Meuse.
6. May 24 it relieved the 22d Division near Beaumont (north of Verdun).
Roye.
7. It was relieved about August 7, and after resting a few days moved up to the Roye region. It was identified in the Bois des Loges August 16; it had relieved the 206th Division. The division remained in line retiring in the face of the Allied advance, but fighting stubbornly, especially near Campagne, Montigny, and Essigny le Grand; at the last-named place it counterattacked violently, but in vain, September 29. It was still in line when the armistice was signed.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The 6th Bavarian is rated as one of the 45 best enemy divisions. It suffered extremely heavy losses, but since it always fought well—though not brilliantly, during 1918—the German High Command sent it as many replacements as it could. The morale has always been good, but quite anti-Prussian.
6th. Bavarian Reserve Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 12 Bav. Res. | 16 Bav. Res. | 12 Bav. Res. | 16 Bav. Res. | 12 Bav. Res. | 16 Bav. Res. | 12 Bav. Res. | 16 Bav. Res. | 12 Bav. Res. | 25 Bav. |
| 17 Bav. Res. | 17 Bav. Res. | 17 Bav. Res. | 17 Bav. Res. | 16 Bav. Res. | ||||||
| 14 Bav. Res. | 20 Bav. Res. | 14 Bav. Res. | 20 Bav. Res. | 14 Bav. Res. | 20 Bav. Res. | 20 Bav. Res. | 20 Bav. Res. | |||
| 21 Bav. Res. | 21 Bav. Res. | 21 Bav. Res. | ||||||||
| Cavalry. | 6 Bav. Res. Cav. Rgt. | 6 Bav. Res. Cav. Rgt. | 6 Bav. Res. Cav. Rgt. | 6 Bav. Res. Cav. Rgt. (? Sqns.) | 3 Sqn. 5 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt. | |||||
| Artillery. | 6 Bav. Res. F. A. Rgt. (9 Btries.). | 6 Bav. Res. F. A. Rgt. | 6 Bav. Res. F. A. Rgt. | 18 Bav. Art. Command: | 18 Bav. Art. Command: | |||||
| 6 Bav. Res. F. A. Regt. | 19 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | |||||||||
| 12 Bav. Ft. A. Btn. | ||||||||||
| 143 Bav. Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 110 Bav. Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 107 Bav. Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 6 Bav. Res. Pion. Co. | 6 Bav. Res. Pion. Co. | 6 Bav. Res. Pion. Co. | (19 Bav.) Pion. Btn.: | 19 Bav. Pion. Btn.: | |||||
| 10 Bav. Res. Pion. Co. | 6 Bav. Res. Pion. Co. | 6 Bav. Res. Pion. Co. | ||||||||
| 206 Bav. T. M. Co. | 7 Bav. Res. Pion. Co. | 7 Bav. Res. Pion. Co. | ||||||||
| 6 Bav. Res. Pont. Engs. | 206 Bav. T. M. Co. | 206 Bav. T. M. Co. | ||||||||
| 6 Bav. Res. Tel. Detch. | 2 Bav. Res. Searchlight Section. | 19 Bav. Searchlight Section. | ||||||||
| 406 Bav. Res. Tel. Detch. | 406 Signal Command: | |||||||||
| 406 Tel. Detch. | ||||||||||
| 144 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 17 Bav. Ambulance Co. | 17 Bav. Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 53 Bav. Field Hospital. | 53 Bav. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 54 Bav. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Transports. | M. T. Col. | 752 M. T. Col. | ||||||||