Late-war Order of Battle
The division underwent a number of organizational changes over the course of the war. It was triangularized in November 1916, losing the 167th Infantry Brigade and its two regiments and gaining the 423rd Infantry Regiment. Cavalry was reduced, artillery and signals commands were formed, and combat engineer support was expanded to a full pioneer battalion. The order of battle on January 10, 1918 was as follows:
- 168. Infanterie-Brigade
- Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 335
- Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 336
- Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 423
- 3. Eskadron/2. Hannoversches Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 16
- Artillerie-Kommandeur 54
- Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 248
- III.Bataillon/Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 25 (from June 10, 1918)
- Stab Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 84
- 2.Reserve-Kompanie/Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 1
- Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 272
- Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr. 84
- Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 84
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