Order of Battle On 10 April 1918
Divisions underwent many changes during the war, with regiments moving from division to division, and some being destroyed and rebuilt. The 6th Bavarian Reserve Division was triangularized in January 1917, losing the 14th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Brigade headquarters and the 21st Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment. Cavalry was reduced, engineers increased, and an artillery command and a divisional signals command were created. The 6th Bavarian Reserve Division's order of battle on 10 April 1918 was as follows:
- 12. bayerische Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Kgl. Bayerisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 16
- Kgl. Bayerisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 17
- Kgl. Bayerisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 20
- 2. Eskadron/Kgl. Bayerisches Reserve-Kavallerie-Regiment 6
- Kgl. Bayerischer Artillerie-Kommandeur 18
- Kgl. Bayerisches Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment 6
- Kgl. Bayerisches Fußartillerie-Bataillon 12
- Stab Kgl. Bayerisches Pionier-Bataillon 19
- Kgl. Bayerische Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie 6
- Kgl. Bayerische Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie 7
- Kgl. Bayerische Minenwerfer-Kompanie 206
- Kgl. Bayerischer Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 406
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