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
1. In February, 1918, the 7th Landwehr Division left the Kisselin region
and advanced into the Ukraine. “We are going into Russia to succor the
Ukrainians,” wrote a man of the 122d Reserve Regiment from the Rovno
region on February 26. On April 1, the 126th Landwehr Regiment was
identified between Kiev and Odessa; along with the 122d Reserve Regiment
it was identified near Odessa on the 9th.
2. On May 11 the division was identified south of Ekaterinoslav and on
the 4th of July at Rostov on the Don.
3. The division was reported to have been sent to the Danube front about
the middle of October, but it was never actually identified there.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as fourth class.
7th Cavalry Division (Dismounted).
COMPOSITION.
───────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────
│ 1918
───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┬───────────────────────
│ Brigade. │ Regiment.
───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┼───────────────────────
Cavalry. │28 Cav. │11 Uhlan.
│ │15 Uhlan.
│ │4 Res. Uhlan.
│30 Cav. │9 Hus.
│ │15 Drag.
│ │25 Drag.
│41 Cav. │26 Drag.
│ │5 Cuirassier.
│ │4 Uhlan.
───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┴───────────────────────
Engineers and Liaisons.│19 Pion. Btn. (1, 2, and 3 Cos.):
│ 6 Cav. Pion. Detch.
│ 312 T. M. Co.
│ 186 Wireless Detch.
───────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────
Medical and Veterinary.│606 Ambulance Co.
───────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────
Odd Units │10 M. G. S. S. Detch. (1, 2, and 3 Cos.).
───────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────
Attached │5 F. A. Rgt. (10 and 11 Btries.).
───────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────
HISTORY.
1918.
1. The division held the Guebwiller (Alsace) sector until the end of
May. It rested in the Saarebourg area until mid-July, when it was railed
to Belgium (Courtrai area).
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