116th Infantry Reserve (Imperial German Infantry) Großherzoglich Hessisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr.116. Formed 17 June 1813 at Gießen. Mobilised in 1914 the Regiment was part of the 49th Inf Reserve Brigade, 25th Reserve Division. From 1915 onwards it was part of the 205th Inf brigade, 103 Inf Division. The Regiment saw action on the Western front until 1915 when it was transferred to the Eastern front but returned in 1916 where it remained until the end of the war. The Regiment saw heavy fighting in the Champagne region and at Verdun.