HISTORY.
(24th and 48th Landwehr Regiments: 3d Corps District—Brandenburg.)
1917.
Russia.
1. The 24th Landwehr Division was formed on the Eastern Front about October, 1917, by the transformation of the 9th Landwehr Brigade (24th and 48th Landwehr Regiments).
This brigade, after forming a part of the war garrison of Koenigsberg (August, 1914), then of the Sommer Division, had gone over to the new 10th Landwehr Division in 1915.
Becoming independent, it held the sector of Lake Svir until September, 1915.
Spiagla.
2. Made up of the 24th and 48th Landwehr Regiments, to which was temporarily joined the 427th Infantry Regiment coming from the 205th Division, the 24th Landwehr Division occupied the sector south of Lake Narotch-Spiagla until February, 1918.
VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.
The 24th Landwehr Division is of mediocre quality.
1918.
1. In January, 1918, the division was reduced to two regiments, the 427th Regiment having been sent to the Western Front.
Livonia.
2. In March the division advanced into Russia and was identified about the middle of May in the Ostrov-Reijitsa region. The 427th Regiment was dissolved, but the 48th Landwehr Regiment was identified in Russia on the 19th of September. It seems possible that the divisional staff was also disbanded and that the 9th Landwehr Brigade, with the 48th Landwehr Regiment under its orders, again became independent.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as fourth class.