Order of Battle On Formation
The 77th Reserve Division, like the other divisions of its wave and unlike earlier German divisions, was organized from the outset as a triangular division. The order of battle of the division on December 29, 1914 was as follows:
- 77.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 255
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 256
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 257
- Reserve-Radfahrer-Kompanie Nr. 77
- Reserve-Kavallerie-Abteilung Nr. 77
- 77.Reserve-Feldartillerie-Brigade
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 59
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 60
- Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 78
- Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 79
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