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This Blog was born from a wet day in Germany, looking at one of the many war memorials in that country and further investigation which led me to notice a lack of reference material with regards to the German Army in World War One.

My work on this project has been made easier by the World Wide Web, but with the information tools at my disposal it has been a constant battle to ensure that the correct information has been included.

This Blog is intended for reference, and will hopefully enable those with an interest in the German Army of World War One to look up with confidence the various units and organisations which contributed to the German war machine.

Monday, 28 April 2014

243rd Infantry Division (8th Ersatz Division) (Royal Wurttenburg)



This Army unit was formed in August 1914.

The 243rd Division was formed in 1914 to support the German war effort.  The Division was formed from the renaming of the 8th Ersatz Division on 1st April 1917.  

 The Division fought in the Second battle of the Aisne, the positional battles around Reims and Verdun, and in the German spring Offensive.

 As the 8th Ersatz Division in fought in the Battle of the Frontiers and the Battle of the Somme.





29th Mixed Ersatz Brigade

 29th Ersatz Infantry Battalion
30th Ersatz Infantry Battalion
31st Ersatz Infantry Battalion 
32nd Ersatz Infantry Battalion
80th Ersatz Infantry Battalion
86th Ersatz Infantry Battalion

 41st Mixed Ersatz Brigade

41st Ersatz Infantry Battalion
42nd Ersatz Infantry Battalion
49th Ersatz Infantry Battalion

 51st Mixed Ersatz Brigade

51st Ersatz Infantry Battalion
52nd Ersatz Infantry Battalion
53rd Ersatz Infantry Battalion
54th Ersatz Infantry Battalion

23rd Field Artillery Regiment Detachment
27th Field Artillery Regiment Detachment
29th Field Artillery Regiment Detachment
44th Field Artillery Regiment Detachment
65th Field Artillery Regiment Detachment 

In February 1917 it was reorganised as a triangular Division.

51st Mixed Ersatz Brigade

51st (Royal Wurttenburg) Ersatz Infantry Battalion
52nd (Royal Wurttenburg) Ersatz Infantry Battalion
122nd (4th Royal Wurttenburg) Fusiliers
19th Ullan Regiment, 3rd Squadron
65th Field Artillery Regiment Detachment 
92nd Field Artillery Regiment
508th Assault Battalion

In April 1917 it was redesignated as the 243rd Infantry Division

247th Infantry Brigade
478th Infantry Regiment
479th Infantry Regiment
122nd (4th Royal Wurttenburg) Fusiliers
19th Ullan Regiment, 3rd Squadron
82nd Foot Artillery Regiment Detachment 
238th Field Artillery Regiment
243rd Assault Battalion
 


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