Order of Battle On April 4, 1918
Divisions underwent many changes during the war, with regiments moving from division to division, and some being destroyed and rebuilt. The 5th Bavarian Reserve Division was triangularized in April 1915, losing the 9th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Brigade headquarters and the 6th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment. Over the course of the war, other units were exchanged with other divisions, cavalry was reduced, engineers increased, and an artillery command and a divisional signals command were created. The 5th Bavarian Reserve Division's order of battle on April 4, 1918 was as follows:
- 11. bayerische Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Kgl. Bayerisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 7
- Kgl. Bayerisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 10
- Kgl. Bayerisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 12
- 2.Eskadron/Kgl. Bayerisches 3. Chevaulegers-Regiment Herzog Karl Theodor
- Kgl. Bayerischer Artillerie-Kommandeur 17
- Kgl. Bayerisches Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 5
- II.Bataillon/Kgl. Sächs. Reserve-Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 19 (to July 25, 1918)
- Kgl. Bayerisches Fußartillerie-Bataillon Nr. 17 (from August 19, 1918)
- Stab Kgl. Bayerisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 18
- Kgl. Bayerische Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 2
- Kgl. Bayerische Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 19
- Kgl. Bayerische Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr. 205
- Kgl. Bayerischer Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 405
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