The 2nd Bavarian Landwehr Division (2. Bayerische Landwehr-Division) was a unit of the Bavarian Army, part of the Imperial German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on December 31, 1916.[1] It was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. It was composed primarily of troops of the Landwehr.
to form cavalry divisions. Reserve divisions were also formed, Landwehr brigades were aggregated into divisions, and other divisions were formed from...
non-Bavarian unit, was renamed the 59th Landwehr Infantry Brigade (59. Landwehr-Infanterie-Brigade) and attached to the Bavarian Ersatz Division. On December...
not having attended the Bavarian War Academy. He served on the Eastern Front on the staff of the 2ndBavarianLandwehrDivision. His experience here shaped...
(Guards, I - XXI and I - III Bavarian) each of two divisions (1st and 2nd Guards, 1st - 42nd and 1st - 6th Bavarian). Each division included a cavalry brigade...
to form cavalry divisions. Reserve divisions were also formed, Landwehr brigades were aggregated into divisions, and other divisions were formed from...
cavalry regiments, 2 landwehr cavalry regiments and 1 ersatz cavalry regiment was also formed. Also on mobilisation, there were 38 landwehr squadrons (assigned...
the Bavarian Cavalry Division and the 2nd Cavalry Brigade was broken up and its regiments assigned to the divisions as reconnaissance units. Divisions received...
Artillery: Two 6-pdr foot batteries, 6-pdr horse battery (18 guns) 2ndBavarianDivision: Lieutenant-General Karl Philipp von Wrede Brigade: General-Major...
the German 121st Infantry Division and the 2nd Jäger Brigade from France, the 10th Landwehr and 86th Infantry Divisions and the 9th Landsturm Brigade...
Royal BavarianDivision was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army which served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army. The division was...
SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer Unit Royal Bavarian Lifeguards 3rd LandwehrDivision Battles/wars World War I Awards Bavarian Military Merit Cross 2nd Class War Merit Cross...
holders of the 1914 Iron Cross, 2nd class, and 1st Class was Adolf Hitler, who served as an Austrian citizen in the Bavarian Army with the rank of Gefreiter...
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