Order of Battle On January 4, 1918
Divisions underwent many changes during the war, with regiments moving from division to division, and some being destroyed and rebuilt. The 8th Landwehr Division, originally not much bigger than a reinforced brigade, received a third infantry regiment and was reorganized as a standard German infantry division. An artillery command and a divisional signals command were created. The 8th Landwehr Division's order of battle on January 4, 1918 was as follows:
- 56. Landwehr-Infanterie-Brigade
- Badisches Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 109
- Badisches Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 110
- Badisches Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 111
- 1. Eskadron/Jäger-Regiment zu Pferde Nr. 5
- Artillerie-Kommandeur 147 (from June 6, 1917)
- Landwehr-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 8 (from August 7, 1915)
- Stab Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 408
- 1.Reserve-Kompanie/Badisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 14
- 2.Reserve-Kompanie/Badisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 14
- Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr. 308
- Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 508 (from September 12, 1917)
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