Lehr Infantry Regiment
| Lehr Infantry Regiment Lehr-Infanterie-Regiment |
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|---|---|
| Active | 2 August 1914 - 1918 |
| Country |
 German Empire
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| Branch | Infantry |
| Type | Regiment |
| Size | 3,489 on formation |
| Garrison/HQ | Potsdam |
| Engagements | |
The Lehr Infantry Regiment (German: Lehr-Infanterie-Regiment) was an infantry regiment of the Imperial German Army in World War I. It was formed on mobilisation of the German Army in August 1914 and served with the 3rd Guards Division through to the end of the war.
The Lehr Infantry Battalion (German: Infanterie-Lehr-Bataillon) - infantry instruction battalion - was raised in 1819 for the Prussian Army. In 1914 it was part of the Guards Corps and garrisoned in Potsdam.
With the mobilisation of the German Army on 2 August 1914, the Lehr Infantry Battalion was expanded to regimental strength as the Lehr Infantry Regiment. It was formed as follows:
The Regiment was also provided with two machine gun companies.
The Lehr Infantry Regiment joined the Guards Fusilier Regiment in the new 6th Guards Infantry Brigade as part of the 3rd Guards Division in the Guards Reserve Corps. It remained with the 3rd Guards Division throughout the war, even after the Division was triangularized in May 1915.
The Guards Reserve Corps was assigned to the 2nd Army as part of the right wing of the forces that invaded France and Belgium as part of the Schlieffen Plan offensive in August 1914. It participated in the capture of Namur and was immediately transferred to the Eastern Front to join the 8th Army in time to participate in the First Battle of the Masurian Lakes. It then fought in the Battle of Łódź. It continued fighting in the Carpathians and Galicia and then participated in the Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive.
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