Order of Battle On March 14, 1918
The 54th Reserve Division was triangularized in January 1917, dissolving the 108th Reserve Infantry Brigade headquarters and sending the 245th Royal Saxon Reserve Infantry Regiment to the Saxon 192nd 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 March 14, 1918 was as follows:
- 107.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Königlich Württembergisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 246
- Königlich Württembergisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 247
- Königlich Württembergisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 248
- Königlich Württembergische Reserve-Kavallerie-Abteilung Nr. 54
- Königlich Württembergischer Artillerie-Kommandeur 70:
- Königlich Württembergisches Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 54
- II.Bataillon/Königlich Württembergisches Reserve-Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 24
- Königlich Württembergisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 354
- 1.Reserve-Kompanie/Königlich Württembergisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 13
- 2.Reserve-Kompanie/Königlich Württembergisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 13
- Königlich Württembergische Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr. 254
- Königlich Württembergischer Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 454
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