Scarpe-Somme.
3. The division entrained at Menin on August 25 and detrained at Sancourt on the evening of the 26th coming into line on August 28 near Hardecourt and Bullecourt. It sideslipped south about the 1st of September and replaced the 52d Division which had been withdrawn. About September 10 the division was withdrawn from the battle front after suffering heavy losses. About this time the regiments of the division were reduced to two battalions of three companies each.
4. On September 27, the division relieved the 39th Division north of Ecourt-St. Quentin. It retreated by Arleux to a point west of Valenciennes where it was relieved about October 22. Two days later it came into line farther south at Ghent and fought until November 7. The final identifications were at Hecq (Nov. 4), north of Berlaimont (Nov. 5) and north of Pont-sur-Sambre (Nov. 6).
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as second class. It was used as a strong defensive division exclusively on the British front during 1918.
75th Reserve Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 75 Res. | 249 Res. | 75 Res. | 249 Res. | 75 Res. | 249 Res. | 75 Res. | 249 Res. |
| 250 Res. | 250 Res. | 250 Res. | 250 Res. | |||||
| 251 Res. | 251 Res. | 251 Res. | 251 Res. | |||||
| Cavalry. | 75 Res. Cav. Detch. | 75 Res. Cav. Detch. | 1 Sqn. 2 Uhlan Rgt. | 3 Sqn. 2 Drag. Rgt. | ||||
| Artillery. | 75 Res. Brig.: | 75 Res. Brig.: | (?) Art. Command: | 55 Res. F. A. Rgt. | ||||
| 55 Res. F. A. Rgt. (6 Btries.). | 55 Res. F. A. Rgt. | 55 Res. F. A. Rgt. (9 Btries.). | 82 Ft. A. Btn. | |||||
| 57 Res. F. A. Rgt. (6 Btries.). | 57 Res. F. A. Rgt. | 826 Light Am. Col. | ||||||
| 1189 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| 1190 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 75 Res. Pion. Co. | 75 Res. Pion. Co. | (375) Pion. Btn.: | 375 Pion. Btn.: | ||||
| 75 Res. Pont. Engs. | 275 T. M. Co. | 75 Res. Pion. Co. | 384 Pion. Co. | |||||
| 75 Res. Pont. Engs. | 384 Pion. Co. | 75 Res. Pion. Co. | ||||||
| 275 T. M. Co. | 275 T. M. Co. | |||||||
| 333 Searchlight Section. | 65 Searchlight Section. | |||||||
| Tel. Detch. | 475 Signal Command: | |||||||
| 475 Tel. Detch. | ||||||||
| 145 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 1 Ambulance Co. | 537 Ambulance Co. | 537 Ambulance Co. | |||||
| 95 Res. Field Hospital. | 98 Res. Field Hospital. | |||||||
| 99 Res. Field Hospital. | 99 Res. Field Hospital. | |||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 169 Vet. Hospital. | |||||||
| Transports. | 75 Res. Train Detch. | 586 M. T. Col. | 742 M. T. Col. | |||||
| Odd units. | 75 Res. Cyclist Co. | 75 Res. Cyclist Co. | 75 Res. Cyclist Co. | |||||
| Attached. | Ers. Field Btn. of the 75th Res. Div. | |||||||
| Balloon Sqn. of the 75th Res. Div. | ||||||||
| 90 Labor Btn. | ||||||||
HISTORY.
(249th and 250th Reserve Infantry Regiments, 14th Corps District—Grand Duchy of Baden. 251st Reserve Infantry Regiment; 11th Corps District—Electorate of Hesse.)