Late-war Order of Battle
The division underwent relatively few organizational changes over the course of the war. Cavalry was reduced, artillery and signals commands were formed, and combat engineer support was expanded to a full pioneer battalion. The order of battle on March 8, 1918 was as follows:
- 5.Garde-Infanterie-Brigade
- 5. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß
- Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 5
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 93
- Maschinengewehr-Scharfschützen-Abteilung Nr. 14
- 2.Eskadron/Garde-Reserve-Dragoner-Regiment
- Garde-Artillerie-Kommandeur 4
- 6. Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment
- III.Bataillon/Garde-Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 1
- Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 106
- Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 261
- Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 269
- 4. Garde-Minenwerfer-Kompanie
- Garde-Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 4
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