The division was rated as first class.
7th Reserve Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 13 Res. | 27 Res. | 13 Res. | 27 Res. | 14 Res. | 36 Res. | 14 Res. | 36 Res. | 14 Res. | 36 Res. |
| 36 Res. | 36 Res. | 66 Res. | 66 Res. | 66 Res. | ||||||
| 14 Res. | 66 Res. | 14 Res. | 66 Res. | 72 Res. | 72 Res. | 72 Res. | ||||
| 72 Res. | 72 Res. | |||||||||
| 4 Res. Jag. Btn. | 4 Res. Jag. Btn. | 4 Res. Jag. Btn. | ||||||||
| Cavalry. | 1 Res. Heavy Cav. Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | 1 Res. Heavy Cav. Rgt. | 1 Res. Heavy Cav. Rgt. (1 Sqn.). | 3 Sqn. 9 Drag. Rgt. | ||||||
| Artillery. | 7 Res. F. A. Rgt. (6 Btries.). | 7 Res. F. A. Rgt. | 7 Res. F. A. Rgt. (9 Btries.). | 95 Art. Command: | 95 Art. Command: | |||||
| 7 Res. F. A. Rgt. (9 Btries.) | 7 Res. F. A. Rgt. | |||||||||
| 52 Ft. A. Btn. | ||||||||||
| 889 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1106 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1126 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 4 Field Co. 2 Pion. Btn No. 4. | 4 Field Co. 2 Pion. Btn. No. 4: | 4 Field Co. 2 Pion. Btn. No. 4: | 307 Pion. Btn.: | 307 Pion. Btn.: | |||||
| 7 Res. Pont.-Engs. | 248 Pion. Co. | 4 Co. 4 Pions. | 4 Co. 4 Pions. | |||||||
| 7 Res. Tel.-Detch. | 207 T. M. Co. | 248 Pion. Co. | 248 Pion. Co. | |||||||
| 7 Res. Pont.-Engs. | 207 T. M. Co. | 207 T. M. Co. | ||||||||
| 7 Res. Tel.-Detch. | 407 Tel.-Detch. | 180 Searchlight Section. | ||||||||
| 407 Signal Command: | ||||||||||
| 407 Tel. Detch. | ||||||||||
| 42 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 504 Ambulance Co. | 504 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 22 Res. Field Hospital. | 22 Res. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 49 Res. Field Hospital. | 24 Res. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 407 Vet. Hospital. | |||||||||
| Transports. | M. T. Col. | 707 M. T. Col. | ||||||||
HISTORY.
(Fourth District—Prussian Saxony.)
1914.
1. At the beginning of the war the 7th Reserve Division was part of the 4th Reserve Corps.
Belgium.
2. It detrained August 10 to 12, 1914, near Dusseldorf, and was part of the 1st Army (Von Kluck). Reached Brussels via Tongres (Aug. 19) and Louvain, and advanced toward Paris through Enghien, Ath, Conde, Amiens (Aug. 30–31), Clermont, Creil, and Senlis (Sept. 4).