3. The division was relieved by the 6th Cavalry Division during the night of July 27–28 and went to rest in the Vosges.
4. About October 3 the division relieved the 30th Bavarian Reserve Division near Aspach le Bas.
Woevre.
5. It was withdrawn from this sector soon afterwards to be thrown in to meet the American advance east of the Meuse, being identified west of Flabas October 16. They lost heavily, staying in until the armistice.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The 1st Landwehr is rated as a third-class division. Still, although many of its younger men were sent to other divisions just before it came to the western front, it did rather well, its commanding officer having been promoted after its participation in the battle of the Lys, and the division as a whole having been lauded several times in the official communiques.
1st Bavarian Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 1 Bav. | Body Inf. | 1 Bav. | 1 Bav. | 2 Bav. | 2 Bav. | 1 Bav. | 2 Bav. | 1 Bav. | 1 Bav. |
| 1 Bav. | 2 Bav. | 2 Bav. | 1 Bav. | 1 Bav. | 2 Bav. | |||||
| 2 Bav. | 2 Bav. | 24 Bav. | 24 Bav. | 24 Bav. | 24 Bav. | |||||
| 16 Bav. | ||||||||||
| Cavalry. | 8 Bav. Light Cav. | 8 Bav. Light Cav. (3 Sqns). | 8 Bav. Light Cav. (2d and 3d Sqns). | 2 Sqn. 8 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt. | ||||||
| Artillery. | 1 Bav. Brig.: | 1 Bav. Brig.: | 1 Bav. Brig.: | 1 Bav. Art. Command: | 1 Bav. Art. Command: | |||||
| 1 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 1 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 1 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 1 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 1 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | ||||||
| 7 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 7 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 7 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 9 Bav. Ft. A. Btn. | |||||||
| 123 Bav. Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 146 Bav. Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 158 Bav. Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 1 Bav. Eng. Btn. (1st and 3d Field Cos.). | 1 Bav. Eng. Btn. (1 and 3 Field Cos.): | 1 Bav. Eng. Btn. (1 and 3 Field Cos.): | 1 and 3 Bav. Pion. Cos. | 1 Bav. Pion. Btn.: | |||||
| 1 Bav. Pontoon Engs. | 1 Bav. T. M. Co. | 1 Bav. T. M. Co. | 1 Bav. Pion. Co. | |||||||
| 1 Bav. Tel. Detch. | 1 Bav. Pontoon Engs. | 1 Bav. Searchlight Section. | 3 Bav. Pion. Co. | |||||||
| 1 Bav. Tel. Detch. | 1 Bav. Tel. Detch. | 1 Bav. T. M. Co. | ||||||||
| 1 Bav. Pontoon Engs. | 1 Bav. Searchlight Section. | |||||||||
| 1 Bav. Signal Command: | ||||||||||
| 1 Bav. Tel. Detch. | ||||||||||
| 40 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 1 Bav. Ambulance Co. | 1 Bav. Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| Field Hospital. | 3 Bav. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 4 Bav. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Transport. | M. T. Col. | |||||||||