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German Landwehr Division 1st



 Divisional Structure 1914  1st German Landwehr Division part of 9th German Army Reserve Corps and Army of the North

On mobilization, the 1st Landwehr Division was created by aggregating four mixed Landwehr brigades (gemischte Landwehr-Brigaden), each of which generally included its own infantry, cavalry and artillery.

Order of Battle in 1914

  • 33rd Mixed Landwehr Brigade
    • Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 75
    • Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 76
    • 2nd Guard Landwehr Squadron
    • 1st Landwehr Squadron/IX Corps
    • 1st Landwehr Battery/IX Corps
  • 34th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
    • Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 31
    • Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 84
    • 3rd Guard Landwehr Squadron
    • 2nd Landwehr Squadron/IX Corps
    • 2nd Landwehr Battery/IX Corps
  • 37th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
    • Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 73
    • Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 74
    • 2nd Landwehr Squadron/X Corps
    • 2nd Landwehr Field Artillery Battalion/X Corps
  • 38th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
    • Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 77
    • Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 78
    • 3rd Landwehr Squadron/X Corps

      The 33rd and 34th Mixed Landwehr Brigades were raised in the IX Corps area (the Province of Schleswig-Holstein, part of the Province of Hanover, the Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and the Hanseatic Cities of Bremen, Hamburg, and Lübeck). The 37th and 38th Mixed Landwehr Brigades were raised in the X Corps area (the Province of Hanover, the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, and the Duchy of Brunswick).

      On 27 August, the division was ordered to reinforce the eastern front; however, the 37th and 38th Mixed Landwehr Brigades were left behind to guard the northern coast and later transferred to the western front.

       Divisional Structure 1918  1st German Landwehr Division part of 9th German Army Reserve Corps and Army of the North

      Order of Battle 1918

      German Divisions underwent many changes during the war, with regiments moving from division to division, and some being destroyed and rebuilt. During the war, most divisions became triangular - one infantry brigade with three infantry regiments rather than two infantry brigades of two regiments (a square division). In the case of Landwehr divisions, the mixed Landwehr brigades were converted to regular infantry brigades before being triangularized and were often used to form new units. The 1st Landwehr Division's order of battle on 15 January 1918 was as follows:

      34th Landwehr Brigade

      • Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 31
      • Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 33
      • Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 84
      • 3rd Squadron, Light Cavalry Regiment No. 12
      • Artillery Command 128
      • Field Artillery Regiment No. 96
      • Pioneer Battalion No. 401
      • 1st Ersatz Company, Pioneer Battalion 'Prinz Radziwill' (East Prussian) No. 1
      • 2nd Landwehr Pioneer Company/II Corps
      • Trench Mortar Company No. 301
      • Divisional Signals Command 501



      1st August 1914  Early actions 1914 and 1915

      1st July 1916  Actions during 1916 -17

      1st February 1918  Actions during 1918

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