The 2nd Guards Infantry Division (German: 2. Garde-Infanterie-Division) was a unit in the Guards Corps of the

Imperial German Army The Imperial German Army (1871–1919), officially referred to as the German Army (german: Deutsches Heer), was the unified ground and air force of the German Empire. It was established in 1871 with the political unification of Germany under the l ...

during the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

. At the outbreak of war it was commanded by

Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on th ...

Arnold von Winckler Arnold von Winckler (Neisse, 17 February 1856 – Bad Freienwalde, 24 July 1945) was a Prussian military officer, and a general in World War I. He was the son of Lieutenant General Ewald Fedor von Winckler (1813–1895) and joined the Prussian a ...

.The First Battle of the Marne 1914: The French miracle halts the Germans, Ian Sumner page 22.

Order of battle: 1914

* 3rd Guards Infantry Brigade * 4th Guards Infantry Brigade * 2nd Guards Field Artillery Brigade *

2nd Guards Uhlans The 2nd Guards Uhlan Regiment (german: Königlich Preußisches 2. Garde-Ulanen Regiment) was a cavalry regiment of the Prussian Army formed in 1819 in Potsdam, Prussia, and served as a Guards regiment garrisoned in Berlin. Regiment history By orde ...

(1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th Squadrons) * 2nd and 3rd Company, Guards Pioneer Battalion * 2nd Section, Guards Field Ambulance Company

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{{DEFAULTSORT:2nd Guards Infantry Division (German Empire) Infantry divisions of Germany in World War I