Late-war Order of Battle
The division underwent a number of organizational changes over the course of the war. It was triangularized in March 1917, losing the 170th Landwehr Infantry Brigade headquarters and the 61st Landwehr Infantry Regiment. Cavalry was reduced, artillery and signals commands were formed, and combat engineer support was expanded to a full pioneer battalion. The order of battle on January 13, 1918 was as follows:
- 169. Landwehr-Infanterie-Brigade
- Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 17
- Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 21
- Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 99
- Radfahrer-Kompanie Nr. 85
- 5. Eskadron/Kürassier-Regiment (Brandenburgisches) Nr. 6
- Artillerie-Kommandeur 85
- Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 275
- Stab Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 485
- Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr. 385
- Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 585
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