[1] The division was disbanded during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.
It fought in the opening campaigns against the Belgian Army and the British Expeditionary Force, including the Battle of Mons, and pursued the Allies during the Great Retreat, culminating in the First Battle of the Marne.
The division occupied various parts of the line in 1917 and into 1918, before participating in the German spring offensive.
Allied intelligence rated it second class and noted that it was almost annihilated by the Armistice in November 1918.
Over the course of the war, other changes took place, including the formation of the artillery and signals commands.