Forward

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.

Sunday, 30 March 2014

86th Infantry Division


This Army unit was part of a new wave of divisions formed in August 1915

The 86th Division was formed in 1915 to support the German war effort.
If formed in November 1914 as the Wernitz Division, a Regular unit.


  171st Infantry Brigade
  341st Infantry Regiment
  342nd Infantry Regiment
  172nd Infantry Brigade
  343rd Infantry Regiment
  344th Infantry Regiment
  86th Field Artillery Regiment
  3rdErsatz/26th Pioneer Battalion

The cavalry consisted of the 86th Cavalry Regiment (Cleinow).

 The 171st Brigade was formed from the Grossmann Brigade.  The 172nd Brigade was formed from the Windhelm Brigade.
Posted by at
Labels: , , , , ,

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)