Organization
The 1st Infantry Division was a "Wave 1" division, meaning it existed prior to the outbreak of the war. It was equipped and organized along standard lines for a German infantry division. Its original form in 1934 consisted of two infantry regiments, an artillery regiment, a pioneer battalion, and a signals unit.
The division invaded Poland with the following units under command:
- 1st Infantry Regiment
- 22nd Infantry Regiment
- 43rd Infantry Regiment
- 1st Artillery Regiment
- 37th Artillery Regiment
- 31st Machine-gun Battalion
- 1st Anti-tank Battalion
- 1st Reconnaissance Battalion
- 1st Engineer Battalion
- 1st Signals Battalion
- 1st Medical Battalion
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