The 11th Bavarian Infantry Division initially served on the
Eastern Front, where it fought in the
Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive, seeing action at
Przemyśl,
Lemberg, and
Chełm (Cholm) and advancing to the western edge of
Pripyat Marshes by August. The division was then transferred south and participated in the
Serbian Campaign. It was in reserve in
Syrmia from November 1915 to February 1916, and was then transferred to the
Western Front. From March to May 1916, it fought in the
Battle of Verdun, and then returned to the Eastern Front to help stop the
Brusilov Offensive. After fighting in the Battle of
Kovel, the division went to the
Romanian front, where it remained until January 1917. Again it was transferred to the Western Front, initially serving in Upper Alsace. It then fought in the
Second Battle of the Aisne, also known as the Third Battle of Champagne (and to the Germans as the Double Battle on the Aisne and in Champagne). It also saw action in the Battle of
Passchendaele. It remained in the line on various parts of the Western Front until the end of April 1918, when it went to the Belgian/Dutch border. The division then fought in the
Third Battle of the Aisne and remained in the line near Soissons, seeing action in the
Second Battle of the Marne. It then went to Flanders, where it remained until the end of the war. Allied intelligence rated the division as first class. ==Order of battle on formation==