─────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────_Histories of two hundred and fifty-one divisions of the German army which participated in the war (1914-1918)

HISTORIES

TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE DIVISIONS OF THE GERMAN ARMY WHICH

PARTICIPATED IN THE WAR (1914-1918)

COMPILED FROM RECORDS OF INTELLIGENCE SECTION OF THE GENERAL STAFF,

AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES, AT GENERAL HEADQUARTERS : : CHAUMONT,

FRANCE : : 1919

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CONTENTS.

Page.

Introduction 7

Alpine Corps 8

Bavarian Cavalry Division 12

Bavarian Ersatz Division 13

Jaeger Division 16

1st Guard Division 18

1st Guard Reserve Division 22

Guard Ersatz Division 26

Guard Cavalry Division 29

1st Division 30

1st Reserve Division 33

1st Landwehr Division 36

1st Bavarian Division 39

1st Bavarian Reserve Division 42

1st Bavarian Landwehr Division 45

1st Cavalry Division 47

1st Naval Division 48

2d Guard Division 50

2d Guard Reserve Division 55

2d Division 59

2d Landwehr Division 62

2d Bavarian Division 64

2d Bavarian Landwehr Division 68

2d Cavalry Division 69

2d Naval Division 70

3d Guard Division 72

3d Division 76

3d Landwehr Division 78

3d Bavarian Division 80

3d Reserve Division 83

3d Naval Division 86

4th Guard Division 88

4th Division 92

4th Ersatz Division 96

4th Landwehr Division 99

4th Bavarian Division 101

4th Cavalry Division 104

5th Guard Division 105

5th Division 108

5th Reserve Division 112

5th Ersatz Division 115

5th Landwehr Division 117

5th Bavarian Division 120

5th Bavarian Reserve Division 123

5th Cavalry Division 126

6th Division 127

6th Reserve Division 131

6th Bavarian Division 134

6th Bavarian Reserve Division 138

6th Bavarian Landwehr Division 142

6th Cavalry Division 144

7th Division 145

7th Reserve Division 149

7th Landwehr Division 153

7th Cavalry Division 156

8th Division 157

8th Landwehr Division 160

8th Bavarian Reserve Division 162

8th Cavalry Division 166

9th Division 167

9th Reserve Division 171

9th Landwehr Division 174

9th Bavarian Reserve Division 176

9th Cavalry Division 179

10th Division 180

10th Reserve Division 184

10th Ersatz Division 188

10th Landwehr Division 191

10th Bavarian Division 194

11th Division 197

11th Reserve Division 201

11th Landwehr Division 204

11th Bavarian Division 206

12th Division 211

12th Reserve Division 215

12th Landwehr Division 219

12th Bavarian Division 222

13th Division 225

13th Reserve Division 229

13th Landwehr Division 233

14th Division 236

14th Reserve Division 240

14th Landwehr Division 244

14th Bavarian Division 246

15th Division 249

15th Reserve Division 254

15th Landwehr Division 258

15th Bavarian Division 260

16th Division 262

16th Reserve Division 266

16th Landwehr Division 271

16th Bavarian Division 273

17th Division 275

17th Reserve Division 279

17th Landwehr Division 283

18th Division 285

18th Reserve Division 289

18th Landwehr Division 293

19th Division 295

19th Reserve Division 299

19th Ersatz Division 303

19th Landwehr Division 306

20th Division 308

20th Landwehr Division 312

21st Division 314

21st Reserve Division 318

21st Landwehr Division 322

22d Division 324

22d Reserve Division 327

22d Landwehr Division 332

23d Division 333

23d Reserve Division 337

23d Landwehr Division 341

24th Division 343

24th Reserve Division 347

24th Landwehr Division 350

25th Division 351

25th Reserve Division 355

25th Landwehr Division 359

26th Division 361

26th Reserve Division 365

26th Landwehr Division 369

27th Division 370

28th Division 374

28th Reserve Division 378

29th Division 382

29th Landwehr Division 386

30th Division 388

30th Bavarian Reserve Division 392

31st Division 395

32d Division 399

33d Division 402

33d Reserve Division 405

34th Division 409

35th Division 413

35th Reserve Division 416

36th Division 418

36th Reserve Division 422

37th Division 425

38th Division 429

38th Landwehr Division 433

39th Division 436

39th Bavarian Reserve Division 440

40th Division 442

41st Division 446

42d Division 451

43d Reserve Division 454

44th Reserve Division 458

44th Landwehr Division 462

45th Reserve Division 464

45th Landwehr Division 468

46th Reserve Division 469

46th Landwehr Division 473

47th Reserve Division 474

47th Landwehr Division 477

48th Reserve Division 479

48th Landwehr Division 483

49th Reserve Division 485

50th Division 489

50th Reserve Division 493

51st Reserve Division 497

52d Division 500

52d Reserve Division 504

53d Reserve Division 507

54th Division 511

54th Reserve Division 514

56th Division 517

58th Division 521

75th Reserve Division 525

76th Reserve Division 528

77th Reserve Division 531

78th Reserve Division 534

79th Reserve Division 537

80th Reserve Division 541

81st Reserve Division 544

82d Reserve Division 547

83d Division 550

84th Division 554

85th Landwehr Division 558

86th Division 560

87th Division 563

88th Division 566

89th Division 569

91st Division 571

92d Division 573

93d Division 575

94th Division 577

95th Division 579

96th Division 580

101st Division 582

103d Division 584

105th Division 589

107th Division 592

108th Division 595

109th Division 598

111th Division 600

113th Division 603

115th Division 606

117th Division 609

119th Division 612

121st Division 616

123d Division 620

183d Division 623

185th Division 627

187th Division 630

192d Division 633

195th Division 636

197th Division 639

199th Division 642

200th Division 645

201st Division 648

202d Division 651

203d Division 654

204th Division 657

205th Division 660

206th Division 662

207th Division 665

208th Division 668

211th Division 671

212th Division 674

213th Division 676

214th Division 679

215th Division 682

216th Division 684

217th Division 687

218th Division 689

219th Division 691

220th Division 693

221st Division 696

222d Division 699

223d Division 702

224th Division 705

225th Division 707

226th Division 710

227th Division 712

228th Division 715

231st Division 717

232d Division 719

233d Division 721

234th Division 723

235th Division 725

236th Division 727

237th Division 729

238th Division 731

239th Division 733

240th Division 735

241st Division 737

242d Division 739

243d Division 741

255th Division 744

301st Division 746

302d Division 748

INTRODUCTION.

The following pages contain the record of the organization and service

of the 251 divisions of the German Army during the years 1914, 1915,

1916, 1917, and 1918, or during as many of these years as they

existed—for a number of them were created after the war had started. The

record of each has been known as a “divisional history.”

The history of an enemy division is a summary of all the information

obtained from all sources. It includes the latest composition—that is,

the regiments and other units that make up the division; a record of its

past engagements; its recruitment and racial features; commanders;

present strength; and morale. On a basis of these factors the division’s

fighting quality is rated on a standard of classes adopted by General

Headquarters and noted in the history. The data is collected and filed

daily at various troop headquarters and eventually in the Enemy Order of

Battle subsection of the General Staff, Intelligence Section at the

General Headquarters. The information comes chiefly from the front-line

troops, resulting from their observation, reconnaissance, and the

interrogation of the prisoners they take. This evidence is often

fragmentary and inconclusive, being gathered as more or less

disassociated items, here and there along the whole front. But when it

is consolidated and collated it becomes of great value and warrants

deductions which may be depended upon.

Prisoners’ statements and captured documents are the source of almost

all the information contained in a divisional history. The outline of

the past engagements of a division is known from the Battle-Order

records. Prisoners add to this specific account of successes, citations,

failures, internal disturbance, etc. The divisional composition is

established by prisoners, and in the case of the smaller divisional

units from addresses on captured letters. The effective strength is

deduced from prisoners’ stories of recent losses incurred and drafts of

new men arriving. In estimating the quality of a division the

Intelligence Section considers principally the conditions under which

the enemy command has used it in previous military operations.

All this information is kept posted up to date so that a history of

present value can be written without delay and dispatched to our front-

line troops opposite whom a new or additional enemy unit has appeared or

is about to appear.

The use to our troops of these histories is obvious. Much of the

information contained is of direct value to our commanders. The

strength, morale, and fighting qualities of the opposing divisions are,

of course, an important factor in our plans and operations. Other items,

such as the names of the enemy commanders, assist the examining officer

in checking the veracity and accuracy of prisoners’ statements. It has

been often observed that the more the intelligence officer knows or

appears to know of the prisoner’s organization the better results he

obtains from his questions. The uses to which information of the enemy

may be put have proved so various and unexpected that the principle is

established that no fact about the enemy is too unimportant to be

recorded.

In preparing this set of Histories of German Divisions the histories

published by French General Headquarters have been used for the years

prior to 1918. For the last year of the war the histories were written

by the Second Section of the General Staff, General Headquarters, A. E.

F., from the American records. These included all information from

American sources and also that which was received from Allied armies.

Alpine Corps.

COMPOSITION.

─────────────┬─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────

│ 1915 │ 1916

─────────────┼──────────────┬──────────────┼──────────────┬──────────────

│ Brigade. │ Regiment. │ Brigade. │ Regiment.

─────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────

Infantry. │1 Bav. Jag. │1 Bav. Jag. │1 Bav. Jag. │Body Inf.

│ │Body Inf. │ │1 Bav. Jag.

│2 Jag. │2 Jag. │2 Jag. │2 Jag.

│ │3 Jag. │ │3 Jag.

─────────────┼──────────────┴──────────────┼──────────────┴──────────────

Cavalry. │ │

─────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────

Artillery. │203 F. A. Rgt. │2 Mountain F. A. Abt. Detch.

│ │ of the 187, 203, and 204 F.

│ │ A. Rgts.

│ │

Engineers and│ │102 Pion. Co.

│ │105 Pion. Co.

│ │106 Pion. Co.

│ │175 Mountain T. M. Co.

│ │

Medical and │ │

Veterinary.│ │

│ │

Transport. │ │

│ │

Odd units. │201 Mountain M. G. Detch. │201 Mountain M. G. Detch.

│202 Mountain M. G. Detch. │202 Mountain M. G. Detch.

│205 Mountain M. G. Detch. │205 Mountain M. G. Detch.

│209 Mountain M. G. Detch. │209 Mountain M. G. Detch.

Attached. │ │Cyclist Btn. (dissolved in

│ │ June).

─────────────┴─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────

│ 1917 │ 1918

│ Brigade. │ Regiment. │ Brigade. │ Regiment.

Infantry. │1 Bav. Jag. │Body Inf. │1 Bav. Jag. │Body Inf.

│ │1 Bav. Jag. │ │1 Bav. Jag.

│ │2 Jag. │ │2 Jag.

│ │ │ │

Cavalry. │ │3 Sqn. 4 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt.

Artillery. │Art. Command: │7 Art Command:

│ │

│ 203 F. A. Rgt. (1 Abt.) │ 204 F. A. Rgt.

│ 6 Mountain A. Abt. │ 1 Abt. 1 Bav. Res. Ft. A.

│ │ Rgt.

│ │ 6th Mountain Art. Abt.

│ │ (Staff and 1, 2, and 17

│ │ Btries.).

│ │ 1401 Light Am. Col.

│ │ 1402 Light Am. Col.

│ │ 1403 Light Am. Col.

Engineers and│Pion. Btn.: │9 Bav. Pion. Btn.:

│ 102 Pion. Co. │ 102 Pion. Co.

│ 283 Pion. Co. │ 283 Pion. Co.

│ 175 T. M. Co. │ 175 Mountain T. M. Co.

│ 204 Bav. T. M. Co. │ 102 Searchlight Section.

│ 102 Bav. Searchlight │622 Signal Command:

│ Section. │

│ 622 Tel. Detch. │ 622 Tel. Detch.

│ 88 Div. Wireless Detch. │ 133 Bav. Wireless Detch.

Medical and │201 Ambulance Co. │201 Ambulance Co.

Veterinary.│ │

│239 Ambulance Co. │239 Ambulance Co.

│202 Field Hospital. │201 Field Hospital.

│203 Field Hospital. │44 Bav. Field Hospital.

│18 Bav. Field Hospital. │18 Bav. Field Hospital.

│Vet. Hospital. │

Transport. │444 M. T. Col. │695 Bav. M. T. Col.

│695 M. T. Col. │

│790 M. T. Col. │

Odd units. │ │

│ │

Attached. │ │

│ │

HISTORY.

1915.

The Alpine Corps was formed in May, 1915.

ITALY.

1. At the end of May, 1915, it was sent by way of Innsbruck to the

Trentino, where it remained until October 16 (vicinity of Campitello).

It took part in several smaller actions (particularly on Sept. 24).

FRANCE.

2. On October 17 it left Bozen and went to France by way of Innsbruck,

Neu-Ulm, Stuttgart, Deux-Ponts, and detrained at Laonnois on the

Mezieres-Rethel line on October 19.

3. It remained in this area until October 25. At that time it was

transferred to Serbia by way of Mezieres, Germershein, Augsburg, Munich,

Vienna, Budapest, Temesvar. It detrained at Weisskirchen on October 29.

SERBIA.

4. The Alpine Corps advanced in Serbia by way of Kragujevac and Kraljevo

as far as Novipasar (near the Montenegrin frontier); from that place to

Mitrovica. Elements of the Alpine Corps remained south of Uskub until

the end of March, 1916.

1916.

FRANCE.

1. On March 21, 1916, the Alpine Corps was taken to Hungary by way of

Belgrade, and then to France. Itinerary: Budapest, Breslau, Dresden,

Leipzig, Cologne, Aix-la-Chapelle, Liege, Charleville.

2. It went into line on the front east of Rheims (the Leib Regiment at

Cernay) on April 1.

VERDUN.

3. Relieved at the beginning of May, it went to rest in the vicinity of

Charleville. About May 30 it went to the Spincourt area by way of Sedan.

At the beginning of June it went into action at Verdun north of the Vaux

Fort, northeast of Fleury, and took part in the attacks launched in this

sector during the month of June (attack of June 23 upon Thiaumont).

4. After reorganization, at the end of June or the beginning of July,

the Alpine Corps came back into line near Fleury on July 11.

ARGONNE.

5. After having lost 71 per cent of its Infantry in the various attacks

at Verdun, the Alpine Corps was withdrawn on August 12 and took over the

sector Fontaine-aux-Charmes-Vauquois, in the Argonne. The 3d Jaeger

Regiment was taken from it and entered into the composition of the 200th

Division (Carpathian Corps).

6. In the first half of September the Alpine Corps left the Argonne and

entrained for Roumania.

ROUMANIA.

7. At the end of September it went into action in the vicinity of

Hermannstadt, then in the vicinity of Brasso. On December 10 it reached

Ploesci; it was at Rimnicu-Sarat on the 24th. Upon the stabilization of

the Roumanian front it occupied the front of Panciu-Focsani. During the

active period in Roumania the Leib Regiment lost heavily.

1917.

1. Relieved northwest of Focsani on April 6, 1917, the Alpine Corps was

sent to Hungary, in the vicinity of Karlsburg. After a rest of three

weeks it was transferred to the western front. Itinerary: Karlsburg (May

10), Szegdin, Budapest, Vienna, Salzburg, Rosenheim, Munich, Strassburg,

Colmar, Neu-Breisach.

UPPER ALSACE.

2. On June 15 it went into line on the Alsatian front (Rhone-Rhine

Canal, Aspach).

3. On July 20 it was withdrawn from the front and sent to rest.

ROUMANIA.

4. At the beginning of August it was again sent to Roumania. It took

over its old sector near Focsani and received the Russo-Roumanian

attacks launched between Briala and Panciu.

ITALY.

5. In September it was sent to the Italian front.

IZONZO.

6. On October 24 it attacked on both sides of the Tolmino and took

possession of Mont Cucco on the 25th. It rested in November.

MONTE TOMBA.

7. On November 25 it was engaged at Monte Tomba, and on December 12 on

the slopes of Monfenera, with the exception of the 1st Jaeger Regiment,

which was in reserve.

8. Relieved between December 15 and December 20, it remained behind the

lines until the middle of January, 1918.

RECRUITING.

The Leib Regiment and the 1st Regiment of Jaegers are Bavarian,

recruited principally from upper Bavaria. The 2d Regiment of Jaegers is

purely Prussian.

VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.

The discipline and firmness of the commanding officers make the Alpine

Corps an elite body, of a genuine combat value.

1918.

LORRAINE.

1. In January the Alpine Corps entrained for Alsace (itinerary Salzburg,

Munich, Ulm, Friburg, Saverne); then went to rest in the region of

Sarreburg.

2. It remained here undergoing training until the 10th of April.

3. It was sent to Flanders, via Metz, Sedan, Namur, and detrained near

Lille on the 12th.

BATTLE OF THE LYS.

4. The division was engaged northeast of Bailleul from the 14th to the

18th. It then rested east of Lille until the 23d. It reentered the line

on the Kemmel-Locre front, where it remained until about the 10th of

May, when it was withdrawn, after having suffered heavy losses.

5. It moved then to the Ghent region, where it rested until the end of

July. It then rested near Tourcoing until the 8th of August. It

entrained at Tourcoing and Tournai on the 8th and went to St. Quentin

via Ham.

BATTLE OF PICARDY.

6. The division entered line in the Hallu-Fransart-Hattencourt sector

north of Roye on the 11th. On the 27th it fell back along the Somme

Canal near Bethencourt. It was withdrawn from line the beginning of

September.

7. It came back to line almost immediately north of Peronne in the

Moislain sector; on the 7th it was thrown back upon Longavesnes-Epehy-

Villers-Guislain, where it was withdrawn on the 23d, after losing

heavily (861 prisoners).

8. Elements of the Alpine Corps were identified at Walincourt in rear of

the front on October 10.

BALKANS.

9. Sent to the eastern front, the Alpine Corps reinforced the troops in

the Balkans near Nish in October.

VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.

The Alpine Corps was considered one of the best German units. It showed

its worth by retaking the village of Hallu on the 11th of August, and

while counterattacking at Moislains on the 2d of September.

Nevertheless, the morale was lowered. The Alpine Corps comprised about

3,500 Infantry combatants early in August. It lost about 700 prisoners

in August and September.

Bavarian Cavalry Division.

COMPOSITION.

───────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────

│ 1918

───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┬───────────────────────

│ Brigade. │ Regiment.

───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┼───────────────────────

Cavalry. │1 Bav. Cav. │1 Heavy Reiter.

│4 Bav. Cav. │1 Bav. Ulan.

│ │2 Bav. Ulan.

│5 Bav. Cav. │1 Bav. Light Cav.

│ │6 Bav. Light Cav.

───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┴───────────────────────

Artillery. │5 Bav. Horse Art. Abt.

───────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────

Engineers and Liaisons.│Pion. Detch.

│1 Bav. M. G. Btry.

│300 Bav. T. M. Co.

Attached. │Glatz Landst. Inf. Btn. (VI/9).

───────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────

HISTORY.

1918.

1. The units of this division were used on police duty in the Ukraine

and in Roumania in the spring of 1918. A part of the division was

serving in the Crimea in the early summer. It continued in that general

area through the year.

VALUE.

The division was rated as fourth class.

Bavarian Ersatz Division.

COMPOSITION.

─────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────

│ 1914 │ 1915 │ 1916

─────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────

│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.

─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────

Infantry. │3 Bav. │4 Bav. │3 Bav. │4 Bav. │3 Bav. │4 Bav.

│ Res. │ Res. │ Res. │ Res. │ Res. │ Res.

│ │15 Bav. │ │15 Bav. │ │15 Bav.

│ │ Res. │ │ Res. │ │ Res.

│59 Ldw. │28 Ers. │59 Ldw. │28 Ers. │59 Ldw. │28 Ers.

│ │ │ │ │ │

│ │120 Ldw. │ │120 Ldw. │ │81 Ldw.

─────────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴─────────

Cavalry. │ │ │Ers. Cav. Detch. (1

│ │ │ Bav. C. Dist.).

│ │ │

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Artillery. │ │1 Ers. Abt. F. A. │

│ │ (1 Bav. C. D.). │

│ │2 Ers. Btry. 8 Bav.│

│ │ F. A. Rgt. │

Engineers and│ │ │2 Ldw. Pion. Co. (2

Liaisons. │ │ │ Bav. C. D.).

│ │ │3 Ldw. Pion. Co. (3

│ │ │ Bav. C. D.).

│ │ │1 Bav. Mining Co.

│ │ │

│ │ │1 Bav. Heavy T. M.

│ │ │ Detch.

│ │ │

Medical and │ │ │

Veterinary.│ │ │

│ │ │

Transport │ │ │

─────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────────

─────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────

│ 1917 │ 1918[1]

─────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────

│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.

─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────

Infantry. │3 Bav. │4 Bav. │3 Bav. │18 Bav.

│ Res. │ Res. │ Res. │ Res.

│ │15 Bav. │ │4 Bav.

│ │ Res. │ │ Res.

│ │28 Ers. │ │15 Bav.

│ │ │ │ Res.

│ │ │ │

─────────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴─────────

Cavalry. │1 Sqn. 6 Bav. Res. │1 Sqn. 6 Bav. Res.

│ Schutz. Cav. Rgt.│ Cav. Schutzen

│ │ Rgt.

│1 Bav. C. Dist. │

│ Ers. Cav. Abt. │

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Artillery. │Art. Command: │19 Bav. Art.

│ │ Command:

│ Bav. Ers. F. A. │ Bav. Ers. F. A.

│ Rgt. │ Rgt.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Engineers and│Pion. Btn.: │13 Bav. Pion. Btn.

Liaisons. │ │

│ 4 Bav. Ldw. Pion. │4 Bav. Ldw. Pion.

│ Co. │ Co.

│ 6 Bav. Ldw. Pion. │6 Bav. Ldw. Pion.

│ Co. │ Co.

│ 1 Bav. Mining Co. │5 Bav. Res.

│ │ Searchlight

│ │ Section.

│ 100 Bav. T. M. Co.│100 Bav. T. M. Co.

│ 5 Bav. Res. │551 Bav. Tel.

│ Searchlight │ Detch.

│ Section. │

│ 551 Tel. Detch. │

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Medical and │9 Bav. Ambulance │9 Bav. Ambulance

Veterinary.│ Co. │ Co.

│40 Bav. Field │40 Bav. Field

│ Hospital. │ Hospital.

│41 Bav. Field │41 Bav. Field

│ Hospital. │ Hospital.

│33 Bav. Vet. │33 Bav. Vet.

│ Hospital. │ Hospital.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Transport │767 M. T. Col. │767 M. T. Col.

─────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────────

Footnote 1:

Composition at the time of dissolution.

HISTORY.

(Bavaria.)

1914.

The Bavarian Ersatz Division consisted, at the outbreak of the war, of

the three mixed Bavarian Ersatz brigades, Nos. 1, 5, 9 (12 battalions),

which detrained on August 17 and 18 in the region of Schelestadt. But

afterwards this designation indicated a composite division (Benzino

Division) formed from the 3d Bavarian Reserve Brigade and the 59th

Landwehr Brigade (28th Ersatz, Baden) and the 120th Landwehr Regiment

(Wurttemberg).

VOSGES.

1. The Benzino Division was first engaged in the Vosges (St. Marie

Ridge, St. Die, Laveline) until September.

HAYE.

2. After a rest in the Valley of the Bruche, it entrained at the end of

September for Mars-la-Tour and reinforced the 3d Bavarian Corps in the

St. Mihiel area.

1915.

WOEVRE.

1. The Benzino Division occupied the area east of St. Mihiel (Spada to

Apremont) during the entire year 1915. In November it took the name of

Bavarian Ersatz Division.

2. The division rested in Lorraine from December, 1915, to the end of

February, 1916.

1916.

At the beginning of February, 1916, the 120th Landwehr Regiment was

replaced by a Prussian Regiment, the 81st Landwehr.

WOEVRE.

1. On February 28, 1916, the Bavarian Ersatz Division took over the

sector of Fresnes-en-Woëvre-Ronvaux. It remained there until the end of

October, 1916. On October 17, the 4th Bavarian Reserve Regiment left the

division temporarily to go to Galicia, to the 199th Division, and came

back in November.

SOMME.

2. From October 25 to November 15 the Bavarian Ersatz Division took part

in the battle of the Somme east of Gueudecourt, with the exception of

the 81st Landwehr, which was definitely detached from the division.

3. Transferred to the Aisne, it went into line in the vicinity of

Craonne at the end of November.

1917.

AISNE.

1. On the Aisne front, east of Craonne, the Bavarian Ersatz Division

received the French offensive of April, and its conduct gained the order

“Pour le Mérite” for its general.

2. Relieved at the end of April, it occupied a sector in the Apremont

Wood from the middle of May to the end of August.

YPRES.

3. On September 1 it was in Belgium, where it was engaged on both sides

of the Ypres-Menin road until September 25. The 3d Battalion of the 4th

Bavarian Reserve Regiment was almost destroyed on September 20.

GALICIA.

4. At the beginning of October the division was transferred to the

eastern front and sent into line southeast of Tarnopol in December.

5. At the end of autumn 1917, the 28th Ersatz Regiment (Baden) was

withdrawn from the division and replaced by the 18th Bavarian Reserve.

The division was then entirely Bavarian.

RECRUITING.

The Bavarian Ersatz Division is recruited from the 1st and 2d Bavarian

Corps districts.

VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.

The Bavarian Ersatz Division is a very mediocre division.

1918.

VERDUN.

1. The division held the quiet Verdun sector until July 12, when it was

relieved by the 231st Division.

VESLE.

2. It was moved to the Vesle front and on July 25 relieved the 40th

Division near Oulchy-le-Chateau. It remained in this sector until August

12, when it was withdrawn and sent to rest in the vicinity of Maubeuge.

CHAMPAGNE.

3. On September 1 it proceeded to Mauchault and during the first days of

September relieved the 88th Division in line near Perthes. It was in the

fighting between September 23 and October 3 in Champagne, losing about

2,000 men in that engagement.

4. The division was so reduced in strength that it was dissolved shortly

after its retirement from line in October. The 18th Bavarian Reserve

Regiment was dissolved and the men drafted to the 15th Bavarian

Division. The 15th Bavarian Reserve Regiment was also dissolved.

VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.

The division was rated as third class. It was used only in defensive

sectors during 1918.

Jaeger Division.

COMPOSITION.

│ 1917 │ 1918 │ 1919

│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.

Infantry. │ │11 Jag. │ │ │5 Ers. │11 Jag.

│ │12 Jag. │ │ │ │12 Jag.

│ │13 Jag. │ │ │ │13 Jag.

Cavalry. │ │ │1 Sqn. 10 Drag.

│ │ │ Rgt.

│ │ │Staff, 2 Ulan Rgt.

│ │ │Staff, 8 Bav. Light

│ │ │ Cav. Rgt.

Artillery. │203 F. A. Rgt. │24 F. A. Rgt. │224 Art. Command:

│ (Wurtt.) │ │

│ │ │ 24 F. A. Rgt.

│ │ │ 3 Abt. 24 Res. Ft.

│ │ │ A. Rgt.

│ │ │ 780 Light Am. Col.

│ │ │ 793 Light Am. Col.

│ │ │ 1,050 Light Am.

│ │ │ Col.

Engineers and│ │ │422 Pion. Btn.:

Liaisons. │ │ │

│ │ │ Gd. Pion. Detch.

│ │ │ (Casuals).

│ │ │ 5 Pion. Detch.

│ │ │ (Casuals).

│ │ │ 9 Pion. Detch.

│ │ │ (Casuals).

│ │ │ 174 T. M. Co.

│ │ │ 215 Searchlight

│ │ │ Section.

│ │ │901 Signal Command:

│ │ │ 805 Tel. Detch.

│ │ │ 901 Tel. Detch.

│ │ │ 48 Wireless Detch.

Medical and │524 Ambulance Co. │ │241 Ambulance Co.

Veterinary.│ │ │

│ │ │34 Field Hospital.

│ │ │16 Res. Field

│ │ │ Hospital.

│ │ │143 Vet. Hospital.

Transport. │ │ │670 M. T. Col.

HISTORY.

1917.

The Jaeger Division appears to have been formed about November, 1917.

In November and December the Division was engaged on the Italian front

at Monte-Tomba. Relieved at the beginning of January, 1918, it was sent

to rest.

VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.

The Jaeger Division is a very good Division.

1918.

1. The division again entrained March 20 and was transported to the area

northeast of St. Quentin by way of Strasbourg, Treves, Cologne, Liege,

Namur, Charleroi, Maubeuge, Bohain. From there it marched to the region

south of Chaulnes and rested three weeks.

SOMME.

2. It was in line in the Villers-Bretonneux sector from April 27 to May

19–20. After its withdrawal from line it rested southwest of Guise

(Bernot, Hauteville) from 25th to 30th. The division marched toward the

front by Ham (May 30) and arrived in the neighborhood of Lassigny on

June 7–8.

OISE.

3. The division was engaged near Lassigny (Le Plessier) on June 9 and

advanced as far as Elincourt. It was relieved about mid-June.

4. It rested between St. Quentin and Guise for a time, and was then

railed to Alsace (near Mulhausen), where it rested during four weeks. It

entrained at Mulhausen about July 24–27 and was moved to Liesse

(northeast of Laon) on July 30. From there it marched toward the front

north of Soissons.

SECOND BATTLE OF THE MARNE.

5. The division was engaged at Soissons and Pommiers, then at Bieuxy-

Juvigny, from August 2 to 28. It rested for two weeks and returned to

line at Gouzaucourt on September 12. Between September 27–30 it was

forced to fall back on La Vacquerie and Gonnelieu. It was relieved at

the end of the month after suffering very heavy losses.

CAMBRESIS.

6. On October 6–7 the division was reengaged south of Cambrai

(Walincourt). It fell back on Briastre by Caudry and on the 15th retired

from the front. It rested from October 15 to 22. On the 12th the

division is known to have received a reinforcement of 600 men.

7. It was engaged southwest of Le Quesnoy from October 22 to November 1,

losing numerous prisoners on the 24th. After a short rest it was again

in line at Etreux and south of Le Quesnoy on November 4–5. It retreated

by Pont-sur-Sambre on November 6.

VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.

The division was rated as second class. It was used as an attack

division in the Matz offensive, but in general the division was used to

replace assault divisions and hold an important sector.

1st Guard Division.

COMPOSITION.

│ 1914 │ 1915 │ 1916

│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.

Infantry. │1 Gd. │1 Ft. Gd.│1 Gd. │1 Ft. Gd.│1 Gd. │1 Ft. Gd.

│ │3 Ft. Gd.│ │3 Ft. Gd.│(2 Gd.) │2 Ft. Gd.

│2 Gd. │2 Ft. Gd.│2 Gd. │2 Ft. Gd.│ │4 Ft. Gd.

│ │4 Ft. Gd.│ │4 Ft. Gd.│ │

Cavalry. │ │ │Gd. Regt. (Massow):

│ │ │

│ │ │1st, 2d, 3d, 4th

│ │ │ Sqns.

│ │ │Body Gd. Hus. Regt.

│ │ │

│ │ │2d Sqn. 6th Drag.

│ │ │ Regt.

Artillery. │1st Gd. Brig.: │1st Gd. Brig.: │1st Gd. Brig.:

│ │ │

│ 1st Gd. Rgt. │ 1st Gd. Rgt. │ 1st Gd. Rgt.

│ │ │

│ 3d Gd. Rgt. │ 3d Gd. Rgt. │ 3d Gd. Rgt.

│ │ │

Engineers and│ │1st Gd. Eng. Btn.: │1st Gd. Eng. Btn.:

│ │ Field Co. Gd. │ 1st Gd. Pion. Co.

│ │ Pions. │

│ │ 1st Gd. Pontoon │ 1st Gd. T. M. Co.

│ │ Engs. │

│ │ 4th Gd. Tel. │ 1st Gd. Pontoon

│ │ Detch. │ Engs.

│ │ │ 1st Gd. Tel.

│ │ │ Detch.

│ │ │

Medical and │ │ │

Veterinary.│ │ │

│ │ │

Transport. │ │ │

Attached. │ │ │

│ │ │

─────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────

│ 1917 │ 1918

─────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────

│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.

─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────

Infantry. │1 Gd. │1 Ft. Gd.│1 Gd. │1 Ft.

│ │2 Ft. Gd.│ │2 Ft.

│ │4 Ft. Gd.│ │4 Ft.

│ │ │ │

─────────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴─────────

Cavalry. │1st Sqn. Body Gd. │3 Sqn. Body Gd.

│ Hussar Regt. │ Hus. Rgt.

│3d Sqn. Body Gd. │

│ Hussar Rgt. │

│2d Sqn. 6th Dragoon│

│ Regt. │

│ │

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Artillery. │1st Gd. Art. │1st Gd. Art.

│ Command: │ Command:

│ 1st Gd. Rgt. │ 1 Gd. F. A. Rgt.

│ │ (less 4 and 5

│ │ Abt.).

│ │ 1 Abt. L. Gd. Ft.

│ │ A. Rgt.

│ │ 870 Light Am. Col.

│ │ 1099 Light Am.

│ │ Col.

│ │ 1128 Light Am.

│ │ Col.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Engineers and│1st Gd. Eng. Btn.: │Gd. Pion. Btn.:

│ 5th Gd. Pion. Co. │ 1 Co. Gd. Pions.

│ │

│ 1st Gd. T. M. Co. │ 5 Co. Gd. Pions.

│ │

│ 1st Gd. Pontoon │ 23 Searchlight

│ Ens. │ Section.

│ 1st Gd. Tel. │1 Gd. Signal

│ Detch. │ Command:

│ │ 1 Gd. Tel. Detch.

│ │ 45 Wireless Detch.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Medical and │Field Hospital. │1 Ambulance Co.

Veterinary.│ │

│1st Ambulance Co. │4 Field Hospital.

│Vet. Hospital. │6 Field Hospital.

│ │1 Gd. Vet.

│ │ Hospital.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Transport. │M. T. Col. │

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Attached. │35 M. G. Btn. │

│Sharpshooter Co. │

─────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────────

HISTORY.

1914.

BELGIUM.

1. Detrained on the 11th and 12th of August in “Prussian Wallonia,” at

Weismes and neighboring stations. Entered Belgium August 13, via

Stavelot; crossed the Meuse at Huy on the 18th. The 23d it fought at

Fosse and St. Gerard, after having crossed the Sambre at Jemmapes.

Fought at Fournaux on the 24th. Was engaged, August 29, between Guise

and Vervins (le Sourd, Leme).

MARNE.

2. It fought next on the Marne (St. Gond marsh).

3. It was in Artois near Hebuterne the end of September.

FLANDERS.

4. In November the 1st Bde. was in Flanders (Gheluvelt); the 2d Bde.

remained at Hebuterne. From the beginning of the campaign until January

19, 1915, the 3d Ft. Gd. Regt. suffered casualties of 49 officers and

2,707 men.

1915.

CHAMPAGNE.

1. The beginning of January the 1st Bde. went from Gheluvelt to

Champagne.

2. The beginning of February the 2d Bde. rejoined the 1st.

3. In March the division went to Alsace, where the whole Guard Corps was

brought together again.

RUSSIA.

4. In April the division went to Russia (Galicia), detraining at Bochnia

the 22d.

5. It fought at Tarnow and Krasnoslaw, skirted Brest-Litowsk, and pushed

on to Krobin. The losses of the 3d Ft. Gd. Regt. in Russia (May 15-Aug.

31) were 17 officers and 2,116 men. The 1st Ft. Gd. Regt. lost 53

officers and 3,005 men.

FRANCE.

6. Brought back by stages to Warsaw; entrained about the 15th of

September for the western front. Itinerary: Thorn, Posen, Frankfort-on-

the-Oder, Berlin, Cassel, Giessen, Coblentz, Treves, Luxemburg, Namur,

Charleroi.

ARTOIS.

7. Reassembled at Charleroi, the division was alerted September 25, and

engaged on the Artois front (Folie). Losses of the 1st Ft. Gd. Regt. in

the fighting of the end of September amounted to 1,522.

8. Relieved October 20, it took over the Lassigny-Beuvraignes sector.

1916.

1. The division remained in the calm Lassigny sector until July 20,

1916.

2. After some days rest in the neighborhood of Nesles, the division went

by stages to the Peronne region, where it was put in reserve.

SOMME.

3. August 15 it relieved, in the course of the battle of the Somme, what

was left of the 1st Bavarian Reserve Division.

4. The division lost heavily (5,000 men, only 300 of whom were

prisoners) during the attacks of the 19th and 20th of August and at the

time of the costly defense of Clery (Sept. 3), and therefore it was

relieved.

5. Reassembled in the Catelet region, and having received

reenforcements, it went back into line south of the Somme, in the

Biaches-Barleux sector. Its losses there were considerably less.

1917.

1. The division was withdrawn from the Biaches-Barleux sector the end of

January.

2. It reformed, went through a course of training, and then proceeded to

the Guiscard region. During February, 1917, it received 500

reenforcements (1917 class, recuperated men). In March its depot was

empty (all the men having been sent to the division).

3. The beginning of April the division reassembled in the Sissonne

region.

CHEMIN DES DAMES.

4. As early as April 12, before the French attack on the Aisne front, it

was alerted. April 17 it was engaged in the Ailles-Hurtebise sector.

There it went through the attack of May 5. (Losses, 2,500 to 3,000 men

for the whole division, only 141 prisoners.)

5. Relieved a few days later, it took over a sector in the Argonne

(Grand Courte-Chaussee), where it remained the month of June.

RUSSIA.

6. On July 4 it left for Russia. (Itinerary: Namur, Liège, Aix-la-

Chapelle, Duesseldorf, Minden, Hanover, Berlin, Frankfort-on-the-Oder,

Posen, Lodz, Brest-Litowsk, Kovel, Lemberg, Ozidow; it detrained July

9.)

7. The division participated in the counterattack against the Russians,

and later in the attack of Riga.

FRANCE.

8. It was brought back to France in the middle of October. (Entrained at

Riga Oct. 16. Itinerary: Koenigsberg, Posen, Halle, Cassel, Coblentz,

Sedan, Novion-Porcien; detrained near Rethel, Oct. 21.)

9. The division took over the Marquise sector in Champagne the end of

October.

VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.

The 1st Guard Division may be considered one of the very best German

divisions. Excellent conduct under fire.

It displayed on the Aisne as well as on the Somme energy and

determination while on the defensive.

Among its heavy losses there was an exceedingly small number of

prisoners.

Again on the Aisne (April-May, 1917), it displayed remarkable military

qualities.

It received important reenforcements of the younger classes (15–16–17),

30 per cent from the class of 1917.

Its normal value was reduced temporarily on account of the arrival of

elements which had never been under fire (June, 1917).

Prisoners taken in the Argonne (June, 1917) seemed less keen for

fighting.

1918.

FRANCE.

1. The division remained in line until the 21st of January.

2. It was withdrawn at that date and put through a course of training in

open warfare until March 1, when it entered line east of Reims

(relieving 203d Division), remaining in until the 15th in order to

become familiar with the terrain.

SOMME.

3. It remained in close support north of Montdidier, and finally entered

line March 28 near Hangest-en-Santerre, fighting until April 5, and

giving a good account of itself.

CHIMAY.

4. The division went through another course of training in the Chimay

area until May 27.

AISNE.

5. The division entered line in the Grivesnes sector. It fought very

well in this the Aisne offensive, immediately after which its commander,

Prince Eitel Friedrich, was promoted from colonel to major general, but

suffered exceedingly heavy losses. It was withdrawn June 7, going to

rest in the Charleroi region, where it remained until July 16.

MARNE.

6. It entered line on that date east of Dormans, and despite stubborn

resistance by the French succeeded in making some headway. July 22–23 it

moved slightly to the west, relieving the 6th Bavarian Reserve Division

near Passy-sur-Marne. It moved back, giving ground to the Allied counter

offensive, and was finally withdrawn from line north of Fere-en-

Tardenois August 5.

CRECY-AU-MONT.

7. The division rested then until August 25 in the vicinity of Rethel,

and then came into line near Crecy-au-Mont and fought until September 6.

ARGONNE.

8. September 20 the division moved eastward and relieved the 53d Reserve

Division in the Varennes sector, where it was when (Sept. 26) it was

swamped by the opening of the American Meuse-Argonne offensive. It did

not resist as strongly as it might have, and so the 5th Guard Division

moved to its support. Withdrawn on the 29th, it, in turn, returned

October 3 to support the 5th Guard. It was finally withdrawn on the 8th

after it had most of its battalions reduced to one company. It left

1,788 prisoners in our hands; its total losses probably being about

4,000.

CHAMPAGNE.

The division was identified in line farther to the west October 14 at

Olizy, and near Chestres on the 21st. It remained in line in this region

contesting the French advance until the Armistice.

VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.

Throughout the war the division was rated as one of the very best German

shock divisions. During the last year it fought a great deal and, until

the last stages, very well. It suffered severe losses, and finally, due

to the lack of effectives, it was found impossible to refill its

depleted ranks; its morale deteriorated and it did not fight well.

1st Guard Reserve Division.

COMPOSITION.

│ 1914 │ 1915 │ 1916

│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.

Infantry. │1 Gd. │1 Gd. │1 Gd. │1 Gd. │1 Gd. │1 Gd.

│ Res. │ Res. │ Res. │ Res. │ Res. │ Res.

│ │2 Gd. │ │2 Gd. │ │2 Gd.

│ │ Res. │ │ Res. │ │ Res.

│15 Res. │64 Res. │15 Res. │64 Res. │ │64 Res.

│ │93 Res. │ │93 Res. │ │

│Gd. Res. Snipers │Gd. Res. Snipers │ │

│ Btn. │ Btn. │ │

│ │ │ │

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────┴─────────

Cavalry. │Gd. Res. Dragoons │Gd. Res. Drag. Rgt.│Gd. Res. Dragoon

│ (3 Sqns.). │ │ Rgt. (z Sqns.).

Artillery. │1 Gd. Res. F. A. │1 Gd. Res. F. A. │1 Gd. Res. F. A.

│ Rgt. │ Rgt. │ Rgt.

│3 Gd. Res. F. A. │3 Gd. Res. F. A. │3 Gd. Res. F. A.

│ Rgt. │ Rgt. │ Rgt.

│ │ │

Engineers and│ │2d and 3d Field │2d and 3d Field

Liaisions. │ │ Cos. (1 Eng. Btn.│ Cos. (1 Eng. Btn.

│ │ 28). │ 28).

│ │1 Gd. Res. Pontoon │1 Gd. Res. Pontoon

│ │ Engs. │ Engs.

│ │1 Gd. Res. Tel. │1 Gd. Res. Tel.

│ │ Detch. │ Detch.

│ │ │5 Gd. T. M. Co.

│ │ │

Medical and │ │ │

Veterinary.│ │ │

│ │ │

Transport. │ │ │

─────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────

│ 1917 │ 1918

─────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────

│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.

─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────

Infantry. │1 Gd. │1 Gd. │1 Gd. │1 Gd.

│ Res. │ Res. │ Res. │ Res.

│ │2 Gd. │ │2 Gd.

│ │ Res. │ │ Res.

│ │64 Res. │ │64 Res.

│ │ │ │

│ │ │1 Sqn. │Drag.

│ │ │ Gd. │ Rgt.

│ │ │ Res. │

─────────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴─────────

Cavalry. │Gd. Res. Drag. Rgt.│1 Sqn. Gd. Res.

│ (1st Sqn.). │ Drag. Rgt.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Artillery. │7 Gd. Art. Command.│8 Gd. Art. Command:

│ │

│1 Gd. Res. F. A. │ 1 Gd. Res. F. A.

│ Rgt. (9 │ Rgt.

│ Batteries). │

│ │ 2 Abt. 1 Ft. A.

│ │ Rgt. (Staff, 7,

│ │ 8, and 13

│ │ Btries.).

│ │ 701 Light Am. Col.

│ │ 1269 Light Am.

│ │ Col.

│ │ 1328 Light Am.

│ │ Col.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Engineers and│(z) Eng. Btn. │28 Pion. Btn.:

Liaisions. │ │

│ │

│ 2d and 3d Cos. 28│ 2 Co. 28 Pions.

│ Pion. │

│ 5 Gd. T. M. Co. │ 3 Co. 28 Pions.

│ │

│ 401 (Gd.) Tel. │ 61 Searchlight

│ Detch. │ Section.

│ │401 Gd. Signals

│ │ Command:

│ │ 401 (Gd.) Tel.

│ │ Detch.

│ │ 17 Wireless Detch.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Medical and │266 Ambulance Co. │266 Ambulance Co.

Veterinary.│ │

│395 Field Hospital.│389 Field Hospital.

│Vet. Hospital. │395 Field Hospital.

│ │401 Vet. Hospital.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Transport. │M. T. Col. │701 M. T. Col.

─────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────────

HISTORY.

1914.

BELGIUM.

1. At the beginning of the war the 1st Guard Reserve Division forming,

together with the 3d Guard Division, the Guard Reserve Corps swept into

Belgium—as part of the 2d Army under von Buelow—the 16th of August,

crossed the Meuse at Ardenne (massacres) the 20th, and pushed on as far

as Namur. On the 29th the two divisions (Guard Reserve Corps) were

brought back to Aix-la-Chapelle, and left for east Prussia September 1.

POLAND.

2. The beginning of October the Guard Reserve Corps, attached to the

Southern Army Group, took part in the invasion of the southern part of

Poland, fought at Opatow (Oct. 4), and suffered severe losses at Lodz

while retreating from the Russian armies.

3. During the winter of 1914–15 it fought on the Bzura.

1915.

POLAND.

1. In February, 1915, the Guard Reserve Corps was split up. The 1st

Guard Reserve Division was sent to the north of the Vistula, in the

Mlawa-Prasnysz region. By the 6th of March the 1st Guard Reserve

Infantry Regiment had already had its thirty-ninth engagement there

(letter).

2. In March the 93d Reserve Regiment was attached to the 4th Guard

Division (new). During the summer of 1915 the 1st Guard Reserve Division

was engaged in the operations to the north of the Vistula (von

Gallwitz’s army).

SMORGONI.

3. The pursuit of the Russians brought the division as far as the

neighborhood of Smogorni-Vishnev, where it took part in violent fighting

and where it was relieved the middle of September.

FRANCE.

4. During the early days of October it entrained at Grodno for the

western front. (Itinerary: Warsaw, Posen, Berlin, Hanover, Aix-la-

Chapelle, Liège, Cambrai.)

CAMBRAI.

5. It went into rest cantonments on the banks of the Scheldt between

Marcoing and Bouchain (November-December).

1916.

1. The 1st Guard Reserve Division and the 4th Guard Division then formed

the reconstituted Guard Reserve Corps.

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