Meuse-Argonne.
7. The division rested nearly a month at Audun la Roman after October 22. The 7th Saxon Jaeger Regiment from the dissolved 197th Division had replaced the dissolved 472d Regiment when it appeared in line on November 5 east of the Meuse. The last identification was at Murvaux on November 7.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as fourth class. Its heavy losses of prisoners indicate its poor quality.
242d Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1917 | 1918 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 242. | 127. | 242. | 127. |
| 475. | 475. | |||
| 476. | 476. | |||
| Cavalry. | 2 Sqn. Wurtt. Res. Drag. Rgt. | 2 Sqn. Wurtt. Res. Drag. Rgt. | ||
| Artillery. | Art. Command: | 242 Art. Command: | ||
| 281 F. A. Regt. | 281 F. A. Regt. | |||
| 3 Abt. 13 Ft. A. Rgt. (9 and 10 Btries.). | ||||
| 751 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| 1091 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| 1105 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 39 Pion. Btn.: | 242 Pion. Btn.: | ||
| 375 Pion. Co. | 375 Pion. Co. | |||
| 376 Pion. Co. | 376 Pion. Co. | |||
| 442 T. M. Co. | 442 T. M. Co. | |||
| 242 Tel. Detch. | 242 Signal Command: | |||
| 76 Wireless Detch. | ||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 32 Ambulance Co. | 32 Ambulance Co. | ||
| 208 Field Hospital. | 208 Field Hospital. | |||
| 503 Field Hospital. | 503 Field Hospital. | |||
| 275 Vet. Hospital. | 275 Vet. Hospital. | |||
| Transport | M. T. Col. | 652 M. T. Col. | ||
| Attached | 78 M. G. S. S. Detch. | |||
| 14 Art. Observation Section. | ||||
| 221 Reconnaissance Flight. | ||||
| 17 Balloon Sqn. | ||||
| 243 Carrier Pigeon Loft. | ||||
| Elements attached, June 7, 1918. (German document.) | ||||
HISTORY.
(13th Corps District—Wurttemberg.)