Its original form in 1934 consisted of two infantry regiments, an artillery regiment, a pioneer battalion, and a signals unit.
This unit was assigned the role of a non-combatant service corps with a pioneer battalion and five motor transport companies.
He, more than anyone else in the pioneer battalion, disliked military life.
Over the course of the war, other changes took place, including the formation of a signals command and a pioneer battalion.
By April 1918, 35 infantry and two pioneer battalions were being prepared to move to Palestine.
He was given command of a motorised pioneer battalion, serving on the eastern front and in Norway.
The division also acquired a pioneer battalion, the 1/5th Border Regiment.
It received artillery and signals commands, and combat engineer support was expanded to a full pioneer battalion.
A pioneer battalion constructed six bunkers in the Inkilä sector.
Henke's military service began in 1914 as a cadet with a pioneer battalion.