1st Reserve Division (German Empire)
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Active1914-1919
CountryGermany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
| 1st Reserve Division (1. Reserve-Division) | |
|---|---|
 German troops in Lithuania in July 1915 | |
| Active | 1914-1919 |
| Country | Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Approx. 15,000 World War I: Gumbinnen, Tannenberg, 1st Masurian Lakes, Łódź, German spring offensive, Hundred Days Offensive |
The 1st Reserve Division (1. Reserve-Division) was a reserve infantry division of the Imperial German Army in World War I. It was formed, on mobilization in August 1914, from reserve infantry units, primarily from East Prussia, and was part of I Reserve Corps. The division served on the Eastern Front from the beginning of the war until October 1917, after which it was transferred to the Western Front for the war's final campaigns. Allied intelligence rated it a third-class division, mainly due to its losses in heavy fighting and reduced quality of replacement troops.[1][2]
The 1st Reserve Division's initial wartime organization was as follows:[3]
- 1.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade:
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 1
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 3
- 72.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade:
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 18
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 59
- Reserve-Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 1
- Reserve-Ulanen-Regiment Nr. 1
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 1
- 4./Pommersches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 2