9. On November 9, the division came back into line near Abaucourt (northeast of Verdun); it had not been withdrawn on the 11th.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The 37th has always been considered a first-class shock division. It did very well in the offensives in which it took part (Somme, Aisne, Marne), and one of its regiments, the 147th, “The Marshal von Hindenburg Regiment” was particularly mentioned in the German Communique for its work on October 10. It suffered such heavy losses throughout the year that, despite numerous large drafts of replacements, the regiments were reduced to four companies of 80 men each at the end of the war.
38th Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 76. | 71. | 76. | 71. | 83. | 94. | 83. | 94. | 83. | 94. |
| 95. | 95. | 95. | 95. | 95. | ||||||
| 83. | 94. | 83. | 94. | 96. | 96. | 96. | ||||
| 96. | 96. | |||||||||
| 11 Jag. Btn. | ||||||||||
| Cavalry. | 6 Cuir. Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | 6 Cuir. Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | 2 Sqn. 6 Cuir. Rgt. | 3 Sqn. 6 Cuir. Rgt. | 3 Sqn. 6 Cuir. Rgt. | |||||
| Artillery. | 38 Brig.: | 38 Brig.: | 38 Brig.: | 38 Art. Command: | 38 Art. Command: | |||||
| 19 Rgt. | 19 Rgt. | 19 Rgt. | 19 Rgt. (9 Btries.). | 19 F. A. Rgt. | ||||||
| 55 Rgt. | 55 Rgt. | 55 Rgt. | 61 Ft. A. Btn. (Staff, 1, 2, and 3 Btries.). | |||||||
| 704 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 726 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1258 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 3 Field Co., 1 Pion. No. 11. | 3 Field Co., 1 Pion. No. 11. | 3 Field Co., 1 Pion. No. 11. | 128 Pion. Btn. | 125 Pion. Btn.: | |||||
| 38 Pont. Engs. | 38 T. M. Co. | 3 Co. 11 Pion. | 3 Co. 11 Pions. | |||||||
| 38 Tel. Detch. | 38 Pont. Engs. | 285 Pion. Co. | 285 Pion. Co. | |||||||
| 38 Tel. Detch. | 38 T. M. Co. | 46 Searchlight Section. | ||||||||
| Tel. Detch. | 38 Signal Command: | |||||||||
| 38 Tel. Detch. | ||||||||||
| 118 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | Ambulance Co. | 27 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 108 Field Hospital. | 104 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 108 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 38 Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||||
| Transports. | Light Mun. Col. | 571 M. T. Col. | ||||||||
| Attached. | 25 Labor Btn. | |||||||||
HISTORY.
(11th Corps District—Thuringian States.)