3rd Reserve Division (German Empire)
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Active1914–1919
CountryGermany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
| 3rd Reserve Division (3. Reserve-Division) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1914–1919 |
| Country | Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Approx. 15,000 World War I: Gumbinnen, Tannenberg, 1st Masurian Lakes, 2nd Masurian Lakes, 3rd Ypres, German spring offensive, Hundred Days Offensive |
The 3rd Reserve Division (3. 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 Pomerania. The division served from the beginning of the war until early 1917 on the Eastern Front, after which it was transferred to the Western Front. Allied intelligence rated it a third-class division.[1][2]
The 3rd Reserve Division's initial wartime organization was as follows:[3]
- 5.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade:
- Pommersches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 2
- Pommersches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 9
- 6.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade:
- Pommersches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 34
- Pommersches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 49
- Reserve-Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 5
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 3
- 2.Reserve-Kompanie/Pommersches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 2