Histories of two hundred and fifty-one divisions of the German army which participated in the war (1914-1918)United States. War Department. General Staff
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Histories of two hundred and fifty-one divisions of the German army which participated in the war (1914-1918)
United States. War Department. General Staff
Germany. Heer -- History -- World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany
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HISTORY.
(Thirteenth District—Wurtemberg.)
1914.
ALSACE.
1. The 7th Landwehr Division did not leave Alsace from its organization
in 1915 until February, 1917. Its first units appeared there beginning
August 9, 1914, the date of the detraining of the 121st Landwehr at Neuf
Brisach. The 119th Landwehr fought south of Mulhouse beginning August
19, and the 40th Landwehr at Dornach near Mulhouse on the same day.
2. In October, 1917, the 52d and 55th Brigades, which were to compose in
1915 the 7th Landwehr Division, were part of the Gaede Army Group and
occupied the region of Munster, Guebwiller, Cernay.
3. In December the 123d Landwehr took part in the attacks on
Hartmannswillerkopf.
1915.
ALSACE.
1. In March, 1915, the 52d Brigade was in line in the valleys of the
Fecht and the Lauch. The 119th Landwehr was south of Cernay. In April
the 40th Landwehr (Baden) left the division and was transferred for some
time to the 6th Landwehr Division (Bavarian).
2. The 7th Landwehr Division then contained the 119th, 121st and 123d
Landwehr, to which a fourth regiment was joined, the 126th Landwehr,
formed by drafts from the three others. The division, from then on
exclusively Wurtemberger, from that time held the sector Wattwiller-
Rhone-Rhine Canal (Cernay-Altkirch).
1916.
ALSACE.
1. Cernay-Altkirch sector.
1917.
ALSACE-LORRAINE.
1. The division remained on the Mulhouse front (Cernay-Altkirch) until
February 20, 1917. Relieved on that date and sent to Lorraine (Leintrey-
Badonviller sector), where it replaced the 33d Reserve Division. It was
at this time that the division was decreased to three regiments; its
119th Landwehr and 123d Landwehr were transferred to the 26th Landwehr
Division and it obtained the 122d Reserves from the 54th Reserve
Division.
RUSSIA-VOLHYNIA.
2. The division left the Lorraine front in the middle of May. Entrained
beginning May 14 at Sarrebourg and sent to the Eastern Front via
Nurnberg-Warsaw-Lublin-Kovel-Vladimir Volynski. It took over the
Kisselin sector (Volhynia).
RECRUITING.
From April, 1915 on, the division was entirely composed from men from
Wurtemberg.
VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.
A mediocre division, much reduced by transferring its most energetic
units to active regiments and Wurtemberg reserve regiments and receiving
in exchange older men.
1918.
UKRAINE.
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