[1] The 11th Bavarian Infantry Division initially served on the Eastern Front, where it fought in the Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive, seeing action at Przemyśl, Lemberg, and Chełm (Cholm) and advancing to the western edge of Pripyat Marshes by August.
From March to May 1916, it fought in the Battle of Verdun, and then returned to the Eastern Front to help stop the Brusilov Offensive.
After fighting in the Battle of Kovel, the division went to the Romanian front, where it remained until January 1917.
It remained in the line on various parts of the Western Front until the end of April 1918, when it went to the Belgian/Dutch border.
Cavalry was reduced, artillery and signals commands were formed, and combat engineer support was expanded to a full pioneer battalion.