VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as third class. Its morale was mediocre, and its effectives few during the latter half of 1918.
239th Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1917 | 1918 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 239. | 466. | 239. | 466. |
| 467. | 467. | |||
| 468. | 468. | |||
| Cavalry. | 4 Sqn. 9 Drag. Rgt. | 4 Sqn. 9 Drag. Rgt. | ||
| Artillery. | Art. Command: | 55 F. A. Rgt. | ||
| 55 F. A. Rgt. | 78 Ft. A. Btn. | |||
| 909 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| 1239 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| 1293 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | (239) Pion. Btn.: | 239 Pion. Btn.: | ||
| 369 Pion. Co. | 369 Pion. Co. | |||
| 370 Pion. Co. | 370 Pion. Co. | |||
| 439 T. M. Co. | 439 T. M. Co. | |||
| 239 Tel. Detch. | 89 Searchlight Section. | |||
| 237 Searchlight Section. | ||||
| 239 Signal Command: | ||||
| 239 Tel. Detch. | ||||
| 11 Wireless Detch. | ||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 251 Ambulance Co. | 251 Ambulance Co. | ||
| 199 Field Hospital. | 199 Field Hospital. | |||
| 200 Field Hospital. | 200 Field Hospital. | |||
| Vet. Hospital. | 239 Vet. Hospital. | |||
| Transport. | M. T. Col. | 649 M. T. Col. | ||
HISTORY.
(466th Infantry Regiment: 11th Corps District—Electorate of Hesse. 407th Infantry Regiment: 11th Corps District—Thuringia. 468th Infantry Regiment: 18th Corps District—Hesse—Nassau.)
1917.
The 239th Division belonged to the series of 12 divisions (231st to 242d) formed in Germany at the beginning of 1917, a strong proportion (50 per cent) of the 1918 class. It includes the 466th, 467th, and 468th Infantry Regiments recruited from the 11th and 18th Corps Districts (Electorate of Hesse, Thuringia, and Hesse-Nassua, and the Grand Duchy of Hesse).
1. From the beginning of January, 1917, to the middle of February, the 239th Division was in the training camps Ohrdruf and of Darmstadt. It entrained on February 17 and went to Rethel. It continued its training for some time behind the Champagne front.