Late-war Order of Battle
The division underwent a number of organizational changes over the course of the war. It was triangularized in the summer of 1916. 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 October 21, 1918 was as follows:
- 176.Infanterie-Brigade
- Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 352
- Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 353
- Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 426
- 1.Eskadron/Jäger-Regiment zu Pferde Nr. 10
- Artillerie-Kommandeur 59
- Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 88
- Fußartillerie-Bataillon Nr. 123
- Stab Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 88
- 3. Reserve-Kompanie/Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 33
- Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 249
- Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr. 88
- Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 88
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