1918.
Esthonia.
1. The 29th Landwehr Division occupied a very extended sector north of Kreuzburg until March, 1918. The division was sent then to the Polotsk-Vitebsk region and then to the Baltic Provinces. It was in Esthonia at the beginning of May; to the west of Reval early in June. “I have been in Esthonia three weeks now for guard duty,” a man wrote on May 19. The division was identified here several times subsequently, the last identification being on the 5th of September.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as fourth class.
30th Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 60. | 99. | 60. | 99. | 60. | 99. | 60. | 99. | 68. | 99. |
| 143. | 143. | 105. | 105. | 105 (Saxon). | ||||||
| 85. | 105. | 85. | 105. | 143. | 143. | 143. | ||||
| 136. | 136. | |||||||||
| 8 Jag. Bn. | ||||||||||
| 14 Jag. Bn. | ||||||||||
| Cavalry. | 3 Jag. z. Pf. | 8 Res. Hussars (2 Sqns.). | 8 Res. Hussars (?). | 5 Sqn. 7 Drag. Rgt. | ||||||
| Artillery. | 30 Brig. | 30 Brig. | 30 Brig. | 30 Art. Command: | 30 Art. Command: | |||||
| 51 Regt. | 51 Regt. | 51 Regt. | 84 Regt. | 84 F. A. Rgt. | ||||||
| 84 Regt. | 84 Regt. | 84 Regt. | 10 Bav. Ft. A. Btn. | |||||||
| 885 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1369 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1394 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 1 Pion. No. 15. | 1 Pion. No. 15. | 131 Pion. Bn. | 15 Pion. Btn.: | ||||||
| Fld. Co. 15 Pion. | 1 Co. 15 Pion. | 1, 5/15 Pion. | 1 Co. 15 Pions. | |||||||
| 30 Pont. Engs. | 30 T. M. Co. | 30 T. M. Co. | 5. Co. 15 Pions. | |||||||
| 30 Tel. Detch. | 30 Pont. Engs. | 30 Tel. Detch. | 182 Searchlight Section. | |||||||
| 30 Tel. Detch. | 30 Tel. Detch. | |||||||||
| 161 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| 30 Signal Command. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 37 and 39 Ambulance Cos. | 30 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| Field Hospital. | 275 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 276 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 30 Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||||
| Transports. | Light Mun. Col. | |||||||||
| Attached. | 30 Antiaircraft Detch. | 30 Antiaircraft Detch. | ||||||||
HISTORY.
(15th Corps—District, Alsace.)