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

│ 1914 │ 1915 │ 1916

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

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

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

Infantry. │9 Ers. │9, 10, │9 Ers. │9, 10, │9 Mixed │359.

│ │ 11, and│ │ 11, and│ Ers. │

│ │ 12, │ │ 12, │ │

│ │ Brig. │ │ Brig. │ │

│ │ Ers. │ │ Ers. │ │

│ │ Btns. │ │ Btns. │ │

│ │ │ │ │ │360.

│ │ │ │ │13 Mixed │361.

│ │ │ │ │ Ers. │

│ │ │ │ │ │362.

│13 Ers. │13, 14, │13 Ers. │13, 14, │ │

│ │ 15, and│ │ 15, and│ │

│ │ 16, │ │ 16, │ │

│ │ Brig. │ │ Brig. │ │

│ │ Ers. │ │ Ers. │ │

│ │ Btns. │ │ Btns. │ │

│33 Ers. │33, 34, │33 Ers. │33, 34, │ │

│ │ 35, 36,│ │ 35, and│ │

│ │ and 81,│ │ 81, │ │

│ │ Brig. │ │ Brig. │ │

│ │ Ers. │ │ Ers. │ │

│ │ Btns. │ │ Btns. │ │

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

Cavalry. │Ers. Detchs. of the│Ers. Detchs. of the│4 Ers. Cav. Sqn.

│ 9, 13, and 33 │ 9, 13, and 33 │

│ Ers. Brigs. │ Ers. Brigs. │

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

Artillery. │1 Ers. Abt. of the │1 Ers. Abts. of the│90 F. A. Rgt.

│ 18 and 39 F. A. │ 18 and 39 F. A. │

│ Rgt. │ Rgt. │

│1 Ers. Abts. of the│1 Ers. Abts. of the│91 F. A. Rgt.

│ 40 and 75 F. A. │ 40 and 75 F. A. │

│ Rgt. │ Rgt. │

│1 Ers. Abts. of the│1 Ers. Abts. of the│

│ 45 and 60 F. A. │ 45 and 60 F. A. │

│ Rgt. │ Rgt. │

│ │ │

Engineers and│1 Ers. Co., 3 │1 Ers. Co., 3 │303 Pion. Co.

Liaisons. │ Pions. │ Pions. │

│1 Ers. Co., 4 │1 Ers. Co., 4 │304 Pion. Co.

│ Pions. │ Pions. │

│1 Ers. Co., 9 │1 Ers. Co., 9 │305 Pion. Co.

│ Pions. │ Pions. │

│ │ │161 T. M. Co.

│ │ │

Medical and │ │ │

Veterinary.│ │ │

│ │ │

Transports. │ │ │

Attached. │ │1 Res. Co., 25 │103 Antiaircraft

│ │ Pions. │ Section

│ │ │2 Res. Co., 25

│ │ │ Pions.

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

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

│ 1917 │ 1918

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

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

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

Infantry. │13 Ers. │360. │13 Ers. │214 Res.

│ │ │ │

│ │361. │ │360.

│ │362. │ │362.

│ │ │ │

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

Cavalry. │Ers. Cav. Detch. │3 Sqn. 10 Hus. Rgt.

│ (3d C. Dist.). │

│ │

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

Artillery. │139 Art. Command: │139 Art. Command:

│ │

│ 90 F. A. Rgt. │ 90 F. A. Rgt.

│ │

│ │ 119 Ft. A. Btn.

│ │

│ │ 1052 Light Am.

│ │ Col.

│ │ 1059 Light Am.

│ │ Col.

│ │ 1323 Light Am.

│ │ Col.

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

Engineers and│504 Pion. Btn.: │504 Pion. Btn.:

Liaisons. │ │

│ 304 Pion. Co. │ 304 Pion. Co.

│ │

│ 305 Pion. Co. │ 305 Pion. Co.

│ │

│ 161 T. M. Co. │ 161 T. M. Co.

│ 251 Searchlight │ 59 Searchlight

│ Section. │ Section.

│ 554 Tel. Detch. │554 Signal Command:

│ │ 554 Tel. Detch.

│ │ 123 Wireless

│ │ Detch.

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

Medical and │64 Ambulance Co. │64 Ambulance Co.

Veterinary.│ │

│135 Field Hospital.│135 Field Hospital.

│136 Field Hospital.│136 Field Hospital.

│Vet. Hospital. │136 Vet. Hospital.

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

Transports. │ │762 M. T. Col.

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

Attached. │ │

│ │

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

HISTORY.

(360th and 361st: Fourth District—Prussian Saxony. 362d: Ninth

District—Schleswig—Holstein.)

1914.

The 4th Ersatz Division was organized in August, 1914, by grouping

together brigade Ersatz Battalions coming from the Third, Fourth, and

Ninth districts (Brandenburg Prussian-Saxony, Mecklenburg, Schleswig-

Holstein, and Hansa towns).

LORRAINE.

1. Detrained August 18 at Teterchen (Lorraine) and at the battle of the

20th the division was in the rear of the 2d Bavarian Corps. It fought on

the 22d along the Marne-Rhine Canal between Einville and Dombasle,

retreated on the 23d, suffered heavy losses on the 25th at Mazerulles,

and engaged only a few units of its 9th Brigade in the attack on Nancy

in September.

2. On September 15 the division went to rest west of Delme. On the 23d

it entrained at Rening (Sarralbee-Benestroff line), passed through Metz,

Luxemburg, Arlon, Marche, Liége, Louvain and detrained September 25,

1915, at Brussels.

BELGIUM.

3. From there it went to Bruges (Oct. 14), then Ostend (Oct. 16). On the

17th by the road along the coast it marched from Ostend to Nieuport

(Oct. 30). It then went into the line in front of the Belgians on the

right bank of the Yser (November).

1915.

DIXMUDE.

1. Remained in the sector north of Dixmude during the whole of 1915.

2. At the end of July, 1915, the brigade Ersatz Battalions of the

division were grouped into regiments. The 4th Ersatz Division was made

up of the 359th, 360th, 361st and 362d Infantry. With the 37th Landwehr

Brigade and the 2d Reserve Ersatz Brigade (Basedow Division) it

constituted the Werder Corps (December).

1916.

1. The division was kept in the region of Dixmude until April, 1916.

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.

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│ 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. │

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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

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.

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│ 1918

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│ 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.

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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.

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HISTORY.

1918.

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