Order of Battle On February 16, 1918
The 51st Reserve Division was triangularized in August 1916, sending the 101st Reserve Infantry Brigade headquarters and the 233rd Reserve Infantry Regiment to the 195th Infantry Division. 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 February 16, 1918 was as follows:
- 102.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 234
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 235
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 236
- Maschinengewehr-Scharfschützen-Abteilung Nr. 73
- Reserve-Kavallerie-Abteilung Nr. 51
- Artillerie-Kommandeur 51
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 51
- I.Bataillon/Reserve-Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 11 (from April 16, 1918)
- Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 351
- Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 451
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