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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.

Wednesday 29 June 2016

341st Infantry Regiment

341st Infantry Regiment

Formed:  13th September 1915

Corps:  

Division:  86th Infantry Brigade

Brigade:  171st Infantry Brigade

HQ - Ersatz Battalion 18th Infantry Regiment HQ

1st Battalion - Ersatz Battalion 18th Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion - Ersatz Battalion 148th Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion - Ersatz Battalion 152nd Infantry Regiment

Monday 27 June 2016

336th Infantry Regiment

336th Infantry Regiment

Formed:  14th June 1915

Division:  84th Infantry Division

Brigade:  168th Infantry Brigade

Formed from the 8th Occupation Regiment (Posen)

1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion 

335th Infantry Regiment

335th Infantry Regiment

Formed:  14th June 1915

Formed from the 4th Occupation Regiment (Posen)

1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion

334th Infantry Regiment

334th Infantry Regiment

Formed:  14th June 1915

Formed from the 7th Occupation Regiment (Posen)

HQ - Ersatz Battalion from 50th Infantry Regiment

1st Battalion - 2nd Ersatz Battalion 52nd Landwehr Regiment
2nd Battalion - 11th Lansturm Infantry Ersatz Battalion
3rd Battalion - 10th Landsturm Infantry Ersatz Battalion

333rd Infantry Regiment

333rd Infantry Regiment

Formed:  14th June 1915

Formed from the 6th Occupation Regiment (Posen)

1st Battalion - 2nd Landsturm Infantry Regiment 
2nd Battalion - 1st Landsturm Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion - 1st Ersatz Battalion Company from 7th Grenadiers, 50th and 155th Infantry Regiments.

332nd Infantry Regiment

332nd Infantry Regiment

Formed:  2nd June 1915

HQ - 5th Occupation Regiment (Posen)
1st Battalion - 8th Occupation Regiment (Posen)
2nd Battalion - 8th Occupation Regiment (Posen)
3rd Battalion - 8th Occupation Regiment (Posen)

MG Coy - 5th Fortress MG Company

Sunday 26 June 2016

331st Infantry Regiment

331st Infantry Regiment

Formed:  12th June 1915

Formed from the 3rd Occupation Regiment (Posen)

1st Battalion - 4th Landsturm Battalion (Trier)
2nd Battalion - 1st Battalion 19th Landwehr Regiment.
3rd Battalion - 2 coy Ersatz Bn 58th Infantry and 1 coy 154th Infantry, as well as Landsturm Company Turek


Thursday 23 June 2016

330th Infantry Regiment

330th Infantry Regiment

Formed:  13th June 1915 

Formed from the 2nd Occupation Regiment (Posen).

1st Battalion - Formed from the Ersatz Companies of the 6th Grenadiers and the 37th Fusiliers.

2nd Battalion - Formed from the Ersatz Companies of the 47th Infantry and 6th Reserve Infantry.

3rd Battalion - Formed from the Ersatz Companies of the 1st Ersatz Battalion of the 19th Infantry.

Tuesday 21 June 2016

329th Infantry Regiment

329th Infantry Regiment

Formed:  27th October 1914

Formed as the 1st Occupation Regiment, part of the Fortress of Posen,

1st Battalion - 2 Coy from Ersatz Battalions of 6th Grenadiers and 37th Fusiliers.

2nd Battalion - 2 Coy from Ersatz Battalions of 47th Infantry and 6th Reserve Infantry Regiments.

3rd Battalion - 19th Ersatz Battalion

On 24th November 1914 the Regiment changed

3rd Battalion - 1st Landsturm Infantry Battalion

On 13th June 1915 the Regiment was renamed as the 329th Infantry Regiment.

165th Infantry Brigade, 83rd Infantry Division.






Monday 20 June 2016

193rd Infantry Regiment

193rd Infantry Regiment

Formed:  1915

Corps: VII Reserve Corps

Division:  222nd Infantry Division

Brigade:192nd Infantry Brigade

192nd Infantry Regiment

192nd (18th Royal Saxon) Infantry Regiment

Formed:   6th July 1915

Corps:  

Division:  192nd Division

Brigade:  192nd Brigade

Saturday 18 June 2016

190th Infantry Regiment

190th Infantry Regiment

Formed:  19th May 1915

Corps:  VII Corps

Division:  185th Infantry Division

Brigade:  185th Infantry Brigade


189th Infantry Regiment

189th Infantry Regiment

Formed:  20th May 1915

Corps: III Corps

Division:  187th Infantry Division

Brigade:  187th Infantry Brigade

HQ

CO - Lt Col Bayer

1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion

188th Infantry Regiment

188th Infantry Regiment

Formed:  17th May 1915

Corps:  IX Corps

Division:  187th Infantry Division

Brigade:  187th Infantry Brigade

HQ - from 14th Reserve Infantry Brigade

CO - Baron von Dalwigk (from 14th Infantry Regiment)

1st Battalion

Battalion HQ - 36th Infantry Regiment
1 Coy - 13th Coy 36th Infantry Regiment
2 Coy - 14th Coy 36th Infantry Regiment
3 Coy - 13th Coy 72nd Infantry Regiment
4 Coy - 14th Coy 72nd Infantry Regiment

2nd Battalion

Battalion HQ - 72nd Infantry Regiment
5 Coy - 13th Coy 94th Infantry Regiment
6 Coy - 1st Coy 11th Reserve Jaeger Battalion
7 Coy - 13th Coy 71st Infantry Regiment
8 Coy - 14th Coy 71st Infantry Regiment

3rd Battalion

Battalion HQ - 43rd Reserve Infantry Brigade
9 Coy - 13th Coy 82nd Infantry Regiment
10 Coy - 14th Coy 82nd Infantry Regiment
11 Coy - 13th Coy 66th Infantry Regiment
12 Coy - 14th Coy 66th Infantry Regiment




187th Infantry Regiment

187th Infantry Regiment

Formed:  23rd May 1915

Corps:  IX Corps

Division:  187th Infantry Division

Brigade:  187th Infantry Brigade

HQ

CO - Major Scheuemann (From 37th Fusilier Regiment)

1st Battalion - 2 Coy 85th Infantry Regiment and 86th Fusilier Regiment.

2nd Battalion:  2 Coy 162nd and 163rd Infantry Regiments

3rd Battalion:  2 Coy 76th Infantry Regiment, 1 each from 39th and 89th Regiments.

MG Coy - 

Thursday 16 June 2016

186th Infantry Regiment

186th Infantry Regiment

Formed: 20th May 1915

Corps:  XVIII Corps

Division:  52nd Infantry Division

Brigade:  185th Infantry Brigade

HQ

CO - Lt Col von Krosigt (from Guards Jaeger Battalion)

1st Battalion - 2 companies from 80th and 81st Infantry Regiments

2nd Battalion - 2 companies from 87 and 116th Infantry Regiments

3rd Battalion - 2 companies from 115th and 117th Infantry Regiments

MG Coy

185th Infantry Regiment

185th Infantry Regiment

Formed:  21st May 1915

Corps:  IIV Corps

Division:  208th Infantry Division

Brigade:  185th Infantry Brigade

HQ

CO - Lt Col Krause

!st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion

MG Coy

184th Infantry Regiment

184th Infantry Regiment

Founded:  23rd May 1915

Corps:  IV Corps

Division:  183rd Infantry Division

Brigade:  83rd Infantry Brigade

HQ -

CO - Maj von Heise-Rottenburg (from 11th Grenadier Regiment)

1st Battalion - 2 companies each from 27th and 165th Infantry Regiments.

2nd Battalion - 2 companies each from 26th and 93rd Infantry Regiments.

3rd Battalion - 2 companies each from 72nd and 153rd Infantry Regiments.

MG Coy - from the 26th and 72nd Infantry Regiments

183rd Infantry Regiment

183rd (17th Royal Saxon) Infantry Regiment

Founded: 21st May 1915

Corps:  XIX (Royal Saxon) Corps

Division:  192nd Infantry Division

Brigade:  183rd Infantry Brigade

CO - Lt Col Shultz

HQ - 33rd Infantry Regiment 

1st Battalion - 13th and 14th Coy 139th and 179th Infantry Regiment.
2nd Battalion - 13th and 14th Coy 104th and 181st Infantry Regiment.
3rd Battalion - 13th and 14th Coy 133rd and 134th Infantry Regiment.

MG Coy from XIX Corps


7th Guards Infantry Regiment

7th Guards Infantry Regiment

Founded:  2nd August 1914

The Regiment was formed as the 2nd Guards Replacement Regiment.

On 1st August 1915 it was renamed the 7th Guards Infantry Regiment.

1st Battalion - 3rd Guards Brigade Replacement Battalion
2nd Battalion - 4th Guards Brigade Replacement Battalion
3rd Battalion - 5th Guards Brigade Replacement Battallion

On 8th September 1916 the 2nd Battalion moved to the 399th Infantry Division, and became its 2nd Battalion.


 

6th Guards Infantry Regiment

6th Guards Infantry Regiment

Formed:  27th September 1914.

The 6th Guards Infantry Regiment was formed as the 1st Guards Replacement Regiment.  It was part of the Guards Replacement Division.


1st Battalion:  Was formed from the 1st Guards Brigade Replacement Battalion.

2nd Battalion:  Was formed from the 2nd Guards Brigade Replacement Battalion.

3rd Battalion:  Was formed from the 6th Guards Brigade Replacement Battalion.

On 14th July 1915 the Regiment was renamed as the 6th Guards Infantry Regiment.

On 8th September 1916 the 1st Battalion was used to form the 1st Battalion of the 399th Infantry Regiment.

On 23rd September 1918 the Regiment received the 7th Mine Thrower Company.



182nd Infantry Regiment



182nd (16th Royal Saxon) Infantry Regiment

Founded: 1st October 1912

Garrison:  Freiberg

 The Regiment was formed in Freiberg on 1st October 1912.

At the start of World War One it joined the XII (I Royal Saxon) Corps.  If formed one replacement battalion and two recruit depots.

The Replacement Battalion was moved on 2nd August 1914 to the 46th Brigade Replacement Battalion

First World War


The Regiment was part of the 23rd (1st Royal Saxon) Division, as part of the 46th Infantry Brigade.

On 1st April 1915 the Regiment was moved to the 245th Infantry Brigade of the 123rd Infantry Division.

On 8th September 1916 the Regiment was moved to the 177th Infantry Brigade of the  216th Infantry Division.

On 22nd April 1917 it was part of the 86th Reserve Infantry Brigade, 216th Infantry Division.

On 21st August 1917 it was moved to the 408th Infantry Brigade, 212th Infantry Division.  It was with that division when the war ended.


After the War

The Regiment became part of the 10th Infantry Regiment, as the 2nd Battalion in the Reichswehr.


It was the 2nd Battalion of the 101st Infantry Regiment during World War 2

181st Infantry Regiment

181st (15th Royal Saxon) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  1st April 1901

Garrison:  Chemnitz

The Regiment was mobalised as part of the XIX (2nd Royal Saxon) Corps

It also provided units to the 48th Brigade Replacement Battalion

World War One

 The Regiment was mobalised as part of the 88th Infantry Brigade, 40th Infantry Division, part of XIX (II Royal Saxon) Corps.

After the War 


180th Infantry Regiment

180th (10th Wurttemberg) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  1st April 1897

Garrison:  Tubingen

The Regiment was formed from the following units:

1st Battalion - 4th Battalion 19th Grenadier Regiment and 125th Infantry Regiment.
2nd Battalion -  4th Battalion 121st and 122nd Infantry Regiments

On 1st October 1913 the Regiment formed a 3rd Battalion and a machine gun company.

On mobalisation in 1914 the Regiment formed two recruit depots and a replacement battalion.

54th Brigade Replacement Battalion.

179th Infantry Regiment

179th (14th Royal Saxon) Infantry Regiment

Formed:  1st April 1897

Garrison:  Leisnig

In 1914 the Regiment provided two recruit depots and units to the 47th Brigade Replacement Regiment.

World War One

The Regiment was mobalised as part of the 47th Infantry Brigade, 24th Infantry Division, XIX Corps.

After the War 

178th Infantry Regiment

178th (13th Royal Saxon) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  1st April 1897

Garrison:  Kamenz




On mobalisation in 1914 the Regiment provided four companies to the 64th Brigade Replacement Battalion.

The Regiment was part of the 64th (6th Royal Saxon) Infantry Brigade, 32nd (3rd Royal Saxon) Infantry Division, part of the XII Corps.


177th Infantry Regiment

177th (12th Royal Saxon) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  1st April 1897

Garrison:  Dresden

The Regiment provided four companies to the 64th Brigade Replacement Battalion. 

The Regiment mobalised as part of 64th Infantry Brigade, 32nd Infantry Division, XII Corps.

176th Infantry Regiment

176th (9th West Prussian Infantry Regiment

Founded:  31st March 1897

Garrison:  Thorn

The Regiment was formed from the following units:

1st Battalion - 4th Battalion 5th and 128th Infantry Regiments
2nd Battalion - 4th Battalion 21st and 61st Infantry Regiments

On mobalisation the Regiment provided four companies to the 87th Brigade Replacement Battalion.

In 1919 the Regiment was reformed as the 176th Independent Infantry Regiment, and later as the 74th Regiment

175th Infantry Regiment

175th (8th West Prussian) Infantry Regiment

Formed:  31st March 1897

Garrison:  Graudenz

Formed from the following units:

1st Battalion - 4th Battalion 14th and 141st Regiments
2nd Battalion - 4th Battalion 18th and 44th Regiments

Provided units to the 69th Brigade Replacement Battalion

174th Infantry Regiment


174th (10th Lotheringen) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  31st March 1897

Garrison:  Forbach

1st Battalion - 4th Battalion 67 and 131st Infantry Regiments
2nd Battalion - 4th Battalion 135th and 145th Infantry Regiments

32nd Brigade Replacement Battalion

173rd Infantry Regiment

173rd (9th Lotheringen) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  31st March 1897

Garrison:  St Avold

1st Battalion - 4th Battalion 17th and 144th Infantry Regiments
2nd Battalion - 4th Battalion 98th and 130th Infantry Regiments

86th Brigade Replacement Battalion

172nd Infantry Regiment

172nd (3rd Upper Alsace) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  31st March 1897

Garrison:  Neubreisach

1st Battalion - 4th Battalion 132nd and 138th Regiments
2nd Battalion - 4th Battalion 99th and 143rd Regiments

82nd Brigade Replacement Battalion

171st Infantry Regiment

171st (2nd Upper Alsace) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  31st March 1897

Garrison:  Colmar

1st Battalion - 4th Battalion 97th and 136th Regiments
2nd Battalion - 4th Battalion 60th and 137th Regiments

82nd Brigade Replacement Battalion

170th Infantry Regiment

170th (9th Baden) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  31st March 1897

Garrison:  Offenburg

1st Battalion - 4th Battalion 113th and 114th Infantry Regiments
2nd Battalion - 4th Battalion 112th and 142nd Infantry Regiments

84th Brigade Replacement Battalion

169th Infantry Regiment

169th (8th Baden) Infantry Regiment

Formed:  31st March 1897

Garrison:  Lahr

168th Infantry Regiment

168th (5th Grand Duchy of Hesse) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  31st March 1897

Garrison:  Offenbach

167th Infantry Regiment

167th (1st Upper Alsace) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  31st March 1897

Garrison:  Kassel

166th Infantry Regiment

166th (Hessen-Homburg) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  31st March 1897

Garrison:  Bitsch

165th Infantry Regiment



165th (5th Hannoverian) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  24th March 1813

Garrison:  Quedlinburg

164th Infantry Regiment


164th (4th Hannover) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  27th November 1813

Garrison:  Hameln

163rd Infantry Regiment




163rd (Schleswig-Holstein) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  31st March 1897

Garrison:  Neumunster

162nd Infantry Regiment

162nd (3rd Hanseatic) Infantry Regiment (Lubeck) 

Founded:  31st March 1897

Garrison:  Lubeck

159th Infantry Regiment


161st (10th Rhine) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  31st March 1897

Garrison:  Duren

160th Infantry Regiment

160th (9th Rhine) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  31st March 1897

Garrison: Bonn

159th Infantry Regiment

159th (8th Lothringen) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  31st Match 1897

Garrison: Mullheim

158th Infantry Regiment


158th (7th Lothringen) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  31st March 1897

Garrison:  Paderborn

157th Infantry Regiment



157th (4th Silesian) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  31st March 1897

Garrison:  Bried

156th Infantry Regiment

156th (3rd Silesian) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  31st March 1897

Garrison:   Beuthen

155th Infantry Regiment

155th (7th West Prussian) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  31st March 1897

Garrison:  Ostrowo

154th Infantry Regiment

154th (5th Lower Silesian) Infantry Regiment

Founded:  31st March 1897

Garrison:  Jauer