Champagne.
5. On September 26 the division entered line in Champagne, relieving the 202d Division in the area south of Fontaine en Dornmeois. It received the full weight of the French attack and in four days in line lost more than 2,000 prisoners, including 6 battalion commanders.
6. After three weeks of rest, elements of the division were reengaged southwest of Longwe on October 24. Other elements were identified in the sector of the 76th Reserve Division and the 2d Landwehr Division, near the junction of the American and French Armies. Elements continued to be identified in this general locality until the armistice. Most of the division appeared to have been opposed to the French Army. The last identification was at Sedan.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as third class. At the end its effectives were greatly reduced. Discontent over their prolonged service in line had lowered the morale of the division.
105th Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 209. | 21. | 209. | 21. | 209. | 21. | 209. | 21. |
| 122 Fus. | 122 Fus. | 129. | 129. | |||||
| 129. | 129. | 400. | 400. | |||||
| Cavalry. | 4 Mounted Jag. Rgt. (2 Sqns.). | 4 Mounted Jag. Rgt. (Sqns.). | 5 Sqn. 4 Mounted Jag. Rgt. | 5 Sqn. 4 Mounted Jag. Rgt. | ||||
| Artillery. | 209 F. A. Rgt. (7 Btries.). | 209 F. A. Rgt. | (?) Art. Command: | 105 Art. Command: | ||||
| 259 F. A. Rgt. (2 Abts.). | 259 F. A. Rgt. | |||||||
| 1 Abt. 11 Ft. A. Rgt. | ||||||||
| 901 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| 1103 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| 1138 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 209 Pion. Co. | 209 Pion. Co. | 105 Pion. Btn.: | 105 Pion. Btn.: | ||||
| 105 T. M. Co. | 209 Pion. Co. | 209 Pion. Co. | ||||||
| 105 Pont. Engs. | 105 T. M. Co. | 1 Co. 18 Pions. | ||||||
| 105 Tel. Detch. | 412 T. M. Co. | 105 T. M. Co. | ||||||
| 11 Searchlight Section. | 22 Searchlight Section. | |||||||
| 209 Searchlight Section. | 105 Signal Command: | |||||||
| 105 Tel. Detch. | 105 Tel. Detch. | |||||||
| 153 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 105 Ambulance Co. | 105 Ambulance Co. | ||||||
| 363 Field Hospital. | 363 Field Hospital. | |||||||
| 364 Field Hospital. | 364 Field Hospital. | |||||||
| 365 Field Hospital. | 105 Vet. Hospital. | |||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||
| Transports. | M. T. Col. | 592 M. T. Col. | ||||||
HISTORY.
(21st and 129th Regiments: 17th Corps District—Western Prussia. 400th Regiment: 8th Corps District—Rhine Province.)