 Ersatz-Infanterie-Regiment Nr.2 was formed from two battalions of the 5th Mixed Replacement Brigade as well as troops drawn from elsewhere in the Bavarian Army; it was attached to the Bavarian Ersatz Division.On November 22, 1914, the 59th Replacement Infantry Brigade ("Ersatz-Infanterie-Brigade"), a non-Bavarian unit, was renamed the 59th "Landwehr" Infantry Brigade ("59.Landwehr-Infanterie-Brigade") and attached to the Bavarian Ersatz Division.