Cambrai.
3. It was relieved in Flanders and railed via Cambrai to Fins, where it detrained August 31. On September 4 it was in line at Manancourt and Nurlun. It was engaged in heavy fighting until September 25, when it was withdrawn from the battle front southwest of Cambrai after losing 400 prisoners.
Belgium.
4. It reinforced the Ypres battle front at Ledeghem on October 1 and fought there for about one week. It rested out of line a week and returned on October 15 to line east of Gulleghem. Two weeks later it was withdrawn in the Waereghem area.
5. On November 3 the division was again in line at Hermelgem. It was withdrawn within a few days and on the day of the armistice it was considered to be in reserve of the 4th German Army.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as fourth class. Its use in the active Ypres and Cambrai fronts indicates that it should have been rated higher after its reorganization in the summer.
7th Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 13. | 26. | 13. | 26. | 14. | 26. | 14. | 26. | 14. | 26. |
| 66. | 66. | 27. | 165. | 165. | ||||||
| 14. | 27. | 14. | 27. | 165. | 393. | 393. | ||||
| 165. | 165. | |||||||||
| Cavalry. | 10 Hus. Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | 10 Hus. Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | 10 Hus. Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | 2 Sqn. 10 Hus. Rgt. | 2 Sqn. 10 Hus. Rgt. | |||||
| Artillery. | 7 Brig.: | 7 Brig.: | 7 Brig.: | 7 Brig.: | 7 Art. Command: | |||||
| 4 F. A. Rgt. | 4 F. A. Rgt. | 4 F. A. Rgt. | 40 F. A. Rgt. | 40 F. A. Rgt. | ||||||
| 40 F. A. Rgt. | 40 F. A. Rgt. | 40 F. A. Rgt. | 4 Abt. 24 Res. Ft. A. Rgt. | |||||||
| 1244 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1298 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1301 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 1 Pion. Btn. No. 4. | 1 Pion. Btn. No. 4: | 118 Pion. Btn. (formerly 1 Pion. Btn. No. 4): | 4 Pion. Btn.: | ||||||
| Field Co. 4 Pions. | 1 Co. 4 Pions. | 1 Co. 4 Pions. | 1 Co. 4 Pions. | |||||||
| 7 Pont. Engs. | 7 T. M. Co. | 3 Co. 4 Pions. | 3 Co. 4 Pions. | |||||||
| 7 Tel. Detch. | 7 Pont. Engrs. | 7 T. M. Co. | 43 Searchlight Section. | |||||||
| 7 Tel. Detch. | 7 Tel. Detch. | 7 Signal Command: | ||||||||
| 7 Pont. Engs. | 7 Tel. Detch. | |||||||||
| 132 Bav. Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 10 Ambulance Co. | 10 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| Field Hospital. | 37 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 41 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 7 Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||||
| Transports. | M. T. Col. | 540 M. T. Col. | ||||||||
| Attached. | 88 Labor Btn. (5th Co.). | |||||||||