1438:
1433:
1427:
1425:
1419:
1418:
1416:
1415:
1410:
1409:236th Division
1407:
1402:
1399:
1394:
1388:
1386:
1382:
1381:
1379:
1378:
1373:
1367:
1365:
1359:
1358:
1356:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1334:228th Division
1332:
1329:
1326:
1320:
1318:
1312:
1311:
1309:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1283:
1277:
1275:
1269:
1268:
1266:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1252:
1251:240th Division
1248:
1246:
1236:
1232:
1231:
1228:
1227:
1225:
1224:
1219:
1213:
1211:
1205:
1204:
1202:
1201:
1196:
1190:
1188:
1182:
1181:
1179:
1178:
1173:
1167:
1165:
1159:
1158:
1156:
1155:
1150:
1144:
1142:
1136:
1135:
1133:
1132:
1127:
1121:
1119:
1113:
1112:
1110:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1073:
1071:
1065:
1064:
1062:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1040:207th Division
1038:
1033:
1028:
1022:
1020:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
992:
987:
982:
977:
974:
969:
963:
957:
955:
949:
948:
946:
945:
940:
939:â…“ 3rd Division
937:
934:
931:
927:
925:
916:
912:
911:
909:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
827:
821:
817:
816:
803:
801:
800:
793:
786:
778:
772:
771:
765:
753:
747:
734:
728:
715:
709:
694:
691:
688:
687:
675:
663:
651:
639:
627:
615:
602:
601:
599:
596:
595:
594:
589:
584:
578:
577:
574:Germany portal
561:
558:
557:
556:
555:
554:
548:
547:
546:
540:
539:
538:
535:
532:
529:
523:
522:
521:
518:
512:
511:
510:
507:
501:
500:
499:
496:
485:
471:
466:5th Squadron,
464:
463:
462:
461:
460:
457:
452:
440:
439:
438:
433:
428:
416:
415:
414:
409:
404:
384:
381:
380:
379:
372:
365:
354:
343:
340:
307:
300:
293:
292:
289:
288:
287:
284:
281:
275:
272:
269:
256:
255:
254:
249:
241:XVI Army Corps
237:
236:
235:
230:
218:
217:
216:
211:
203:XIV Army Corps
194:
191:
148:
145:
137:Western Fronts
112:
109:
108:
103:
99:
98:
95:
91:
90:
87:
83:
82:
79:
75:
74:
61:
57:
56:
53:
49:
48:
45:
41:
40:
37:
29:
28:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1823:
1812:
1809:
1807:
1804:
1802:
1799:
1798:
1796:
1780:
1779:List of Corps
1777:
1775:
1772:
1771:
1767:
1759:
1756:
1755:
1754:
1751:
1749:
1746:
1744:
1741:
1740:
1738:
1734:
1728:
1725:
1723:
1720:
1718:
1715:
1713:
1710:
1708:
1705:
1704:
1702:
1698:
1688:
1685:
1683:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1673:
1670:
1668:
1665:
1663:
1660:
1658:
1655:
1654:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1642:
1628:
1625:
1623:
1620:
1618:
1615:
1614:
1612:
1609:
1605:
1599:
1596:
1594:
1591:
1590:
1587:
1581:
1578:
1577:
1575:
1573:
1569:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1554:
1552:
1550:
1546:
1540:
1537:
1535:
1532:
1531:
1529:
1527:
1523:
1517:
1516:41st Division
1514:
1512:
1511:37th Division
1509:
1508:
1506:
1504:
1500:
1494:
1493:36th Division
1491:
1489:
1488:35th Division
1486:
1485:
1483:
1481:
1477:
1471:
1470:38th Division
1468:
1466:
1465:22nd Division
1463:
1462:
1460:
1458:
1454:
1451:
1447:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1428:
1426:
1424:
1420:
1414:
1413:20th Division
1411:
1408:
1406:
1405:37th Division
1403:
1400:
1398:
1397:32nd Division
1395:
1393:
1392:33rd Division
1390:
1389:
1387:
1383:
1377:
1376:15th Division
1374:
1372:
1369:
1368:
1366:
1364:
1360:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1348:27th Division
1346:
1344:
1343:41st Division
1341:
1339:
1336:
1333:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1317:
1313:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1286:28th Division
1284:
1282:
1281:13th Division
1279:
1278:
1276:
1274:
1270:
1264:
1263:31st Division
1261:
1259:
1256:
1253:
1250:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1240:
1237:
1233:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1214:
1212:
1210:
1206:
1200:
1199:16th Division
1197:
1195:
1194:15th Division
1192:
1191:
1189:
1187:
1183:
1177:
1176:12th Division
1174:
1172:
1171:11th Division
1169:
1168:
1166:
1164:
1160:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1145:
1143:
1141:
1137:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1122:
1120:
1118:
1114:
1108:
1107:40th Division
1105:
1103:
1102:39th Division
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1074:
1072:
1070:
1066:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1049:21st Division
1047:
1045:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1031:19th Division
1029:
1027:
1026:26th Division
1024:
1023:
1021:
1019:
1015:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1003:23rd Division
1001:
999:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
964:
962:
959:
958:
956:
954:
950:
944:
941:
938:
935:
932:
929:
928:
926:
924:
920:
917:
913:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
828:
825:
822:
818:
814:
810:
806:
799:
794:
792:
787:
785:
780:
779:
776:
768:
766:1-870423-95-X
762:
758:
754:
750:
748:0-948130-87-3
744:
740:
735:
731:
729:1-85410-766-6
725:
721:
716:
712:
710:1-874622-70-1
706:
702:
697:
696:
692:
685:, p. 228
684:
679:
676:
673:, p. 144
672:
667:
664:
661:, p. 130
660:
655:
652:
649:, p. 301
648:
643:
640:
636:
631:
628:
625:, p. 106
624:
619:
616:
613:, p. 126
612:
607:
604:
597:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
579:
575:
564:
559:
552:
551:
549:
544:
543:
541:
536:
533:
530:
527:
526:
524:
519:
516:
515:
513:
508:
505:
504:
502:
497:
494:
490:
486:
483:
479:
475:
474:
472:
469:
465:
458:
456:
453:
451:
448:
447:
445:
442:45th Cavalry
441:
437:
434:
432:
429:
427:
424:
423:
421:
417:
413:
410:
408:
405:
403:
400:
399:
397:
393:
392:
390:
389:
388:
382:
377:
373:
370:
366:
363:
359:
355:
352:
348:
344:
341:
338:
334:
333:
332:
329:
325:
321:
312:
305:
301:
299:
298:
290:
285:
282:
279:
278:
276:
273:
270:
267:
263:
262:
257:
253:
250:
248:
245:
244:
242:
238:
234:
231:
229:
226:
225:
223:
219:
215:
212:
210:
207:
206:
204:
200:
199:
198:
192:
190:
187:
185:
184:Western Front
181:
177:
173:
169:
168:
162:
158:
154:
146:
144:
142:
138:
134:
130:
127:
123:
119:
113:Military unit
107:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
73:
72:German Empire
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
35:
30:
26:
19:
16:
1700:Named Armies
1644:
1621:
1435:
1129:
1058:
1018:Guards Corps
990:4th Division
967:3rd Division
756:
737:
719:
700:
693:Bibliography
678:
671:AEF GHQ 1920
666:
654:
642:
630:
618:
606:
488:
487:3rd and 4th
477:
443:
419:
418:5th Cavalry
395:
394:3rd Cavalry
386:
368:
361:
350:
327:
323:
319:
317:
303:
302:6th Cavalry
294:
259:
196:
188:
179:
172:Guards Corps
166:
150:
121:
117:
115:
24:
15:
1672:D (Scholtz)
1667:C (Strantz)
923:Naval Corps
813:World War I
489:Abteilungen
141:World War I
106:World War I
102:Engagements
1795:Categories
1682:Lauenstein
1480:XVII Corps
1186:VIII Corps
805:Army level
598:References
243:District)
224:District)
205:District)
161:5th Armies
1662:B (Gaede)
1273:XXI Corps
659:Cron 2002
647:Cron 2002
623:Cron 2002
478:Abteilung
261:Abteilung
222:XVI Corps
52:Disbanded
1753:Ober Ost
1503:XX Corps
1457:XI Corps
1209:IX Corps
1163:VI Corps
560:See also
495:Regiment
484:Regiment
446:Command
444:SchĂĽtzen
422:Command
420:SchĂĽtzen
398:Command
396:SchĂĽtzen
369:SchĂĽtzen
362:SchĂĽtzen
351:SchĂĽtzen
328:SchĂĽtzen
324:SchĂĽtzen
320:SchĂĽtzen
306:Division
304:SchĂĽtzen
268:Regiment
176:4th Army
167:SchĂĽtzen
1736:Related
1687:Woyrsch
264:of the
182:on the
139:during
133:Eastern
89:Cavalry
60:Country
1712:Niemen
1677:Gronau
763:
745:
726:
707:
542:Train
126:German
78:Branch
69:
44:Active
1722:South
1717:North
295:See:
906:19th
901:18th
896:17th
891:14th
886:12th
881:11th
876:10th
761:ISBN
743:ISBN
739:1919
724:ISBN
705:ISBN
476:4th
159:and
135:and
129:Army
116:The
94:Size
86:Type
81:Army
55:1919
1707:Bug
1449:9th
1235:5th
915:4th
871:9th
866:8th
861:7th
856:6th
851:5th
846:4th
841:3rd
836:2nd
831:1st
811:in
157:4th
1797::
965:â…”
491:,
480:,
186:.
178:,
174:,
797:e
790:t
783:v
769:.
751:.
732:.
713:.
120:(
27:)
23:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
