Histories of two hundred and fifty-one divisions of the German army which participated in the war (1914-1918)United States. War Department. General Staff
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Histories of two hundred and fifty-one divisions of the German army which participated in the war (1914-1918)
United States. War Department. General Staff
Germany. Heer -- History -- World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as fourth class.
5th Guard Division.
COMPOSITION.
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│ 1917 │ 1918
─────────────┼─────────────┬─────────────┼─────────────┬─────────────
│ Brigade. │ Regiment. │ Brigade. │ Regiment.
─────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────
Infantry. │2 Gd. │3 Ft. │2 Gd. │3 Ft.
│ │3 Gren. │ │3 Gren.
│ │20. │ │20.
─────────────┼─────────────┴─────────────┼─────────────┴─────────────
Cavalry. │1 Sqn. 2 Gd. Uhlan Rgt. │1 Sqn. 2 Gd. Uhlan Rgt.
─────────────┼───────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────
Artillery. │5 Gd. Art. Command: │5 Gd. Art. Command:
│ 4 Gd. F. A. Rgt. │ 4 Gd. F. A. Rgt.
│ │ 1 Abt. 1 Gd. Res. Ft. A.
│ │ Rgt.
│ │ 1180 Light Am. Col.
│ │ 1181 Light Am. Col.
│ │ 1203 Light Am. Col.
─────────────┼───────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────
Engineers and│100 Pion. Btn.: │100 Pion. Btn.:
Liaisons. │ │
│ 4 Gd. Pions. │ 4 Gd. Pion. Co.
│ 1 Gd. Res. Pion. Co. │ 1 Gd. Res. Pion. Co.
│ 9 Gd. T. M. Co. │ 9 Gd. T. M. Co.
│ (?) 28 Searchlight │ 195 Searchlight Section.
│ Section. │
│ 5 Gd. Tel. Detch. │5 Gd. Signal Command:
│ │ 5 Gd. Tel. Detch.
│ │ 149 Wireless Detch.
─────────────┼───────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────
Medical and │3 Ambulance Co. │3 Ambulance Co.
Veterinary.│ │
│8 Field Hospital. │8 Field Hospital.
│9 Field Hospital. │9 Field Hospital.
│Vet. Hospital. │5 Gd. Vet. Hospital.
─────────────┼───────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────
Transports. │M. T. Col. │680 M. T. Col.
│680 Divisional M. T. Col. │
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Odd units. │Field Recruit Depot No. │
│ 815. │
─────────────┼───────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────
Attached. │3 Abt. 43 Res. F. A. Rgt. │
│2 Abt. 3 Bav. Ft. A. Rgt. │
│2 Abt. 11 Res. Ft. A. Rgt. │
│2 Abt. 21 Ft. A. Rgt. │
│3 Btry. 57 Ldw. Ft.
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