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29th Division (German Empire)

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333:, most divisional cavalry, including brigade headquarters, was withdrawn to form cavalry divisions or split up among divisions as reconnaissance units (the 29th Cavalry Brigade headquarters was dissolved and its two regiments divided among divisions). Divisions received engineer companies and other support units from their higher headquarters. The 29th Division was renamed the 29th Infantry Division. It kept all three infantry brigades and was thus much larger than most infantry divisions. Its initial wartime organization was as follows: 417:
in September 1916. An artillery commander replaced the artillery brigade headquarters, the cavalry was further reduced, the engineer contingent was increased, and a divisional signals command was created. The 29th Infantry Division's order of battle on 1 January 1918 was as follows:
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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,
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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
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In peacetime, the 29th Division was stationed in southern Baden (the 28th covered northern Baden), with garrisons in southern Baden and across the Rhine in Alsace.
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From the late 1800s, the Prussian Army was effectively the German Army, as during the period of German unification (1866-1871) the states of the
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Before World War I, the division was larger than most, having three rather than two infantry brigades. The structure in 1914 was as follows:
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in March 1915. The 57th Infantry Brigade headquarters and the 114th Infantry Regiment were detached to form the infantry base of the
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entered into conventions with Prussia regarding their armies and only the Bavarian Army remained fully autonomous.
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Source book: operations of the 29th Division east of the Meuse river, October 8th to 30th, 1918
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Imperial German Army, 1914-18: Organisation, Structure, Orders of Battle
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The division, along with the other division of the XIV Army Corps, the
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II. Bataillon/Reserve-Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 9 (from 15.VI.1918)
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on 1 July 1871. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the
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6. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Kaiser Friedrich III Nr. 114
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6. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Kaiser Friedrich III Nr. 114
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Geschichte des deutschen Heeres im Weltkriege 1914-1918
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4. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Wilhelm Nr. 112
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4. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Wilhelm Nr. 112
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4. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Wilhelm Nr. 112
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
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Badisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 30 218:In World War I, the division served on the 1057:Army order of battle, Western Front (1918) 662: 648: 438:4. Eskadron/Jäger-Regiment zu Pferde Nr. 5 616:Rangliste der Königlich Preußischen Armee 433:7. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 142 430:5. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 113 371:9. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 170 368:8. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 169 358:7. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 142 342:5. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 113 292:9. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 170 289:8. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 169 279:7. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 142 263:5. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 113 65:Infantry (in peacetime included cavalry) 1134: 643: 494:(Berlin, 1937). English translation: 462:5./Badisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 14 459:1./Badisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 14 392:1./Badisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 14 468:Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 29 13: 14: 1173: 1162:1919 disestablishments in Germany 510: 226:and then moving north during the 187:Großherzoglich Badische Division 1036:High Command of Coastal Defence 573:Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee 485:Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee 455:Stab Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 130: 325:Order of battle on mobilization 1157:1871 establishments in Germany 609: 589: 578: 565: 556: 543: 530: 498:. Helion & Company, 2007. 305:Jäger-Regiment zu Pferde Nr. 5 1: 598:American Expeditionary Forces 472: 397:Late World War I organization 250:Pre-World War I organization 7: 1052:Army order of battle (1914) 855:6th Royal Bavarian Division 506:, 9781874622291, 414 pages. 465:Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr. 29 380:29. Feldartillerie-Brigade: 311:29. 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Infanterie-Division 936:87th Infantry Division 789:I Royal Bavarian Corps 411:52nd Infantry Division 244:Hundred Days Offensive 125:Hundred Days Offensive 894:82nd Reserve Division 879:81st Reserve Division 840:75th Reserve Division 807:15th Reserve Division 797:19th Reserve Division 571:Hermann Cron et al., 483:Hermann Cron et al., 210:Battle of the Lisaine 1118:47.99778°N 7.85306°E 1067:Army Group Mackensen 899:5th Reserve Division 889:1st Reserve Division 675:Imperial German Army 602:(1920), p. 382-385 ( 156:Grand Duchy of Baden 143:) was a unit of the 1114: /  865:XVIII Reserve Corps 232:Battle of the Somme 206:Siege of Strasbourg 198:Franco-Prussian War 191:Austro-Prussian War 158:. It was formed in 832:XXVI Reserve Corps 618:(1914), pp. 93-94. 1123:47.99778; 7.85306 1097: 1096: 1083:List of Divisions 1004: 1003: 948: 947: 944: 943: 130: 129: 81:XIV. 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Index

Baden
Germany
Freiburg
World War I
Battle of the Frontiers
Somme
Verdun
2nd Aisne
Hundred Days Offensive
Prussian
German
Army
Grand Duchy of Baden
Karlsruhe
XIV Army Corps
World War I
28th Division
German Empire
Austro-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
France
Siege of Strasbourg
Battle of the Lisaine
Western Front
Battle of the Frontiers
Race to the Sea
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Verdun
Second Battle of the Aisne
Hundred Days Offensive

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