412:, most divisional cavalry, including brigade headquarters, was withdrawn to form cavalry divisions or split up among divisions as reconnaissance units. Divisions received engineer companies and other support units from their higher headquarters. The 7th Division was again renamed the 7th Infantry Division. Its initial wartime organization was as follows:
469:"). An artillery commander replaced the artillery brigade headquarters, the cavalry was further reduced, the engineer contingent was increased, and a divisional signals command was created. The 7th Infantry Division's order of battle on April 1, 1918, was as follows:
659:
Histories of Two
Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army which Participated in the War (1914-1918), compiled from records of Intelligence section of the General Staff, American Expeditionary Forces, at General Headquarters, Chaumont, France
562:
Histories of Two
Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army which Participated in the War (1914-1918), compiled from records of Intelligence section of the General Staff, American Expeditionary Forces, at General Headquarters, Chaumont, France
311:
During wartime, the 7th
Division, like other regular German divisions, was redesignated an infantry division. The organization of the 7th Infantry Division in 1870 at the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War was as follows:
186:
354:
for the
Hanoverian 165th Infantry Regiment, broadening its recruiting area The organization of the division in 1914, shortly before the outbreak of World War I, was as follows:
461:
Divisions underwent many changes during the war, with regiments moving from division to division, and some being destroyed and rebuilt. During the war, most divisions became
1211:
1206:
1201:
1148:
232:). The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was recruited primarily in the
582:
From the late 1800s, the
Prussian Army was effectively the German Army, as during the period of German unification (1866-1871) the states of the
730:
1174:
350:
German divisions underwent various organizational changes after the Franco-Prussian War. The 7th
Division exchanged its regiment from the
1179:
929:
948:
924:
893:
224:
in
November 1816 as a brigade and became a division on September 5, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the
182:
1027:
1022:
981:
976:
971:
1143:
940:
723:
880:
963:
916:
1082:
586:
entered into conventions with
Prussia regarding their armies and only the Bavarian Army remained fully autonomous.
1127:
708:
1158:
1004:
999:
903:
898:
716:
465:- one infantry brigade with three infantry regiments rather than two infantry brigades of two regiments (a "
888:
870:
865:
272:
217:
1122:
1117:
265:
128:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
249:
111:
1014:
991:
857:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
292:
225:
157:
1087:
300:
288:
190:
165:
153:
149:
1077:
296:
275:
for the opening campaigns of the war. It fought in the siege of the
Belgian fortifications at
161:
743:
8:
462:
284:
253:
245:
145:
116:
107:
295:. It then fought in the defensive battles against the Allied offensives, including the
1112:
271:
The division was mobilized as the 7th
Infantry Division in August 1914 and sent to the
257:
233:
120:
276:
137:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
647:
528:
738:
1107:
466:
430:
Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Louis Ferdinand von Preußen (2. Magdeburgisches) Nr. 27
372:
Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Louis Ferdinand von Preußen (2. Magdeburgisches) Nr. 27
351:
280:
261:
141:
124:
444:
Feldartillerie-Regiment Prinz-Regent Luitpold von Bayern (Magdeburgisches) Nr. 4
394:
Feldartillerie-Regiment Prinz-Regent Luitpold von Bayern (Magdeburgisches) Nr. 4
476:
Infanterie-Regiment Fürst Leopold von Anhalt-Dessau (1. Magdeburgisches) Nr. 26
419:
Infanterie-Regiment Fürst Leopold von Anhalt-Dessau (1. Magdeburgisches) Nr. 26
361:
Infanterie-Regiment Fürst Leopold von Anhalt-Dessau (1. Magdeburgisches) Nr. 26
1195:
583:
214:
50:
747:
599:(Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993), Bd. 1, p.99; Claus von Bredow, bearb.,
409:
303:. The division was rated a first-class division by Allied intelligence.
133:
739:
675:(Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, Hildburghausen, 1871), p. 42
221:
96:
279:, and then participated in the subsequent march into France and the
1153:
283:. The division then spent time in the trenches, and fought in the
210:
46:
386:
Ulanen-Regiment Hennigs von Treffenfeld (Altmärkisches) Nr. 16
26:); in 1870-71 and from August 2, 1914, 7th Infantry Division (
306:
695:
693:
690:
549:
Geschichte des deutschen Heeres im Weltkriege 1914-1918
256:
of 1870-71, the division saw action in the battles of
535:
Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deutschen Heeres
1212:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
601:
Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deuschen Heeres
408:On mobilization in August 1914 at the beginning of
490:2.Eskadron/Magdeburgisches Husaren-Regiment Nr. 10
403:
1207:Military units and formations established in 1818
499:I.Bataillon/Reserve-Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 20
1193:
456:
597:Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1815-1939.
556:Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1815-1939.
345:
504:Stab Magdeburgisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 4:
724:
438:"1/2" Magdeburgisches Husaren-Regiment Nr. 10
422:3. Magdeburgisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 66
364:3. Magdeburgisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 66
1202:Infantry divisions of Germany in World War I
529:7. Infanterie-Division - Der erste Weltkrieg
496:Altmärkisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 40
479:5. Hannoversches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 165
447:Altmärkisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 40
433:5. Hannoversches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 165
397:Altmärkisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 40
375:5. Hannoversches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 165
1149:Army order of battle, Western Front (1918)
731:
717:
510:3./Magdeburgisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 4
507:1./Magdeburgisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 4
452:1./Magdeburgisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 4
307:Order of battle in the Franco-Prussian War
685:Rangliste der Königlich Preußischen Armee
482:Thüringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 393
16:Military unit of the Prussian/German Army
68:Infantry (in peacetime included cavalry)
558:(Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993), Bd. 1
383:Magdeburgisches Husaren-Regiment Nr. 10
333:Anhaltisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 93
1194:
712:
183:Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld
291:of 1918, the division fought in the
239:
187:Julius von Groß genannt Schwarzhoff
13:
673:Der französische Feldzug 1870-1871
625:(Berlin, 1935); Wegner, pp.356-357
518:Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 7
14:
1223:
236:, also known as Prussian Saxony.
908:parts of Guards Cavalry Division
1128:High Command of Coastal Defence
623:Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee
542:Ruhmeshalle unserer alten Armee
404:Order of battle on mobilization
678:
665:
652:
641:
628:
615:
606:
589:
576:
1:
899:8th Bavarian Reserve Division
522:
457:Late World War I organization
346:Pre-World War I organization
7:
1144:Army order of battle (1914)
441:7. Feldartillerie-Brigade:
244:The division fought in the
10:
1228:
533:Claus von Bredow, bearb.,
513:Minenwerfer-Kompanie Nr. 7
391:7. Feldartillerie-Brigade
330:Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 27
322:Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 66
319:Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 26
1169:
1136:
1100:
1053:
1044:
1013:
990:
962:
939:
915:
879:
856:
849:
761:
754:
493:Artillerie-Kommandeur 7:
485:Musketier-Bataillon Nr. 1
176:
171:
103:
92:
80:
72:
64:
56:
42:
34:
21:
569:
930:Guards Cavalry Division
473:14.Infanterie-Brigade:
427:14.Infanterie-Brigade:
416:13.Infanterie-Brigade:
369:14. Infanterie Brigade
358:13. Infanterie Brigade
341:Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 7
327:14. Infanterie Brigade
316:13. Infanterie Brigade
301:Meuse-Argonne Offensive
289:German spring offensive
248:in 1866, including the
191:Friedrich von Bernhardi
166:Meuse-Argonne Offensive
154:German spring offensive
150:Battle of Delville Wood
648:7. Infanterie-Division
380:7. Kavallerie-Brigade
297:Hundred Days Offensive
162:Hundred Days Offensive
28:7. Infanterie-Division
949:51st Reserve Division
925:80th Reserve Division
894:50th Reserve Division
621:Hermann Cron et al.,
540:Hermann Cron et al.,
338:Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 4
287:in 1916. During the
1159:Army Group Mackensen
1028:6th Reserve Division
1023:5th Reserve Division
982:9th Cavalry Division
977:4th Cavalry Division
972:2nd Cavalry Division
744:Imperial German Army
662:(1920), pp. 145-148.
638:; Wegner, pp.356-357
250:Battle of Königgrätz
209:) was a unit of the
285:Battle of the Somme
254:Franco-Prussian War
246:Austro-Prussian War
220:. It was formed in
117:Franco-Prussian War
108:Austro-Prussian War
941:XXIV Reserve Corps
687:(1914), pp. 64-65.
234:Province of Saxony
1189:
1188:
1175:List of Divisions
1096:
1095:
1040:
1039:
1036:
1035:
881:VII Reserve Corps
603:(1905), pp.356-57
293:Battle of the Lys
196:
195:
1219:
1058:A (Falkenhausen)
1051:
1050:
964:II Cavalry Corps
917:VI Reserve Corps
854:
853:
759:
758:
742:commands of the
733:
726:
719:
710:
709:
703:
697:
688:
682:
676:
669:
663:
656:
650:
645:
639:
632:
626:
619:
613:
610:
604:
593:
587:
580:
240:Combat chronicle
84:IV. Army Corps (
19:
18:
1227:
1226:
1222:
1221:
1220:
1218:
1217:
1216:
1192:
1191:
1190:
1185:
1184:
1165:
1132:
1092:
1046:Armee-Abteilung
1032:
1009:
986:
958:
935:
932:(less elements)
911:
875:
845:
755:Numbered Armies
750:
737:
707:
706:
698:
691:
683:
679:
670:
666:
657:
653:
646:
642:
633:
629:
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595:Günter Wegner,
594:
590:
581:
577:
572:
554:Günter Wegner,
525:
467:square division
459:
406:
352:Duchy of Anhalt
348:
309:
281:Race to the Sea
242:
199:
178:
142:Race to the Sea
131:
114:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1225:
1215:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1187:
1186:
1183:
1182:
1177:
1171:
1170:
1167:
1166:
1164:
1163:
1162:
1161:
1151:
1146:
1140:
1138:
1134:
1133:
1131:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1104:
1102:
1098:
1097:
1094:
1093:
1091:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1054:
1048:
1042:
1041:
1038:
1037:
1034:
1033:
1031:
1030:
1025:
1019:
1017:
1011:
1010:
1008:
1007:
1002:
996:
994:
988:
987:
985:
984:
979:
974:
968:
966:
960:
959:
957:
956:
951:
945:
943:
937:
936:
934:
933:
927:
921:
919:
913:
912:
910:
909:
906:
901:
896:
891:
885:
883:
877:
876:
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873:
868:
862:
860:
851:
847:
846:
844:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
762:
756:
752:
751:
736:
735:
728:
721:
713:
705:
704:
689:
677:
664:
651:
640:
627:
614:
612:Wegner, p. 51.
605:
588:
574:
573:
571:
568:
567:
566:
559:
552:
551:(Berlin, 1937)
547:Hermann Cron,
545:
544:(Berlin, 1935)
538:
531:
524:
521:
520:
519:
516:
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514:
511:
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502:
501:
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336:
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331:
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323:
320:
308:
305:
266:Siege of Paris
241:
238:
230:IV. Armeekorps
197:
194:
193:
180:
174:
173:
169:
168:
105:
101:
100:
94:
90:
89:
86:IV. Armeekorps
82:
78:
77:
76:Approx. 15,000
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70:
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66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
44:
40:
39:
36:
32:
31:
22:7th Division (
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9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1224:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1199:
1197:
1181:
1180:List of Corps
1178:
1176:
1173:
1172:
1168:
1160:
1157:
1156:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
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1135:
1129:
1126:
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1119:
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1114:
1111:
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1103:
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1069:
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1059:
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1049:
1047:
1043:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1020:
1018:
1016:
1012:
1006:
1005:18th Division
1003:
1001:
1000:17th Division
998:
997:
995:
993:
989:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
969:
967:
965:
961:
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950:
947:
946:
944:
942:
938:
931:
928:
926:
923:
922:
920:
918:
914:
907:
905:
904:17th Division
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
886:
884:
882:
878:
872:
869:
867:
864:
863:
861:
859:
855:
852:
848:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
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812:
809:
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802:
799:
797:
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792:
789:
787:
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769:
767:
764:
763:
760:
757:
753:
749:
745:
741:
734:
729:
727:
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720:
715:
714:
711:
702:
699:Cron et al.,
696:
694:
686:
681:
674:
668:
661:
655:
649:
644:
637:
634:Cron et al.,
631:
624:
618:
609:
602:
598:
592:
585:
584:German Empire
579:
575:
564:
560:
557:
553:
550:
546:
543:
539:
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532:
530:
527:
526:
517:
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474:
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471:
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468:
464:
451:
446:
443:
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437:
432:
429:
428:
426:
421:
418:
417:
415:
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302:
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290:
286:
282:
278:
274:
269:
267:
264:, and in the
263:
259:
255:
251:
247:
237:
235:
231:
227:
226:IV Army Corps
223:
219:
216:
212:
208:
204:
198:Military unit
192:
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181:
175:
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167:
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147:
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37:
33:
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25:
20:
1101:Named Armies
1045:
954:7th Division
953:
889:1st Division
871:4th Division
866:3rd Division
700:
684:
680:
672:
671:A. Niemann,
667:
658:
654:
643:
635:
630:
622:
617:
608:
600:
596:
591:
578:
561:
555:
548:
541:
534:
460:
407:
349:
310:
270:
243:
229:
206:
203:7th Division
202:
200:
115:
85:
81:Part of
27:
23:
1073:D (Scholtz)
1068:C (Strantz)
748:World War I
701:Ruhmeshalle
636:Ruhmeshalle
410:World War I
207:7. Division
134:World War I
104:Engagements
99:(1818–1919)
93:Garrison/HQ
24:7. Division
1196:Categories
1083:Lauenstein
740:Army level
523:References
463:triangular
252:. In the
179:commanders
172:Commanders
112:Königgrätz
1063:B (Gaede)
222:Magdeburg
97:Magdeburg
38:1818–1919
1154:Ober Ost
1015:IX Corps
992:IX Corps
858:II Corps
299:and the
258:Beaumont
211:Prussian
121:Beaumont
1137:Related
1088:Woyrsch
177:Notable
51:Germany
47:Prussia
43:Country
1113:Niemen
1078:Gronau
565:(1920)
537:(1905)
215:German
57:Branch
35:Active
1123:South
1118:North
570:Notes
277:Liège
262:Sedan
146:Somme
138:Liège
129:Paris
125:Sedan
841:19th
836:18th
831:17th
826:14th
821:12th
816:11th
811:10th
660:1919
563:1919
273:west
260:and
218:Army
201:The
73:Size
65:Type
60:Army
1108:Bug
850:1st
806:9th
801:8th
796:7th
791:6th
786:5th
781:4th
776:3rd
771:2nd
766:1st
746:in
158:Lys
1198::
692:^
268:.
189:,
185:,
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119::
110::
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725:t
718:v
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