1870 Organization
During wartime, the 1st Division, like other German divisions, was redesignated an infantry division. The organization of the 1st Infantry Division in 1870 at the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War was as follows:
- 1st Infantry Brigade (1. Infanterie-Brigade)
- 1st Grenadier Regiment "Crown Prince" (1st East Prussian) (Grenadier-Regiment Kronprinz (1. Ostpreußisches) Nr. 1)
- 5th East Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 41 (5. Ostpreußisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 41)
- 2nd Infantry Brigade (2. Infanterie-Brigade)
- 2nd East Prussian Grenadier Regiment No. 3 (2. Ostpreußisches Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 3)
- 6th East Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 43 (6. Ostpreußisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 43)
- 1st Dragoon Regiment (Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 1)
- 1st Jäger Battalion (Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 1)
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