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Histories of two hundred and fifty-one divisions of the German army which participated in the war (1914-1918) — John Shaqi

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)

Name: Histories of two hundred and fifty-one divisions of the German army which participated in the war (1914-1918)
Author: United States. War Department. General Staff

United States. War Department. General Staff

Germany. Heer -- History -- World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany

The division was rated as second class. It was used as an attack
division in the Matz offensive, but in general the division was used to
replace assault divisions and hold an important sector.




                          1st Guard Division.


                              COMPOSITION.

 ─────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────
              │       1914        │       1915        │       1916
 ─────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────
              │Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.
 ─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────
 Infantry.    │1 Gd.    │1 Ft. Gd.│1 Gd.    │1 Ft. Gd.│1 Gd.    │1 Ft. Gd.
              │         │3 Ft. Gd.│         │3 Ft. Gd.│(2 Gd.)  │2 Ft. Gd.
              │2 Gd.    │2 Ft. Gd.│2 Gd.    │2 Ft. Gd.│         │4 Ft. Gd.
              │         │4 Ft. Gd.│         │4 Ft. Gd.│         │
 ─────────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴─────────
 Cavalry.     │                   │                   │Gd. Regt. (Massow):
              │                   │                   │
              │                   │                   │1st, 2d, 3d, 4th
              │                   │                   │  Sqns.
              │                   │                   │Body Gd. Hus. Regt.
              │                   │                   │
              │                   │                   │2d Sqn. 6th Drag.
              │                   │                   │  Regt.
 ─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────
 Artillery.   │1st Gd. Brig.:     │1st Gd. Brig.:     │1st Gd. Brig.:
              │                   │                   │
              │ 1st Gd. Rgt.      │ 1st Gd. Rgt.      │ 1st Gd. Rgt.
              │                   │                   │
              │                   │                   │
              │ 3d Gd. Rgt.       │ 3d Gd. Rgt.       │ 3d Gd. Rgt.
              │                   │                   │
              │                   │                   │
              │                   │                   │
              │                   │                   │
              │                   │                   │
              │                   │                   │
 ─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────
 Engineers and│                   │1st Gd. Eng. Btn.: │1st Gd. Eng. Btn.:
              │                   │ Field Co. Gd.     │ 1st Gd. Pion. Co.
              │                   │  Pions.           │
              │                   │ 1st Gd. Pontoon   │ 1st Gd. T. M. Co.
              │                   │  Engs.            │
              │                   │ 4th Gd. Tel.      │ 1st Gd. Pontoon
              │                   │  Detch.           │  Engs.
              │                   │                   │ 1st Gd. Tel.

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