6th Division (German Empire) - Pre-World War I Organization

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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