Pre-World War I Organization
German divisions underwent various organizational changes after the Franco-Prussian War. The organization of the division in 1914, shortly before the outbreak of World War I, was as follows:
- 11. Infanterie-Brigade
- Infanterie-Regiment Graf Tauentzien von Wittenburg (3. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 20
- Füsilier-Regiment Prinz Heinrich von Preußen (1. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 35
- 12. Infanterie-Brigade
- Infanterie-Regiment Großherzog Friedrich Franz II von Mecklenburg-Schwerin (4. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 24
- Infanterie-Regiment General-Feldmarshchall Prinz Friedrich Karl von Preußen (8. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 64
- 6. Kavallerie-Brigade
- Kürassier-Regiment Kaiser Nikolas I. von Rußland (Brandenburgisches) Nr. 6
- Husaren-Regiment von Zieten (Brandenburgisches) Nr. 3
- 6. Feldartillerie-Brigade
- Feldartillerie-Regiment General-Feldzeugmeister (1. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 3
- Kurmärkisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 39
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