COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 55. | 109. | 55. | 109. | 55. | 109. | 56. | 109. | 55. | 40. |
| Body Gren. | Body Gren. | Body Gren. | Body Gren. | 109. | ||||||
| 110 Gren. | 110 Gren. | 110 Gren. | 40 Fus. | 110. | ||||||
| 56. | 40 Fus. | 56. | 40 Fus. | 56. | 40 Fus. | 110 Gren. | ||||
| 111. | 111. | 111. | ||||||||
| Cavalry. | 5 Jag. z. Pf. | 5 Jag. z. Pf. | 2d Sq. 5 Jag. z. Pf. | 2 Sqn. 5 Horse Jag. Rgt. | ||||||
| Artillery. | 28 Brig. | 28 Brig. | 28 Brig. | 28 Art. Command: | 28 Art Command: | |||||
| 14 F. A. Regt. | 14 F. A. Regt. | 14 F. A. Regt. | 14 F. A. Regt. | 14 F. A. Regt. | ||||||
| 50 F. A. Regt. | 50 F. A. Regt. | 50 F. A. Regt. | 55 Ft. A. Btn. | |||||||
| 801 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 991 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1129 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 1 Pion. Bn. No. 14: | 1 Pion. Bn. No. 14: | 130 Pion. Bn. (former 1 Pion. No. 14): | 14 Pion. Btn.: | ||||||
| Field Co. 14 Pions. | 1 Co. 14 Pions. | 2 Co. 14 Pions. | 2 Co. 14 Pions. | |||||||
| 28 Tel. Detch. | 3 Co. 36 Pions. | 3 Co. 14 Pions. | 3 Co. 14 Pions. | |||||||
| 28 Pont. Engs. | 28 T. M. Co. | 28 T. M. Co. | 94 Searchlight Section. | |||||||
| 28 Tel. Detch. | 28 Tel. Detch. | 28 Signal Command: | ||||||||
| 28 Pont. Engs. | 28 Tel. Detch. | |||||||||
| 55 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 35 Ambulance Co. | 35 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 262, 292 Field Hospitals. | 261 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 262 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 28 Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||||
| Transports. | 67 Truck Train. | 561 M. T. Col. | ||||||||
| Light Mun. Col. | ||||||||||
| Attached. | 29 Antiaircraft 1st Bav. Labor Bn. | 40 M. G. Sharpshooters Detch. | ||||||||
HISTORY.
(14th Corps District—Northern part Grand Duchy of Baden.)
1914.
Alsace-Lorraine.
1. The 28th Division formed a part of the 14th Army Corps with the 29th Division, also from Baden. At the beginning of the campaign went to Upper Alsace to reenforce the 29th Division; fought at Mulhousen on August 9, and on the 13th west of Altkirch. Returning to Mulhousen on the 14th, it entrained at Muelheim on the 16th for Petite Pierre. The 14th Army Corps was placed on the left flank of the 6th Army and took part with it in the battle of the 20th. The 28th Division then crossed the frontier and advanced to Mortagne at the beginning of September. On September 11 it recrossed the frontier and went to the west of Pont à Mousson, where it went into action between September 20 and 29.
Artois.
2. Withdrawn from La Haye at the end of the month, it entrained on October 4 at Metz, detrained at Mons, and from there marched to the front—La Bassée, Ablain, St. Nazaire.