1918.
1. The 4th Cavalry Division entrained in the Riga region on the 1st of April, 1918, for the Western Front. It detrained at Molsheim in Alsace on April 7, and went into line near the Ban de Sapt (Vosges). The division had recently been reorganized. During April a report was received stating that Lieut Gen. von Krame, commander of the 39th Cavalry Brigade, had been decorated. The division continued to hold the Alsace sector until the armistice.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as fourth class.
5th Guard Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1917 | 1918 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 2 Gd. | 3 Ft. | 2 Gd. | 3 Ft. |
| 3 Gren. | 3 Gren. | |||
| 20. | 20. | |||
| Cavalry. | 1 Sqn. 2 Gd. Uhlan Rgt. | 1 Sqn. 2 Gd. Uhlan Rgt. | ||
| Artillery. | 5 Gd. Art. Command: | 5 Gd. Art. Command: | ||
| 4 Gd. F. A. Rgt. | 4 Gd. F. A. Rgt. | |||
| 1 Abt. 1 Gd. Res. Ft. A. Rgt. | ||||
| 1180 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| 1181 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| 1203 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 100 Pion. Btn.: | 100 Pion. Btn.: | ||
| 4 Gd. Pions. | 4 Gd. Pion. Co. | |||
| 1 Gd. Res. Pion. Co. | 1 Gd. Res. Pion. Co. | |||
| 9 Gd. T. M. Co. | 9 Gd. T. M. Co. | |||
| (?) 28 Searchlight Section. | 195 Searchlight Section. | |||
| 5 Gd. Tel. Detch. | 5 Gd. Signal Command: | |||
| 5 Gd. Tel. Detch. | ||||
| 149 Wireless Detch. | ||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 3 Ambulance Co. | 3 Ambulance Co. | ||
| 8 Field Hospital. | 8 Field Hospital. | |||
| 9 Field Hospital. | 9 Field Hospital. | |||
| Vet. Hospital. | 5 Gd. Vet. Hospital. | |||
| Transports. | M. T. Col. | 680 M. T. Col. | ||
| 680 Divisional M. T. Col. | ||||
| Odd units. | Field Recruit Depot No. 815. | |||
| Attached. | 3 Abt. 43 Res. F. A. Rgt. | |||
| 2 Abt. 3 Bav. Ft. A. Rgt. | ||||
| 2 Abt. 11 Res. Ft. A. Rgt. | ||||
| 2 Abt. 21 Ft. A. Rgt. | ||||
| 3 Btry. 57 Ldw. Ft. A. Rgt. | ||||
| 5 Btry. 57 Ldw. Ft. A. Rgt. | ||||
| 6 Btry. 57 Ldw. Ft. A. Rgt. | ||||
| 10 Btry. 13 Res. Ft. A. Rgt. | ||||
| 11 Btry. 13 Res. Ft. A. Rgt. | ||||
| 6 Btry. 17 Bav. Ft. A. Rgt. | ||||
| 464 Ft. A. Btry. | ||||
| 4 Co. 8 T. M. Btn. | ||||
| 3 Co. 8 T. M. Btn. | ||||
| 1 Co. 5 Road. Const. Btn. No. 72. | ||||
| 3 Co. 166 Labor Btn. | ||||
| 43 Res. Pion. Co. | ||||
| 199 Signal Btn. | ||||
| 307 Signal Btn. | ||||
| 2 Field Signal Co. | ||||
| 60 Balloon Section. | ||||
| 114 Supply Train. | ||||
| 21 Munition Train. | ||||
| 181 Munition Train. | ||||
| 190 Munition Train. | ||||
| 374 Munition Train. | ||||
| 517 Munition Train. | ||||
| 560 Supply Train. | ||||
| 50 Supply Train. | ||||
| 1 Field Bakery. | ||||
HISTORY.
1917.
Organized in February, 1917, from regiments transferred from already existing units (3d Foot Guards, transferred from the 1st Guard Division; 3d Grenadier Guards, transferred from the 2d Guard Division; 20th Infantry, from the 212th Division, previously belonging to the 6th).