45th Reserve Division (German Empire)
| 45th Reserve Division (45. Reserve-Division) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1914–1919 |
| Country | Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Approx. 15,000 |
| Engagements | World War I: Battle of the Somme, Second Battle of the Aisne, Passchendaele, German spring offensive, Second Battle of the Marne |
The 45th Reserve Division (45. Reserve-Division) was a unit of the
West Prussia, but the 212th Reserve Infantry Regiment was a Hanseatic regiment, raised in Hamburg and Bremen
.
Combat chronicle
The 45th Reserve Division fought on the
Order of battle on formation
The 45th Reserve Division was initially organized as a square division, with essentially the same organization as the reserve divisions formed on mobilization. The order of battle of the 45th Reserve Division on September 10, 1914, was as follows:[3]
- 89. Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 211
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 212
- 90. Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 209
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 210
- Reserve-Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 17
- Reserve-Kavallerie-Abteilung Nr. 45
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 45
- Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 45
Order of battle on March 30, 1918
The 45th Reserve Division was triangularized in September 1916. Over the course of the war, other changes took place, including the formation of artillery and signals commands and a pioneer battalion. The order of battle on March 30, 1918, was as follows:[4]
- 90. Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 210
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 211
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 212
- Reserve-Kavallerie-Abteilung Nr. 45
- Artillerie-Kommandeur 45
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 45
- I.Bataillon/Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 20
- Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 345
- Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 445
References
- 45. Reserve-Division (Chronik 1914/1918) - 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 1815-1939. (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 45. Reserve-Division (Chronik 1914-1918)
- ^ 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. 464-467.
- ^ Hermann Cron et al., Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee (Berlin, 1935).
- ^ Cron et al., Ruhmeshalle.