8. It arrived in an area northeast of Fourmies on October 23 and was still there on the 26th. No later identification was secured.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as a third-class division. Its conduct in the March offensive and in the defensive in August and October was above the average and would warrant a higher rating.
24th Reserve Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 47 Res. | 104 Res. | 47 Res. | 104 Res. | 48 Res. | 104 Res. | 48 Res. | 104 Res. | 48 Res. | 104 Res. |
| 106 Res. | 106 Res. | 107 Res. | 107 Res. | 107 Res. | ||||||
| 13 Res. Jag. Btn. | 13 Res. Jag. Btn. | 133 Res. | 133 Res. | 133 Res. | ||||||
| 48 Res. | 107 Res. | 48 Res. | 107 Res. | |||||||
| 133 Res. | 133 Res. | |||||||||
| Cavalry. | Saxon Res. Hus. Rgt. | Saxon Res. Hus. Rgt. | 3 Sqn. Saxon Res. Hus. Rgt. | 3 Sqn. Saxon Res. Hus. Rgt. | 3 Sqn. 18 Res. Hus. Rgt. (Saxon). | |||||
| Artillery. | 24 Res. F. A. Rgt. (9 Btries.). | 24 Res. F. A. Rgt. | 24 Res. F. A. Rgt. (6 Btries.). | 120 Art. Command: | 120 Art. Command: | |||||
| 40 Res. F. A. Rgt. (6 Btries.). | 40 Res. F. A. Rgt. (9 Btries.). | 68 F. A. Rgt. | ||||||||
| 5 Btry. 7 Res. Ft. A. Rgt. | ||||||||||
| 64 (Saxon) Ft. A. Btn. | ||||||||||
| 1115 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1116 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1117 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | Res. Co. 2 Pion. Btn. No. 12. | 3 Res. Co. 12 Pions. | 324 Pion. Btn.: | 324 Pion. Btn.: | ||||||
| 24 Res. Pont. Engs. | 4 Res. Co. 12 Pions. | 5 Res. Co. 12 Pions. | 1 Res. Co. 12 Pions. | |||||||
| 24 Res. Tel. Detch. | 224 T. M. Co. | 6 Res. Co. 12 Pions. | 6 Res. Co. 12 Pions. | |||||||
| 24 Res. Pont. Engs. | 224 T. M. Co. | 126 Searchlight Section. | ||||||||
| 24 Res. Tel. Detch. | 424 Tel. Detch. | 424 Signal Command: | ||||||||
| 424 Tel. Detch. | ||||||||||
| 138 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 271 Ambulance Co. | 271 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 1 Res. Field Hospital. | 1 Res. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 424 Vet. Hospital. | 7 Res. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 424 Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||||
| Transports. | M. T. Col. | 722 M. T. Col. | ||||||||
| Attached. | 28 Labor Btn. | 50 M. G. S. S. Detch. | ||||||||
| 207 Reconnaissance Flight. | ||||||||||
| 50 Balloon Sqn. | ||||||||||
| 17 Sound Ranging Section. | ||||||||||
| 40 Art. Observation Section. | ||||||||||
| (Elements attached June, 1918. German document, June 15–16, 1918.) | ||||||||||
HISTORY.
(19th Corps District—Saxony.)
1914.
1. The 24th Reserve Division (12th Reserve Corps with the 33d Reserve Division) belonged at the outbreak of the war to the 3d German Army (Von Hausen).