Flanders.
Sector of the coast and sea front. The staff of the 2d Naval Division remained in charge of the coast sector.
1918.
1. In early March the division was relieved in its sector southeast of Nieuport and took over the coast sector from the 3d Naval Division. Elements of the division reinforced the German attacking forces north of Bixschoote on April 17.
2. After October 15, the division retreated toward Ostend and Maldeghem. It was last identified at Wachtebeke on November 2. On the day of the armistice it was considered to be in reserve of the 4th Army.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as fourth class.
3d Guard Division.[[2]]
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 5 Gd. | 5 Ft. | 5 Gd. | 5 Ft. | 6 Gd. | Gd. Fus. | 6 Gd. | Gd. Fus. | 6 Gd. | Lehr Rgt. |
| 5 Gren. | 5 Gren. | Lehr Rgt. | Lehr Rgt. | Fus. Rgt. | ||||||
| 6 Gd. | Gd. Fus. | 6 Gd. | Gd. Fus. | 9 Gren. | 9 Gren. | 9 Gren. | ||||
| Lehr Rgt. | Lehr Rgt. | |||||||||
| (Instruction.) | ||||||||||
| Cavalry. | Gd. Res. Uhlan Rgt. | Gd. Res. Uhlan Rgt. (?Sqns.). | 3d Sqn. Gd. Res. Uhlan Rgt. | 1 Sqn. 2 Gd. Drag. Rgt. | ||||||
| 1st Sqn. 2 Gd. Drag. Rgt. | ||||||||||
| Artillery. | 5 Gd. F. A. Rgt. | 3 Brig.: | 3 Brig.: | (*) Art. Command: | 5 Gd. F. A. Rgt. | |||||
| 6 Gd. F. A. Rgt. | 5 Gd. F. A. Rgt. | 5 Gd. F. A. Rgt. | 5 Gd. F. A. Rgt. | 1 Abt. 2 Gd. Ft. A. Rgt. | ||||||
| (Formed of the Juterbog Instruction Rgt.) | 6 Gd. F. A. Rgt. | 6 Gd. F. A. Rgt. | (Staff, 1 and 3 Btries.). | |||||||
| 936 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1347 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | (?) Pion. Co. | (?) Pion. Co. | (104) Pion. Btn. | 104 Pion. Btn.: | ||||||
| 3 Gd. Pont. Engs. | 3 Gd. T. M. Co. | 1 Co. 28 Pions. | 1 Co. 28 Pions. | |||||||
| 3 Gd. Tel. Detch. | 3 Gd. Pont. Engs. | 274 Pion. Co. | 274 Pion. Co. | |||||||
| 3 Gd. Tel. Detch. | 3 Gd. T. M. Co. | 198 Searchlight Section. | ||||||||
| 280 Searchlight Section. | 3 Gd. Signals Command: | |||||||||
| 3 Gd. Tel. Detch. | 3 Gd. Tel. Detch. | |||||||||
| 55 Tel. Detch. | 90 Wireless Detch. | |||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 7 Ambulance Co. | 265 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 265 Ambulance Co. | 393 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 393 Ambulance Co. | 35 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Field Hospital. | 3 Gd. Vet. Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||||
| Transport. | M. T. Col. | 532 M. T. Col. | ||||||||
| Attached. | 75 Anti-Aircraft Section. | 75 Anti-Aircraft Section. | ||||||||