COMPOSITION.
| 1914–15 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 19 Ldw. | 19 Ldw. | 20 Ldw. | 19 Ldw. | 19 Ldw. | 47 Ldw. | 19 Ldw. | 47 Ldw. |
| 47 Ldw. | 47 Ldw. | 57 Ldw. | 57 Ldw. | |||||
| 72 Ldw. | 28 Ldw. | 133 Ldw. | 72 Ldw. | 72 Ldw. | ||||
| 133 Ldw. | 57 Ldw. | |||||||
| 72 Ldw. | ||||||||
| Cavalry. | Ers. Sqn. 1 Horse Jag. Rgt. | Ers. Sqn. 12 Drag. Rgt. | 4 Sqn. 4 Drag. Rgt. | |||||
| Ers. Sqn. 1 Uhlan Rgt. | Ers. Sqn. 2 Uhlan Rgt. | |||||||
| Artillery. | 5 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. | Art. Command: | 5 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. | |||||
| 835 F. A. Btry. | 5 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. | |||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 2 Res. Co. 1 Pions. | 43 Pion. Btn.: | 2 Landst. Co. 3 C. Dist. Pions. | |||||
| 344 Pion. Co. | 2 Res. Co. 1 Pions. | 117 Searchlight Section. | ||||||
| 166 T. M. Co. | 344 Pion. Co. | 518 Signal Command: | ||||||
| 166 T. M. Co. | 518 Tel. Detch. | |||||||
| 218 Searchlight Section. | ||||||||
| Tel. Detch. | ||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 258 Ambulance Co. | 258 Ambulance Co. | ||||||
| 296 Field Hospital. | 305 Field Hospital. | |||||||
| 305 Field Hospital. | 18 Ldw. Field Hospital. | |||||||
| 18 Ldw. Field Hospital. | 130 Vet. Hospital. | |||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||
| Transports. | 534 M. T. Col. | |||||||
| Odd Units. | Cyclist Co. | 60 Cyclist Co. | ||||||
| Attached. | 43 Labor Btn. | 43 Labor Btn. | ||||||
HISTORY.
(47th Landwehr Regiment: 5th Corps district.—Posen.) (57th Landwehr Regiment: 7th Corps district.—Westphalia.) (72d Landwehr Regiment: 4th Corps district.—Prussian Saxony.)
1914–15.
Russia.
1. The 18th Landwehr Division is the former Bredow Division.
Poland.
2. After being engaged in September, 1914, in the battle of the Mazurian Lakes, the Bredow Division fought in the Polish campaign: Battle of Warsaw (Oct. 9–19, 1914); battles on the Rawka (Oct. 22–28); near Czenstochow (Nov. 10-Dec. 15); between Pilica and Nidi, in the mountainous region of Kielce (December, 1914, to July, 1915).
3. In the middle of July, 1915, the division was in action near Sienno and before Ivangorod (breaking of the Russian front), crossed the Vistula (end of July), was in action between the Vistula and the Bug (Aug. 8–18), and advanced in action as far as Slonim and the Upper Chtchara (September). The front becoming stabilized in this area, the Bredow Division took up its position southeast of Novo-Grudok (near Goroditche in October and November). At the end of November it went into the sector southeast of Liakhovitchi (south of Baranovitchi). The number 18 appears to be given to the Bredow Division in December.