• Source: 2nd Guards Infantry Division (German Empire)

    • 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.


    Origins


    The division was originally established on August 11, 1813 as a grenadier brigade of four battalions. On September 5, 1818, the brigade was expanded into the 2nd Division of the Guard and Grenadier Corps and was finally given the name 2nd Guard Division on December 22, 1819.


    Franco-Prussian War


    In the Franco-Prussian War, the division fought in the battles of Gravelotte and Sedan and was part of the siege of Paris. Here it took part in the Battle of Le Bourget.


    Imperial German Army


    Order of battle: 1914

    3rd Guards Infantry Brigade
    1st (Emperor Alexander) Guards Grenadiers
    3rd (Queen Elisabeth) Guards Grenadiers
    Guards Schützen Battalion
    4th Guards Infantry Brigade
    2nd (Emperor Francis) Guards Grenadiers
    4th (Queen Augusta) Guards Grenadiers
    2nd Guards Field Artillery Brigade
    2nd Guards Field Artillery Regiment
    4th Guards Field Artillery Regiment
    2nd Guards Uhlans (1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th Squadrons)
    2nd and 3rd Companies, Guards Pioneer Battalion
    2nd Section, Guards Field Ambulance Company


    References

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