This
peacetime Army unit was formed in December 1818
Its home station was Trier part of the VIII Corps District
The 16th and 15th Infantry Divisions combined to form the VIII Army Corps
31st
Infantry Brigade
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Transferred to the 47th Landwehr Division on 10th October 1916. Transferred to the 238th Infantry Division as the 238th Infantry Brigade on 16th January 1917.
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28th Infantry Regiment
von Goeben (2nd Rhine), formed on 5th December 1813, garrisoned at Koblenz
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68th (6th Rhine) Infantry Regiment, formed on 5th May 1860, garrisoned in Koblenz
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32nd
Infantry Brigade
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29th Infantry Regiment
von Horn (3rd Rhine), formed on 5th December 1813, garrisoned in Trier
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69th (7th Rhine) Infantry Regiment, formed on 5th May 1860, garrisoned in Trier
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7th Hussar Regiment
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16th Field Artillery Brigade
2nd and 3rd Companies, 8th Pioneer Battalion
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23rd Field Artillery Regiment
44th Field Artillery Regiment
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The Division entered the war as part of the 4th German Army. It entered Luxembourg, and advanced through Belgium and into Alsace. It then spent the winter in the Champagne sector.
Elements of the Division fought in Belgium and Alsace, and in April 1915 it was in action in the Artois sector, in June moving to the Aisne sector. In October 1915 it was in Nouvron.
It remained in the Aisne sector until July 1916, it was then committed to the Somme battle. In September a much reduced Division was sent to rest in Berry Au Bac, where it was reorganised and lost its 69th Infantry Regiment.
In October 1916 it reentered the Somme battle, where it again suffered heavy losses.
In November 1916 it was sent to the Russian front where it remained until May 1917. It returned to France and took part in the Flanders battles and the battle of Ypres.
In April 1918 it took part in the battle of the Lys, after a brief rest at Merville it was sent to take part in the third battle of the Somme.
The remnants of the Division were still in the Ypres sector at the end of the war.
