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
6. On October 9, it reinforced the front near Orfeuil (southwest of
Vouziers).
7. On October 28, the division was moved eastward to Boult, so as to
help to hinder the American advance. It was still in line on November
11.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
After the division’s participation in the battle of the Aisne, Lieut.
Gen. Loeb, its commander, was awarded the order Pour le Mérite. Again,
the German communiqué of September 2 spoke highly of the fighting of the
56th Reserve Regiment. A captured regimental order mentions the fact
that there had been many cases of the grippe. The division suffered such
severe losses that most of the men from the 47th Reserve Division,
dissolved in July, were sent to it. Nevertheless, the battalions were
reduced to three companies in August. Despite its subsequent heavy
losses (the 159th Regiment was reduced to 600 men, and the other
regiment to about the same size), the division is still considered as
being first class.
14th Landwehr Division.
COMPOSITION.
─────────────┬─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────
│ 1915 │ 1916
─────────────┼──────────────┬──────────────┼──────────────┬──────────────
│ Brigade. │ Regiment. │ Brigade. │ Regiment.
─────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────
Infantry. │21 Ldw. │10 Ldw. │21 Ldw. │10 Ldw.
│ │38 Ldw. │ │38 Ldw.
│ │101 Ldw. │46 Ldw. │101 Ldw.
│ │103 Ldw. │ │103 Ldw.
─────────────┼──────────────┴──────────────┼──────────────┴──────────────
Cavalry. │ │93 Cav. Regt.
│ │
│ │
─────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────
Artillery. │82 F. A. Rgt. (1 Ers. Abt.). │217 F. A. Rgt.
│ │
│ │908 F. A. Btry.
─────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────
Engineers and│ │1 Ers. Co. 23 Pions.
Liaisons. │ │
│ │314 T. M. Co.
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
─────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────
Medical and │ │
Veterinary.│ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
─────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────
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