Argonne.
5. The division rested and was reconstituted in rear of the Argonne front in early September. The 22d Reserve Regiment suffered so heavily on the Somme that it was dissolved and its men divided between the other two regiments. The 450th Regiment from the dissolved 233d Division replaced the 22d Reserve Regiment in the division.
6. About September 12, the division relieved the 37th Division in line near Avocourt. It was swamped in the first drive of the American Army on September 26. Elements kept up the fight until September 29, when they were withdrawn after having been pressed back to about Cierges. Its defense was not particularly vigorous, but was better than that of the divisions on either side. Its total losses were estimated at 3,200, including 1,861 prisoners.
Meuse.
7. On November 2 the division returned to line just west of the Meuse. While resting at Juvigny the division received replacements. In the retreat it crossed to the east bank of the Meuse and was in line on the day of the armistice.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as second-class. Up to the middle of June the division seems to have been a holding rather than an attacking one. After the Somme battle in August its effectives were feeble and morale low. It had many older men, returned wounded, and convalescents, and a large number of Poles and Alsatians.
119th Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 237. | 46. | 237. | 46. | 237. | 46. | 237. | 46. |
| 58. | 58. | 58. | 58. | |||||
| 46 Res. | 46 Res. | 46 Res. | 46 Res. | |||||
| Cavalry. | Wedel. Rgt. (1 and 3 Sqn. 1 Uhlan Rgt. and 4 Sqn. 1 Mounted Jag. Rgt.). | 4 Sqn. 1 Mounted Jag. Rgt. | 4 Sqn. 1 Jag. z. Pf. | |||||
| Artillery. | 237 F. A. Rgt. (7 Btries.). | 237 F. A. Rgt. | 119 Art. Command: | 119 Artillery Command: | ||||
| 237 F. A. Rgt. (9 Btries.). | 237 Field Art. Rgt. | |||||||
| 2 Abt. 27 Foot Art. Rgt. (Btries. 5 to 7). | ||||||||
| 1274, 1275, and 1338 Light Mun. Col. | ||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 237 Pion. Co. | 237 Pion. Co. | 119 Pion. Btn.: | 119 Pion. Btn.: | ||||
| 119 T. M. Co. | 237 Pion. Co. | 273 Pion. Co. | ||||||
| 119 Pont. Engs. | 273 Pion. Co. | 91 Searchlight Section. | ||||||
| 119 Tel. Detch. | 3 Res. Co. 32 Pion. Btn. | 119 Div. Signal Command. | ||||||
| 119 T. M. Co. | 119 Tel. Detch. | |||||||
| 237 Searchlight Section. | 65 Div. Wireless Detch. | |||||||
| 119 Tel. Detch. | ||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 119 Ambulance Co. | 119 Ambulance Co. | ||||||
| 605 Ambulance Co. | 382 and 383 Field Hospitals. | |||||||
| 381 Field Hospital. | 168 Vet. Hospital. | |||||||
| 382 Field Hospital. | ||||||||
| 383 Field Hospital. | ||||||||
| 168 Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||
| Transport. | 600 M. T. Col. | 600 M. T. Col. | ||||||
| Attached. | 16, 17, 60, and 61 (?) Light Machine Gun Sections. | |||||||
| 79 M. G. S. S. Detch. | ||||||||
| 1 Co. 3 T. M. Btn. | ||||||||
| 352 Pion. Mining Co. | ||||||||
| Kortemarck Pion. Park. | ||||||||
| Strovendorp Pion. Park. | ||||||||
| 57 Ft. Art. Btn. | ||||||||
| 157 Ft. Art. Btn. | ||||||||
| 5 Btry. 7 Res. Ft. A. Rgt. | ||||||||
| 404 Ft. Art. Btn. | ||||||||
| 5 Btry. 39 Ldw. Ft. A. Rgt. | ||||||||
| 6 Btry. 29 Ldw. Ft. A. Rgt. | ||||||||
| 8 Quick-firing Mortar Co. | ||||||||
| 182 Ft. A. Btry. | ||||||||
| 187 Ft. A. Btry. | ||||||||
| 428 Ft. A. Btry. | ||||||||
| 478 and 642 Mountain Ft. Art. Btries. | ||||||||
| 2 and 4 Mountain Ft. Art. Btries. (18 C. Dist.) | ||||||||
| 1,000 Ft. Art. Btry. | ||||||||
| 9 Art. Survey Section. | ||||||||
| 819 Tel. Detch. | ||||||||
| 62 Div. Wireless Detch. | ||||||||
| 21 Pigeon Loft. | ||||||||
| 218 Messenger-dog Detch. | ||||||||
| 48 Reconnaissance Sqns. | ||||||||
| 26 Combat Sqn. | ||||||||
| 30 Balloon Sqn. | ||||||||
| 4 Co. 44 Labor Btn. | ||||||||
| 3 Co. 53 Labor Btn. | ||||||||
| 4 Co. 122 Labor Btn. | ||||||||
| 61 Supply Train. | ||||||||
| 19, 108, 121 Bav. and 835 M. T. Col. | ||||||||
| 491 Ammunition Train. | ||||||||
| 682, 711, and 758 Truck Trains. | ||||||||
| 587 Supply Train. | ||||||||
| 571 Depot Supply Col. | ||||||||
| 119 Supply Depot. | ||||||||
| (According to a captured document dated Sept. 29, 1917.) | ||||||||