2. On August 7 the 87th Landwehr Regiment and the 436th Landwehr Regiment were joined as infantry under the 21st Landwehr Brigade Staff, Gen. Hoffman, of the 14th Landwehr Division. The 56th Landwehr Regiment was also identified in this region and the division was regarded as reconstituted in October.
3. Later identifications disclosed that the regiments were not forming a division but were acting independently. The division was again classed as dissolved about the middle of October.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as a third-class division.
12th Bavarian Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 22 Bav. | 26 Bav. | 22 Bav. | 26 Bav. | 22 Bav. | 26 Bav. |
| 27 Bav. | 27 Bav. | 27 Bav. | ||||
| 28 Bav. | 28 Bav. | 28 Bav. | ||||
| Cavalry. | 4 Sqn. 7 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt. | 4 Sqn. 7 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt. | 1 Sqn. 7 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt. | |||
| Artillery. | 22 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 22 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 12 Bav. Art. Command: | |||
| 22 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | ||||||
| 8 Bav. Ft. A. Btn. | ||||||
| 136 Light Am. Col. | ||||||
| 137 Light Am. Col. | ||||||
| 138 Light Am. Col. | ||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 22 Bav. Pion. Co. | (12 Bav.) Pion. Btn.: | 12 Bav. Pion. Btn.: | |||
| 22 Bav. Pion. Co. | 22 Bav. Pion. Co. | |||||
| 26 Bav. Pion. Co. | 26 Bav. Pion. Co. | |||||
| 12 Bav. T. M. Co. | 12 Bav. T. M. Co. | |||||
| 12 Bav. Tel. Detch. | 16 Bav. Searchlight Section. | |||||
| 12 Bav. Signal Command: | ||||||
| 12 Bav. Tel. Detch. | ||||||
| 189 Wireless Detch. | ||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 12 Bav. Ambulance Co. | 12 Bav. Ambulance Co. | ||||
| 38 Bav. Field Hospital. | 38 Bav. Field Hospital. | |||||
| 39 Bav. Field Hospital. | 39 Bav. Field Hospital. | |||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 16 Bav. Vet. Hospital. | |||||
| Transports. | M. T. Col. | 692 M. T. Col. | ||||
HISTORY.
(Bavaria.)