457:. An artillery commander replaced the artillery brigade headquarters, the cavalry was further reduced, and the engineer contingent was increased. Divisional signals commanders were established to better control communications, a major problem in coordinating infantry and artillery operations during World War I. The division's order of battle on April 9, 1918, was as follows:
238:, it was the 2nd Division. In Bavarian sources, it was not generally referred to as a "Royal Bavarian" division, as this was considered self-evident, but outside Bavaria, this designation was used for it, and other Bavarian units, to distinguish them from similarly numbered Prussian units. The division was headquartered in
395:
On mobilization in August 1914 at the beginning of World War I, most divisional cavalry, including brigade headquarters, was withdrawn to form cavalry divisions or split up among divisions as reconnaissance units. Divisions received engineer companies and other support units from their higher
321:, also called the Third Battle of Champagne (and by the Germans, the Double Battle on the Aisne and in the Champagne). After a period in the reserve and in the trenchlines, it resisted the late 1917 French offensive at Verdun. In 1918, the division participated in the
578:
entered into conventions with
Prussia regarding their armies. Only the Bavarian Army remained fully autonomous, while the Saxon Army maintained a lesser degree of autonomy. The armies of the other German states were integrated into the Prussian Army with limited
642:
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
554:
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
333:, both in the initial German offensive and the Allied counteroffensive. Thereafter, it resisted various Allied attacks until the end of the war. Allied intelligence rated the division as one of the very best German shock divisions.
230:). It was called the 2nd Army Division between 1822 and 1848, again between 1851 and 1859, and again from 1869 to 1872. It was called the 2nd Infantry Division from 1848 to 1851 (as well as during wartime) and was named the
309:, fighting along the Somme. It remained in the trenchlines on the Somme until October 1915, and then went into the line in Flanders and the Artois until May 1916. In May 1916, the division went into the
246:
from 1817 to 1822, and in
Augsburg from 1822 to 1919, except for the period 1871-1873, when it was part of the German occupation forces in France. The division was part of the
445:
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
1401:
144:
1386:
1381:
396:
headquarters. The 2nd
Bavarian Division was renamed the 2nd Bavarian Infantry Division. Its initial wartime organization (major units) was as follows:
1328:
574:
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
710:
1354:
1162:
995:
453:"). The 2nd Bavarian Infantry Division was triangularized in April 1915, sending the 3rd Bavarian Infantry Regiment to the newly formed
1396:
1359:
1391:
1148:
1170:
1125:
1074:
1207:
1202:
1080:
1069:
977:
1194:
972:
1323:
1117:
703:
326:
1262:
1307:
688:
454:
929:
1338:
1130:
1101:
1026:
1003:
960:
942:
937:
850:
845:
696:
449:- one infantry brigade with three infantry regiments rather than two infantry brigades of two regiments (a "
1157:
1021:
329:, also known as the Second Battle of the Somme (to distinguish it from the 1916 battle). It fought in the
149:
919:
914:
896:
891:
868:
298:
219:
1302:
1297:
1061:
952:
330:
318:
291:
287:
199:
184:
1180:
1090:
837:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
1036:
987:
906:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
279:
134:
1267:
883:
322:
302:
283:
189:
164:
139:
1257:
860:
247:
81:
218:
was a unit of the Royal
Bavarian Army which served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the
723:
8:
446:
314:
267:
263:
259:
179:
115:
108:
1292:
1013:
341:
In 1914, the peacetime organization of the 2nd Royal
Bavarian Division was as follows:
271:
123:
43:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1237:
630:
516:
270:
of 1870-71, the division fought alongside the
Prussians. It saw action in battles of
194:
310:
174:
718:
1287:
450:
306:
275:
169:
128:
222:. The division was formed on November 27, 1815, as the Infantry Division of the
234:
General
Command from 1859 to 1869. From April 1, 1872, until mobilization for
1375:
575:
47:
592:(Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993), Bd. 1, p. 661; Claus von Bredow, bearb.,
467:
Kgl. Bayerisches 15. Infanterie-Regiment König Friedrich August von Sachsen
417:
Kgl. Bayerisches 15. Infanterie-Regiment König Friedrich August von Sachsen
362:
Kgl. Bayerisches 15. Infanterie-Regiment König Friedrich August von Sachsen
727:
235:
156:
305:
against French forces in the early stages, and then participated in the
719:
243:
239:
1333:
231:
97:
487:
I. Bataillon/Kgl. Bayerisches Reserve-Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 3
608:
606:
604:
602:
223:
599:
473:
Kgl. Bayerische Maschinengewehr-Scharfschützen-Abteilung Nr. 2
403:
Kgl. Bayerisches 3. Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Karl von Bayern
348:
Kgl. Bayerisches 3. Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Karl von Bayern
520:
336:
23:); from August 2, 1914, 2nd Bavarian Infantry Division (
541:
Geschichte des deutschen Heeres im Weltkriege 1914-1918
631:
2. Bayerische-Infanterie-Division (Chronik 1914/1918)
517:
2. Bayerische-Infanterie-Division (Chronik 1914/1918)
464:
Kgl. Bayerisches 12. Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Arnulf
414:
Kgl. Bayerisches 12. Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Arnulf
359:
Kgl. Bayerisches 12. Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Arnulf
313:. After Verdun, it fought in the later stages of the
1402:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
594:
Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deuschen Heeres
527:
Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deuschen Heeres
478:
3.Eskadron/Kgl. Bayerisches 8. Chevaulegers-Regiment
470:
Kgl. Bayerisches 20. Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Franz
406:
Kgl. Bayerisches 20. Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Franz
351:
Kgl. Bayerisches 20. Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Franz
506:
Kgl. Bayerischer Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 2
390:
1387:Military units and formations established in 1815
428:Kgl. Bayerisches 4. Feldartillerie-Regiment König
381:Kgl. Bayerisches 4. Feldartillerie-Regiment König
228:Infanterie-Division des Generalkommandos München.
1373:
440:
436:2.Kompanie/Kgl. Bayerisches 1. Pionier-Bataillon
590:Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1815-1939.
548:Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1825-1939.
422:Kgl. Bayerisches 4. Chevaulegers-Regiment König
370:Kgl. Bayerisches 4. Chevaulegers-Regiment König
297:During World War I, the division served on the
73:Approximately 18,000 (on mobilisation in 1914)
704:
1382:Infantry divisions of Bavaria in World War I
484:Kgl. Bayerisches 9. Feldartillerie-Regiment
431:Kgl. Bayerisches 9. Feldartillerie-Regiment
384:Kgl. Bayerisches 9. Feldartillerie-Regiment
258:The division fought against Prussia in the
1329:Army order of battle, Western Front (1918)
711:
697:
501:Kgl. Bayerische Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr. 2
492:Kgl. Bayerisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 7
481:Kgl. Bayerischer Artillerie-Kommandeur 2
373:Kgl. Bayerisches 8. Chevaulegers-Regiment
65:Infantry (in peacetime included cavalry)
655:Militär-Handbuch des Königreich Bayerns
1374:
498:Kgl. Bayerische Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 4
495:Kgl. Bayerische Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 2
337:Pre-World War I peacetime organization
692:
425:2. bayerische Feldartillerie-Brigade
378:2. bayerische Feldartillerie-Brigade
253:
13:
266:, Helmstadt and Roßbrunn. In the
14:
1413:
1397:1919 disestablishments in Germany
461:4. bayerische Infanterie-Brigade
411:4. bayerische Infanterie-Brigade
400:3. bayerische Infanterie-Brigade
367:2. bayerische Kavallerie-Brigade
356:4. bayerische Infanterie-Brigade
345:3. bayerische Infanterie-Brigade
317:. In May 1917, it fought in the
25:2. Bayerische Infanterie-Division
612:Wegner, p. 661; Bredow, p. 1242.
550:(Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993)
327:First Battle of the Somme (1918)
195:First Battle of the Somme (1918)
21:2. Königlich Bayerische Division
1308:High Command of Coastal Defence
668:Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee
534:Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee
455:11th Bavarian Infantry Division
391:Order of battle on mobilization
1392:1815 establishments in Bavaria
930:I Royal Bavarian Reserve Corps
673:
660:
648:
635:
624:
615:
582:
568:
1:
943:5th Bavarian Reserve Division
938:1st Bavarian Reserve Division
510:
441:Late World War I organization
19:2nd Royal Bavarian Division (
1163:4th Guards Infantry Division
7:
1324:Army order of battle (1914)
1136:2nd Royal Bavarian Division
996:2nd Guards Reserve Division
968:5th Royal Bavarian Division
920:6th Royal Bavarian Division
915:5th Royal Bavarian Division
897:4th Royal Bavarian Division
892:3rd Royal Bavarian Division
874:2nd Royal Bavarian Division
869:1st Royal Bavarian Division
248:I Royal Bavarian Army Corps
216:2nd Royal Bavarian Division
10:
1418:
525:Claus von Bredow, bearb.,
331:Second Battle of the Marne
319:Second Battle of the Aisne
262:of 1866, seeing action at
200:Second Battle of the Marne
185:Second Battle of the Aisne
1349:
1316:
1280:
1233:
1224:
1193:
1179:
1147:
1116:
1089:
1060:
1053:
1035:
1012:
986:
951:
928:
905:
882:
859:
836:
829:
741:
734:
103:
93:
87:I. Kgl. Bayer. Armeekorps
77:
69:
61:
53:
39:
31:
18:
907:III Royal Bavarian Corps
561:
1149:Cavalry Corps Schmettow
1140:⅓ 10th Reserve Division
1098:⅓ 10th Reserve Division
884:II Royal Bavarian Corps
323:German spring offensive
303:Battle of the Frontiers
190:German spring offensive
165:Battle of the Frontiers
1171:50th Infantry Division
1126:84th Infantry Division
1075:86th Infantry Division
965:12th Bavarian Division
861:I Royal Bavarian Corps
242:from 1815 to 1817, in
82:I Royal Bavarian Corps
1208:46th Reserve Division
1203:45th Reserve Division
1151:/ 65th Corps (z.b.V.)
1081:10th Reserve Division
1070:24th Reserve Division
1000:⅓ 4th Ersatz Division
666:Hermann Cron et al.,
532:Hermann Cron et al.,
1339:Army Group Mackensen
978:9th Reserve Division
724:Imperial German Army
220:Imperial German Army
1195:XXIII Reserve Corps
973:4th Ersatz Division
315:Battle of the Somme
301:. It fought in the
290:, and the siege of
268:Franco-Prussian War
260:Austro-Prussian War
180:Battle of the Somme
116:Franco-Prussian War
109:Austro-Prussian War
1118:VIII Reserve Corps
1109:3rd Naval Division
1014:XXXX Reserve Corps
657:(1914), pp. 21-22.
645:(1920), pp. 64-67.
325:, fighting in the
280:battles of Orleans
278:, the 1st and 2nd
1369:
1368:
1355:List of Divisions
1276:
1275:
1220:
1219:
1216:
1215:
1187:No units assigned
1049:
1048:
1043:No units assigned
288:Beaugency-Cravant
282:, the battles of
226:General Command (
209:
208:
145:Beaugency-Cravant
1409:
1238:A (Falkenhausen)
1231:
1230:
1058:
1057:
834:
833:
739:
738:
722:commands of the
713:
706:
699:
690:
689:
683:
677:
671:
664:
658:
652:
646:
639:
633:
628:
622:
621:Bredow, p. 1242.
619:
613:
610:
597:
596:(1905), p. 1242.
586:
580:
572:
311:Battle of Verdun
254:Combat chronicle
175:Battle of Verdun
16:
15:
1417:
1416:
1412:
1411:
1410:
1408:
1407:
1406:
1372:
1371:
1370:
1365:
1364:
1345:
1312:
1272:
1226:Armee-Abteilung
1212:
1189:
1175:
1143:
1112:
1085:
1045:
1031:
1008:
982:
947:
924:
901:
878:
855:
825:
735:Numbered Armies
730:
717:
687:
686:
678:
674:
665:
661:
653:
649:
640:
636:
629:
625:
620:
616:
611:
600:
588:Günter Wegner,
587:
583:
573:
569:
564:
546:Günter Wegner,
513:
451:square division
443:
393:
339:
307:Race to the Sea
256:
212:
170:Race to the Sea
112:
84:
12:
11:
5:
1415:
1405:
1404:
1399:
1394:
1389:
1384:
1367:
1366:
1363:
1362:
1357:
1351:
1350:
1347:
1346:
1344:
1343:
1342:
1341:
1331:
1326:
1320:
1318:
1314:
1313:
1311:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1284:
1282:
1278:
1277:
1274:
1273:
1271:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1234:
1228:
1222:
1221:
1218:
1217:
1214:
1213:
1211:
1210:
1205:
1199:
1197:
1191:
1190:
1185:
1183:
1177:
1176:
1174:
1173:
1168:
1167:216th Division
1165:
1160:
1154:
1152:
1145:
1144:
1142:
1141:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1122:
1120:
1114:
1113:
1111:
1110:
1107:
1106:227th Division
1104:
1099:
1095:
1093:
1087:
1086:
1084:
1083:
1077:
1072:
1066:
1064:
1055:
1051:
1050:
1047:
1046:
1041:
1039:
1033:
1032:
1030:
1029:
1024:
1018:
1016:
1010:
1009:
1007:
1006:
1001:
998:
992:
990:
984:
983:
981:
980:
975:
969:
966:
963:
957:
955:
949:
948:
946:
945:
940:
934:
932:
926:
925:
923:
922:
917:
911:
909:
903:
902:
900:
899:
894:
888:
886:
880:
879:
877:
876:
871:
865:
863:
857:
856:
854:
853:
848:
842:
840:
831:
827:
826:
824:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
742:
736:
732:
731:
716:
715:
708:
701:
693:
685:
684:
672:
670:(Berlin, 1935)
659:
647:
634:
623:
614:
598:
581:
566:
565:
563:
560:
559:
558:
551:
544:
543:(Berlin, 1937)
539:Hermann Cron,
537:
536:(Berlin, 1935)
530:
523:
512:
509:
508:
507:
504:
503:
502:
499:
496:
490:
489:
488:
485:
479:
476:
475:
474:
471:
468:
465:
442:
439:
438:
437:
434:
433:
432:
429:
423:
420:
419:
418:
415:
409:
408:
407:
404:
392:
389:
388:
387:
386:
385:
382:
376:
375:
374:
371:
365:
364:
363:
360:
354:
353:
352:
349:
338:
335:
255:
252:
210:
207:
206:
205:
204:
203:
202:
197:
187:
182:
177:
172:
167:
153:
152:
147:
142:
137:
131:
126:
105:
101:
100:
95:
91:
90:
79:
75:
74:
71:
67:
66:
63:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
41:
37:
36:
33:
29:
28:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1414:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1379:
1377:
1361:
1360:List of Corps
1358:
1356:
1353:
1352:
1348:
1340:
1337:
1336:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1315:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1285:
1283:
1279:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1235:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1223:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1200:
1198:
1196:
1192:
1188:
1184:
1182:
1178:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1146:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1131:19th Division
1129:
1127:
1124:
1123:
1121:
1119:
1115:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1102:26th Division
1100:
1097:
1096:
1094:
1092:
1088:
1082:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1067:
1065:
1063:
1059:
1056:
1052:
1044:
1040:
1038:
1034:
1028:
1027:16th Division
1025:
1023:
1020:
1019:
1017:
1015:
1011:
1005:
1004:36th Division
1002:
999:
997:
994:
993:
991:
989:
985:
979:
976:
974:
970:
967:
964:
962:
961:38th Division
959:
958:
956:
954:
950:
944:
941:
939:
936:
935:
933:
931:
927:
921:
918:
916:
913:
912:
910:
908:
904:
898:
895:
893:
890:
889:
887:
885:
881:
875:
872:
870:
867:
866:
864:
862:
858:
852:
851:42nd Division
849:
847:
846:31st Division
844:
843:
841:
839:
835:
832:
828:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
743:
740:
737:
733:
729:
725:
721:
714:
709:
707:
702:
700:
695:
694:
691:
682:
679:Cron et al.,
676:
669:
663:
656:
651:
644:
638:
632:
627:
618:
609:
607:
605:
603:
595:
591:
585:
577:
576:German Empire
571:
567:
556:
552:
549:
545:
542:
538:
535:
531:
528:
524:
522:
518:
515:
514:
505:
500:
497:
494:
493:
491:
486:
483:
482:
480:
477:
472:
469:
466:
463:
462:
460:
459:
458:
456:
452:
448:
435:
430:
427:
426:
424:
421:
416:
413:
412:
410:
405:
402:
401:
399:
398:
397:
383:
380:
379:
377:
372:
369:
368:
366:
361:
358:
357:
355:
350:
347:
346:
344:
343:
342:
334:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
300:
299:Western Front
295:
293:
289:
285:
284:Loigny-Poupry
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
251:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
211:Military unit
201:
198:
196:
193:
192:
191:
188:
186:
183:
181:
178:
176:
173:
171:
168:
166:
163:
162:
161:
160:
158:
151:
148:
146:
143:
141:
140:Loigny-Poupry
138:
136:
132:
130:
127:
125:
122:
121:
120:
119:
117:
111:
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