1st Royal Bavarian Division

The 1st Royal Bavarian Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army that served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on November 27, 1815, as the Infantry Division of the Munich General Command. It was called the 1st Army Division between 1822 and 1848, again between 1851 and 1859, and again from 1869 to 1872. It was called the 1st Infantry Division from 1848 to 1851 and was named the Munich General Command from 1859 to 1869. From April 1, 1872, until mobilization for World War I, it was the 1st Division. Within Bavaria, it was not generally referred to as a "Royal Bavarian" division, but outside Bavaria, this designation was used for it, and other Bavarian units, to distinguish them from similarly numbered Prussian units. The division was headquartered in Munich from 1815 to 1919. The division was part of the 1st Royal Bavarian Army Corps.

Pre-World War I peacetime organization

In 1914, the peacetime organization of the 1st Royal Bavarian Division was as follows: • '1st Royal Bavarian Infantry Brigade (1. Königlich Bayerische Infanterie-Brigade)' • Royal Bavarian Infantry Lifeguards Regiment (Kgl. Bayer. Infanterie-Leib-Regiment) • Royal Bavarian 1st Infantry Regiment "King" (Kgl. Bayer. 1. Infanterie-Regiment König) • '2nd Royal Bavarian Infantry Brigade (2. Kgl. Bayer. Infanterie-Brigade)' • Royal Bavarian 2nd Infantry Regiment "Crown Prince" (Kgl. Bayer. 2. Infanterie-Regiment Kronprinz) • Royal Bavarian 16th Infantry Regiment "Grand Duke Ferdinand of Tuscany" (Kgl. Bayer. 16. Infanterie-Regiment Großherzog Ferdinand von Toskana) • '1st Royal Bavarian Cavalry Brigade (1. Kgl. Bayer. Kavallerie-Brigade)' • 1st Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry “Prince Charles of Bavaria” (Kgl. Bayer. 1. Schweres Reiter-Regiment Prinz Karl von Bayern) • 2nd Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry "Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria" (Kgl. Bayer. 2. Schweres Reiter-Regiment Erzherzog Franz-Ferdinand von Österreich-Este) • '1st Royal Bavarian Field Artillery Brigade (1. Kgl. Bayer. Feldartillerie-Brigade)' • Royal Bavarian 1st Field Artillery Regiment "Prince Regent Luitpold" (Kgl. Bayer. 1. Feldartillerie-Regiment Prinz-Regent Luitpold) • Royal Bavarian 7th Field Artillery Regiment "Prince Regent Luitpold" (Kgl. Bayer. 7. Feldartillerie-Regiment Prinz-Regent Luitpold) ==Order of battle on mobilization==

Order of battle on mobilization

On mobilization, in August 1914, at the beginning of World War I, 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 1st Division was renamed the 1st Bavarian Infantry Division. Its initial wartime organization (major units) was as follows: • 1. Kgl. Bayer. Infanterie-Brigade • Kgl. Bayer. Infanterie-Leib-Regiment • Kgl. Bayer. 1. Infanterie-Regiment König • 2. Kgl. Bayer. Infanterie-Brigade • Kgl. Bayer. 2. Infanterie-Regiment Kronprinz • Kgl. Bayer. 16. Infanterie-Regiment Großherzog Ferdinand von Toskana • Kgl. Bayer. 1. Jäger-Bataillon König • Kgl. Bayer. 8. Chevaulegers-Regiment • 1. Kgl. Bayer. Feldartillerie-Brigade • Kgl. Bayer. 1. Feldartillerie-Regiment Prinz-Regent Luitpold • Kgl. Bayer. 7. Feldartillerie-Regiment Prinz-Regent Luitpold • Kgl. Bayer. 10. Fußartillerie-Bataillon • 1.Kompanie/Kgl. Bayer. 1. Pionier-Bataillon • 3.Kompanie/Kgl. Bayer. 1. Pionier-Bataillon ==Late World War I organization==

Late World War I organization

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 triangular - one infantry brigade with three infantry regiments rather than two infantry brigades of two regiments (a "square division"). An artillery commander replaced the artillery brigade headquarters, the cavalry was further reduced, and the engineer contingent was increased. Divisional signals commanders were established to better control communications, a major problem in coordinating infantry and artillery operations during the war. The division's order of battle on March 21, 1918, was as follows: • 1. Kgl. Bayer. Infanterie-Brigade • Kgl. Bayer. 1. Infanterie-Regiment König • Kgl. Bayer. 2. Infanterie-Regiment Kronprinz • Kgl. Bayer. 24. Infanterie-Regiment • Kgl. Bayer. 4. MG-Scharfschützen-Abteilung • 2.Eskadron/Kgl. Bayer. 8. Chevaulegers-Regiment • Kgl. Bayer. Artillerie-Kommandeur 1 • Kgl. Bayer. 1. Feldartillerie-Regiment Prinz-Regent Luitpold • Kgl. Bayer. 9. Fußartillerie-Bataillon • Stab Kgl. Bayer. 1. Pionier-Bataillon • Kgl. Bayer. 1. Pionier-Kompanie • Kgl. Bayer. 3. Pionier-Kompanie • Kgl. Bayer. 3. Minenwerfer-Kompanie • Kgl. Bayer. 1. Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur History At the beginning of the First World War, the division was mobilized under the command of the 6th Army, on the Western Front. ==Notable commanders==

Notable commanders

• Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (1856–1861) • Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen (1861–1869) - A senior Bavarian field commander in the Franco-Prussian War • Prince Leopold of Bavaria (1881–1887) - Later a Generalfeldmarschall • Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria (1904–1906) - Later a Generalfeldmarschall • Otto Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein (1906–1910) - Bavarian Minister of War, 1912–1916 ==References==

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