VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division is rated as a third-class division. Its morale was on the whole bad. The Polish elements deserted freely. In July pillaging of supply trains was apparently prevalent in the divisional area. Elements of the division refused to fight in the Oise battle in June, and the German command appeared to have confidence in its fighting value.
3d Naval Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1917 | 1918 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry | 4 Nav. | 1 Mar. | Mar. | 1 Mar. |
| 2 Mar. | Inf. Brig. | 2 Mar. | ||
| 3 Mar. | 3 Mar. | |||
| Cavalry | 3 Sqn. 7 Hus. Rgt. | |||
| Artillery | 9 F. A. Rgt. | 2 Matr. F. A. Rgt. | ||
| 925 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| 1234 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| 1292 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| Engineers and Liaisons | 1 Co. Mar. Pion. Btn. | 115 Pion. Btn. | ||
| 3 Co. Mar. Pion. Btn. | 1 Res. Co. 24 Pions. | |||
| 337 Pion. Co. | 293 Signal Command: | |||
| 165 T. M. Co. | 293 Tel. Detch. | |||
| 66 Wireless Detch. | ||||
| Medical and Veterinary | 610 Ambulance Co. | |||
| 2 Mar. Field Hospital. | ||||
| 390 Field Hospital. | ||||
| 569 Vet. Hospital. | ||||
| Transports | 679 M. T. Col. | |||
| Attached | Coast Defense Btn. | |||
HISTORY.
1917.
1. The 3d Naval Division was organized in April, 1917. Its Regiments (1st, 2d, and 3d Naval Infantry) were detached from the Naval Corps, before the constitution of the division, to take part in the attacks upon Steenstraat on April 22, 1915, and on the Somme from September, 1916, to April, 1917. Since its formation the 3d Naval Division has scarcely left the coast.
Flanders.
2. In August, 1917, the 3d Naval Division occupied the sector of Lombartzyde.