Cambrai.
5. On the 10th of September the division reenforced the front near Metz en Couture (southwest of Cambrai). It was withdrawn from line near Villers-Plouich (southwest of Cambrai) after having lost over 1,600 prisoners about the 2d of October, and went to rest east of Denain.
6. On the 22d it came back into line near Douchy (south of Denain). Two days later it side-slipped toward the south. It was identified in line to the north of Le Quesnoy in November, but was withdrawn a day or two later. It did not return to line.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The 113th was rated as a second-class division. Although the division commander received Pour le Merite and the commander of the 36th Regiment was also decorated after the battle of the Somme, the division does not appear to have particularly distinguished itself there. On the whole, however, its conduct though not brilliant was dependable.
115th Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 229. | 136. | 229. | 136. | 229. | 136. | 229. | 136. |
| 171. | 171. | 171. | 171. | |||||
| 40 Res. | 40 Res. | 40 Res. | 173. | |||||
| Cavalry. | 1 and 2 Sqn. 22 Dragoon Rgt. (one-half picked troops). | 1 and 2 Sqn. 22 Dragoon Rgt. | 2 Sqn. 22 Dragoon Rgt. | 2 Sqn. 22 Dragoon Rgt. | ||||
| Artillery. | 229 F. A. Rgt. (7 Btries.). | 229 F. A. Rgt. | (?) Art. Command: | 115 Art. Command: | ||||
| 229 F. A. Rgt. | 229 Field Art. Rgt. | |||||||
| 94 Foot Art. Btn. | ||||||||
| 1074, 1077, and 1078 Light Mun. Col. | ||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 229 Pion. Co. | 229 Pion. Co. | (115) Pion. Btn. | 43 Pion. Btn. | ||||
| 115 T. M. Co. | 229 Pion. Co. | 229 Pion. Co. | ||||||
| 115 Pont. Engs. | 2 Co. 33 Res. Pion. | 2 Co. Res. Pion. Btn. No. 33. | ||||||
| 115 Tel. Detch. | 115 T. M. Co. | 115 T. M. Co. | ||||||
| 229 Searchlight Section. | 74 Searchlight Section. | |||||||
| 115 Tel. Detch. | 115 Div. Signal Command. | |||||||
| 115 Tel. Detch. | ||||||||
| 89 Div. Wireless Detch. | ||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 115 Ambulance Co. | 115 Ambulance Co. | ||||||
| 350 Field Hospital. | 376 and 377 Field Hospitals. | |||||||
| 376 Field Hospital. | 167 Vet. Hospital. | |||||||
| 377 Field Hospital. | ||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||
| Transport. | M. T. Col. | 598 M. T. Col. | ||||||
HISTORY.
(136th and 171st Regiments: 15th Corps District—Alsace. 40th Reserve Regiment: 14th Corps District—Grand Duchy of Baden.)