Order of Battle On Formation
The 80th 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:
- 80.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 264
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 265
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 266
- Reserve-Radfahrer-Kompanie Nr. 80
- Reserve-Kavallerie-Abteilung Nr. 80
- 80.Reserve-Feldartillerie-Brigade
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 65
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 66
- Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 82
- Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 83
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