Chateau Thierry.
1. The division was relieved in the Woevre about May 11 by the 8th Bavarian Reserve Division. It came into line on June 4 west of Dammard (Ourcq region). It was engaged until about July 20 and then withdrawn.
2. The division was disbanded at Montcornet on August 12. The 259th Reserve Regiment was broken up and one battalion of it sent to each regiment of the 2d Guard Division. The 260th Reserve Regiment was turned as a draft to the 20th Division.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as third class. After about two weeks of heavy fighting on the Marne salient, the division was dissolved.
79th Reserve Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 79 Res. | 261 Res. | 79 Res. | 261 Res. | 79 Res. | 261 Res. | 79 Res. | 261 Res. |
| 262 Res. | 262 Res. | 262 Res. | 262 Res. | |||||
| 263 Res. | 263 Res. | 263 Res. | 263 Res. | |||||
| Cavalry. | 79 Res. Cav. Detch. | 79 Res. Cav. Detch. | 3 Sqn. 16 Hus. Rgt. | 3 Sqn. 16 Hus. Rgt. | ||||
| Artillery. | 79 Res. Brig.: | 79 Res. Brig.: | 79 Art. Command: | 79 Art. Command: | ||||
| 63 Res. F. A. Rgt. | 63 Res. F. A. Rgt. | 63 Res. F. A. Rgt. (9 Btries.). | 63 Res. F. A. Rgt. | |||||
| 64 Res. F. A. Rgt. | 64 Res. F. A. Rgt. | 2 Abt. 20 Ft. A. Rgt. (6 and 8 Btries.). | ||||||
| 718 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| 719 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| 1354 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 79 Res. Pion. Co. | 79 Res. Pion. Co. | 379 Pion. Btn.: | 379 Pion. Btn.: | ||||
| 79 Res. Pont. Engs. | 83 Res. Pion. Co. | 81 Res. Pion. Co. | 81 Res. Pion. Co. | |||||
| 279 T. M. Co. | 1 Ers. Co. 24 Pions. | 1 Ers. Co. 24 Pions. | ||||||
| 79 Res. Pont. Engs. | 279 T. M. Co. | 25 Searchlight Section. | ||||||
| 40 Res. Searchlight Section. | 479 Signal Command: | |||||||
| 50 Searchlight Sections. | 479 Tel. Detch. | |||||||
| 51 Searchlight Section. | 64 Wireless Detch. | |||||||
| 79 Searchlight Sections. | ||||||||
| 79 Res. Pont. Engs. | ||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 1 Ambulance Co. | 541 Ambulance Co. | 541 Ambulance Co. | |||||
| 110 Field Hospital. | 110 Res. Field Hospital. | |||||||
| 111 Field Hospital. | 111 Res. Field Hospital. | |||||||
| 112 Field Hospital. | 164 Vet. Hospital. | |||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||
| Transports. | 79 Res. Train Detch. | 746 M. T. Col. | 746 M. T. Col. | |||||
| Odd Units. | 79 Res. Cyclist Co. | 79 Res. Cyclist Co. | ||||||
HISTORY.
(261st and 262d Reserve Regiments: Entire Prussian territory by selection, in the same manner as the Guard. 263d Reserve Regiment: 4th Corps District—Prussian Saxony.)