Ypres.
6. It was relieved by the 16th Division about September 27, marched to Carvin, which it left September 29, and entrained at Seclin for Heule, whence it marched into line via Moorseele. It was identified near Roulers October 4. It was relieved by the 6th Cavalry Division October 16.
7. After a rest of only a few days the division came back into line on the 23d to the south of Deynze, whence it was withdrawn about October 31. It did not return to line.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The 1st Bavarian Reserve Division took part in no real fighting with the exception of the Lys offensive, in which it did nothing to distinguish itself. It would seem that the division does not deserve to be rated higher than third in a scale of four classes.
1st Bavarian Landwehr Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 13 Bav. Ldw. | 8 Bav. Ldw. | 5 Bav. Ldw. | 4 Bav. Ldw. | 5 Bav. Ldw. | 4 Bav. Ldw. | 9 Bav. Ers. | 4 Bav. Ldw. | 5 Bav. Ldw. | 4 Bav. Ldw. |
| 10 Bav. Ldw. | 5 Bav. Ldw. | 5 Bav. Ldw. | 6 Bav. Ldw. | 6 Bav. Ldw. | ||||||
| 7 Bav. Ldw. | 7 Bav. Ldw. | |||||||||
| 14 Bav. Ldw. | 15 Bav. Ldw. | 14 Bav. Ldw. | 15 Bav. Ldw. | 9 Bav. Mixed Ldw. | 6 Bav. Ldw. | |||||
| 122 Ldw. | 122 Ldw. | 7 Bav. Ldw. | ||||||||
| 60 Mixed Ldw. | 60 Ldw. | 13 Bav. Ldw. | 8 Bav. Ldw. | 13 Bav. Ldw. | 8 Bav. Ldw. | |||||
| 71 Ldw. | 10 Bav. Ldw. | 10 Bav. Ldw. | ||||||||
| 60 Res. | ||||||||||
| Cavalry. | 1st Sqn. 2d Bav. Corps Dist. Ldw. Rgt. | 1st Sqn. 2d Bav. Corps Dist. Ldw. Rgt. | 1st Sqn. 8 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt. | 1 sq. 8 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt. | ||||||
| Artillery. | 2 Ldst. F. A. Abtl. | 2 Ldst. F. A. Abtl. | 1 Bav. Ldw. F. A. Rgt. | Art. Command: | 1 Bav. Ldw. F. A. Rgt. | |||||
| 1 Bav. Ldw. F. A. Rgt. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 1 Ldw. Pion. Co. | 18 Bav. Res. Pion. Co. | (24 Bav.) Eng. Btn. | 24 Bav. Pion. Btn.: | ||||||
| (2d Bav. Corps Dist.). | 3 Bav. Ldw. Pion. Co. | 18 Bav. Res. Pion. Co. | 18 Bav. Res. Pion. Co. | |||||||
| 301 Bav. T. M. Co. | 1 Bav. Ldw. Pion. Co. | 1 Bav. Ldw. Pion. Co. | ||||||||
| 301 Bav. T. M. Co. | 24 Bav. Searchlight Section. | |||||||||
| 501 Bav. Tel. Detch. | 4 Bav. Res. Searchlight Section. | |||||||||
| 501 Bav. Signals Command: | ||||||||||
| 501 Bav. Tel. Detch. | ||||||||||
| 191 Bav. Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 21 Bav. Ambulance Co. | 21 Bav. Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 62 Bav. Field Hospital. | 61 Bav. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 62 Bav. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Transport. | 325 M. T. Col. | |||||||||
| Attached. | 38 Railway Const. Co. | 154 Labor Btn. | ||||||||
| Ldst. Inf. Btn., Rosenheim (3d Btn. 1 Bav. Corps Dist.). | 168 Labor Btn. | |||||||||
| Ldst. Inf. Btn., 2d Augsburg (10th Btn. 1 Bav. Corps Dist.). | ||||||||||