Montdidier.

3. The division moved north by easy stages, and relieved the 6th Bavarian Reserve Division, west of Montdidier, on the 21st. Here it lost near Cantigny (north) heavily while trying to prevent Cantigny from falling to the Americans. It also lost even more heavily during the offensive of August 9, and was pushed back to Dancourt (southwest of Roye). It was withdrawn about the 18th.

St. Quentin.

4. On September 1 it reenforced the front near Voyennes (west of St. Quentin). In the fighting that followed the division was forced back to the Holnon wood (west of St. Quentin); it was withdrawn here about the 20th.

5. On the 30th, it again reenforced the front in the Lehaucourt sector (north of St. Quentin). It was withdrawn on October 11, and dissolved. 168th Regiment was transferred to the 21st Reserve Division. 83d Reserve Regiment was disbanded and drafted to the 22d Division. 87th Reserve Regiment was disbanded and drafted to the 48th Reserve Division.

VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.

Until 1918 the 25th Reserve had been considered a second-class division. It is to be noted, however, that although it was trained in February, the training it received was not in open warfare—not to fit it to become an attack division. Prisoners captured soon after stated that the Germans considered it as little better than “a labor division.” It was not used in any of the offensives made by the Germans, and was not very tenacious on the defense in any sector that was at all active. Moreover, two of the divisions that received replacements from the division when it was disbanded were second class and the other was rated as a fourth-class division. It was probably a third-class division.

25th Landwehr Division.

COMPOSITION.

191619171918
Brigade.Regiment.Brigade.Regiment.Brigade.Regiment.
Infantry.25 Mixed Ldw.13 Ldw.32 Res.13 Ldw.32 Res.13 Ldw.
16 Ldw. 16 Ldw. 16 Ldw.
328 Ldw. 328 Ldw.
Cavalry.2 Sqn. 6 Res. Drag. Rgt.2 Sqn. 6 Res. Drag. Rgt.2 Sqn. 6 Res. Drag. Rgt.
Artillery.254 F. A. Rgt.244 Art. Command:244 Art. Command:
 254 F. A. Rgt. 254 Ldw. F. A. Rgt.
Engineers and Liaisons.407 T. M. Co.425 Pion. Btn.:425 Pion. Btn.:
525 Tel. Detch. 1 Res. Co. 21 Pions. 4 Co. 27 Pions.
 4 Co. 27 Pions. 3 Landst. Co. 6 C. Dist. Pions.
 407 T. M. Co. 12 Searchlight Section.
525 Tel. Detch.525 Signal Command:
 525 Tel. Detch.
 81 Wireless Detch.
Medical and Veterinary. 554 Ambulance Co.554 Ambulance Co.
414 Field Hospital.414 Field Hospital.
6 Ldw. Field Hospital.6 Ldw. Field Hospital.
525 Vet. Hospital.525 Vet. Hospital.
Transports.M. T. Col.M. T. Col.790 M. T. Col.