The division was rated as second class. During 1918 its service was entirely in the area north and south of the Somme, where it saw a great deal of heavy fighting.
21st Landwehr Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1917 | 1918 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 11 Ldw. | 20 Ldw. | 11 Ldw. | 20 Ldw. |
| 35 Ldw. | 35 Ldw. | |||
| 435 Ldw. | 435 Ldw. | |||
| Cavalry. | 4 Sqn. 6 Cuirassier Rgt. | 4 Sqn. 6 Cuirassier Rgt. | ||
| Artillery. | Art. Command: | (?) | ||
| 253 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. | ||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | (421) Pion. Btn.: | 414 Pion. Btn.: | ||
| 1 Landst. Co. 14 C. Dist. Pions. | 1 Ldw. Co. 3 C. Dist. Pions. | |||
| 406 T. M. Co. | 1 Landst. Co. 15 C. Dist. Pions. | |||
| 521 Tel. Detch. | 80 Searchlight Section. | |||
| 521 Signal Command: | ||||
| 521 Tel. Detch. | ||||
| 175 Wireless Detch. | ||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 553 Ambulance Co. | 553 Ambulance Co. | ||
| 54 Res. Field Hospital. | 54 Res. Field Hospital. | |||
| 105 Res. Field Hospital. | ||||
| Vet. Hospital. | ||||
| Transports. | 797 M. T. Col. | 797 M. T. Col. | ||
HISTORY.
(20th and 35th Landwehr Regiments: 3d Corps District—Brandenburg. 435th Landwehr: Mixed—11th and 14th Corps Districts.)
1917.
Belgium.
1. The 21st Landwehr Division was formed in April, 1917, by the addition of the 435th Regiment to the two regiments of the 11th Landwehr Brigade. This brigade, until then independent, had come to Belgium the 2d of August, 1914, had detached certain of its elements in Picardy, from the end of September to the end of November, and had fought near Ypres in November and December. From March to October, 1915, it acted as garrison at Brussels and Antwerp. At the end of December, 1915, it reappeared on the Belgian front between Dixmude and Ypres (from Steenstraat to the Ypres-Zonnebeke road).