VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The only aggressive action of the division on the Western Front during 1918 was a raid carried out by a battalion against the French lines in the La Gaune woods (southwest of Moreuil) early in May; it was not a success, and it is estimated that practically the whole attacking force was wiped out. The 6th Reserve is rated as a third-class division.
6th Bavarian Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 11 Bav. | 10 Bav. | 11 Bav. | 10 Bav. | 11 Bav. | 10 Bav. | 11 Bav. | 10 Bav. | 11 Bav. | 6 Bav. |
| 13 Bav. | 13 Bav. | 13 Bav. | 6 Bav. | 10 Bav. | ||||||
| 12 Bav. | 6 Bav. | 12 Bav. | 6 Bav. | 12 Bav. | 6 Bav. | 13 Bav. | 13 Bav. | |||
| 11 Bav. | 11 Bav. | 11 Bav. | ||||||||
| Cavalry. | 2 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt. | 2 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt. | 2 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt. (2 Sqns.) | 2 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt. (3d Sqn.) | 3 Sqn. 2 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt. | |||||
| Artillery. | 6 Bav. Brig.: | 6 Bav. Brig.: | 6 Bav. Brig.: | 6 Bav. Art. Command: | 6 Bav. Art. Command: | |||||
| 3 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 3 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 3 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 8 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 3 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | ||||||
| 8 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 8 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 8 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 2 Abt. 1 Bav. Res. Ft. A. Rgt. | |||||||
| 115 Bav. Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 142 Bav. Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 169 Bav. Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 2 and 3 Field Cos. 3 Bav. Pion. Btn. | 2 and 3 Field Cos. 3 Bav. Pion. Btn. | 2 Field Co. 3 Bav. Pion. Btn. | (?) Bav. Pion. Btn.: | 6 Bav. Pion. Btn.: | |||||
| 6 Bav. Pont. Engs. | 6 Bav. T. M. Co. | 11 Bav. Pion. Co. | 11 Bav. Pion. Co. | |||||||
| 6 Bav. Tel. Detch. | 6 Bav. Pont. Engs. | 12 Bav. Pion. Co. | 12 Bav. Pion. Co. | |||||||
| 6 Bav. Tel. Detch. | 6 Bav. T. M. Co. | 6 Bav. T. M. Co. | ||||||||
| z (42) Searchlight Section. | 6 Bav. Searchlight Section. | |||||||||
| 6 Bav. Tel. Detch. | 6 Bav. Signal Command: | |||||||||
| 6 Bav. Tel. Detch. | ||||||||||
| 101 Bav. Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 7 Bav. Ambulance Co. | 7 Bav. Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| Field Hospital. | 20 Bav. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 6 Bav. Vet. Hospital. | 24 Bav. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 6 Bav. Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||||
| Transports. | M. T. Col. | 686 M. T. Col. | ||||||||
| Attached. | 46 Bav. Anti-Aircraft Section. | |||||||||
HISTORY.
(Upper Palatinate and part of Lower Bavaria.)
1914.
Lorraine.
1. In August, 1914, the 6th Bavarian Division with the 5th Bavarian Division constituted the 3d Bavarian Corps and was part of the 6th Bavarian Army (Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria). One of its brigades, the 11th, detrained, beginning August 4, at Remilly as a covering force. August 20 the division fought on the right of the 5th Bavarian Division at Prevecourt and Delme. They crossed the French frontier with this division on the 22d and were engaged the 25th at Maixe on the Sanon and north of Luneville during the first days of September. Also with the 5th Bavarian Division, it was near Champenoux September 8, at the time of the attack against Nancy until the 11th, and then retreated.