Order of Battle On Mobilization
On mobilization in August 1914 at the beginning of World War I, most divisional cavalry, including brigade headquarters, was withdrawn to form cavalry divisions or split up among divisions as reconnaissance units (the 29th Cavalry Brigade headquarters was dissolved and its two regiments divided among divisions). Divisions received engineer companies and other support units from their higher headquarters. The 29th Division was renamed the 29th Infantry Division. It kept all three infantry brigades and was thus much larger than most infantry divisions. Its initial wartime organization was as follows:
- 57. Infanterie-Brigade:
- 5. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 113
- 6. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Kaiser Friedrich III Nr. 114
- 58.Infanterie-Brigade:
- 4. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Wilhelm Nr. 112
- 7. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 142
- 84. Infanterie-Brigade:
- 8. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 169
- 9. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 170
- 3. Badisches Dragoner-Regiment Prinz Karl Nr. 22
- 29. Feldartillerie-Brigade:
- 2. Badisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 30
- 5. Badisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 76
- 1./Badisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 14
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