Freiwilligen 1. Garde-Reserve-Division
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- Published: 05 February 2011 05 February 2011
- Last Updated: 07 April 2012 07 April 2012
It was used to form Reichswehr-Brigade 34 in June, though parts of it returned to Kurland were it remained until December.
Commanders
Generalmajor Paul TiedeFirst General Staff Officer
Hauptmann von RabenauFormed in the area of
Generalkommando des Garde-Korps (Berlin)Manpower Strength
10.400Order of battle (20 May 1919)
1. Garde-Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade (Oberst Freiherr von Schrötter)- 1. Garde-Reserve-Regiment (I. & III.) (Major von Brederlow)
- 2. Garde-Reserve-Regiment (I.-III.) (Hauptmann der Reserve Karl von Plehwe)
- Garde-Reserve-Regimnet 64 (I.-III.) (Hauptmman Schaumburg)
- Detachement von Brandis * (Hauptmann Cordt von Brandis)
- Bataillon Gravenstein * (Hauptmann Gravenstein)
- Bataillon von Maltzan (5. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß) * (Oberleutnant Freiherr von Maltzan)
Stab des Dragoner-Regiment 2: Major Graf Yorck *
- 1. Freiwilligen Eskadron Ulanen-Regiment 16 *
- Eskadron 1. Garde-Ulanen-Regiment
- Detachement Kürassier-Regiment 7
- Garde-Kavallerie-Eskadron Bredow (3./Garde-Kürassier-Regiment)
- Freiwilligen Eskadron Dragoner-Regiment 2 *
- MG-Scharfschützen-Abteilung Ulanen-Regiment 11 *
1. Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment (Major von Schmoller)
- I.-III., Detachement Stever *
- Batterie Waldmann *
- Freiwilligen Batterie Feldartillerie-Regiment 40*
- 2. (Freiwilligen) Batterie Feldartillerie-Regiment 26 *
- II./Garde-Fußartillerie-Regiment **
Kommandeur der Pioniere (Hauptmann Hoymann)
- 1./Pionier-Bataillon 7
- Freiwilligen Kompanie Pionier-Bataillon 28 *
Kampfgeschwader Sachsenberg ** (Oberleutnant zur See Gotthard Sachsenberg)
- Flieger-Abteilung 413
- Jagdstaffel (Jasta) 416
- Schlachtstaffel (Schlasta) 417
Freiwilligen Ballonzug 108 * (Rittmeister Seer)
Garde-Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 401
- Garde-Divisions-Fernsprech-Abteilung 401 **
- Garde-Divisions-Funker-Abteilung 17 **
Divisions-Kraftwagen-Kolonne 090 **
Freiwilligen Staffelstab 1201 (Hauptmann Schellenberg)
- Freiwilligen Fuhrpark-Kolonnen (1201, 1202, 1203, 1204 *)
- Feldbäckerie-Kolonne 311 *
- Feldschlächterie-Abteilung 351 *
- Divisions-Brücken-Train 99 *
- Gendarmerie-Trupp der 1. Garde-Reserve-Division (mounted) **
- Deutsche Feldpost 875 **
- Pferdelazarett 401 *
- Freiwilligen Sanitäts-Kompanie 11 *
- Freiwilligen Sanitäts-St. 1201
* With the 2. Infanterie-Brigade
** Elements with the 2. Infanterie-Brigade
Notable members
- None known at this time -(the ranks are the highest ranks reached in the Third Reich era)
Insignia
A sleeve badge with an elk skull and antlers was used by this unit.Sources used
Georg Tessin - Deutsche Verbände und Truppen 1918-1939Charles Woolley - German Uniforms, Insignia & Equipment 1918-1923