54th Infantry Division (German Empire) - Late World War I Organization

Late World War I Organization

The division underwent comparatively fewer organizational changes during the course of the war than most other divisions. Its artillery, signals and engineers were reorganized as in other divisions. The 54th Infantry Division's order of battle on February 22, 1918 was as follows:

  • 108.Infanterie-Brigade
    • Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 27
    • Infanterie-Regiment von Manstein (1. Schleswigsches) Nr. 84
    • Großherzoglich Mecklenburgisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 90
    • MG-Scharfschützen-Abteilung Nr. 39
  • 1.Eskadron/Braunschweigisches Husaren-Regiment Nr. 17
  • Artillerie-Kommandeur 54:
    • Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 108
    • Fußartillerie-Bataillon Nr. 54 (from 16.04.1918)
  • Stab Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 138:
    • Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 107
    • Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 108
    • Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr. 54
  • Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 54

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