1. In February, 1918, the 18th Landwehr Division advanced into the interior of Russia. The 72d Landwehr Regiment was identified between Mohilev and Gomel on February 2. In May the 57th Landwehr Regiment held the very long front from north of Kopys to south of Chklov.
2. In the middle of June the division was in the Orcha region. It was again identified in the region of Mohilev on the 22d of September.
3. There were rumors during October that the division had come to the Woevre, but since the division was never actually identified it is not believed that it left Russia.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as fourth class.
19th Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 37. | 78. | 37. | 78. | 37. | 74. | 37. | 74. | 37. | 74. |
| 91. | 91. | 78. | 78. | 78. | ||||||
| 38. | 73 Fus. | 38. | 73 Fus. | 91. | 91. | 91. | ||||
| 74. | 74. | |||||||||
| Cavalry. | 17 Hus. Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | 17 Hus. Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | 17 Hus. Rgt. (2 Sqns.). | 3 Sqn. 17 Hus. Rgt. | 3 Sqn. 17 Hus. Rgt. | |||||
| Artillery. | 19 Brig.: | 19 Brig.: | 19 Brig.: | 19 Art. Command: | 19 Art. Command: | |||||
| 26 F. A. Rgt. | 26 F. A. Rgt. | 26 F. A. Rgt. | 26 F. A. Rgt. | 26 F. A. Rgt. | ||||||
| 62 F. A. Rgt. | 62 F. A. Rgt. | 62 F. A. Rgt. | 93 Ft. A. Btn. | |||||||
| 740 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 905 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1156 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 1 Pion. Btn. No. 10: | 1 Pion. Btn. No. 10: | (1/10 or 127) Pion. Btn.: | 127 Pion. Btn.: | ||||||
| Field Co. 10 Pions. | 1 Co. 10 Pions. | 1 Co. 10 Pions. | 1 Co. 10 Pions. | |||||||
| 19 Pont. Engs. | 19 T. M. Co. | 5 Co. 10 Pions. | 5 Co. 10 Pions. | |||||||
| 19 Tel. Detch. | 19 Pont. Engs. | 19 T. M. Co. | 19 T. M. Co. | |||||||
| 19 Tel. Detch. | 296 Searchlight Section. | 50 Searchlight Section. | ||||||||
| 19 Tel. Detch. | 19 Signal Command: | |||||||||
| 19 Pont. Engs. | 19 Tel. Detch. | |||||||||
| 4 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 25 Ambulance Co. | 25 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 6 Field Hospital. | 95 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 95 Field Hospital. | 97 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 97 Field Hospital. | 19 Vet. Hospital. | |||||||||
| 19 Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||||
| Transports. | M. T. Col. | 552 M. T. Col. | ||||||||
HISTORY.
(10th Corps District—Hanover and the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg.)