Order of Battle On March 28, 1918
The 9th Reserve Division was triangularized in March 1915 and reorganized again during the Battle of Verdun in April 1916. Over the course of the war, other changes took place, including the formation of the artillery and signals commands. The order of battle on February 25, 1918 was as follows:
- 18. Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 6
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 19
- Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 395
- 3.Eskadron/Reserve-Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 3
- Artillerie-Kommandeur 97
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 9
- Fußartillerie-Bataillon Nr. 29
- Stab Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 309
- 4.Kompanie/Niederschlesisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 5
- 1. Reserve-Kompanie/Samländisches (Festungs-)Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 18
- Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr. 209
- Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 409
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