56th Infantry Division (German Empire) - Late-war Organization

Late-war Organization

Given its late formation, the division underwent fewer structural changes than other divisions by late-war. It became more Hessian in nature, losing the 35th Brandenburg Fusiliers to the 228th Infantry Division and receiving the 186th Infantry Regiment (Infanterie-Regiment Nr.186), a regiment formed from the Grand Duchy of Hesse and the Prussian Province of Hesse-Nassau. The division's order of battle on October 19, 1918 was as follows:

  • 112.Infanterie-Brigade:
    • Infanterie-Regiment Nr.88
    • Infanterie-Regiment Nr.118
    • Infanterie-Regiment Nr.186
  • 4.Eskadron/Braunschweigisches Husaren-Regiment Nr. 17
  • Artillerie-Kommandeur Nr. 56:
    • Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr.112
    • Fußartillerie-Bataillon Nr.56
  • Pionier-Bataillon Nr.139
  • Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur Nr. 56

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