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1st Guards Infantry Division (German Empire)

Field	Value
unit_name	1st Guards Infantry Division
dates	5 September 1818 – 30 April 1919
native_name	1. Garde-Infanterie-Division
image	Parade 1894 (cropped).JPG
caption	1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß (Painting by Carl Röchling, 1894)
country	Kingdom of Prussia
German Empire
branch

type	Infantry
size	Division
command_structure	Guards Corps
garrison	Berlin
battles	Austro-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
World War I
notable_commanders	Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
Prince Eitel Friedrich

German Empire

Franco-Prussian War World War I Prince Eitel Friedrich The 1st Guards Infantry Division (German: 1. Garde-Infanterie-Division) was a unit of the Prussian (and later) Imperial German Army and was stationed in Berlin.

Origins

The division was created on September 5, 1818 when the guards brigades, which had been created in 1813 and were assigned to various commands, were grouped into a single formation. Ernst Ludwig von Tippelskirch was appointed as the first commander of the division.

Austro-Prussian War

The division was active during the Austro-Prussian War. It was commanded by Generalmajor Constantin von Alvensleben and part of the Second Army.

Franco-Prussian War

During the Franco-Prussian War, the division was commanded by Generalmajor Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape. It was part of the Second Army, commanded by Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia. Throughout the war 4 officers, 70 men, and 10 horses were killed.

Order of Battle: 1870

1st Guards Infantry Brigade
- 1st Foot Guards
- 3rd Foot Guards
- Guards Fusilier Regiment
2nd Guards Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Foot Guards
- 4th Foot Guards
Divisional Troops
- Guards Jäger Battalion
- Guards Hussars
- 1st Foot Battalion, Guards Artillery

Imperial German Army

By 1914 the division was subordinate to the Guards Corps of the Imperial German Army. At the outbreak of the First World War it was commanded by Gen-Lt. Oskar von Hutier. In April of 1915 Prince Eitel Friedrich took command of the division until October of 1918, when he was relieved by Eduard von Jena.

Order of Battle: 1914

1st Guards Infantry Brigade
- 1st Foot Guards
- 3rd Foot Guards
2nd Guards Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Foot Guards
- 4th Foot Guards
1st Guards Field Artillery Brigade
- 1st Guards Field Artillery
- 2nd Guards Field Artillery
Guards Hussar Regiment (2nd, 3rd, and 5th Squadrons)
1st Company, Guards Pioneer Battalion
1st and 3rd Section, Guards Field Ambulance Company
1st Guards Divisional Pontoon Train

References

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II, Prussia (Kingdom) Armee Grosser Generalstab Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung. (1876). "The Franco-German War, 1870-1871 ...". H.M. Stationery Office.
Niemann, August. (1872). "The French Campaign, 1870-1871: Military Description". W. Mitchell & Company.

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