83d Division.

COMPOSITION.

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Brigade.Regiment.Brigade.Regiment.Brigade.Regiment.Brigade.Regiment.
Infantry.Doussin (1 Garrison Brig., now 165).1 Garrison Rgt. (329).165.329.165.329.165.255 Res.
Rudiger (2 Garrison Brig., now 166).2 Garrison Rgt. (330). 330. 330. 4 Ldw.
166.331. 331. 346.
3 Garrison Rgt. (331). 332.
4 Garrison Rgt. (332).
Cavalry. 2 Sqn. 92 Ldw. Cav. Rgt.83 Heavy Cav. Rgt.3 Sqn. 11 Drag. Rgt.
2 Sqn. 92 Ldw. Cav. Rgt.
Artillery.Von Conta F. A. Rgt. (Ers. Abt. 61 F. A. Rgt.).249 F. A. Rgt.Art. Command:80 Art. Command:
 249 F. A. Rgt. 249 F. A. Rgt.
 3 Abt. 28 Ft. A. Rgt. (7th to 9th Btries.).
 796 Light Am. Col.
 798 Light Am. Col.
 951 Light Am. Col.
Engineers and Liaisons. 83 T. M. Co.83 Pion. Btn.:83 Pion. Btn.:
83 Pont. Engs. 1 Ldw. Co. 1 Pions. 1 Ldw. Co. 1 C. Dist. Pions.
83 Tel. Detch. 246 Pion. Co. 1 Ldw. Co. 5 C. Dist. Pions.
 83 T. M. Co. 123 Searchlight Section.
 316 Searchlight Section.83 Signal Command:
 83 Tel. Detch. 83 Tel. Detch.
 185 Wireless Detch.
Medical and Veterinary. 83 Ambulance Co.83 Ambulance Co.
49 Field Hospital.49 Field Hospital.
165 Field Hospital.165 Field Hospital.
Vet. Hospital.83 Vet. Hospital.
Transport. M. T. Col.581 M. T. Col.
Attached. 26 Bav. Ft. A. Btn. (1, 2, and 4 Btries.).
3 Abt. 5 Ft. A. Rgt. (6, 10, and 11 Btries.).
1 Art. Observation Section.
121 Sound Ranging Section.
8 Bav. Pion. Co.
4 Co. 10 Labor Btn.
2 Co. 35 Labor Btn.
77 Balloon Sqn.
(Elements attached, Aug. 14, 1918. German document.)

HISTORY.

(329th and 331st Regiment: 5th Corps District—Posen and Lower Silesia. 330th Regiment: 7th Corps District—Westphalia.)

1915.

The 83d Division was formed out of the garrison of defense of Posen which went under the name of Posen Corps. It was engaged on the Eastern Front from the beginning of the war.

The Posen Corps composed of depot battalions of active regiments, of reserve, of Landwehr, and even battalions of Landsturm, was divided into four brigades. Its strength was distributed into two divisions, the 83d and 84th, in June, 1915, and the battalions, which were at first formed into regiments bearing the names of the respective commanders of these regiments, were numbered 329 to 336, inclusive.

Russia-Poland.

1. From March to June, with the Posen Corps, the regiments which were to form the 83d Reserve Division took part in the Poland campaign to the north of Pilica and on the Bzura.