1st Guards Infantry Division (German Empire)

1st Guards Infantry Division 5 September 1818 – 30 April 1919 1. Garde-Infanterie-Division Siegelmarke Königlich Preussische 1. Garde - Division W0238228.jpg A Sealing Stamp of the 1st Guards Infantry Division Kingdom of PrussiaGerman Empire PrussiaGerman Empire Imperial guard Division Guards Corps Berlin Austro-Prussian WarFranco-Prussian WarWorld War I Helmuth von Moltke the YoungerPrince Eitel Friedrich thumb|1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß (Painting by Carl Röchling, 1894) The 1st Guards Infantry Division (German: 1. Garde-Infanterie-Division) was a royal guard (later imperial guard) 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.http://www.grosser-generalstab.de/index.html Diese Seite wurde auf Grund der DSGVO geschlossen - Es tut mir sehr leid. Aber wir sind erneut in der Diktatur angekommen 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.II Prussia (Kingdom) Armee Grosser Generalstab Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung https://books.google.com/books?id=4_k1AQAAMAAJ&dq=1st+guards+infantry+regiment&pg=RA1-PA95 The Franco-German War, 1870-1871 ... 1876 H.M. Stationery Office 95 enNiemann August https://books.google.com/books?id=p-vbTInisq0C&dq=1st+guards+infantry+regiment&pg=PA35 The French Campaign, 1870-1871: Military Description 1872 W. Mitchell & Company 35 en 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 External links Prussian Army Units, by Michael Hughes y Category:Guards infantry divisions of Germany in World War I Category:Military units and formations established in 1818 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1919