The division was formed on the mobilization of the German Army in August 1914[1] as part of the XIV Reserve Corps.
The 28th Reserve Division spent World War I on the Western Front.
It fought in the Battle of the Frontiers and then participated in the Race to the Sea, fighting in the Somme region.
It occupied the line in the Artois region from October 1914 to August 1916, and then fought in the Battle of the Somme.
Over the course of the war, other changes took place, including the formation of artillery and signals commands and a pioneer battalion.