Order of Battle On Formation
The 79th 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 division on December 29, 1914 was as follows:
- 79.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 261
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 262
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 263
- Reserve-Radfahrer-Kompanie Nr. 79
- Reserve-Kavallerie-Abteilung Nr. 79
- 79.Reserve-Feldartillerie-Brigade
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 63
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 64
- Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 81
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