COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 9 Bav. Res. | 6 Bav. Res. | 9 Bav. Res. | 6 Bav. Res. | 9 Bav. Res. | 10 Bav. Res. | 11 Bav. Res. | 10 Bav. Res. | 11 Bav. Res. | 7 Bav. Res. |
| 7 Bav. Res. | 7 Bav. Res. | 7 Bav. Res. | 7 Bav. Res. | 10 Bav. Res. | ||||||
| 11 Bav. Res. | 10 Bav. Res. | 11 Bav. Res. | 10 Bav. Res. | 3 Bav. Res. | 12 Bav. Res. | 12 Bav. Res. | ||||
| 13 Bav. Res. | 13 Bav. Res. | 12 Bav. Res. | ||||||||
| 39 Ldw. | ||||||||||
| 1 Bav. Res. Jag. Btn. | 1 Bav. Res. Jag. Btn. | 1 Bav. Res. Jag. Btn. | ||||||||
| Cavalry. | 5 Bav. Res. Cav. Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | 5 Bav. Res. Cav. Rgt. | (?) | (?) | 2 Sqn. 3 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt. | |||||
| Artillery. | 5 Bav. Res. F. A. Rgt. (6 Btries.). | 5 Bav. Res. F. A. Rgt. | 5 Bav. Res. F. A. Rgt. (9 Btries.). | 17 Bav. Art. Command: | 17 Bav. Art. Command: | |||||
| 5 Bav. Res. F. A. Rgt. (9 Btries.). | 5 Bav. Res. F. A. Rgt. | |||||||||
| 17 Bav. Ft. A. Btn. | ||||||||||
| 102 Bav. Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 104 Bav. Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 119 Bav. Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 4 Field Co. and 1 Res. Co. 2 Bav. Pion. Btn. | 4 Field Co. and 1 Res. Co 2 Bav. Pion. Btn. | 4 Field Co. and 1 Res. Co. 2 Bav. Pion. Btn. | (18) Bav. Pion. Btn. | 18 Bav. Pion. Btn.: | |||||
| 5 Res. Pont. Engs. | 205 Bav. T. M. Co. | 2 Bav. Res. Pion. Co. | 2 Bav. Res. Pion. Co. | |||||||
| 5 Res. Tel. Detch. | 5 Bav. Res. Cable Pont. Engs. | 19 Bav. Res. Pion Co. | 19 Bav. Res. Pion. Co. | |||||||
| 5 Bav. Res. Tel. Detch. | 205 Bav. T. M. Co. | 205 Bav. T. M. Co. | ||||||||
| 405 Bav. Tel. Detch. | 8 Bav. Searchlight Section. | |||||||||
| 405 Bav. Signal Command: | ||||||||||
| 405 Tel Detch. | ||||||||||
| 103 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 16 Bav. Ambulance Co. | 16 Bav. Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 46 Bav. Field Hospital. | 46 Bav. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 56 Bav. Field Hospital. | 50 Bav. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||||
| Transports. | M. T. Col. | 751 Bav. M. T. Col. | ||||||||
| Odd units. | ||||||||||
| Attached. | ||||||||||
HISTORY.
(Third Bavarian District—Upper Palatinate, Upper and Middle Franconia.)
1914.
Lorraine.
1. The division constituted, with the 5th Bavarian Reserve Division, the 1st Bavarian Reserve Corps, and at the beginning of the war was part of the army of Crown Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria (6th Army). It detrained from August 11 to 13 between Sarreguemines and Sarralbe. It fought August 20 on the left of the 21st Corps at Loudrefeing, was engaged the 26th at Maixe, September 2 at Deuxville, northwest of Luniville, and remained a few days longer behind Luniville.
2. On September 13 it was in line on the Seille and the Paris-Avricourt Railroad and remained there until the last days of the month.
Artois.
3. September 28 and 29 the division entrained at Metz. Detrained the 30th and October 1 at Valenciennes. Engaged north of Arras (Roclincourt-Carency) in October and November and took position in the sector.