The division was rated as a third-class division. At no time in 1918 did it distinguish itself, especially not in the Lys battle. Before the July 18 attack, the infantry effectives of the division numbered about 3,200. In October the battalions were reduced to three companies.
4th Landwehr Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918[[4]] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 22 Ldw. | 11 Ldw. | 22 Ldw. | 11 Ldw. | 22 Ldw. | 11 Ldw. | 22 Ldw. | 11 Ldw. | 22 Ldw. | (?) |
| 51 Ldw. | 51 Ldw. | 51 Ldw. | 23 Ldw. | 23 Ldw. | ||||||
| 23 Ldw. | 22 Ldw. | 23 Ldw. | 22 Ldw. | 23 Ldw. | 22 Ldw. | 51 Ldw. | 51 Ldw. | |||
| 23 Ldw. | 23 Ldw. | 23 Ldw. | 404. | |||||||
| Cavalry. | Ers. Cav. Rgt. of the 4 Ldw. Div. (4 Sqns.). | Ers. Cav. Rgt. of the 4 Ldw. Div. | Ers. Cav. Rgt. of the 4 Ldw. Div. | 3 Sqn. 4 Drag. Rgt. | ||||||
| 2 Ldw. Cav. Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | ||||||||||
| Artillery. | 4 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. (Ers. Abtls. 6, 42, and 56 F. A. Rgt.). | 4 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. | 4 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. | Art. Command: | 4 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. (Staff, 2 Abt. Staff and 5 and 6 Btries.). | |||||
| 4 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. (9 Btries.). | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 1 Ers. Co. 6 Pions. | 1 Ers. Co. 6 Pions. | 1 Ers. Co. 6 Pions. | (404) Pion. Btn.: | 2 Ers. Co. 6 Pions. | |||||
| 2 Ers. Co. 6 Pions. | 1 Ers. Co. 6 Pions. | 504 Signals Command: | ||||||||
| 304 T. M. Co. | 2 Ers. Co. 6 Pions. | 504 Tel. Detch. | ||||||||
| 304 T. M. Co. | ||||||||||
| 25 Light Fortress Searchlight Section. | ||||||||||
| 323 and 332 Searchlight Sections. | ||||||||||
| Tel. Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 236 Ambulance Co. | 236 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 19 Ldw. Field Hospital. | 19 Ldw. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 20 Ldw. Field Hospital. | 504 Vet. Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||||
| Transport. | 785 T. M. Co. | |||||||||
| Attached. | 21 Mixed Ers. Brig. (21, 22, 23, 24, and 78, Brig. Ers. Btns.) Dis. in Sept. | 7th Munster Landst. Inf. Btn. (7 C. Dist. Batn. No. 69) arrived from 3 Ldw. Div. | ||||||||
[4]. The elements below are those grouped in the 4th Landwehr Division Postal Zone. Other elements belonging to the 4th Landwehr Division but operating in other sectors (Nov. 13) are listed as attached to the divisions they are operating under.
HISTORY.
(Sixth District—Silesia.)
1914.
At the beginning of the war the 4th Landwehr Division, with the 3d Landwehr Division, formed the 2d Landwehr Corps (former 7th Landwehr Corps), which was engaged on the Eastern Front.