5. It was engaged north of Ypres and west of Roulers (Westroosebeke) from September 28 to October 5, with very heavy losses. The division was out of line for 10 days and then came back on the 15th southwest of Thourout. The Belgium advance forced it back southeast of Bruges (Oct. 18–19). On the 28th the division was relieved, but was obliged to return to line on November 3 and fought until the armistice.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as second class. It was engaged largely in holding defensive but active sectors on the British front in 1918.
17th Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 33. | 75. | 33. | 75. | 34. | 75. | 34. | 75. | 34. | 75. |
| 76. | 76. | 89 Gren. | 89 Gren. | 89. | ||||||
| 34. | 89 Gren. | 34. | 89 Gren. | 90 Fus. | 90 Fus. | 90. | ||||
| 90 Fus. | 90 Fus. | |||||||||
| Cavalry. | 16 Dragoon Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | 16 Dragoon Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | 4 Sqn. 16 Dragoon Rgt. | 4 Sqn. 16 Drag. Rgt. | ||||||
| Artillery. | 17 Brig.: | 17 Brig.: | 17 Brig.: | 17 Art. Command: | 17 Art. Command: | |||||
| 24 F. A. Rgt. | 24 F. A. Rgt. | 24 F. A. Rgt. | 60 F. A. Rgt. | 60 F. A. Rgt. | ||||||
| 60 F. A. Rgt. | 60 F. A. Rgt. | 60 F. A. Rgt. | 1 Abt. 24 Ft. A. Rgt. (2, 3, and 4 Btries.). | |||||||
| 940 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1329 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1270 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 1 Pion. Btn. No. 9: | 1 Pion. Btn. No. 9: | 126 Pion. Btn.: | 126 Pion. Btn.: | ||||||
| Field Co. 9 Pions. | 1 Co. 9 Pions. | 1 Co. 9 Pions. | 1 Co. 9 Pions. | |||||||
| 17 Tel. Detch. | 17 T. M. Co. | 5 Co. 9 Pions. | 5 Co. 9 Pions. | |||||||
| 17 Pont. Engs. | 17 Pont. Engs. | 17 T. M. Co. | 17 T. M. Co. | |||||||
| 17 Tel. Detch. | 17 Tel. Detch. | 62 Searchlight Section. | ||||||||
| 17 Signal Command: | ||||||||||
| 17 Tel. Detch. | ||||||||||
| 138 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 22 Ambulance Co. | 22 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 84 Field Hospital. | 84 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 89 Field Hospital. | 89 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 17 Vet. Hospital. | 17 Vet. Hospital. | |||||||||
| Transports. | 550 M. T. Col. | 550 M. T. Col. | ||||||||
| Attached. | 13 Anti-Aircraft Sections. | 52 M. G. S. S. Detch. | ||||||||
| 33 Balloon Sqn. | 13 Anti-Aircraft Section. | |||||||||
| 39 Labor Btn. | ||||||||||
HISTORY.
(9th Corps District—Hanseatic cities and Mecklenburg.)
1914.
Upon mobilization, the 17th Division with the 18th Division formed the 9th Army Corps (Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklemburg). It gave its 81st Brigade to the 17th Reserve Division (9th Reserve Corps) (new organization).