Sector of the coast and sea front. The staff of the 2d Naval Division remained in charge of the coast sector. 1918. 1. In early March the division was relieved in its sector southeast of Nieuport and took over the coast sector from the 3d Naval Division. Elements of the division reinforced the German attacking forces north of Bixschoote on April 17. 2. After October 15, the division retreated toward Ostend and Maldeghem. It was last identified at Wachtebeke on November 2. On the day of the armistice it was considered to be in reserve of the 4th Army. VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE. The division was rated as fourth class. 3d Guard Division.[2] COMPOSITION. ─────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────┬─────────────────── │ 1914 │ 1915 │ 1916 ─────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬───────── │Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment. ─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼───────── Infantry. │5 Gd. │5 Ft. │5 Gd. │5 Ft. │6 Gd. │Gd. Fus. │ │5 Gren. │ │5 Gren. │ │Lehr Rgt. │6 Gd. │Gd. Fus. │6 Gd. │Gd. Fus. │ │9 Gren. │ │Lehr Rgt.│ │Lehr Rgt.│ │ │ (Instruction.) │ │ │ │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴───────── Cavalry. │Gd. Res. Uhlan Rgt.│ │Gd. Res. Uhlan Rgt. │ │ │ (?Sqns.). │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Artillery. │5 Gd. F. A. Rgt. │3 Brig.: │3 Brig.: │6 Gd. F. A. Rgt. │ 5 Gd. F. A. Rgt. │ 5 Gd. F. A. Rgt. │ │ │ │(Formed of the │ 6 Gd. F. A. Rgt. │ 6 Gd. F. A. Rgt. │ Juterbog │ │ │ Instruction Rgt.)│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Engineers and│ │(?) Pion. Co. │(?) Pion. Co. Liaisons. │ │ │ │ │3 Gd. Pont. Engs. │3 Gd. T. M. Co. │ │3 Gd. Tel. Detch. │3 Gd. Pont. Engs. │ │ │3 Gd. Tel. Detch. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │