VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.
Composed of older men and recruits of the 1919 class, the 95th Division seemed to have but a mediocre combat value.
1918.
Ukraine.
1. In January many men of the division were sent to the 14th Division, which was on the Western Front. In April the division was reported in the Ukraine. The 430th Landwehr Regiment was to the north of Gloukhov (east of Koursk) on April 27; the 52d Landwehr Regiment “400 kilometers from Pinsk” on the 9th of May, after a three-day railroad journey. The division was identified in the Gomel region toward the end of September. Soon afterwards it was reported as having come to the Western Front, but it was never identified there. It was rated as a fourth-class division.
96th Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1917 | 1918 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 106 Res. | 244 Res. | (?) | 244 Res. |
| 102 Ldw. | 102 Ldw. | |||
| 40 Ers. | 40 Ers. | |||
| Cavalry. | 4 Sqn. 18 Hus. Rgt. | 4 Sqn. 18 Hus. Rgt. | ||
| Artillery. | Art. Command: | 53 Res. F. A. Rgt. | ||
| 32 Res. F. A. Rgt. | 21 Ldw. Ft. A. Rgt. (1 and 6 Btries.). | |||
| 876 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| 947 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| 1001 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | Pion. Btn.: | 219 Pion. Btn.: | ||
| 416 T. M. Co. | 1 Co. 22 Pions. | |||
| Tel. Detch. | Ldw. Co. 19 C. Dist. Pions. | |||
| 136 Searchlight Section. | ||||
| 96 Signal Command: | ||||
| 96 Tel. Detch. | ||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 278 Ambulance Co. | 278 Ambulance Co. | ||
| 5 Res. Field Hospital. | 5 Res. Field Hospital. | |||
| 6 Res. Field Hospital. | 6 Res. Field Hospital. | |||
| Vet. Hospital. | 568 Vet. Hospital. | |||
| Transport. | 608 M. T. Col. | |||
HISTORY.
(102d Landwehr: 12th Corps District—Saxony. 244th Reserve Regiment and 40th Ersatz: 19th Corps District—Saxony.)