Late-war Order of Battle
The division underwent a number of organizational changes over the course of the war. It was triangularized in 1916, losing the 171st Infantry Brigade headquarters and the 342nd 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 February 3, 1918 was as follows:
- 172. Infanterie-Brigade
- Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 341
- Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 343
- Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 344
- Radfahrer-Kompanie Nr. 86
- 3. Eskadron/Ulanen-Regiment Großherzog Friedrich von Baden (Rheinisches) Nr. 7
- Artillerie-Kommandeur 65
- Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 86
- Fußartillerie-Bataillon Nr. 404 (from July 18, 1918)
- Stab Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 86
- 3. Ersatz-Kompanie/Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 26
- 3. Reserve-Kompanie/Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 34
- Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr. 86
- Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 86
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