Order of Battle On Formation
The 54th Reserve Division was initially organized as a square division, with essentially the same organization as the reserve divisions formed on mobilization. The order of battle of the 54th Reserve Division on September 10, 1914 was as follows:
- 107.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Königlich Sächsisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 245
- Königlich Württembergisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 246
- Königlich Sächsisches Reserve-Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 26
- 108.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Königlich Württembergisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 247
- Königlich Württembergisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 248
- Königlich Württembergische Reserve-Kavallerie-Abteilung Nr. 54
- Königlich Württembergisches und Königlich Sächsisches Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 54 (the I. Abteilung was Saxon; the II. and III. Abteilungen were from Württemberg)
- Königlich Sächsische Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 54
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