VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as third class. Its record of more than eight months’ constant service in line in fairly active sectors indicated considerable power of resistance.
23d Landwehr Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1917 | 1918 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 14 Ldw. | 27 Ldw. | 13 Ldw. | 26 Ldw. |
| 26 Ldw. | 27 Ldw. | |||
| 66 Ldw. | 66 Ldw. | |||
| Cavalry. | (?) | 6 Sqn. 10 Hus. Rgt. | ||
| 43 Res. Cav. Detch. | ||||
| 91 Ldw. Cav. Rgt. (Schutz.). | ||||
| Artillery. | Art. Command: | |||
| 103 F. A. Rgt. | ||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | (423) Pion. Btn.: | 1 Landst. Co. 7 C. Dist. Pions. | ||
| 347 Pion. Co. | 264 Searchlight Section. | |||
| (323) T. M. Co. | 283 Searchlight Section. | |||
| 523 Tel. Detch. | 112 Searchlight Section. | |||
| 523 Signal Command: | ||||
| 523 Tel. Detch. | ||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 558 Ambulance Co. | 558 Ambulance Co. | ||
| 70 Res. Field Hospital. | 99 Field Hospital. | |||
| Vet. Hospital. | 70 Res. Field Hospital. | |||
| 106 Res. Field Hospital. | ||||
| 523 Vet. Hospital. | ||||
| Transports | M. T. Col. | 760 M. T. Col. | ||
HISTORY.
(4th Corps District—Prussian Saxony.)
1917.
1. The 23d Landwehr Division, formed at the end of April, 1917, in the Argonne, was composed of the independent 13th Landwehr Brigade (26th and 27th Landwehr Regiments) and of the 66th Landwehr Regiment taken from the 5th Landwehr Division. This latter division furnished the staff of its infantry brigade (14th Landwehr Brigade).
2. After being assigned to the 23d Landwehr Division, the 13th Landwehr Brigade occupied the sector of Boureuilles north of Vienne la Ville in the Argonne. It was in the Argonne from September 1914.