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

│ 1917 │ 1918

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

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

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

Infantry. │9 Bav. Ldw. │2 Bav. Ldw. │9 Bav. Ldw. │2 Bav. Ldw.

│ │5 Bav. Ldw. │ │5 Bav. Ldw.

│ │10 Bav. Ldw. │ │10 Bav. Ldw.

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

Cavalry. │5th Sqn. 4th Bav. Light │3 Sqn. 1 Bav. Res. Cav.

│ Cav. │ Rgt.

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

Artillery. │Art. Command: │2 Bav. Ldw. F. A. Rgt.

│ 2 Bav. Ldw. F. A. Rgt. │

│ 811 and 905 F. A. Btries. │

Engineers and│(25 Bav.) Eng. Btn.: │25 Bav. Pion. Btn.:

Liaisons. │ │

│ 2 Bav. Ldw. Pion. Co. │ 2 Bav. Ldw. Pion. Co.

│ 3 Bav. Ldw. Pion. Co. │ 3 Bav. Ldw. Pion. Co.

│ 302 Bav. T. M. Co. │ 12 Bav. Searchlight

│ │ Section.

│ 502 Tel. Detch. │502 Signals Command:

│ │ 502 Tel. Detch.

Medical and │24 Bav. Ambulance Co. │24 Bav. Ambulance Co.

Veterinary.│ │

│17 Bav. Field Hospital. │63 Bav. Field Hospital.

│63 Bav. Field Hospital. │17 Bav. Field Hospital.

│32 Vet. Hospital. │

Transports. │M. T. Col. │

Attached. │156 Labor Btn. │

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

HISTORY.

(Bavaria.)

1917.

The 2d Bavarian Landwehr Division was formed in Lorraine at the end of

December, 1916, and the beginning of January, 1917. Two of its

regiments, the 5th Bavarian Landwehr and the 10th Bavarian Landwehr,

were assigned respectively to the 1st Bavarian Landwehr Division and the

33d Reserve Division, at that time on the Lorraine front. The 2d

Bavarian Landwehr was ceded by the 6th Bavarian Landwehr Division, which

held a Vosges sector.

RUSSIA.

1. As soon as it was constituted the 2d Bavarian Landwehr Division was

transported to the Eastern front via Frankfort and Leipzig.

COURLAND.

2. Directed to Courlande and attached to the 8th Army it entered the

line in the vicinity of Friedrichstadt (middle of January, 1917) and

remained in this district up till February, 1918. In September it

participated in the operations against Riga. In December a number of men

were detached in order to reinforce the 10th Bavarian Division.

VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.

It remained on the Russian front from the time of its formation

(January, 1917). It held the calm sector of Courlande in 1917; it

occupied Livonia in 1918 (May). Men under 35 years of age were withdrawn

from the 5th Bavarian Landwehr in December, 1917 (letter). It is rated

as a 4th class division.

2d Cavalry Division.

COMPOSITION.

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│ 1918

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

│ Brigade. │ Regiment.

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

Cavalry. │22 Cav. (11 C. D.). │5 Drag. Rgt.

│ │14 Hus. Rgt.

│25 Cav. (18 C. Dist.). │23 Gd. Drag. Rgt. (1

│ │ Sqn. Detch.).

│7 Bav. Cav. │24 Gd. Drag. Rgt. (3

│ (Siebenburgische). │ Sqn. detached).

│ │4 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt.

│ │ (3 Sqn. detached).

│ │5 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt.

│ │ (3 Sqn. detached).

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

Artillery. │15 Horse Art. Abt.

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

Engineers and Liaisons.│2 Cav. Pion. Detch.

│7 Cav. Pion. Detch.

│200 Bav. T. M. Co.

Medical and Veterinary.│21 Ambulance Co.

Odd units. │2 M. G. Btry.

│3 M. G. Btry.

Attached. │4 Jag. Btn.

│1 Cyclist Co. 3 Jag. Btn.

│2 Cyclist Co. 3 Jag. Btn.

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

HISTORY.

1918.

1. The division was in the Stochod sector until February 28, when it

advanced through Kiev and Kharhov to Rostov, where it was on August 4.

At this date the division occupied the area between Kharkov and Rostov.

The troops were frequently attacked by armed bands or by mobs. In this

way they suffered some heavy losses. The German cruiser _Goeben_, which

had been supporting them, was damaged by fire and had to put into

Constantinople.

Nothing was known of the division’s movements after August, 1918.

VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.

The division was considered as 4th class.

2d Naval Division.

COMPOSITION.

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│ 1915 │ 1916

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

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

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

Infantry. │3 Nav. │ │3 Nav. │

│4 Nav. │ │4 Nav. │

│ │ │ │

│ The 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6th Marine Fus. Rgts. and the 4

│ Marine Inf. Rgt. alternated between the 1st and 2d Naval

│ Divisions.

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

Cavalry. │ │

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

Artillery. │ │Marine E. A. Abt.

│ │

Engineers and│ │3 Nav. Pion. Co.

Liaisons. │ │

│ │

Medical and │ │

Veterinary.│ │

│ │

Transports. │ │

Attached. │ │27 Labor Btn.

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

│ 1917 │ 1918

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

Infantry. │3 Nav. │ │3 Mar. │3 Mat.

│4 Nav. │ │ │4 Mat.

│ │ │ │5 Mat.

│ │

─────────────┬─────────────────────────────┼──────────────┴──────────────

Cavalry. │ │4 Sqn. 10 Hus. Rgt.

Artillery. │1 Mar. F. A. Rgt. │3 Mar. Art. Rgt.

│2 Mar. F. A. Rgt. │

│3 Mar. F. A. Rgt. │

Engineers and│2 Nav. Pion. Btn.: │2 Mar. Pion. Btn.:

Liaisons. │ │

│ 3 Nav. Pion. Co. │ 2 Mar. Pion. Co.

│ 4 Nav. Pion. Co. │ 3 Mar. Pion. Co.

│ 377 Pion. Co. │ 3 Entrenching Co.

│ Tel. Detch. │ 4 Entrenching Co.

│ │292 Signal Command:

│ │ 292 Tel. Detch.

Medical and │Ambulance Co. │2 Mar. Ambulance Co.

Veterinary.│ │

│Field Hospital. │3 Mar. Field Hospital.

│Vet. Hospital. │4 Mar. Field Hospital.

Transports. │M. T. Col. │

Attached. │Coast Defense Btn. │

HISTORY.

1915.

BELGIUM.

1. The 2d Naval Division, formed November 24, 1914, was a part of the

Naval Corps at this time.

Since its formation the 6th Naval Fusileer Regiments of the Corps

alternate in Flanders between the coast sector (2d Naval Division) and

the sea front (1st Naval Division).

1916.

2. In September, 1916, the 3d Naval Infantry Regiment was transferred to

the Naval Division, which later became the 3d Naval Division, engaged on

the Somme.

1917.

FLANDERS.

Sector of the coast and sea front. The staff of the 2d Naval Division

remained in charge of the coast sector.

1918.

1. In early March the division was relieved in its sector southeast of

Nieuport and took over the coast sector from the 3d Naval Division.

Elements of the division reinforced the German attacking forces north of

Bixschoote on April 17.

2. After October 15, the division retreated toward Ostend and Maldeghem.

It was last identified at Wachtebeke on November 2. On the day of the

armistice it was considered to be in reserve of the 4th Army.

VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.

The division was rated as fourth class.

3d Guard Division.[2]

COMPOSITION.

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│ 1914 │ 1915 │ 1916

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

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

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

Infantry. │5 Gd. │5 Ft. │5 Gd. │5 Ft. │6 Gd. │Gd. Fus.

│ │5 Gren. │ │5 Gren. │ │Lehr Rgt.

│6 Gd. │Gd. Fus. │6 Gd. │Gd. Fus. │ │9 Gren.

│ │Lehr Rgt.│ │Lehr Rgt.│ │

│ (Instruction.) │ │ │ │

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

Cavalry. │Gd. Res. Uhlan Rgt.│ │Gd. Res. Uhlan Rgt.

│ │ │ (?Sqns.).

│ │ │

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

Artillery. │5 Gd. F. A. Rgt. │3 Brig.: │3 Brig.:

│6 Gd. F. A. Rgt. │ 5 Gd. F. A. Rgt. │ 5 Gd. F. A. Rgt.

│ │ │

│(Formed of the │ 6 Gd. F. A. Rgt. │ 6 Gd. F. A. Rgt.

│ Juterbog │ │

│ Instruction Rgt.)│ │

│ │ │

Engineers and│ │(?) Pion. Co. │(?) Pion. Co.

Liaisons. │ │ │

│ │3 Gd. Pont. Engs. │3 Gd. T. M. Co.

│ │3 Gd. Tel. Detch. │3 Gd. Pont. Engs.

│ │ │3 Gd. Tel. Detch.

│ │ │

Medical and │ │ │

Veterinary.│ │ │

│ │ │

Transport. │ │ │

Attached. │ │ │75 Anti-Aircraft

│ │ │ Section.

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

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

│ 1917 │ 1918

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

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

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

Infantry. │6 Gd. │Gd. Fus. │6 Gd. │Lehr Rgt.

│ │Lehr Rgt.│ │Fus. Rgt.

│ │9 Gren. │ │9 Gren.

│ │ │ │

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

Cavalry. │3d Sqn. Gd. Res. │1 Sqn. 2 Gd. Drag.

│ Uhlan Rgt. │ Rgt.

│1st Sqn. 2 Gd. │

│ Drag. Rgt. │

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

Artillery. │(*) Art. Command: │5 Gd. F. A. Rgt.

│ 5 Gd. F. A. Rgt. │1 Abt. 2 Gd. Ft. A.

│ │ Rgt.

│ │(Staff, 1 and 3

│ │ Btries.).

│ │

│ │936 Light Am. Col.

│ │1347 Light Am. Col.

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

Engineers and│(104) Pion. Btn. │104 Pion. Btn.:

Liaisons. │ │

│ 1 Co. 28 Pions. │ 1 Co. 28 Pions.

│ 274 Pion. Co. │ 274 Pion. Co.

│ 3 Gd. T. M. Co. │ 198 Searchlight

│ │ Section.

│ 280 Searchlight │3 Gd. Signals

│ Section. │ Command:

│ 3 Gd. Tel. Detch. │ 3 Gd. Tel. Detch.

│ 55 Tel. Detch. │ 90 Wireless Detch.

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

Medical and │7 Ambulance Co. │265 Ambulance Co.

Veterinary.│ │

│265 Ambulance Co. │393 Field Hospital.

│393 Ambulance Co. │35 Field Hospital.

│Field Hospital. │3 Gd. Vet.

│ │ Hospital.

│Vet. Hospital. │

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

Transport. │M. T. Col. │532 M. T. Col.

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

Attached. │75 Anti-Aircraft │

│ Section. │

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

Footnote 2:

Organized in August, 1914; elements taken from 1st and 2d Guard

Divisions.

HISTORY.

1914.

FRANCE.

1. In August, 1914, the 3d Guard Division was first directed to the

Western Front. It fought below Namur.

RUSSIA.

2. The 27th of August the division was transported to Silesia via

Oriental Prussia. It took part in the invasion of southern Poland.

3. The group of armies of which it formed a part was turned back and was

obliged to retire to Lodz.

4. During the winter of 1914–15 it took part in the severe engagements

on the Bzura.

1915.

1. At the beginning of 1915 the 3d Guard Division was dismembered; the

5th Brigade was sent to Oriental Prussia; the 6th Brigade, to the south

of the Carpathians, was engaged in the Uzsok defile distinct.

2. In March, 1915, the 6th Brigade alone formed the 3d Guard Division,

with the addition of the 9th Grenadier Regiment to its own two

regiments. Thus formed, the 3d Guard Division took part in the campaign

of the summer of 1915. (Carpathians Oriental Galicia. Linsingen’s army.)

3. The division took up its position before Tarnopol and passed the

winter of 1915–16 there. (Bothmer’s army.)

1916.

FRANCE.

1. In April, 1916, the 3d Guard Division was transported to the Western

Front. It occupied a sector in Champagne and took part in no serious

engagements.

2. It was sent to rest at Valenciennes the 1st of June.

SOMME.

3. The 1st of July (beginning of the Franco-British offensive) the 3d

Guard Division went into the line on the Somme. It was put to a severe

test there, particularly in the Thiepval district (57.5 per cent loss).

4. After the Somme it was sent to the Dixmude front.

GALICIA.

5. It was transported to Galicia (beginning of September) by the

following itinerary: Liège, Cologne, Leipzig, Dresden, Cracow, Przemysl.

6. At Halicz the 3d Guard Division took part in the German

counteroffensive, and again suffered great losses.

FRANCE.

7. It was sent back to the Western Front on the 24th of November by the

following itinerary: Lemberg, Jaroslaw, Gorlitz, Dresden, Chemnitz,

Nurnberg, Heilbronn, Strasbourg, Mulhouse, Rheinweiler, and having

arrived there the 20th of November, was sent to rest for a month.

1917.

LORRAINE.

1. Beginning with January and up to April 6, 1917, the division occupied

the sector of the forest of Parroy.

2. The 8th of April it entrained at Metz, and arrived at Cambrai via

Montmedy, Sedan, and Charleville.

ARTOIS.

3. Engaged in action before Arras in order to repulse the English

offensive from April 15 on, it participated in severe battles (May).

4. On the 18th of May the division was relieved and sent into the

Cambrai district. After a short period of repose it occupied the

Pronville-Inchy-en-Artois sector (June 1–22).

5. It was sent in reserve to the Bruges sector (June 22).

6. It was transported to Thourout the 9th of July and remained there at

rest until July 29.

YPRES.

7. On the 31st of July, the date of the great British attack, the 3d

Guard Division suffered very heavy losses (1,000 prisoners) in relieving

the 23d Reserve Division in the Pilken sector.

ALSACE.

8. It was relieved the 5th and 6th of August and transported to Alsace,

where it was placed at rest. At the beginning of September it occupied

the Altkirch sector.

FLANDERS.

9. About the 7th of October the division was again sent to Flanders to

the northeast of Zonnebecke.

10. The 3d Guard Division left the Ypres front (Zonnebecke) at the

beginning of November, 1917.

CAMBRAI.

11. After remaining in the vicinity of Ghent it went into action before

Cambrai near the Bourlon wood (Nov. 22).

12. It was relieved the 10th of December and went to rest in the

Vendegies District (south of Valenciennes—division maneuvers).

1918.

CAMBRAI.

1. The division returned to the line in the sector, southwest of Cambrai

on January 10, relieving the 21st Reserve Division. It remained in line

until the 119th Division relieved it on February 12.

2. The division retired to Hem-Lenglet (north of Cambrai) where it

rested and underwent instruction.

BATTLE OF PICARDY.

3. The division entered the line on March 19, between Inchy-en-Artois

and Pronville. Engaged in the advance between the 21st and 24th. It

suffered heavy losses on the 22d in the fighting north of Beaumetz,

passing to the second line on the 24th. The division came back and

participated in the fighting about Bucquoy and Hebuterne, March 26-April

4. Returning from the Somme front about April 4, the division was at

rest until April 18.

BATTLE OF THE LYS.

5. The division was engaged on the Lys, northeast of Estaires, after

April 18, then north of Kemmel from April 30 to May 5. Heavy losses

featured the fighting.

6. After resting at Halluin for seven days the division was moved by

rail to Lorraine by the route Namur, Treves, Saarbruck, Sarreguemines.

LORRAINE.

7. On May 18 the division relieved the 202d Division in the Chateau

Salins sector. While in this quiet sector the division received

reinforcements. When it left the line on June 24, the division was

comparatively fresh and an available reinforcement for a battle front.

CHAMPAGNE.

8. On leaving Lorraine the division moved to Rozay-sur-Lene, July 1, and

later southward to Hannogne.

9. In the offensive of July 15, the division fought east of Rheims in

the region of des Monts. Between the 15th and 31st heavy losses were

suffered. It is known to have received a draft of 300 men in July.

10. While at rest behind the Champagne front further drafts of men from

Russia and Rumania were received.

11. The division held the line in Champagne north of St. Hilaire-le-

Grand from August 15 to September 18.

12. Upon relief the division was first sent to Laon, but was hastily

entrained and hurried to Machault, where it entered the line

immediately.

BATTLE OF ARGONNE.

13. From September 27 to October 5 the division was engaged between

Somme-Py and Manre; then it fought near Orfeuil where 900 prisoners were

lost. Acting as a rear guard, the division covered the retreat from

Machault to Voziers. Extremely heavy losses were reported in this

period.

14. Withdrawn on the 8th, the division was moved by truck to Romagne.

After two days in reserve it entered the line on the 12th, now opposing

the first American Army. In this sector it fought vigorously, making

perhaps the stiffest resistance encountered in the offensive.

15. The division went out on October 17 and rested until the 26th.

16. Reengaged northeast of Attigny (Rilly-aux-Dies) on the 26th, the

division continued in line until the armistice. The last identification

was southeast of Mezieres on November 7. Five hundred prisoners were

lost by the division during their last period in line.

VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.

The 3d Guard Division was rated as one of the best German divisions. It

was completely exhausted in the offensive of March and April and

suffered from a low morale in July and August. The Argonne Battle losses

were very severe for the division. The regiments were reduced to 200 and

300 effectives.

3d Division.

COMPOSITION.

│ 1914 │ 1915 │ 1916

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

Infantry. │5. │2 Gren. │5. │2 Gren. │6. │34 Fus.

│ │9 Gren. │ │9 Gren. │ │42.

│6. │34 Fus. │6. │34 Fus. │ │4 Ldw.

│ │42. │ │42. │ (1, 2, and 4

│ │ │ │ │ Btns.).

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

Cavalry. │3 Horse Gren. Rgt. │ │

│ │ │

Artillery. │3 Brig.: │3 Brig.: │3 Brig.:

│ 2 F. A. Rgt. │ 2 F. A. Rgt. │ 2 F. A. Rgt.

│ 38 F. A. Rgt. │ 38 F. A. Rgt. │ 38 F. A. Rgt.

Engineers and│ │1 Pion. Btn. No. 2:│1 Pion. Btn. No. 2:

Liaisons. │ │ │

│ │ Field Co. 2 Pions.│ 1 Co. 2 Pions.

│ │ │

│ │ 3 Pont. Engs. │ 3 Pont. Engs.

│ │ │

│ │ 3 Tel. Detch. │ 3 Tel. Detch.

│ │ │

│ │ │ 3 T. M. Co.

│ │ │

Medical and │ │ │

Veterinary.│ │ │

│ │ │

Transports. │ │ │

│ │ │

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

│ 1917 │ 1918

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

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

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

Infantry. │6. │426. │6. │381.

│ │428. │ │(?)

│ │4 Ldw. │ │428.

│ (1, 2, and 4 │ │

│ Btns.). │ │

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

Cavalry. │3 Horse Gren. Rgt. │3 Sqn. 3 Horse

│ (3d Sqn.). │ Gren. Rgt.

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

Artillery. │3 Art. Command: │(?).

│ 38 F. A. Rgt. │

│ │

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

Engineers and│1 Pion. Btn. No. 2:│108 Pion. Btn.:

Liaisons. │ │

│ 1 Co. 2 Pions. │ 1 Co. 6 Ldw.

│ │ Pions.

│ 3 Tel. Detch. │ 2 Ldw. Co. 4 C.

│ │ Dist. Pion.

│ 3 Co. 32 Pions. │ 110 Searchlight

│ │ Section.

│ 3 T. M. Co. │3 Signals Command:

│ 283 and 301 │ 3 Tel. Detch.

│ Searchlight │

│ Sections. │

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

Medical and │7 Ambulance Co. │7 Ambulance Co.

Veterinary.│ │

│18 Field Hospital. │23 Field Hospital.

│24 Field Hospital. │24 Field Hospital.

│Vet. Hospital. │189 Vet. Hospital.

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

Transports. │6 Truck train. │

│7 Truck train. │

│436 M. T. Col. │

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

HISTORY.

(Second District—Pomerania).

1914.

1. The 3d and 4th Division together composed the 2d Army Corps

(Stettin).

2. At the beginning of the war it gave up one of its five regiments, the

54th Infantry, for the formation of the 36th Reserve Division, which

operated against Russia.

BELGIUM.

3. In August, 1914, the 3d Division formed a part of the 1st Army (Von

Kluck). It invaded Belgium the 13th and 14th of August, passing through

Visé (Aug. 14), Hasselt (Aug. 17), Aerschot (Aug. 19), Laeken (Aug. 21)

and entered France on the 24th.

MARNE.

4. It was at Cambrai on the 26th and on the Somme the 28th. It took part

in the Battle of the Marne at Vareddes on the 7th of September (district

northeast of Meaux).

5. Was situated to the north of Soissons after the retreat. The 2d of

October it was in the district south of Roye; on the 4th it fought near

Beauvraignes.

6. At the beginning of November it was transported to Flanders

(Wytschaete-Messines District) where it remained till the end of the

month.

RUSSIA.

7. It then entrained for Russia (end of November). On its arrival it was

divided. The 5th Brigade was attached to the 8th Army in Oriental

Prussia, the 6th Brigade to the 10th Army to the east of Lodz.

1915.

1. During the first months of 1915 the two brigades remained separated

and changed position with their respective armies. The 5th Brigade went

into the government of Souvalki near the frontier of Oriental Prussia;

the 6th into Poland near Prasnysz and the Narew.

2. In May, at the time of the formation of new divisions, the 5th

Brigade was broken up. The 2d Grenadiers, then in Courland, went over to

the Homeyer Brigade which then became the 109th Division; the 9th

Grenadiers went as the Third Regiment to the 3d Guard Division which

abandoned one of its brigades (the 5th Guard) for the formation of a 4th

Guard Division.

3. The 3d Division, reduced to the 6th Brigade, completed itself by the

addition of the 4th Landwehr Regiment (1st, 2d, and 4th Battalions). The

progress of the Russian offensive conducted it into the Vidzy District,

where it firmly established itself.

1916.

1. Its composition varied still more in the course of the year 1916 and

it lost the two active regiments which it still had. The 42d Infantry

left it in September to go to the Kovel District and from there to

Macedonia; in December the 34th Fusiliers left it definitely in order to

go to Courland. In exchange it received two regiments formed in the

autumn, the 426th and the 428th Infantry.

1917.

1. There was no change of composition or position during 1917.

1918.

The division remained in the east throughout the year. Its movements

were obscure.

VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.

The division was rated fourth class.

3d Landwehr Division.

COMPOSITION.

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