This is the order of battle

Order of battle

In modern use, the order of battle is the identification, command structure, strength, and disposition of personnel, equipment, and units of an armed force participating in field operations. Various abbreviations are in use, including OOB, O/B, or OB, while ORBAT remains the most common in the...

 for the First Battle of Ypres

First Battle of Ypres

The First Battle of Ypres, also called the First Battle of Flanders , was a First World War battle fought for the strategic town of Ypres in western Belgium...

 fought from 19 October to 22 November 1914 as one of the main engagements of the First World War

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

. It was fought between mixed British Expeditionary Force, French eighth army

Eighth Army (France)

The Eighth Army was a Field army of the French Army during the World War I and World War II.After the armistice it was part of the occupation of the Rhineland...

 and armies of the German Empire

German Empire

The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...

 in northern France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 and Flanders.

British Expeditionary Force (French

John French, 1st Earl of Ypres

Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, KP, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCMG, ADC, PC , known as The Viscount French between 1916 and 1922, was a British and Anglo-Irish officer...

)

I Corps (Haig

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig

Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCIE, ADC, was a British senior officer during World War I. He commanded the British Expeditionary Force from 1915 to the end of the War...

)

1st Division (Lomax

Samuel Lomax

Lieutenant General Samuel Holt Lomax was a senior and highly respected British general who served in the opening months of World War I and was the first British Lieutenant Generals to be killed on active service during the entire war.-Military service:Born in August 1855 to Thomas and Mary Helen...

)

1st Guards Brigade

1st Coldstream Guards

1st Scots Guards

1st Black Watch

1st Queens Own Cameron Highlanders

London Scottish regiment

2nd Infantry Brigade

2nd Royal Sussex

1st Loyal North Lancashire

1st Northamptonshire

2nd The Kings Royal Rifle Corps

3rd Infantry Brigade

1st The Queen's Royal West Surrey

1st South Wales Borderers

1st Gloucestershire

2nd Welsh

XXV Brigade Royal Field Artillery

113th Battery

114th Battery

115th Battery

XXVI Brigade Royal Field Artillery

116th Battery

117th Battery

118th Battery

XXXIX Brigade Royal Field Artillery

46th Battery

51st Battery

54th Battery

XLIII (Howitzer) Royal Field Artillery

30th (howitzer) Battery

40th (howitzer) Battery

57th (howitzer) Battery

26th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

Mounted Troops

"A" Squadron 15th Hussars

1st Cyclist company

Engineers

23rd Field company Royal Engineers

26th Field company Royal Engineers

2nd Division (Monro

Charles Carmichael Monro

General Sir Charles Carmichael Monro, 1st Baronet of Bearcrofts, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, was a British Army General during World War I and Governor of Gibraltar from 1923 to 1929.-Military career:...

)

4th Guards Brigade

2nd Grenadier Guards

2nd Coldstream Guards

3rd Coldstream Guards

1st Irish Guards

1st Hertfordshire

5th Infantry Brigade

2nd Worcestershire

2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

2nd Highland Light Infantry

2nd Connaught Rangers

6th Infantry Brigade

1st The King's (Liverpool)

2nd South Staffordshire

1st Royal Berkshire

1st Kings Royal Rifle Corps

XXXIV Brigade Royal Field Artillery

22nd Battery

50th Battery

70th Battery

XXXVI Brigade Royal Field Artillery

15th Battery

48th Battery

71st Battery

XLI Brigade Royal Field Artillery

9th Battery

16th Battery

17th Battery

XLIV (Howitzer) Brigade Royal Field Artillery

47th (howitzer) Battery

56th (howitzer) Battery

60th (howitzer) Battery

35th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

Mounted Troops

"B" Squadron 15th Hussars

2nd Cyclist company

Engineers

5th Field company Royal Engineers

11th Field company Royal Engineers

II Corps (Smith-Dorrien

Horace Smith-Dorrien

General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien GCB, GCMG, DSO, ADC was a British soldier and commander of the British II Corps and Second Army of the BEF during World War I.-Early life and career:...

)

3rd Division (Hamilton

Hubert Hamilton

Major General Hubert Ion Wetherall Hamilton CB, CVO, DSO was a senior British general who served with distinction throughout his career, seeing battle in the Mahdist War in Egypt and the Second Boer War in South Africa, before being given command of the British Third Division at the outbreak of...

)

7th Infantry Brigade

3rd Worcestershire

2nd South Lancashire

1st Wiltshire(Duke of Edinburgh’s)

2nd Royal Irish Rifles

8th Infantry Brigade

2nd Royal Scots

2nd Royal Irish

4th Middlesex(Duke of Cambridge’s Own)

1st Devonshire

1st Honourable Artillery Company

9th Infantry Brigade

1st Northumberland Fusiliers

4th Royal Fusiliers

1st Lincolnshire

1st Royal Scots Fusiliers

XXIII Brigade Royal Field Artillery

107th Battery

108th Battery

109th Battery

XL Brigade Royal Field Artillery

6th Battery

23rd Battery

49th Battery

XLII Brigade Royal Field Artillery

29th Battery

41st Battery

75th Battery

XXX (Howitzer) Brigade Royal Field Artillery

128th (howitzer) Battery

129th (howitzer) Battery

130th (howitzer) Battery

48th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

Mounted Troops

"C" Squadron 15th Hussars

3rd Cyclist company

Engineers

56th Field company Royal Engineers

57th Field company Royal Engineers

5th Division (Fergusson)

13th Infantry Brigade

2nd Kings Own Scottish Borderers

2nd Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)

1st Royal West Kent

2nd The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

14th Infantry Brigade

2nd Suffolk

1st East Surrey

1st Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry

2nd Manchester

15th Infantry Brigade

1st Norfolk

1st Bedfordshire

1st Cheshire

1st Dorsetshire

XV Brigade Royal Field Artillery

11th Battery

52nd Battery

81st Battery

XXVII Brigade Royal Field Artillery

119th Battery

120th Battery

121st Battery

XXVII Brigade Royal Field Artillery

122nd Battery

123rd Battery

124th Battery

VIII (Howitzer) Brigade Royal Field Artillery

37th (howitzer) Battery

61st (howitzer) Battery

65th (howitzer) Battery

108th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

Mounted Troops

"A" Squadron 19th Hussars

5th Cyclist company

Engineers

17th Field company Royal Engineers

59th Field company Royal Engineers

III Corps (W Pulteney

William Pulteney Pulteney

Lieutenant-General Sir William Pulteney Pulteney, GCVO, KCB, KCMG, DSO was a British general during the First World War.-Military career:...

)

4th Division

4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)

The 4th Infantry Division is a regular British Army division with a long history having been present at the Peninsular War the Crimean War , the First World War , and during the Second World War.- Napoleonic Wars :...

 (H Wilson)

10th Brigade

1st Royal Warwickshire

2nd Seaforth Highlanders

1st Princess Victoria’s (Royal Irish Fusiliers)

2nd Royal Dublin Fusiliers

11th Brigade

1st Prince Albert (Somerset Light Infantry)

1st East Lancashire

1st Hampshire

1st The Rifle Brigade

12th Brigade

1st The King’s Own (Royal Lancaster)

2nd Lancashire Fusiliers

2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

2nd Sussex

XIV Brigade Royal Field Artillery

39th Battery

68th Battery

88th Battery

XXIX Brigade Royal Field Artillery

125th Battery

126th Battery

127th Battery

XXXII Brigade Royal Field Artillery

27th Battery

134th Battery

135th Battery

XXXVII (Howitzer) Brigade Royal Field Artillery

31st (howitzer) Battery

35th (howitzer) Battery

55th (howitzer) Battery

31st Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

Mounted Troops

"A" Squadron 19th Hussars

4th Cyclist company

Engineers

7th Field company Royal Engineers

9th Field company Royal Engineers

6th Division (J. L. Keir)

16th Brigade

1st Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

1st Leicestershire

1st King's (Shropshire Light Infantry)

2nd York and Lancaster

17th Brigade

1st Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)

1st Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment)

2nd Prince of Wales's Leinster (Royal Canadians)

3rd Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)

18th Brigade

1st Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)

1st East Yorkshire

2nd Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

2nd Durham Light Infantry

19th Brigade

2nd Royal Welsh Fusiliers

2nd Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders

1st Middlesex

2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

II Brigade Royal Field Artillery

21st Battery

42nd Battery

53rd Battery

XXIV Brigade Royal Field Artillery

110th Battery

111th Battery

112th Battery

XXXVIII Brigade Royal Field Artillery

24th Battery

34th Battery

72nd Battery

XII (Howitzer) Brigade Royal Field Artillery

43rd (Howitzer) Battery

86th (Howitzer) Battery

87th (Howitzer) Battery

24th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

Mounted Troops

"C" Squadron 19th Hussars

6th Cyclist company

Engineers

12th Field company Royal Engineers

38th Field company Royal Engineers

Royal Flying Corps

Royal Flying Corps

The Royal Flying Corps was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. During the early part of the war, the RFC's responsibilities were centred on support of the British Army, via artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance...

 (D Henderson)

HQ Wireless Unit

2nd ,3rd ,4th, 5th and 6th Aeroplane squadrons (63 machines)

Cavalry Corps

Cavalry Corps (United Kingdom)

The Cavalry Corps was a formation of the British Army during World War I. and part of the British Expeditionary Force. The corps was formed in France in October 1914, under General Sir Edmund Allenby...

 (Allenby

Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby

Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby GCB, GCMG, GCVO was a British soldier and administrator most famous for his role during the First World War, in which he led the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in the conquest of Palestine and Syria in 1917 and 1918.Allenby, nicknamed...

)

1st Cavalry Division (H. de Lisle)

1st Cavalry Brigade

2nd Dragoon Guards

5th Dragoon Guards

11th Hussars

1st Signal Troop

2nd Cavalry Brigade

4th Dragoon Guards

9th Lancers

18th Hussars

2nd Signal Troop

VIII Brigade Royal Horse Artillery

Battery I

Battery L

Cavalry Divisional Troops

1st Field Squadron Royal Engineers

1st Signal Squadron

1st Cavalry Division supply column

1st and 3rd Cavalry Field Ambulances

2nd Cavalry Division

2nd Cavalry Division (United Kingdom)

The 2nd Cavalry Division was a regular British Army division that saw service in World War I. It also known as Gough's Command, after its commanding General and was part of the initial British Expeditionary Force which landed in France in September 1914....

 (H. Gough

Hubert Gough

General Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough GCB, GCMG, KCVO was a senior officer in the British Army, who commanded the British Fifth Army from 1916 to 1918 during the First World War.-Family background:...

)

3rd Cavalry Brigade

4th Hussars

5th Lancers

16th Lancers

3rd Signal Troop

4th Cavalry Brigade

6th Dragoon Guards

3rd Hussars

Composite Regiment of Household Cavalry

4th Signal Troop

5th Cavalry Brigade

2nd Dragoons

12th Lancers

20th Hussars

5th Signal Troop

II Brigade Royal Horse Artillery

Cavalry Divisional Troops

2nd Field Squadron Royal Engineers

2nd Signal Squadron

2nd Cavalry Division supply column

2nd, 4th and 5th Cavalry Field Ambulances

IV Corps (H Rawlinson

Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson

General Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson, GCB, GCSI, GCVO, KCMG , known as Sir Henry Rawlinson, Bt between 1895 and 1919, was a British First World War general most famous for his roles in the Battle of the Somme of 1916 and the Battle of Amiens in 1918.-Military career:Rawlinson was...

)

7th Division (T Capper

Thompson Capper

Major General Sir Thompson Capper KCMG CB DSO was a highly decorated and senior British Army officer who served with distinction in the Second Boer War and was a divisional commander during the First World War...

)

20th Brigade

1st Grenadier Guards

2nd Scots Guards

2nd Border

2nd Gordon Highlanders

21st Brigade

2nd Bedfordshire

2nd Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment)

2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers

2nd Wiltshire (Duke of Edinburgh's)

22nd Brigade

2nd Queen's (Royal West Surrey)

2nd Royal Warwickshire

1st Royal Welch Fusiliers

1st South Staffordshire

XIV Brigade Royal Horse Artillery

XXII Brigade Royal Field Artillery

XXXV Brigade Royal Field Artillery

24th Heavy Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery

7th Divisional ammunition column

Mounted Troops

Northumberland Hussars

7th Cyclist company

Engineers

54th Field company Royal Engineers

55th Field company Royal Engineers

Divisional Troops

7th Signal company

7th divisional train

21st,22nd and 23rd Field Ambulances

3rd Cavalry Division (J.Byng

Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy

Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy was a British Army officer who served as Governor General of Canada, the 12th since Canadian Confederation....

)

6th Cavalry Brigade

3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards

1st Royal Dragoons

10th Hussars

7th Cavalry Brigade

1st Life Guards

2nd Life Guards

Royal Horse Guards

XV Brigade Royal Horse Artillery

Cavalry Divisional Troops

3rd Field Squadron Royal Engineers

3rd Signal Squadron

33rd Cavalry Division supply column

6th and 7th Cavalry Field Ambulances

Indian Corps

I Corps (British India)

for the current Indian Army formation see I Corps The I Indian Corps was an army corps of the British Indian Army in World War I. It was formed at the outbreak of war under the title Indian Corps from troops sent to the Western Front. The British Indian Army did not have a pre-war corps structure,...

 (J Willcocks

James Willcocks

General Sir James Willcocks GCB GCMG KCSI DSO was a British Army officer who held high command during World War I....

)

Lahore Division

3rd (Lahore) Division

The 3rd Division was an infantry division of the British Indian Army, first organised in 1852. It saw service during World War I as part of the Indian Corps in France before being moved to the Middle East where it fought against troops of the Ottoman Empire.-Pre-Mutiny:The Lahore Division first...

 (H.B.B.Watkis)

Ferozepore Brigade

1st Connaught Rangers

9th Bhopal Infantry

57th Wilde's Rifles

129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis

Jullundur Brigade

1st Manchester

15th Ludhiana Sikhs

47th Sikhs

59th Scinde Rifles

Meerut Division

7th (Meerut) Division

The 7th Division was an infantry division of the British Indian Army that saw active service during World War I.-Pre-Mutiny:The Meerut Division first appeared in the Indian Army List in 1829, under the command of Sir Jasper Nicolls, KCB...

 (C.A.Anderson)

Dehra Dun Brigade

1st Coldstream Guards

6th Jat Light Infantry

2/2 King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)

1/9 Gurkha Rifles

Garwhal Brigade

2nd Leicestershire

1/39 Garhwal Rifles

2/39 Garhwal Rifles

2/3 Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles

Bareilly Brigade

2nd Black Watch

41st Dogras

58th Vaughan's Rifles

2/8 Gurkha Rifles

IV Brigade Royal Field Artillery

IX Brigade Royal Field Artillery

XIII Brigade Royal Field Artillery

110th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

Meerut Divisional ammunition column

Mounted Troops

4th Cavalry(Lancers)

Engineers

3rd company 1st King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners

4th company 1st King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners

Divisional Troops

Meerut Signal company

107th Pioneers

Meerut divisional train

19th and 20th Field Ambulances

128th, 129th and 130th (Indian) Field Ambulances

Units at Antwerp

Royal Naval Division  (A. Paris (father of Archibald Paris

Archibald Paris

Brigadier Archibald Charles Melvill Paris DSO MC was a British Army officer.He was the son of Major-General Archibald Paris, KCB a Royal Marine officer who commanded the 63rd Division during the First World War, and of Lady Paris...

))

IX Corps (Dubois

Dubois

-People:Dubois is the name of several people:* Al Dubois, Canadian TV personality and hosted the game show Bumper Stumpers* Alexandra du Bois, American composer...

)

17th Division  (Guignabaudet)

18th Division  (Lefevre

Lefèvre

Lefèvre, Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, or Le Fèvre is a common family name, particularly among French-speaking populations. It means smith...

)

6th Cavalry Division  (Requichot)

7th Cavalry Division  (Hely d'Oissel)

XVI Corps (Grossetti)

32nd Division  (Bouchez)

43rd Division  (Lanquetot

Lanquetot

Lanquetot is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village in the Pays de Caux, some northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D9015, D30 and D109 roads.-Heraldry:...

)

39th Division  (Danant)

31st Division  (Vidal

Vidal

Vidal is the surname of:* Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca, a Spanish member of the European Parliament, and a radiation physicist* Alexander Thomas Emeric Vidal, British admiral and surveyor* Alexander Vidal, Canadian politician...

)

XXXII Corps (Humbert

Humbert

Humbert is a Germanic given name, from hun "warrior" and beraht "bright". It also came into use as a surname-Given name:* Emebert or Ablebert Humbert (Latinized Humbertus) is a Germanic given name, from hun "warrior" and beraht "bright". It also came into use as a surname-Given name:* Emebert or...

)

38th Division  (Muteau)

42nd Division  (Duchesne

Duchesne

-People:*André Duchesne , French historian*André Duchesne , Canadian musician*Antoine Nicolas Duchesne French botanist and strawberry breeder*Ernest Duchesne , French physician...

)

89th territorial Division  (Boucher

Boucher

Boucher may refer to:*Boucher , a family name *Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine, a naturopathic medical college in Vancouver, BC*Boucher Manufacturing Company, an American toy company*R. v...

)

4th Cavalry Division  (Buyer

Buyer

When someone gets characterised by their role as buyer of certain assets, the term "buyer" gets new meaning:A "buyer" or merchandiser is a person who purchases finished goods, typically for resale, for a firm, government, or organization...

)

XX Corps (Balfourier)

11th Division  (Ferry

Ferry

A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

)

26th Division  (Hallouin)

II Cavalry Corps (Mitry

Mitry

Mitry is the name or part of the name of two communes of France:*Mitry-Mory in the Seine-et-Marne département*Leménil-Mitry in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département...

)

87th territorial Division  (Roy

Roy

-United States:*Roy, Louisiana*Roy, Montana*Roy, New Mexico*Roy, Utah**Roy , a transit station*Roy, Washington-Family name:*Annadashankar Roy, Bengali author and poet*Arundhati Roy, an Indian novelist and peace activist...

)

5th Cavalry Division  (Allenou)

9th Cavalry Division  (de L'espee)

I Cavalry Corps (Conneau)

1st Cavalry Division  (Mazel

Mazel

Mazel may refer to:* Mazel Group Engineering, a Barcelona based design studio specialising in concept cars and enginineering solutionsPeople* Eugène Mazel , a French amateur botanist* Ilya Mazel , a Soviet painter...

)

3rd Cavalry Division  (Lastours

Lastours

Lastours is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.Lastours is located outside Carcassonne, in the valley of the Orbiel. There are 4 small castles each built on a large 300m high rocky ridge. The castles were built to control the access to Montagne Noire and the Cabardes region....

)

10th Cavalry Division  (Contades)

III Reserve Corps (von Beseler

Hans Hartwig von Beseler

Hans Hartwig von Beseler was a German Colonel General.- Biography :Beseler was born in Greifswald, Pomerania. His father, Georg Beseler, was a law professor at the University of Greifswald. He entered the Prussian Army in 1868, fought in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, and had a successful...

)

Composite Cavalry Unit (3 squadrons each from 2nd Reserve Dragoon Regiment and 3rd Reserve Uhlan Regiment

5th Reserve Division

5th Reserve Division (German Empire)

The 5th Reserve Division was a unit of the German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...

6 batteries, 6th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment

9th Reserve Infantry Brigade

8th Reserve Infantry Regiment

48th Reserve Infantry Regiment

10th Reserve Infantry Brigade

12th Reserve Infantry Regiment

52nd Reserve Infantry Regiment

6th Reserve Division

6th Reserve Division (German Empire)

The 6th Reserve Division was a unit of the German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in September 1918...

6 batteries, 6th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment

11th Reserve Infantry Brigade

20th Reserve Infantry Regiment

24th Reserve Infantry Regiment

12the Reserve Infantry Brigade

26th Reserve Infantry Regiment

35th Reserve Infantry Regiment

4th Ersatz Division

4th Ersatz Division (German Empire)

The 4th Ersatz Division was a unit of the German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914...

XXII Reserve Corps (von Falkenhayn

Erich von Falkenhayn

Erich von Falkenhayn was a German soldier and Chief of the General Staff during World War I. He became a military writer after World War I.-Early life:...

)

43rd Reserve Division

43rd Reserve Division (German Empire)

The 43rd Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed in August 1914 and organized over the next two months. It was part of the first wave of new divisions formed at the outset of World War I, which were numbered the 43rd through 54th Reserve...

44th Reserve Division

44th Reserve Division (German Empire)

The 44th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed in August 1914 and organized over the next two months. It was part of the first wave of new divisions formed at the outset of World War I, which were numbered the 43rd through 54th Reserve...

XXIII Reserve Corps (von Kleist

Von Kleist

Von Kleist is a Pomeranian Prussian noble family. Notable members of this family include:* Ewald Jürgen Georg von Kleist ; co-inventor of the Leyden jar* Ewald Christian von Kleist ; German poet and soldier...

)

45th Reserve Division

45th Reserve Division (German Empire)

The 45th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed in August 1914 and organized over the next two months. It was part of the first wave of new divisions formed at the outset of World War I, which were numbered the 43rd through 54th Reserve...

46th Reserve Division

46th Reserve Division (German Empire)

The 46th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed in August 1914 and organized over the next two months. It was part of the first wave of new divisions formed at the outset of World War I, which were numbered the 43rd through 54th Reserve...

XXVI Reserve Corps (von Hügel

Von Hügel

Von Hügel is a German noble name.* Baron Charles von Hügel ** Baron Friedrich von Hügel , son of Charles** Baron Anatole von Hügel , son of Charles, co-founder St Edmund's College, Cambridge...

)

51st Reserve Division

51st Reserve Division (German Empire)

The 51st Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed in September 1914 and organized over the next month, arriving in the line in October. It was part of the first wave of new divisions formed at the outset of World War I, which were numbered...

52nd Reserve Division

52nd Reserve Division (German Empire)

The 52nd Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed in September 1914 and organized over the next month, arriving in the line in October. It was part of the first wave of new divisions formed at the outset of World War I, which were numbered...

XXVII Reserve Corps (von Carlowitz)

53rd Reserve Division

53rd Reserve Division (German Empire)

The 53rd Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed in September 1914 and organized over the next month, arriving in the line in October. It was part of the first wave of new divisions formed at the outset of World War I, which were numbered...

54th Reserve Division

54th Reserve Division (German Empire)

The 54th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed in September 1914 and organized over the next month, arriving in the line in October. It was part of the first wave of new divisions formed at the outset of World War I, which were numbered...

Marine Division

II Army Corps

II Corps (German Empire)

The II Army Corps was a unit of the Imperial German Army that was stationed in Stettin. At the outbreak of World War I, the corps served on the Western Front.In 1914, the component units of the corps were:*3rd Division*4th Division...

 (von Linsingen

Alexander von Linsingen

Alexander Adolf August Karl von Linsingen was one of the best German field commanders during World War I.Linsingen joined the Prussian Army in 1868 and rose to Corps Commander in 1909. He was one of the very few top German generals not to have served on the general staff.At the beginning of World...

)

30th Aviation Battalion

15th Foot Artillery Regiment (heavy)

3rd Division

3rd Division (German Empire)

The 3rd Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Stettin in May 1816 as a Troop Brigade . It became the 3rd Division on September 5, 1818. From the corps' formation in 1820, the division was subordinated in peacetime to the II Army Corps...

3rd Artillery Brigade

3rd Horse Grenadiers

5th Infantry Brigade

2nd Grenadier Regiment

9th Grenadier Regiment

6th Infantry Brigade

34th Fusilier Regiment

42nd Infantry Regiment

4th Division

4th Division (German Empire)

The 4th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Torgau on September 5, 1818. The headquarters moved to Stargard in 1820, where it stayed until 1852. In 1852, the headquarters moved to its final destination, Bromberg...

4th Artillery Brigade

12th Dragoons

7th Infantry Brigade

14th Infantry Regiment

149th Infantry Regiment

8th Infantry Brigade

49th Infantry Regiment

140th Infantry Regiment

VII Army Corps (von Claer)

13th Division

13th Division (German Empire)

The 13th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in November 1816 in Münster in Westphalia as a troop brigade and became the 13th Division on September 5, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VII Army Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the...

14th Division

14th Division (German Empire)

The 14th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in November 1816 in Trier as a troop brigade and became the 14th Division on September 5, 1818, also relocating its headquarters to Düsseldorf. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VII Army Corps...

XIII Army Corps (von Fabeck)

26th Division

26th Division (German Empire)

The 26th Division , formally the 26th Division , was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was headquartered in Stuttgart, the capital of the Kingdom of Württemberg. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XIII Corps The 26th Division (26. Division), formally the 26th Division (1st...

25th Reserve Division

25th Reserve Division (German Empire)

The 25th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 and was disbanded in October 1918, with its assets being distributed to other units...

XIX (Saxon) Corps

XIX (2nd Royal Saxon) Corps

The XIX Army Corps was a Saxon corps of the Imperial German Army. It was formed on April 1, 1899 and was headquartered in Leipzig, Saxony...

 (von Laffert)

24th Division

24th Division (German Empire)

The 24th Division , also known as the 2nd Division No. 24 was a unit of the Saxon and then Imperial German Army. The division was headquartered in Leipzig. Until 1899, the division was subordinated in peacetime to the XII Army Corps The 24th Division (24. Division), also known as the 2nd...

40th Division

40th Division (German Empire)

The 40th Division , formally the 4th Division No. 40 was a unit of the Saxon Army, a component of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on April 1, 1899 and was headquartered in Chemnitz. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XIX Army Corps...

XIV Reserve Corps (von Loden)

26th Reserve Division

26th Reserve Division (German Empire)

The 26th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...

6th Bavarian Reserve Division

6th Bavarian Reserve Division (German Empire)

The 6th Bavarian Reserve Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army, part of the German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on 10 September 1914 and organized over the next month...

XV Corps (von Deimling

Berthold von Deimling

Berthold Karl Adolf von Deimling was a general officer of the German Army during World War I....

)

30th Division

30th Division (German Empire)

The 30th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on April 1, 1887 as the 33rd Division and became the 30th Division on April 1, 1890, and was headquartered in Straßburg . The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XV Army Corps...

39th Division

39th Division (German Empire)

The 39th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on April 1, 1899, and was headquartered in Colmar . The division was subordinated in peacetime initially to the XIV Army Corps and then to the XV Army Corps...

II Bavarian Corps (von Martini)

3rd Bavarian Division

3rd Royal Bavarian Division

The 3rd Royal Bavarian Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army which served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on November 27, 1815 as an Infantry Division of the Würzburg General Command...

4th Bavarian Division

4th Royal Bavarian Division

The 4th Royal Bavarian Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army which served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on November 27, 1815 as an Infantry Division of the Würzburg General Command...

Plettenberg's Corps (von Plettenberg)

39th Division

39th Division (German Empire)

The 39th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on April 1, 1899, and was headquartered in Colmar . The division was subordinated in peacetime initially to the XIV Army Corps and then to the XV Army Corps...

Composite Guard Division(Winkler)

I Cavalry Corps (von Richthofen

Wolfram von Richthofen

Dr.-Ing. Wolfram Freiherr von RichthofenIn German a Doctorate in engineering is abbreviated as Dr.-Ing. . was a German Generalfeldmarschall of the Luftwaffe during the Second World War...

)

Guard Cavalry Division (von Etzel)

4th Cavalry Division

4th Cavalry Division (German Empire)

The 4th Cavalry Division was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914...

 (von Garnier)

I Cavalry Corps (von der Marwitz

Georg von der Marwitz

Johannes Georg von der Marwitz was a Prussian cavalry general, who commanded several German armies during the First World War on both the Eastern and Western fronts.-Early military career:...

)

2nd Cavalry Division

2nd Cavalry Division (German Empire)

The 2nd Cavalry Division was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.-Combat chronicle:Initially assigned to II Cavalry...

 (Thumb von Neuberg)

7th Cavalry Division

7th Cavalry Division (German Empire)

The 7th Cavalry Division was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914...

 (von Heydebreck)

IV Cavalry Corps (von Hollen)

6th Cavalry Division

6th Cavalry Division (German Empire)

The 6th Cavalry Division was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914...

 (Egon von Smettow)

9th Cavalry Division

9th Cavalry Division (German Empire)

The 9th Cavalry Division was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was dissolved in March 1918.-Combat chronicle:...

 (Eberhard von Smettow)

V Cavalry Corps (von Stetton)

3rd Cavalry Division

3rd Cavalry Division (German Empire)

The 3rd Cavalry Division was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in January 1917.-Combat chronicle:...

 (von Unger)

Bavarian Cavalry Division

Bavarian Cavalry Division (German Empire)

The Bavarian Cavalry Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army, part of the German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...

 (von Wenninger)

See also

• British Expeditionary Force order of battle (1914)
  British Expeditionary Force order of battle (1914)
  The British Expeditionary Force order of battle 1914, as originally despatched to France in August and September 1914, at the beginning of the First World War...
  
  
• German Army order of battle (1914)
  German Army order of battle (1914)
  This is the German Army order of battle on the outbreak of war in August 1914.-GHQ:The overall commander of the Imperial German Army was Kaiser Wilhelm II. The Chief of the General Staff was Generaloberst Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, with General von Stein as Deputy Chief...
  
  

Sources

Bell, Ron. “The Old Contemptibles.” Strategy & Tactics, Number 228 (May/June 2005).