| 54th Reserve Division (54. Reserve-Division) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1914-1918 |
| Country | Württemberg/Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Approx. 15,000 [1] |
| Engagements | World War I: Race to the Sea, Battle of the Yser, Second Battle of Ypres, Battle of the Somme, Second Battle of the Aisne, Passchendaele, German spring offensive, Somme Offensive |
The 54th Reserve Division (54. Reserve-Division) was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed in September 1914 and organized over the next month, arriving in the line in October.[2] It was part of the first wave of new divisions formed at the outset of World War I, which were numbered the 43rd through 54th Reserve Divisions. The division was initially part of XXVII Reserve Corps. The division was disbanded in September 1918 and its assets distributed to other units. The division was primarily raised in the Kingdom of Württemberg, but the division's 245th Reserve Infantry Regiment, 26th Reserve Jäger Battalion, and several support units were from the Kingdom of Saxony. These non-Württemberg elements were all transferred out of the division at various points, making the division all-Württemberg by early 1917.