The Kaisers Legions: 2nd Infantry

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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.

Sunday, 16 March 2014

2nd Bavarian Infantry Division

This Peacetime Army unit was formed in November 1815

The 2nd Bavarian and 1st Bavarian Divisions combined to form the I Bavarian Corps

3rd Bavarian Infantry Brigade Renamed as the 4th Bavarian Infantry Brigade on 2nd April 1915
3rd (Prince Karl of Bavaria) Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment
20th (Prince Franz) Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment
4th Royal Bavarian Infantry Brigade Renamed as the 21st Royal Bavarian Infantry Brigade on 2nd April 1915. Transferred to the 11th Bavarian Infantry Division.
12th (Prince Arnulf) Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment
15th (King Friederich) Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment
2nd Royal Bavarian Artillery Brigade
2/1st Bavarian Pioneer Battalion

At the start of the war the Division also consisted of 4th Kings Royal Bavarian Light Horse Regiment

Saturday, 1 February 2014

2nd Infantry Division

This peacetime Army unit was formed in September 1818

Home Station: Insterburg

3^rd Infantry Brigade
4th Grenadier Regiment "King Frederick the Great" (3rd East Prussian), formed on 1st May 1626, garrisoned in Rastenburg	4th Grenadier Regiment
44th Infantry Regiment "Graf Dönhoff" (7th East Prussian), formed on 5th May 1860, garrisoned in Goldap	44th Infantry Regiment
4^th Infantry Brigade
33rd Fusilier Regiment "Graf Roon" (East Prussian), formed on 6th March 1749, garrisoned in Gummbinen
45th Infantry Regiment (8th East Prussian), formed on 5th May 1860, garrisoned in Insterburg	To 101^st Infantry Division (1915)
10th Horse Jaeger Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Brigade	1st Field Artillery Regiment (1st Lithuanian) 37th Field Artillery Regiment (2nd Lithuanian)

The 2nd Infantry Division served on the Eastern Front, and fought at Tannenberg, the 1st and 2nd Masurian Lakes and after the defeat of Russia it was moved to the Western Front. It ended the war in the area of Antwerp.