The 5th Guards Infantry Brigade (German: 5. Garde-Infanterie-Brigade) was a unit in the
Imperial German Army prior to and during the
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. At the outbreak of war, it was part of the
3rd Guards Infantry Division
Third or 3rd may refer to:
Numbers
* 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3
* , a fraction of one third
* 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute''
Places
* 3rd Street (disambiguation)
* Third Avenue (disambiguation)
* Hig ...
of the
Guards Reserve Corps
The Guards Reserve Corps (german: Garde-Reserve-Korps / Garde RK) was a corps level command of the German Army in World War I.
Formation
Guards Reserve Corps was formed on the outbreak of the war in August 1914 as part of the mobilisation of th ...
and consisted of the
5th Foot Guards
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5th Guards Grenadiers
The 5th Guard Grenadiers (German: Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 5) was a regiment of the Prussian Army prior to and during the First World War. Established in 1897, it was part of the 5th Guard Infantry Brigade. The regiment was disbanded foll ...
. In May 1915, the brigade was transferred to the newly created
4th Guards Infantry Division; at about the same time, in accordance with the regulated increase in brigade size from two to three regiments, the
93rd Reserve Infantry Regiment
The 93rd Reserve Infantry Regiment (German: Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment, Nr. 93) was unit in the Imperial German Army during the First World War. Established shortly after the outbreak of war in 1914, it was affiliated with the 4th Foot Guards ...
was assigned to the unit.
References
Infantry brigades of Germany
Military units and formations of Germany in World War I
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