Arras-Cambrai.
3. In two weeks the division was heavily engaged in the Arras battle. It was relieved on September 9, after losing more than 700 prisoners. The division rested in the Cambrai area until September 22, when it relieved the 1st Guard Reserve Division north of Moeuvres. It was withdrawn on September 30.
Belgium.
4. The division entrained at Solesmes on October 5 and detrained at Mouscron. It remained here until October 14, when it moved to Deerlyck, and on the 17th elements counterattacked between Courtrai and Harlebeke. It was engaged until its relief on October 29 by the 49th Reserve Division northwest of Anseghem. The division was considered to be in reserve of the 10th German Army at the time of the armistice.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as fourth class. Its use on the Cambrai and Belgium fronts in September and October indicate that it might have been considered a third-class division after its reorganization.
8th Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 15. | 36 Fus. | 15. | 36 Fus. | 16. | 72. | 16. | 72. | 16. | 72. |
| 93. | 93. | 93. | 93. | 93. | ||||||
| 16. | 72. | 16. | 72. | 153. | 153. | 153. | ||||
| 153. | 153. | |||||||||
| Cavalry. | 10 Hus. Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | 10 Hus. Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | 10 Hus. Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | 10 Hus. Rgt. ( Sqns.). | 5 Sqns. 10 Hus. Rgt. | |||||
| Artillery. | 8 Brig.: | 8 Brig.: | 8 Brig.: | 8 Art. Command: | 8 Art. Command: | |||||
| 74 F. A. Rgt. | 74 F. A. Rgt. | 74 F. A. Rgt. | 74 F. A. Rgt. | 74 F. A. Rgt. | ||||||
| 75 F. A. Rgt. | 75 F. A. Rgt. | 75 F. A. Rgt. | 1 Abt. 1 Res. Ft. A. Rgt. | |||||||
| 815 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 983 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1247 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 1 Pion. Btn. No. 4: | 1 Pion. Btn. No. 4: | 118 Pion. Btn. or 1 Pion. Btn. No. 4: | 118 Pion. Btn.: | ||||||
| Field Co. 4 Pions. | 2 Co. 4 Pions. | 2 Co. 4 Pions. | 2 Co. 4 Pions. | |||||||
| 8 Pont. Engs. | 8 T. M. Co. | 5 Co. 4 Pions. | 5 Co. 4 Pions. | |||||||
| 8 Tel. Detch. | 8 Pont. Engs. | 8 T. M. Co. | 8 T. M. Co. | |||||||
| 8 Tel. Detch. | 8 Tel. Detch. | 95 Searchlight Section. | ||||||||
| 8 Signal Command: | ||||||||||
| 8 Tel. Detch. | ||||||||||
| 95 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | Ambulance Co. | 11 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 31 Field Hospital. | 36 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 39 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 8 Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||||
| Transports. | M. T. Col. | |||||||||
| Attached. | 72 Anti-Aircraft Section. | 72 Anti-Aircraft Section. | ||||||||
| 7 Balloon Sqn. | ||||||||||