79th Reserve Division (German Empire) - Order of Battle On Formation

Order of Battle On Formation

The 79th 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:

  • 79.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
    • Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 261
    • Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 262
    • Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 263
    • Reserve-Radfahrer-Kompanie Nr. 79
  • Reserve-Kavallerie-Abteilung Nr. 79
  • 79.Reserve-Feldartillerie-Brigade
    • Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 63
    • Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 64
  • Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 81

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