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Revision as of 14:40, 17 July 2024
| 2nd Guards Infantry Division | |
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| 2. Garde-Infanterie-Division | |
| Active | 5 September 1818 – 30 April 1919 |
| Country |  Kingdom of Prussia German Empire |
| Branch |  Prussian Army Imperial German Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Part of | Guards Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Berlin |
| Engagements | Austro-Prussian War Franco-Prussian War World War I |
The 2nd Guards Infantry Division (German: 2. Garde-Infanterie-Division) was a unit in the Guards Corps of the Imperial German Army during the First World War. At the outbreak of war it was commanded by Lieutenant General Arnold von Winckler.[1]
- Order of battle: 1914
- 3rd Guards Infantry Brigade (German Empire)|3rd Guards Infantry Brigade
- 1st (Emperor Alexander) Guards Grenadiers
- 3rd (Queen Elisabeth) Guards Grenadiers
- Guards Schützen Battalion
- 4th Guards Infantry Brigade (German Empire)|4th Guards Infantry Brigade
- 2nd (Emperor Francis) Guards Grenadiers
- 4th (Queen Augusta) Guards Grenadiers
- 2nd Guards Field Artillery Brigade (German Empire)|2nd Guards Field Artillery Brigade
- 2nd Guards Field Artillery Regiment
- 4th Guards Field Artillery Regiment
- 3rd Guards Infantry Brigade (German Empire)|3rd Guards Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Guards Uhlans (1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th Squadrons)
- 2nd and 3rd Company, Guards Pioneer Battalion
- 2nd Section, Guards Field Ambulance Company
References
- ^ The First Battle of the Marne 1914: The French miracle halts the Germans, Ian Sumner page 22.