Order of Battle On Formation
The 8th Bavarian Reserve Division, unlike the other divisions of its wave and like earlier German divisions, was initially organized as a square division. The order of battle of the division on December 31, 1914 was as follows:
- 15.Bayer. Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Kgl. Bayer. Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 18
- Kgl. Bayer. Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 19
- 16. Bayer. Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Kgl. Bayer. Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 22
- Kgl. Bayer. Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 23
- Kgl. Bayerische Reserve-Radfahrer-Kompanie Nr. 8
- Kgl. Bayer. Reserve-Kavallerie-Abteilung Nr. 8
- Kgl. Bayer. Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 8
- Kgl. Bayer. Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 9
- 3. Batterie/Kgl. Bayer. Reserve-Fußartillerie-Bataillon Nr. 6
- Kgl. Bayer. Reserve-Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 2
- Kgl. Bayer. Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 8
- Kgl. Bayer. Reserve-Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 9
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