Order of Battle On Formation
The 75th Reserve Division, like the other divisions of its wave and unlike prior German divisions, was organized from the outset as a triangular division. The order of battle of the 75th Reserve Division on December 29, 1914 was as follows:
- 75.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 249
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 250
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 251
- Reserve-Radfahrer-Kompanie Nr. 75
- Reserve-Kavallerie-Abteilung Nr. 75
- 75.Reserve-Feldartillerie-Brigade
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 55
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 57
- Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 75
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