76th Reserve Division (German Empire) - Order of Battle On January 1, 1918

Order of Battle On January 1, 1918

The most significant wartime structural change in the divisions of this wave was the reduction from two field artillery regiments to one. 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 January 1, 1918 was as follows:

  • 76.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
    • Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 252
    • Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 253
    • Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 254
    • Maschinengewehr-Scharfschützen-Abteilung Nr. 59
    • Reserve-Radfahrer-Abteilung Nr. 76
  • 3.Eskadron/Reserve-Ulanen-Regiment Nr. 1
  • Artillerie-Kommandeur 76
    • Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 76
    • II.Bataillon/Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 24 (from April 15, 1918)
  • Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 376:
    • Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 76
    • Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 77
    • Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr. 276
  • Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 476

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