VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The 187th was rated as a second-class division. The only offensive in which it participated was that of the Somme, where it did not distinguish itself. Subsequently it was used only to hold the front. Toward the end of the year it was very much reduced in strength.
192d Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 192. | 192. | 192. | 192. | 192. | 183. | 192. | 183. |
| 193. | 193. | 192. | 192. | |||||
| 25 Bav. | 25 Bav. | 245 Res. | 245 Res. | |||||
| Cavalry. | 1 Ldw. Sqn. (12 C. Dist.). | (?) Sqn. 1 Res. Hus. Schutz. Rgt. | 1 Sqn. 18 Res. Hus. Rgt. | |||||
| Artillery. | 192 F. A. Abt. (3 Btries.). | 192 F. A. Abt. | (?) Art. Command: | 192 Art. Command: | ||||
| 192 F. A. Rgt. (9 Btries.). | 192 F. A. Rgt. | |||||||
| 58 (Saxon) Ft. A. Btn. | ||||||||
| 850 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| 1150 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| 1162 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 192 Pion. Co. | 192 Pion. Co. | (192) Pion Btn.: | 192 Pion. Btn. | ||||
| 404 T. M. Co. | 4 Co. 22 Pions. | 4 Co. 22 Pions. | ||||||
| 192 Pion. Co. | 192 (Saxon) Pion. Co. | |||||||
| 404 T. M. Co. | 404 T. M. Co. | |||||||
| 192 Searchlight Section. | 129 Searchlight Section. | |||||||
| 192 Tel. Detch. | 192 Signal Command: | |||||||
| 192 Tel. Detch. | ||||||||
| 173 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 29 Ambulance Co. | 29 Ambulance Co. | ||||||
| 5 Res. Field Hospital. | 2 Res. Field Hospital. | |||||||
| 23 Ldw. Field Hospital. | 3 Res. Field Hospital. | |||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 292 Vet. Hospital. | |||||||
| Transport. | M. T. Col. | |||||||
HISTORY.
(12th and 19th Corps Districts—Saxony.)
1915.
The 192d Brigade (became the 192d Division in June, 1916) was formed out of regiments created by selection of men from various units. It was formed at the beginning of June, 1915, with the 192d Infantry (Saxon), formed out of elements taken from the 32d Division, the 193d (Westphalian, 7th Corps District), detached after its creation to the 13th Reserve Division, and with the 25th Bavarian Regiment, formerly belonging to the 4th Bavarian Division, the regiments of which had contributed to the formation of this last regiment.
1. Until the month of September, 1915, the three regiments of the brigade occupied different sectors on the Western Front—the 192d near Charency in August, the 193d on the Aisne (region of Chamouille), and the 25th Bavarian near Warneton (Flanders) in July.