11th Bavarian Infantry Division
11th Bavarian Infantry Division (11. Bayerische Infanterie-Division) | |
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Active | 1915-1919 |
Country | Romanian Campaign (World War I), Second Battle of the Aisne, Passchendaele, Third Battle of the Aisne, Second Battle of the Marne |
The 11th Bavarian Infantry Division (11. Bayerische Infanterie-Division) was a unit of the
The division was formed primarily from the excess infantry regiments of existing divisions that were being triangularized. The division's 21st Bavarian Infantry Brigade was formerly the 4th Bavarian Infantry Brigade of the 2nd Bavarian Infantry Division. The 3rd Bavarian Infantry Regiment also came from the 2nd Bavarian Infantry Division; the 22nd Bavarian Infantry Regiment came from the 3rd Bavarian Infantry Division; and the 13th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment came from the 5th Bavarian Reserve Division.[1]
Combat chronicle
The 11th Bavarian Infantry Division initially served on the
Order of battle on formation
The 11th Bavarian Infantry Division was formed as a triangular division. The order of battle of the division on April 1, 1915, was as follows:[3]
- Kgl. Bayerische 21. Infanterie-Brigade
- Kgl. Bayerisches 3. Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Karl von Bayern
- Kgl. Bayerisches 22. Infanterie-Regiment Fürst Wilhelm von Hohenzollern
- Kgl. Bayerisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 13
- 1.Eskadron/Kgl. Bayerisches 2. Chevaulegers-Regiment Taxis
- 2.Eskadron/Kgl. Bayerisches 7. Chevaulegers-Regiment Prinz Alfons
- Kgl. Bayerisches 21. Feldartillerie-Regiment
- 5.Batterie/Kgl. Bayerisches Reserve-Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 2
- Kgl. Bayerische Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 21
Late-war order of battle
The division underwent relatively few organizational changes over the course of the war. Cavalry was reduced, artillery and signals commands were formed, and combat engineer support was expanded to a full pioneer battalion. The order of battle on January 4, 1918, was as follows:[4]
- Kgl. Bayerische 21. Infanterie-Brigade
- Kgl. Bayerisches 3. Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Karl von Bayern
- Kgl. Bayerisches 22. Infanterie-Regiment Fürst Wilhelm von Hohenzollern
- Kgl. Bayerisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 13
- 2.Eskadron/Kgl. Bayerisches 7. Chevaulegers-Regiment Prinz Alfons
- Kgl. Bayerischer Artillerie-Kommandeur 11
- Kgl. Bayerisches 21. Feldartillerie-Regiment
- Kgl. Bayerisches Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 11 (from June 12, 1918)
- Kgl. Bayerisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 11
- Kgl. Bayerische Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 19
- Kgl. Bayerische Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 21
- Kgl. Bayerische Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr. 11
- Kgl. Bayerischer Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 11
References
- 11. Bayerische Infanterie-Division (Chronik 1915/1918) - Der erste Weltkrieg
- Hermann Cron et al., Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee (Berlin, 1935)
- Hermann Cron, Geschichte des deutschen Heeres im Weltkriege 1914-1918 (Berlin, 1937)
- Günter Wegner, Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1825-1939. (Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993), Bd. 1
- Histories of Two Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army which Participated in the War (1914-1918), compiled from records of Intelligence section of the General Staff, American Expeditionary Forces, at General Headquarters, Chaumont, France 1919 (1920)
Notes
- ^ a b c 11. Bayerische Infanterie-Division (Chronik 1915/1918)
- ^ Histories of Two Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army which Participated in the War (1914-1918), compiled from records of Intelligence section of the General Staff, American Expeditionary Forces, at General Headquarters, Chaumont, France 1919 (1920), pp. 206-210.
- ^ Hermann Cron et al., Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee (Berlin, 1935).
- ^ Cron et al., Ruhmeshalle.