Order of Battle On March 28, 1918
The 53rd Reserve Division was triangularized in May 1917, dissolving the 106th Reserve Infantry Brigade headquarters and sending the 244th Reserve Infantry Regiment to the 96th Infantry Division. Over the course of the war, other changes took place, including the formation of artillery and signals commands and the enlargement of combat engineer support to a full pioneer battalion. The order of battle on March 28, 1918 was as follows:
- 105.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Königlich Sächsisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 241
- Königlich Sächsisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 242
- Königlich Sächsisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 243
- Königlich Sächsische Reserve-Kavallerie-Abteilung Nr. 53
- Königlich Sächsischer Artillerie-Kommandeur 155
- Königlich Sächsisches Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 32
- IV.Bataillon/Königlich Sächsisches Reserve-Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 24
- Königlich Sächsisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 353
- 4.Reserve-Kompanie/Königlich Sächsisches 1. Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 12
- Königlich Sächsische Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 53
- Königlich Sächsische Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr. 253
- Königlich Sächsischer Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 453
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