Order of Battle On Formation
The 76th Reserve Division, like the other divisions of its wave and unlike earlier German divisions, was organized from the outset as a triangular division. The order of battle of the 76th Reserve Division on December 29, 1914 was as follows:
- 76.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 252
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 253
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 254
- Reserve-Radfahrer-Kompanie Nr. 76
- Reserve-Kavallerie-Abteilung Nr. 76
- 76.Reserve-Feldartillerie-Brigade
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 56
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 58
- Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 76
- Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 77
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