Order of Battle On Formation
The 82nd 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:
- 82.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 270
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 271
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 272
- Reserve-Radfahrer-Kompanie Nr. 82
- Reserve-Kavallerie-Abteilung Nr. 82
- 82.Reserve-Feldartillerie-Brigade
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 69
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 70
- Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 86
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