The 202d Division was formed in October, 1916, in the Lockstedt cantonment (9th Corps District, Altona). The 405th and the 406th were organized at the Lockstedt cantonment, the 407th at the Altengrabow cantonment, and the 408th comes from Guard depots.
Russia.
1. In the course of October, 1916, the 202d Division was sent to the Russian front. Its organization was changed; it gave up the 405th to the 203d Division, the 406th and the 407th to the 205th Division. It was at this time composed of the 408th and two regiments received from the 203d Division, the 411th and the 412th (Hanover), which were formed at the Munster cantonment as “coast-defense regiments.”
Courland.
2. In December, 1916, the 202d Division was identified in the region of Riga.
1917.
1. In March, 1917, and until the end of August, 1917, the 202d Division occupied in Courland a sector in the vicinity of Toukkoum.
Riga.
2. In the middle of September it was at the east of Riga. It was also identified at Riga on October 29.
3. In November the 202d Division was entrained for the Western Front. (Itinerary: Riga-Mitau-Insterburg-Koenigsberg-Thorn (408th)-Schneidemuehl-Posen-Leipzig-Halle-Frankfort on the Main-Sarrebrueck-Sarreguemines.) It detrained at Dieuze on November 20.