7. It relieved the 8th Division southwest of Messines during the night of September 17–18. Just before coming into line the 17th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment was dissolved and its men drafted to the other two regiments of the division. It was replaced by the 25th Bavarian Infantry Regiment from the 14th Bavarian Division which was dissolved at this time. Likewise, the 6th Bavarian Reserve Field Artillery Regiment was dissolved and replaced by the 19th Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment from the 10th Bavarian Division disbanded in July. The division remained in line until the armistice was signed, withdrawing through Wytschaete- Houthem-Comines-Marcke-Ooteghem and Krinstraat. VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE. The 6th Bavarian Reserve is rated as a second-class division, which seems justified not only from opinions concerning its ability as a fighting unit coming from Allied sources, but also from the fact that, although it had a course of training in “breaking through” in February, it was never so used by the German High Command, serving rather as a “follow up” division. (Cf. May 27 offensive.) The division suffered heavy losses during its 1918 engagements; indeed, some prisoners captured the middle of September said that it was to be broken up. They were mistaken, but one of the infantry regiments and the artillery regiment were disbanded. 6th Bavarian Landwehr Division. COMPOSITION. ─────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────┬─────────────────── │ 1914 │ 1915 │ 1916 ─────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬───────── │Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment. ─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼───────── Infantry. │Von │121 Ldw. │1 Bav. │1 Bav. │1 Bav. │1 Bav. │ Frech. │ │ Mixed │ Ldw. │ Mixed │ Ldw. │ │ │ Ldw. │ │ Ldw. │ │1 Bav. │123 Ldw. │2 Bav. │2 Bav. │2 Bav. │2 Bav. │ Mixed │ │ Mixed │ Ldw. │ Mixed │ Ldw. │ Ldw. │ │ Ldw. │ │ Ldw. │ │2 Bav. │1 Bav. │ │3 Bav. │ │3 Bav. │ Mixed │ Ldw. │ │ Ldw. │ │ Ldw. │ Ldw. │ │ │ │ │ │ │2 Bav. │ │12 Bav. │ │12 Bav. │ │ Ldw. │ │ Ldw. │ │ Ldw. │ │3 Bav. │ │ │ │ │ │ Ldw. │ │ │ │ │ │12 Bav. │ │ │ │ │ │ Ldw. │ │ │ │ ─────────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴───────── Cavalry.