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This Blog was born from a wet day in Germany, looking at one of the many war memorials in that country and further investigation which led me to notice a lack of reference material with regards to the German Army in World War One.

My work on this project has been made easier by the World Wide Web, but with the information tools at my disposal it has been a constant battle to ensure that the correct information has been included.

This Blog is intended for reference, and will hopefully enable those with an interest in the German Army of World War One to look up with confidence the various units and organisations which contributed to the German war machine.

Sunday 16 March 2014

5th Bavarian Infantry Division


This Peacetime Army unit was formed in November 1815

The 5th Bavarian and 6th Bavarian Divisions combined to form the III Bavarian Corps

 9th Bavarian Infantry Brigade
Transferred to the 16th Royal Bavarian Infantry Division on 13th January 1917.

 14th Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment
21st (Grand Duke Fredrich Franz IV) Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment

10th Royal Bavarian Infantry Brigade

 7th (Prince Leopold) Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment
19th (King Victor Emmanual of Italy) Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment

 5th Royal Bavarian Artillery Brigade

 1/3rd and 3/3rd Bavarian Pioneer Battalion

At the beginning of the war the Division also included the 2nd Bavarian Reserve Jager Battalion, and the 7th (Prince Alfons) Light Horse Regiment.
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