58th Infantry Division (5th Royal Saxon)

This Army unit was formed on 6th March 1915.

The 58th Division was formed in 1915. 

116th Infantry Brigade

106th (7th Royal Saxon) (King George) Infantry Regiment
107th (8th Royal Saxon) (Prince Johann Georg) Infantry Regiment
120th (Wurttenburg) Infantry Regiment
58th Bicycle Company

4th Squadron/18th Ulhan (2nd Royal Saxon) Regiment

58th Field Artillery Brigade

115th Field Artillery Regiment
116th Field Artillery Regiment
58th Foot Artillery Battalion

115th Pioneer Company
116th Pioneer Company

War Diary

1914 - Western Front
1915 - Eastern Front, Gorlice-Tornow Offensive
1915 - Western Front
1917 - Eastern Front
1918 - Western Front

The 116th Infantry Brigade was previously the 48th Infantry Brigade from the 24th Infantry Division.

The 120th Infantry Regiment was replaced by the 103rd (Royal Saxon) Reserve Infantry Regiment.

50th Infantry Division

This Army unit was formed on 10th March 1915.

The 50th Division was formed in 1915. 

100th Infantry Brigade

39th (Lower Rhine) Fusilier Regiment
53rd (5th Westfallien) Infantry Regiment
158th (7th Lotheringen) Infantry Regiment
50th Bicycle Company

50th Artillery Brigade

99th Field Artillery Regiment
100th Field Artillery Regiment
50th Foot Artillery Battalion

99th Pioneer Company
100th Pioneer Company

It fought on the Western Front

52nd Infantry Division

This Army unit was formed on 6th March 1915.

The 52nd Division was formed in 1915. 

104th Infantry Brigade

66th (3rd Magdaburg) Infantry Regiment from the 7th Infantry Division
169th (8th Baden) Infantry Regiment from the 29th Infantry Division
170th (9th Baden) Infantry Regiment from the 29th Infantry Division
52nd Bicycle Company

4th Squadron/16th Ulan (Hennigs von Treffenfeld) (Altmark) Regiment

52nd Field Artillery Brigade

103rd (Baden) Field Artillery Regiment
104th (Baden) Field Artillery Regiment
52nd Foot Artillery Battalion

103rd Pioneer Company
104th Pioneer Company

The 66th (3rd Magdaburg) Infantry Regiment was replaced by the 111th (Baden) Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm Infantry Regiment on 6th April 1917.

It fought on the Western Front 

8th Ersatz (Replacement) Division

This Army Militia unit was formed in August 1914.

The 8th Ersatz Division was formed in 1914 and formed part of the German fourth line after regular and reserve formations.  It was re-designated the 243rd Infantry Division in April 1917.

29th Reserve Ersatz Brigade

29th Ersatz Battalion
30th Ersatz Battalion
31st Ersatz Battalion
32nd Ersatz Battalion

41st  Brigade

41st Ersatz Battalion
42nd Ersatz Battalion
49th Ersatz Battalion
50th Ersatz Battalion

51st (Royal Wurttemburg) Ersatz Brigade

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

302nd Division

This Army unit was formed in September 1916.

The 302nd Division was formed in 1916 and was formerly the Hippel Division.

22nd Infantry Brigade from 11th Division

42nd Infantry Regiment from the 3rd Division
45th Infantry Regiment from the 101st Division10th Jager Regiment

255th Infantry Division

This Army unit was formed in May 1917.

The 255th Division was formed in 1917 from the Metz Detatchment to support the German war effort.

31st Landwehr Brigade

30th Landwehr Regiment
68th Landwehr Regiment
1st Ersatz Landwehr Regiment
2nd Ersatz Landwehr Regiment
3rd Ersatz Landwehr Regiment

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


 

242nd Infantry Division (Royal Wurttenburg)

This Army unit was part of a new wave of divisions formed in January 1917

The 242nd Division was formed in 1917 to support the German war effort.

242nd Infantry Brigade

127th Infantry Regiment 
475th Infantry Regiment 
476th Infantry Regiment 
281st Field Artillery Regiment

241st Infantry Division (11th Royal Saxon)

This Army unit was part of a new wave of divisions formed in January 1917

The 241st Division was formed in 1917 to support the German war effort.

246th Infantry Brigade

472nd Infantry Regiment 
473rd Infantry Regiment 
474th Infantry Regiment 
48th Field Artillery Regiment

240th Infantry Division

This Army unit was part of a new wave of divisions formed in January 1917

The 240th Division was formed in 1917 to support the German war effort.

240th Infantry Brigade

469th Infantry Regiment 
470th Infantry Regiment 
471st Infantry Regiment 
271st Field Artillery Regiment

239th Infantry Division

This Army unit was part of a new wave of divisions formed in January 1917

The 239th Division was formed in 1917 to support the German war effort.

239th Infantry Brigade

466th Infantry Regiment 
467th Infantry Regiment 
468th Infantry Regiment 
55th Field Artillery Regiment

237th Infantry Division

This Army unit was part of a new wave of divisions formed in January 1917

The 237th Division was formed in 1917 to support the German war effort.

244th Infantry Brigade was formally the 29th Reserve Infantry Brigade, transferred from the 16th Reserve Infantry Division on 16th January 1917

460th Infantry Regiment 
461st Infantry Regiment 
462nd Infantry Regiment 
83rd Field Artillery Regiment

236th Infantry Division

This Army unit was part of a new wave of divisions formed in January 1917

The 236th Division was formed in 1917 to support the German war effort.

236th Infantry Brigade

457th Infantry Regiment 
458th Infantry Regiment 
459th Infantry Regiment 
7th Field Artillery Regiment

235th Infantry Division

This Army unit was part of a new wave of divisions formed in January 1917

The 235th Division was formed in 1917 to support the German war effort.

235th Infantry Brigade

454th Infantry Regiment 
455th Infantry Regiment 
456th Infantry Regiment 
6th Field Artillery Regiment

234th Infantry Division

This Army unit was part of a new wave of divisions formed in January 1917

The 234th Division was formed in 1917 to support the German war effort.

234th Infantry Brigade

451st Infantry Regiment 
452nd Infantry Regiment
453rd Infantry Regiment 
4th Field Artillery Regiment

233rd Infantry Division

This Army unit was part of a new wave of divisions formed in January 1917

The 233rd Division was formed in 1917 to support the German war effort. 

243rd Infantry Brigade

448th Infantry Regiment 
449th Infantry Regiment 
450th Infantry Regiment 
81st Field Artillery Regiment

231st Infantry Division

This Army unit was part of a new wave of divisions formed in January 1917.  One of thirteen new Divisions numbered 231 to 242 and the 15th Bavarian Division.

The 231st Division was formed in 1917 to support the German war effort.

231st Infantry Brigade

442nd Infantry Regiment
443rd Infantry Regiment
444th Infantry Regiment 
3rd Guards Reserve Field Artillery Regiment

227th Infantry Division

This Army unit was part of a new wave of divisions formed in March 1917

The 227th Division was formed in 1917 to support the German war effort.

417th Infantry Regiment 
441st Infantry Regiment 
477th Infantry Regiment 
92nd Field Artillery Regiment

226th Infantry Division

This Army unit was part of a new wave of divisions formed in December 1916

The 226th Division was formed in 1916 to support the German war effort.

2nd Landwehr Infantry Regiment from the 35th Reserve Division
9th Landwehr Infantry Regiment from the 35th Reserve Division
439th Infantry Regiment 

225th Infantry Division

This Army unit was part of a new wave of divisions formed in September 1916

The 225th Division was formed in 1916 to support the German war effort.

217th Reserve Infantry Regiment from the 47th Reserve Division
18th Reserve Infantry Regiment from the 1st Reserve Division
373rd Infantry Regiment from the 10th Landwehr Division