VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The 2d Guard Division is rated as a first-class assault division. It participated in a great deal of heavy fighting during 1918 and always acquitted itself very well. It was mentioned in the official communiqués on several occasions. Between the end of August and October 9 it had lost 2,800 in prisoners alone. Indeed, its losses must have been very heavy, since there is positive evidence at hand to show that it received 4,000 replacements between August 10 and October 10.
2d Guard Reserve Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 26 Res. | 15 Res. | 26 Res. | 15 Res. | 26 Res. | 15 Res. | 38 Res. | 15 Res. | 38 Res. | 15 Res. |
| 55 Res. | 55 Res. | 55 Res. | 77 Res. | 77 Res. | ||||||
| 38 Res. | 77 Res. | 38 Res. | 77 Res. | 38 Res. | 77 Res. | 91 Res. | 91 Res. | |||
| 91 Res. | 91 Res. | 91 Res. | ||||||||
| 10 Res. Jag. Btn. | 10 Res. Jag. Btn. | |||||||||
| Cavalry. | 2 Res. Uhlan Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | 2d Sqn. 2 Res. Uhlan Regt. | 4 Cav. Sqn. | |||||||
| Artillery. | 20 Res. F. A. Rgt. (6 Btries.). | 20 Res. F. A. Rgt. | 8 Gd. Art. Command: | 116 Art. Command: | ||||||
| 20 Res. F. A. Rgt. (9 Btries.). | 20 Res. F. A. Rgt. | |||||||||
| 2 Abt. 23 Ft. A. Rgt. (4 and 6 Btries.). | ||||||||||
| 714 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 911 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1237 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 4 Field Co. 2d Pion. Btn. No. 10. | 4 Field Co. 2d Pion. Btn. No. 10. | 4 and 6 Field Cos. 2 Pion. Btn. No. 10. | 4 and 6 Field Cos. Pion. Btn. No. 10. | 302 Pion. Btn.: | |||||
| 2 Gd. Res. Pontoon Engs. | 6 Gd. T. M. Co. | 6 Co. 10 Pions. | ||||||||
| 2 Gd. Res. Tel. Detch. | 260 Searchlight Section. | 6 Gd. T. M. Co. | ||||||||
| 402 Tel. Detch. (Gd.). | 212 Searchlight section. | |||||||||
| 402 Gd. Signals Commands: | ||||||||||
| 402 Tel. Detch. | ||||||||||
| 21 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 268 Ambulance Co. | 268 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 389, 390, 17, and 45 Res. Field Hospitals. | 45 Res. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 17 Res. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 204 Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||||
| Transport. | M. T. Col. | 702 M. T. Col. | ||||||||
HISTORY.
(15th Reserve: Eighth District—Westphalia. 77th and 91st Reserve: Tenth District—Hanover.)
1914.
Belgium.
1. At the beginning of the war the 2d Reserve Guard Division was grouped with the 19th Reserve Division in the 10th Reserve Corps. This corps formed a part of the Second German Army (Von Bülow).