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2. After April a part of the division was sent east of Ypres between the Ypres-Roulers Railway and the Comines Canal. Some of the units of the division remained in line near Dixmude.
SOMME.
3. About September 27 the division left Belgium for the Somme, where it was engaged during the first two weeks of October near Le Sars.
4. On October 15 it returned to Belgium and went back to the sector east of Ypres in November.
5. Sent to rest about November 30 and sent back to the Somme south of Bapaume, about the middle of December.
1917.
1. Remained south of Bapaume (Le Transloy-Gueudecourt) until the end of February, 1917.
2. About the middle of March it relieved the 14th Bavarian Division in the same sector at the beginning of the retirement of the German troops, withdrew to the east of Bertincourt, via Neuville-Bourjonval, Metz en Courtuere, and fought on the Trescault-Havricourt line (April).
ARTOIS.
3. Relieved about April 26 or 28 and sent north of the Scarpe about May 10. Engaged near Roeux until about May 18 and suffered heavy losses (more than 800 prisoners).
4. At the end of May it was sent to the Eastern Front. The 361st Infantry entrained May 26 at Vitry en Artois, via Paderborn-Halle- Leipzig-Dresden-Breslau-Lemburg.
GALICIA.
5. Until July the division remained in reserve in Galicia with the Bothmer army.
6. In July it held the sector south of Brzezany. Took part in the offensive against the Russians, and in September was near Radautz, where it remained until December. Due to some of its forces being transferred to other organizations more than to its losses, the companies of the 362d Infantry from August to October, had fallen from 120 men to 70 (examinations of Russians).
FRANCE.
7. Relieved December 4 and entrained the 16th for the Western Front, via Lemberg-Cracow-Breslau-Berlin-Hanover-Aix la Chapelle-Brussels-Courtrai- Tournai. Detrained the 26th.
RECRUITING.
360th Infantry: Brandenburg and Prussia Saxony. 361st and 362d Infantry: Prussia Saxony, Hanover, Schleswig-Holstein and Hansa towns.
VALUE.
A fairly good division.
1918.
LA BASSEE.
1. The first entry into line of the division was on January 18 in the sector south of the La Bassee Canal, relieving the 6th Bavarian Division.
BATTLE OF THE LYS.
2. On the 5th of April the division crossed north of the canal and attacked in the Gorre-Givenchy-Festubert region. Seven hundred prisoners were lost on April 9, besides heavy casualties. The division was relieved on April 20–21.
WOEVRE.
3. The division was moved to the region south of Metz for a rest. About May 18 it took up a sector south of Les Esparges, which it held until about June 13.
4. After resting near Conflans until June 25, it entrained in the Woevre and moved by Sedan-Charleville to the region east of Laon, arriving on June 28. It proceeded to the line by the road through Fismes.
AISNES-MARNE.
5. The division was engaged at Bussiares, Torcy, and Hautevisnes between June 30 and July 18. It met the attack of July 18 and was thrown back toward Oulchy le Chateau. On the 24th it was relieved.
6. The division rested at Perthes for a week and then moved to Novy. It entrained at Amagne on August 12 and traveled to Ostrecourt, where it remained for two weeks. On August 28 it occupied the Dricourt-Queant line astride the Arras-Cambria road.
SECOND BATTLE OF PICARDY.
7. Engaged on the 29th, the division came in for some heavy fighting. It was thrown back on Dury (Sept. 2) and after losing 1,650 prisoners was relieved on September 5.
8. The division rested until the middle of September. The 214th Reserve Regiment coming from the dissolved 46th Reserve Division, replaced the 361st Regiment.
9. The division was engaged near the La Bassee Canal from September 16 to October 1. It rested until the 16th, when it was reengaged southwest of Lille. In the retreat it fell back by Wavrin, Seclin, Cysoing, Ere, Mons and Blaugies. The last identification was at Boussu on November 9.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as a third-class division. At no time in 1918 did it distinguish itself, especially not in the Lys battle. Before the July 18 attack, the infantry effectives of the division numbered about 3,200. In October the battalions were reduced to three companies.
4th Landwehr Division.
COMPOSITION.
─────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────┬─────────────────── │ 1914 │ 1915 │ 1916 ─────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬───────── │Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment. ─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼───────── Infantry. │22 Ldw. │11 Ldw. │22 Ldw. │11 Ldw. │22 Ldw. │11 Ldw. │ │51 Ldw. │ │51 Ldw. │ │51 Ldw. │23 Ldw. │22 Ldw. │23 Ldw. │22 Ldw. │23 Ldw. │22 Ldw. │ │23 Ldw. │ │23 Ldw. │ │23 Ldw. ─────────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴───────── Cavalry. │Ers. Cav. Rgt. of │Ers. Cav. Rgt. of │Ers. Cav. Rgt. of │ the 4 Ldw. Div. │ the 4 Ldw. Div. │ the 4 Ldw. Div. │ (4 Sqns.). │ │ │2 Ldw. Cav. Rgt. (3│ │ │ Sqns.). │ │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Artillery. │4 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. │4 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. │4 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. │ (Ers. Abtls. 6, │ │ │ 42, and 56 F. A. │ │ │ Rgt.). │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Engineers and│1 Ers. Co. 6 Pions.│1 Ers. Co. 6 Pions.│1 Ers. Co. 6 Pions. Liaisons. │ │ │ │ │ │2 Ers. Co. 6 Pions. │ │ │ │ │ │304 T. M. Co. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Medical and │ │ │ Veterinary.│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Transport. │ │ │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Attached. │21 Mixed Ers. Brig.│ │ │ (21, 22, 23, 24, │ │ │ and 78, Brig. │ │ │ Ers. Btns.) Dis. │ │ │ in Sept. │ │ ─────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────────
─────────────┬───────────────────┬─────────────────── │ 1917 │ 1918[4] ─────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬───────── │Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment. ─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼───────── Infantry. │22 Ldw. │11 Ldw. │22 Ldw. │ (?) │ │23 Ldw. │ │23 Ldw. │ │51 Ldw. │ │51 Ldw. │ │404. │ │ ─────────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴───────── Cavalry. │3 Sqn. 4 Drag. Rgt.│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Artillery. │Art. Command: │4 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. │ │ (Staff, 2 Abt. │ │ Staff and 5 and 6 │ │ Btries.). │ 4 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. │ │ (9 Btries.). │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Engineers and│(404) Pion. Btn.: │2 Ers. Co. 6 Pions. Liaisons. │ │ │ 1 Ers. Co. 6 │504 Signals │ Pions. │ Command: │ 2 Ers. Co. 6 │ 504 Tel. Detch. │ Pions. │ │ 304 T. M. Co. │ │ 25 Light Fortress │ │ Searchlight │ │ Section. │ │ 323 and 332 │ │ Searchlight │ │ Sections. │ │ Tel. Detch. │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Medical and │236 Ambulance Co. │236 Ambulance Co. Veterinary.│ │ │19 Ldw. Field │19 Ldw. Field │ Hospital. │ Hospital. │20 Ldw. Field │504 Vet. Hospital. │ Hospital. │ │Vet. Hospital. │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Transport. │785 T. M. Co. │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Attached. │7th Munster Landst.│ │ Inf. Btn. (7 C. │ │ Dist. Batn. No. │ │ 69) arrived from │ │ 3 Ldw. Div. │ ─────────────┴───────────────────┴─────────────────── Footnote 4:
The elements below are those grouped in the 4th Landwehr Division Postal Zone. Other elements belonging to the 4th Landwehr Division but operating in other sectors (Nov. 13) are listed as attached to the divisions they are operating under.
HISTORY.
(Sixth District—Silesia.)
1914.
At the beginning of the war the 4th Landwehr Division, with the 3d Landwehr Division, formed the 2d Landwehr Corps (former 7th Landwehr Corps), which was engaged on the Eastern Front.
POLAND.
1. The 4th Landwehr Division at the beginning of September, 1914, took
## part in the battle of Tarnowka with the 3d Landwehr Division, then in
the operations before Warsaw and the retreat following the enveloping movement of the Russians at Lodz. In December it was located between the Vistula and Pilica (at Czenstochow, Dec. 1; near Kielce, Dec. 28).
1915.
1. Until July, 1915, the division remained on the Polish front (left bank of the Vistula) between Radom and Gravowiec.
BARANOVITCHI.
2. Took part in the offensive against the Russians, which carried it through the region of Baranovitchi in July to August.
1916.
1. Held the front northeast of Baranovitchi from September, 1915, until the beginning of 1918. In 1916 it contributed drafts to the 420th Infantry.
1917.
1. Sector of Baranovitchi. The division had many of its forces transferred to the Western Front: In November, 1917, for the 52d Division; in February, 1918, for the 5th Reserve Division, but during 1917 it was reinforced by the 404th Infantry, coming from the 18th Landwehr Division.
VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.
Mediocre.
1918.
UKRAINE.
1. At the beginning of April, 1918, the 4th Landwehr Division marched into Russia. On the 14th of April, the 11th Landwehr Regiment was near Minsk; and at the beginning of May it was east of Kiev, along with the 404th Regiment.
2. On June 15 the 23d and 51st Landwehr Regiments were identified near Ochra.
3. A man of the 51st Landwehr Regiment wrote on October 23: “The latest news is that the 4th Landwehr Division is going into France.” The division was still in Russia on October 28 and was never identified on the Western Front.
4th Bavarian Division.
COMPOSITION.
─────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────┬─────────────────── │ 1914 │ 1915 │ 1916 ─────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬───────── │Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment. ─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼───────── Infantry. │7 Bav. │5 Bav. │7 Bav. │5 Bav. │7 Bav. │5 Bav. │ │9 Bav. │ │9 Bav. │ │5 Bav. │ │ │ │ │ │ Res. │5 Bav. │5 Bav. │5 Bav. │5 Bav. │ │9 Bav. │ Res. │ Res. │ Res. │ Res. │ │ │ │8 Bav. │ │8 Bav. │ │ │ │ Res. │ │ Res. │ │ ─────────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴───────── Cavalry. │5 Bav. Light Cav. │ │5 Bav. Light Cav. │ │ │ (3 Sqns.). ─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Artillery. │4 Bav. Brig.: │4 Bav. Brig.: │4 Bav. Brig.: │ │ │ │ 2 Bav. F. A. Rgt. │ 2 Bav. F. A. Rgt. │ 2 Bav. F. A. Rgt. │ 11 Bav. F. A. Rgt.│ 11 Bav. F. A. Rgt.│ 11 Bav. F. A. Rgt. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Engineers and│2d Field Co. │2d Field Co. │2d and 5th Field Liaisons. │ │ │ Cos. │2 Bav. Pion. Btn. │2 Bav. Pion. Btn. │2 Bav. Pion. Btn. │ │4 Bav. Pont. Engs. │4 Bav. T. M. Co. │ │4 Bav. Tel. Detch. │4 Bav. Pont. Engs. │ │ │4 Bav. Tel. Detch. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Medical and │ │ │ Veterinary.│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Transports. │ │ │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Attached. │ │ │35 Labor Btn. ─────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────────
─────────────┬───────────────────┬─────────────────── │ 1917 │ 1918 ─────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬───────── │Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment. ─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼───────── Infantry. │7 Bav. │5 Bav. │7 Bav. │4 Bav. │ │5 Bav. │ │5 Bav. │ │ Res. │ │ │ │9 Bav. │ │9 Bav. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴───────── Cavalry. │3 Bav. Light Cav. │5 Sqn. 3 Bav. Light │ (5th Sqn.). │ Cav. Rgt. ─────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Artillery. │4 Bav. Art. │4 Bav. Art. │ Command: │ Command: │2 Bav. F. A. Rgt. │ 2 Bav. F. A. Rgt. │11 Bav. F. A. Rgt. │ 2 Abt. 4 Bav. F. │ (?). │ A. Rgt. │ │ 122 Bav. Light Am. │ │ Col. │ │ 134 Bav. Light │ │ Am. Col. │ │ 135 Bav. Light │ │ Am. Col. ─────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Engineers and│6 Bav. Pion. Co. │8 Bav. Pion. Btn.: Liaisons. │ │ │9 Bav. Pion. Co. │ 6 Bav. Pion. Co. │4 Bav. T. M. Co. │ 9 Bav. Pion. Co. │4 Bav. Tel. Detch. │ 14 Bav. T. M. Co. │ │ 4 Bav. Searchlight │ │ Section. │ │4 Bav. Signal │ │ Command: │ │ 4 Bav. Tel. Detch. │ │ 108 Bav. Wireless │ │ Detch. ─────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Medical and │5 Bav. Ambulance │5 Bav. Ambulance Veterinary.│ Co. │ Co. │11 Bav. Field │11 Bav. Field │ Hospital. │ Hospital. │Vet. Hospital. │12 Bav. Field │ │ Hospital. ─────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Transports. │M. T. Col. │684 Bav. M. T. Col. ─────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Attached. │ │ ─────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────────
HISTORY.
(Second Bavarian District—Bavaria and Lower Franconia.)
1914.
1. At mobilization the 4th Bavarian Division, with the 3d Bavarian Division, formed the 2d Bavarian Army Corps. It transferred its 8th Brigade (Metz Garrison) to the 33d Reserve Division and replaced it by the 5th Bavarian Reserve Brigade, organized in the Palatinate. The other brigade, the 7th, detrained, commencing August 3, between Morhange and Remilly. The reserve brigade detrained August 10 at St. Avold. Assembled the 18th in the rear of the Metz-Strasbourg Railroad and with the 2d Bavarian Army Corps constituted the 6th Army (Crown Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria).
LORRAINE.
2. On August 20 it fought west of Morhange. Then it captured the fort of Manonviller (with the 22d Bavarian of the 3d Bavarian Division) and advanced to Mortagne, south of Luniville. September 11 it was withdrawn to the rear.
SOMME.
3. September 18 the division entrained at Metz for Namur, from where it went to the north of Peronne (Sept. 25). It then became part of the 2d Army and fought from September 26 to the middle of October in the region north of the Somme (Fricout, Mametz, Montauban).
FLANDERS.
4. During the third and fourth weeks of October (beginning the 23d) it went to Flanders (6th Army) south of Ypres. It held the sector of Wytschaete from November 14 to October 15 and was on the defensive. November 9 the 5th Infantry was reduced to less than 800 men (notebooks).
1915.
In March, 1915, the 8th Reserve Infantry was transferred from this division to the 10th Bavarian Division.
ARTOIS.
1. September 26, 1915, some of its units fought on the Loos-Hulluch front at the time of the British attack. In the counter attack, during which these troops retook ditch No. 8, they suffered severe losses.
In November the whole division was in the region of Loos south of Hulluch, where it stayed until August 16. In this sector it carried on mine warfare. About the end of April, 1916, it lost 1,100 men while attempting a gas attack.
1916.
SOMME.
1. Toward the end of August, 1916, the division was sent to the Somme.
2. It was engaged between Martinpuich and Longueval, where it fought violent battles for the Bois Haut (Aug. 25–28 to Sept. 15). Its total losses were 5,361 men, or 60 per cent of its effectives.
FLANDERS.
3. Again sent to Flanders and held the sector northeast of Armentieres (east of the Bois de Ploegsteert) from October 16 to June 17.
1917.
1. In June, 1917, while still in line in front of Bois de Ploegsteert, it was in part subjected to the British attack against Messines ridge, and suffered especially from the artillery preparations. It lost 200 prisoners.
2. Relieved from the Belgian front about June 16 and sent to rest in the region of Audenarde until July 7.
3. Beginning July 9, it was engaged southeast of Armentieres (between the Lys and Wez-Macquart) July and August.
4. Withdrawn from the Armentieres sector in the middle of September and went into line northeast of Ypres, between Zonnebeke and Passchendaele, from September 26 to October 27. Suffered heavy losses (30 per cent of its forces).
LORRAINE.
5. October 11 entrained at Pitthem and went to Conflans the 13th from where it went into line in the region of Thiaucourt (Limey sector). It was there still in February, 1918.
RECRUITING.
Lower Franconia and Bavarian Palatinate.
VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.
The 4th Bavarian Division went through some very severe offensive and defensive fights and came through them with honors.
The prisoners examined gave proof of vigor and tenacity if not of intelligence. As soon as it is filled up again this division shall again take its place on the most effective fronts (December, 1917).
It is to be noted that February, 1918, it is not yet completely filled up and does not seem to be in shape for an offensive.
1918.
1. The division remained in the quiet Thiaucourt sector until late March when it was relieved by the 40th Division. On April 14 it entrained at Nancieulles and traveled via Audun le Romain-Longuyon-Sedan-Charleville- Hirson-Avesnes-Denain-Orchies to Rouchin. It marched to Armentieres, arriving on April 16, and proceeded to reserve near Bailleul on the following day.
KEMMEL.
2. On the 23d of April the division came into line northeast of Dranoutre, suffered heavy losses about here, and was relieved about May 1.
3. The division rested until June 11 in the north of France. During this time it was reviewed by the King of Bavaria and Prince Franz. The division commander was decorated.
FLANDERS.
4. It returned to line near Merris about June 11. It continued in line, suffering heavy losses until July 10.
5. The division rested out of line until August 17.
6. It was reengaged on August 17 east of Bucquoy, coming from Lille via Cambrai Velu Beugny. It was withdrawn from the battle north of Bapaume on August 25, after losing 1,600 prisoners.
7. The division rested near Tourcoing until late in September.
8. On September 29 the division was identified in line in Champagne, north of Maure. Its composition had been changed by the disbandment of the 5th Bavarian Reserve Regiment and the substitution of the 4th Bavarian Regiment from the dissolved 14th Bavarian Division. The division continued on this front, with short periods in the second line, until November 4. It was identified north of Marvaux (October 4), near Monthois (October 11), between Namdy and Falaise (October 19). The division was considered in reserve 3d Army between November 4 and the armistice.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was of the first quality. It saw heavy fighting and showed itself very aggressive in attack and tenacious in defense. The extensive replacements which have been necessary did not improve the morale, but due to the high quality and spirit of the organization, it was always to be considered as a first-class division.
4th Cavalry Division (Dismounted).
COMPOSITION.
───────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────── │ 1918 ───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┬─────────────────────── │ Brigade. │ Regiment. ───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┼─────────────────────── │39 Cav. │38 Ldw. Inf. Rgt. │ │40 Ldw. Inf. Rgt. │ │9 Res. Schutzen Uhlan │ │ Rgt. │ │89 Schutzen Rgt. │ │87 Schutzen Rgt. ───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┴─────────────────────── Engineers and Liaisons.│2 Ldw. Pion. Co., 14 C. Dist. Pions. ───────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────── Medical and Veterinary.│99 Ambulance Co. ───────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────── Attached. │Landst. Inf. Btns. │VII-54 Munster. │XIV-14 Bruchsae. │IV-15 Jorgan. │XVI-7 2d Saarlouis. │XIV-51st Offenburg. ───────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────
HISTORY.
1918.
1. The 4th Cavalry Division entrained in the Riga region on the 1st of April, 1918, for the Western Front. It detrained at Molsheim in Alsace on April 7, and went into line near the Ban de Sapt (Vosges). The division had recently been reorganized. During April a report was received stating that Lieut Gen. von Krame, commander of the 39th Cavalry Brigade, had been decorated. The division continued to hold the Alsace sector until the armistice.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as fourth class.
5th Guard Division.
COMPOSITION.
─────────────┬───────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────── │ 1917 │ 1918 ─────────────┼─────────────┬─────────────┼─────────────┬───────────── │ Brigade. │ Regiment. │ Brigade. │ Regiment. ─────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼───────────── Infantry. │2 Gd. │3 Ft. │2 Gd. │3 Ft. │ │3 Gren. │ │3 Gren. │ │20. │ │20. ─────────────┼─────────────┴─────────────┼─────────────┴───────────── Cavalry. │1 Sqn. 2 Gd. Uhlan Rgt. │1 Sqn. 2 Gd. Uhlan Rgt. ─────────────┼───────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────── Artillery. │5 Gd. Art. Command: │5 Gd. Art. Command: │ 4 Gd. F. A. Rgt. │ 4 Gd. F. A. Rgt. │ │ 1 Abt. 1 Gd. Res. Ft. A. │ │ Rgt. │ │ 1180 Light Am. Col. │ │ 1181 Light Am. Col. │ │ 1203 Light Am. Col. ─────────────┼───────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────── Engineers and│100 Pion. Btn.: │100 Pion. Btn.: Liaisons. │ │ │ 4 Gd. Pions. │ 4 Gd. Pion. Co. │ 1 Gd. Res. Pion. Co. │ 1 Gd. Res. Pion. Co. │ 9 Gd. T. M. Co. │ 9 Gd. T. M. Co. │ (?) 28 Searchlight │ 195 Searchlight Section. │ Section. │ │ 5 Gd. Tel. Detch. │5 Gd. Signal Command: │ │ 5 Gd. Tel. Detch. │ │ 149 Wireless Detch. ─────────────┼───────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────── Medical and │3 Ambulance Co. │3 Ambulance Co. Veterinary.│ │ │8 Field Hospital. │8 Field Hospital. │9 Field Hospital. │9 Field Hospital. │Vet. Hospital. │5 Gd. Vet. Hospital. ─────────────┼───────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────── Transports. │M. T. Col. │680 M. T. Col. │680 Divisional M. T. Col. │ ─────────────┼───────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────── Odd units. │Field Recruit Depot No. │ │ 815. │ ─────────────┼───────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────── Attached. │3 Abt. 43 Res. F. A. Rgt. │ │2 Abt. 3 Bav. Ft. A. Rgt. │ │2 Abt. 11 Res. Ft. A. Rgt. │ │2 Abt. 21 Ft. A. Rgt. │ │3 Btry. 57 Ldw. Ft. A. Rgt.│ │5 Btry. 57 Ldw. Ft. A. Rgt.│ │6 Btry. 57 Ldw. Ft. A. Rgt.│ │10 Btry. 13 Res. Ft. A. │ │ Rgt. │ │11 Btry. 13 Res. Ft. A. │ │ Rgt. │ │6 Btry. 17 Bav. Ft. A. Rgt.│ │464 Ft. A. Btry. │ │4 Co. 8 T. M. Btn. │ │3 Co. 8 T. M. Btn. │ │1 Co. 5 Road. Const. Btn. │ │ No. 72. │ │3 Co. 166 Labor Btn. │ │43 Res. Pion. Co. │ │199 Signal Btn. │ │307 Signal Btn. │ │2 Field Signal Co. │ │60 Balloon Section. │ │114 Supply Train. │ │21 Munition Train. │ │181 Munition Train. │ │190 Munition Train. │ │374 Munition Train. │ │517 Munition Train. │ │560 Supply Train. │ │50 Supply Train. │ │1 Field Bakery. │ ─────────────┴───────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────
HISTORY.
1917.
Organized in February, 1917, from regiments transferred from already existing units (3d Foot Guards, transferred from the 1st Guard Division; 3d Grenadier Guards, transferred from the 2d Guard Division; 20th Infantry, from the 212th Division, previously belonging to the 6th).
CRAONNE.
1. It appeared for the first time in line about March 20 between Craonne and Hurtebise, where it suffered heavy losses, April 16 to 18.
2. Relieved May 4 and went to a calm sector in the region of Preqmontreq.
3. About June 5–6 it was sent to rest in the region north and northwest of Laon. June 20 it was located in the region of Sissonne, where it remained until July 7.
CALIFORNIE PLATEAU.
4. On the night of July 7–8 it arrived in this sector. It executed a violent attack on July 19 and again suffered heavy losses. Relieved July 27.
5. Reinforced by drafts from depots in Brandenburg and rested in the region of Mauregny en Haye and Barenton sur Cerre, and then went through a methodical and intensive training at the camp at Chivy les Etouvelles.
CHEMIN DES DAMES.
6. About August 20 it relieved the 43d Reserve Division on the Chemin des Dames between Panthéon and La Royere; suffered considerable losses during the French offensive of October 23.
7. In the region of Vervins at the beginning of November, with its battalions greatly reduced.
8. Went into line near Hargicourt at the end of November.
RECRUITING.
The 20th Infantry (3d Brandenburg) was a regiment from the Province of Brandenburg.
The 3d Foot Guards and the 3d Grenadier Guards were drawn not only from Brandenburg, but generally from the Kingdom of Prussia.
VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.
The 5th Guard Division must be considered one of the best divisions of the German Army. Its regiments are extremely good.