COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 53. | 123 Gren. | 53. | 123 Gren. | 53. | 123 Gren. | 53. | 123 Gren. | 53. | 120. |
| 124. | 124. | 124. | 120. | 123. | ||||||
| 54. | 120. | 54. | 120. | 54. | 120. | 124. | 124. | |||
| 127. | 127. | 127. | ||||||||
| Cavalry. | 19 Uhlan Rgt. | 19 Uhlan Rgt. | 19 Uhlan Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | 5 Sqn. 19 Uhlan Rgt. | 5 Sqn. 19 Uhlan Rgt. | |||||
| Artillery. | 27 Brig. | 27 Brig. | 27 Brig. | 27 Artillery Command. | 27 Art. Command: | |||||
| 13 F. A. Rgt. | 13 F. A. Rgt. | 13 F. A. Rgt. | 49 F. A. Rgt. | 13 F. A. Rgt. | ||||||
| 49 F. A. Rgt. | 49 F. A. Rgt. | 49 F. A. Rgt. | 4 Abt. 13 Ft. A. Rgt. (11, 12, and 13 Btries.). | |||||||
| 1289 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1290 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1291 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 1 Pion. Btn. No. 13. | 1 Pion. Btn. No. 13. | 129 Pion. Btn. (former 1 Pion. No. 13). | 12 (Saxon) Pion. Btn.: | ||||||
| Field Co. 13 Pions. | 2 Co. 13 Pions. | 2 Co. 13 Pions. | 2 Co. 13 Pions. | |||||||
| 27 Tel. Detch. | 1 Res. Co. 24 Pions. | 3 Co. 13 Pions. | 3 Co. 13 Pions. | |||||||
| 27 Pont. Engs. | Co. 29 Pions. | 27 T. M. Co. | 27 T. M. Co. | |||||||
| 27 T. M. Co. | 52 Searchlight Co. | 137 Searchlight Section. | ||||||||
| 27 Tel. Detch. | 27 Tel. Detch. | 27 Signal Command: | ||||||||
| 23 Pont. Engs. | 27 Tel. Detch. | |||||||||
| 154 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 31 Ambulance Co. | 31 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 253 Field Hospital. | 253 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 255 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 27 Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||||
| Transports. | 560 M. T. Col. | 560 M. T. Col. | ||||||||
| Attached. | 68 Anti-Aircraft. | 3, 34, and 99 Anti-Aircraft. | ||||||||
HISTORY.
(13th Corps District—Wurttemberg.)
1914.
The 27th Division belongs to the 13th Army Corps (Royal Wurttemberg), with the 26th Division.
Lorraine.
1. At the beginning of the war it formed a part of the 5th Army (German Crown Prince). It was engaged in the battle of Longwy, August 22, 1914 (between Longwy and Virton); on the 23d, north of Longuyon. On August 30, at Dun and Sassey, it crossed the Meuse and went south with the 5th Army between the Meuse and the Argonne. It fought at Pretz and Vaubécourt on September 6 and 7. Following the retirement to the north, it took up its positions in the Argonne.
2. At the beginning of October the 13th Army Corps was broken up and the two divisions were separated for more than a year.