Order of Battle On August 22, 1918
The 49th Reserve Division was triangularized in June 1915. Over the course of the war, other changes took place, including the formation of artillery and signals commands and the enlargement of combat engineer support to a full pioneer battalion. The order of battle on August 22, 1918 was as follows:
- 97.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 225
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 226
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 228
- Maschinengewehr-Scharfschützen-Abteilung Nr. 59
- 2.Eskadron/Garde-Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 2
- Artillerie-Kommandeur 49
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 49
- II.Bataillon/Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 49
- Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 349
- Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 449
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