5. It moved to Douai and rested until its return to line near Ecoust on night of August 30–31 to resist the British attack. Before its withdrawal on the 11th it had lost nearly 900 prisoners.
Lens.
6. The division rested at Cambrai during September and reentered the Lens sector on October 2. During October it was engaged at Noyelles (11th), Wattines (19th), and Rumignies (21st). It appears to have been out of line for a few days, returning on the night of November 3–4 west of Orsinval. It was at Wargnies le Petit (5th), St. Waast la Vallee (6th), Bavai (7th), northeast of Taisnieres (9th), and Villers St. Guislain (11th).
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as second class. It appears to have been used principally as a sector-holding division on moderately active fronts.
12th Landwehr Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 55 Ldw. | 87 Ldw. (1 and 4 Btns. 87 Ldw. and 5 Btn. 76 Ldw. Rgt.). | 55 Ldw. | 87 Ldw. | 55 Ldw. | 56 Ldw. | 87 Ldw. | |
| 99 Ldw. (4 Btn.). | 99 Ldw. (4th Btn.). | 87 Ldw. | ||||||
| 82 Ldw. | 40 Ldw. | 82 Ldw. | 40 Ldw. | 435 Ldw. (include 4th Btn. 99 Ldw. Rgt.). | ||||
| 56 Ldw. | 56 Ldw. | |||||||
| Gd. Jag. Btn. | Gd. Jag. Btn. | |||||||
| Gd. Rifle Btn. | Gd. Rifle Btn. | |||||||
| 14 Jag. Btn. | 9 Jag. Btn. | |||||||
| Cavalry. | 2 Sqn. 7 Res. Dragoon Rgt. | 1 Sqn. 9 Res. Hus. Rgt. | ||||||
| Artillery. | 1 Ers. Abt. 14 F. A. Rgt. | 30 Res. F. A. Rgt. | Art. Command: | 252 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. | ||||
| 1 Ers. Abt. 30 F. A. Rgt. | 1 Mountain A. Btry. | 12 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. | 2 Bav. Ldw. Ft. A. Btn. (2d Btry.). | |||||
| 9 Mountain A. Btry. | ||||||||
| 11 Mountain A. Btry. | ||||||||
| 18 Mountain A. Btry. | ||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | (?) 2 Ldw. Pion. Co. (14 C. Dist.). | 412 Pion. Btn.: | 415 Pion. Btn.: | |||||
| 312 T. M. Co. | 1 Ldw. Co. 4 Pions. | 1 Ldw. Co. 4 C. Dist. Pions. | ||||||
| 2 Ldw. Co. 14 Pions. | Landst. Ers. Co. 8 C. Dist. Pions. | |||||||
| 2 Ldw. Co. 16 Pions. | 75 Searchlight Section. | |||||||
| 312 T. M. Co. | 478 Signal Command: | |||||||
| 268 Searchlight Section. | 478 Tel. Detch. | |||||||
| 512 Tel. Detch. | 140 Wireless Detch. | |||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 564 Ambulance Co. | 564 Ambulance Co. | ||||||
| 568 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 14 Ldw. Field Hospital. | ||||||||
| 15 Ldw. Field Hospital. | ||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||
| Transports. | M. T. Col. | |||||||
| Attached. | 58 Art. Survey Section. | |||||||
| 5 Labor Btn. | ||||||||
| 63 Labor Btn. | ||||||||
| 227, 228, and 251 Heavy M. G. Detch. | ||||||||
HISTORY.
(56th Landwehr Regiment: 7th Corps District-Westphalia. 87th Landwehr Regiment: 18th Corps District-Hesse. 436th Landwehr Regiment: 15th Corps District-Alsace.)