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| Formation of the German Infantry Division - Aug 1914 |
| Infantry Division |
| 2 Infantry Brigades, 1 Field Artillery Brigade, 1 Cavalry Regiment |
| 1 Division Bridging Train, 1-2 Pioneer Companies, 1-2 Medical Companies |
| Infantry Division Headquarters: |
| Divisional Commander = Generalleutnant or Generalmajor |
| Divisional Staff: |
| First Staff Officer |
| Second Staff Officer |
| Intelligence Officer from Oberste-Heeresleitung (OHL) |
| 2x Adjutants, 3x orderly officers |
| Commander of Transport |
| Commandant of Divisional Staff Headquarters |
| Divisional Intendant (with 5x intendance & 7 depot supply officials) |
| 2x Field Judiciary Officials |
| Divisional Medical Officer & Veterinary Officer from OHL |
| 2x Chaplains & 5x Field Postal Officials |
| * Infantry Division strength = approx. 17,000 men & 2,700 horses |
| * 2 August 1914: 92 Infantry Divisions (214 at Armistice) |
| die Division 1914: organizational diagram of 1. Infantry Division |
| die Division 1914: wire diagram |
| die Division 1915: in 1915 transitioned to 1 Brigade of 3 Regiments |
| Infantry-Division composed of: |
| Infanterie-Brigade (2x) |
| Infantry Brigade = 2 Regiments (Infanterie-Regimenter) |
| Infanterie-Regiment (4x) |
| Infantry Regiment = 3 Battalions (Bataillone) |
| plus: Machine-Gun Company (Maschinen-Gewehr-Kompanie) |
| Bataillon (12x) |
| Infantry Battalion = 4 Companies (Kompanien) |
| MG-Kompanie (8x) |
| Machine-Gun Company = subordinate to Regiment HQ |
| Feldartillerie-Brigade (2x) |
| Field Artillery Brigade = 2 Field Artillery Regiments (Feldartillerie-Regimenter) |
| Kavallerie-Regiment (1-2x) |
| Cavalry Regiment = 4 Squadrons (Eskadrons) |
| Divisions-Truppen |
| Pionier Company, Divisional Pontoon Train, Divisional Supply Train, Telephone Detachment |
| 6x Field Hospitals, Veterinary Section, Medical Coy, Infantry & Artillery Munitions Train |
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Cron's Imperial German Army 1914-18 |
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