2. It took part in the initial attack and by the 22d had reached Boursies. On the following day, the division advanced through Hermies to Ruyaulcourt and was relieved in the evening. The division rested until April 6 when it came into line north of Hangard where it was engaged until April 19, when the 19th Division relieved it. The division suffered very heavily from artillery and machine gun fire in this sector.
3. The division was at rest until May 1, when it returned to the front south of the Somme, relieving the 1st Division. About the 24th of May the division sideslipped north and took the sector astride the Somme. It was relieved about the middle of June.
Second Battle of the Marne.
4. The division rested in the Cambrai area undergoing training. It left Cambrai about July 19 and was engaged west of Fere en Tardenois on July 24. The division took part in the fighting on the Aisne until about September 5. It passed to second line for about two weeks and returned to line at Pinon on September 20. Until the armistice, it was constantly engaged in resisting the Allied advance. It was identified at Verneuil (Oct. 19), Chalaudry (21st), Mortiers (26th), Crecy (28th), and south of Landouzy on November 7.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as third class. It was used as an attack division in March, but thereafter was engaged entirely on the defensive. It appears to have resisted as well as the average German division.
24th Landwehr Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1917 | 1918[[16]] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 9 Landwehr. | 24 Landwehr. | 24 Landwehr. | |
| 48 Landwehr. | 48 Landwehr. | |||
| 427. | ||||
| Artillery. | Art. Command: | |||
| 250 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. | ||||
[16]. The 24th Landwehr Division is considered as dissolved.