HISTORY.
(19th Corps District—Saxony.)
1917.
1. The 45th Landwehr Division was formed on the Eastern Front in April, 1917. The 107th Landwehr Regiment was taken from the 35th Reserve Division; the 133d Landwehr Regiment from the 92d Division; and the 350th Landwehr from the 91st Division, after having been a part of the 88th Division.
Volhynia.
2. Until February, 1917, the 45th Landwehr Division occupied a sector in Volhynia, near the Kovel-Rovno railroad.
VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.
The 45th Landwehr Division has been on the Eastern Front since its formation. It appears to have only a mediocre offensive value.
1918.
Ukraine.
1. In February, 1918, the division advanced toward Kiev. A man of the 133 Landwehr Regiment wrote from the Wolczek Camp (southeast of Kovel) on the 15th of March: “Our regiment continues its march forward. It is said to have suffered heavy losses. We are fighting against the Bolsheviks; the Ukrainians are on our side.” Divisional headquarters were at Poltava in April.
2. In May the three regiments of the division were in the vicinity of Kharkov. The division was again identified here on October 13.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as fourth class.