The division was rated as third class. Its effectives were greatly reduced and its morale low in October.
241st Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1917 | 1918 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 246. | 472. | 246. | 472. |
| 473. | 473. | |||
| 474. | 474. | |||
| Cavalry. | (?) 5 Sqn. 18 Hus. Rgt. | 2 Sqn. 18 Hus. Rgt. | ||
| Artillery. | 48 F. A. Rgt. | 241 Art. Command: | ||
| 48 F. A. Rgt. | ||||
| 102 Ft. A. Btn. (Staff, 1, 2, and 3 Btries.). | ||||
| 1055, 1061, and 1062 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | (241) Pion. Btn.: | 241 Pion. Btn. | ||
| 373 Pion Co. | 373 Pion. Co. | |||
| 374 Pion. Co. | 374 Pion. Co. | |||
| (441) T. M. Co. | 441 T. M. Co. | |||
| 241 Tel. Detch. | 5 Searchlight Section. | |||
| 241 Signal Command: | ||||
| 241 Tel. Detch. | ||||
| 27 Wireless Detch. | ||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 253 Ambulance Co. | 253 Ambulance Co. | ||
| 206 Field Hospital. | 206 Field Hospital. | |||
| 207 Field Hospital. | 207 Field Hospital. | |||
| Vet. Hospital. | 274 Vet. Hospital. | |||
| Transport. | M. T. Col. | 651 M. T. Col. | ||
HISTORY.
(12th and 19th Corps Districts—Saxony.)
1917.
The 241st Division was formed at the beginning of 1917 and composed of new regiments (type of divisions 231 and following).
The 473d and 574th Infantry Regiments were formed in the camp at Zeithain in January, 1917, by drafts from the 1918 class and the depots and regiments of the 19th Corps District (Saxony). The 472d Infantry Regiment was originally in the 12th Corps District (Dresden) formed in the same way.