2nd Division (German Empire) - Pre-World War I Organization

Pre-World War I Organization

Many regiments were renamed and assigned to different divisions during the period from 1871 to 1914. In 1914, the peacetime organization of the 2nd Division was as follows:

  • 3rd Infantry Brigade (3. Infanterie-Brigade)
    • 4th Grenadier Regiment "King Frederick the Great" (3rd East Prussian) (Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich der Große (3. Ostpreuß.) Nr. 4)
    • 44th Infantry Regiment "Graf Dönhoff" (7th East Prussian) (Infanterie-Regiment Graf Dönhoff (7. Ostpreuß.) Nr. 44)
  • 4th Infantry Brigade (4. Infanterie-Brigade)
    • 33rd Fusilier Regiment "Graf Roon" (East Prussian) (Füsilier-Regiment Graf Roon (Ostpreuß.) Nr. 33)
    • 45th Infantry Regiment (8th East Prussian) (8. Ostpreuß. Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 45)
  • 2nd Cavalry Brigade (2. Kavallerie-Brigade)
    • 12th (Lithuanian) Uhlans (Litthauisches Ulanen-Regiment Nr. 12)
    • 9th Mounted Rifles (Jäger-Regiment zu Pferde Nr. 9)
  • 43rd Cavalry Brigade (43. Kavallerie-Brigade)
    • 8th (East Prussian) Uhlans "Count zu Dohna" (Ulanen-Regiment Graf zu Dohna (Ostpreuß.) Nr. 8)
    • 10th Mounted Rifles] (Jäger-Regiment zu Pferde Nr. 10)
  • 2nd Field Artillery Brigade (2. Feldartillerie-Brigade)
    • 1st Field Artillery Regiment "Prince August of Prussia" (1st Lithuanian) (Feldartillerie-Regiment Prinz August von Preußen (1. Litthau.) Nr. 1)
    • 37th Field Artillery Regiment (2nd Lithuanian) (2. Litthau. Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 37)

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