VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.
Sector division. Did not leave Argonne from the beginning of the war. On several occasions it furnished young men to active and reserve Wurttemberg regiments, replacing them by older Landsturm men.
1918.
Argonne.
The division remained in line in the Apremont sector, engaging in but little activity until the American attack of September 26. From that time on until it was withdrawn, October 25, it fought a great deal.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
Most of the young men of the division were taken from it to be sent to other organizations early in the year. October 12 the corps commander telegraphed the King of Wurttemberg (the 2d Landwehr Division comes from Wurttemberg): “The 2d Landwehr Division * * * has particularly distinguished itself by its bravery and intrepidity during the last combats in the Argonne and has thus contributed toward the failure of the enemy’s attempt to break through.” It was badly used on the opening day of the American attack, but it fought hard. It loaned companies to various other divisions, including the 1st and 5th Guard Divisions, and for days at a time these Landwehr troops were making the greatest resistance in the Aire Valley. While the division lost only 795 prisoners during the offensive, its total losses undoubtedly are above 5,000, there being evidence to show that many companies did not have more than 25 men, there being only three companies per battalion, and—in at least one case—only two battalions in the regiment. It is rated as a fourth-class division.
2d Bavarian Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 3 Bav. | 3 Bav. | 3 Bav. | 3 Bav. | 4 Bav. | 12 Bav. | 4 Bav. | 12 Bav. | 4 Bav. | 12 Bav. |
| 20 Bav. | 20 Bav. | 15 Bav. | 15 Bav. | 15 Bav. | ||||||
| 4 Bav. | 12 Bav. | 4 Bav. | 12 Bav. | 20 Bav. | 20 Bav. | 20 Bav. | ||||
| 15 Bav. | 15 Bav. | |||||||||
| Cavalry. | 4 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt. | 3 Sqns. 4 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt. | 2 and 3 Sqns. 8 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt. | 3 Sqns. 8 Bav. Light Cav. Rgt. | ||||||
| Artillery. | 2 Bav. Brig.: | 2 Bav. Brig.: | 2 Bav. Brig.: | 2 Bav. Art. Command: | 2 Bav. Art. Command: | |||||
| 4 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 4 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 2 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 9 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 9 Nav. F. A. Rgt. | ||||||
| 9 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 9 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 9 Bav. F. A. Rgt. | 1 Abt. 3 Bav. Res. Ft. A. Rgt. | |||||||
| 151 Bav. Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 153 Bav. Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 160 Bav. Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 2 Field Co. 1 Bav. Pion. Btn. | 2 Field Co. 1 Bav. Pion. Btn. | 2 and 4 Field Cos. | 2 and 4 Bav. Pion. Cos. | 7 Bav. Pion. Btn.: | |||||
| 2 Bav. Pont. Engs. | 1 Bav. Pion. Btn. | 2 Bav. T. M. Co. | 2 Bav. Pion. Co. | |||||||
| 2 Bav. Tel. Detch. | 2 Res. Co. 19 Pions. | 2 Bav. Tel. Detch. | 4 Bav. Pion. Co. | |||||||
| 2 Bav. T. M. Co. | 2 Bav. T. M. Co. | |||||||||
| 2 Bav. Pont. Engs. | 2 Bav. Signals Command: | |||||||||
| 2 Bav. Tel. Detch. | 2 Bav. Tel. Detch. | |||||||||
| 107 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 2 Bav. Ambulance Co. | 2 Bav. Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| Field Hospital. | 6 Bav. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 8 Bav. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Transport. | M. T. Col. | 682 M. T. Col. | ||||||||