7. About the 21st it reenforced the front near Anzin (northwest of Valenciennes). It was withdrawn on November 4.
8. On the 7th it was put back into line near Elouges (southwest of Ghislain); it was not withdrawn before the armistice.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The 220th Division was not used in any of the German offensives during 1918; on the contrary, its rôle seems to have been that of a holding division. The 55th Reserve Regiment was mentioned as having displayed “marked gallantry” in the German communiqué of October 2. It is rated as a second-class division.
221st Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 1 Res. Ers. | 41. | 1 Res. Ers. | 41. | 1 Res. Ers. | 41. |
| 60 Res. | 60 Res. | 60 Res. | ||||
| 1 Res. Ers. | 1 Res. Ers. | 45. | ||||
| Cavalry. | 1 Sqn. 2 Res. Uhlan Rgt. | 1 Sqn. 2 Res. Uhlan Rgt. | 5 Sqn. 8 Uhlan Rgt. | |||
| Artillery. | 273 F. A. Rgt. | Art. Command: | 221 Art. Command: | |||
| 273 F. A. Rgt. | 273 F. A. Rgt. | |||||
| 40 Ft. A. Btn. (Staff, and 1, 2, and 3 Btries.). | ||||||
| 126 Light Am. Col. | ||||||
| 1276 Light Am. Col. | ||||||
| 1345 Light Am. Col. | ||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | (221) Pion. Btn.: | (221) Pion. Btn.: | ||||
| 2 Res. Co. 21 Pions. | 1 Res. Co. 25 Pions. | |||||
| 1 Res. Co. 25 Pions. | 2 Res. Co. 21 Pions. | |||||
| 431 T. M. Co. | 431 T. M. Co. | |||||
| 221 Tel. Detch. | 200 Searchlight Section. | |||||
| 221 Signal Command: | ||||||
| 221 Tel. Detch. | ||||||
| 71 Wireless Detch. | ||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 223 Ambulance Co. | 223 Ambulance Co. | ||||
| 161 Field Hospital. | 161 Field Hospital. | |||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 163 Field Hospital. | |||||
| 321 Vet. Hospital. | ||||||
| Transport. | M. T. Col. | 631 M. T. Col. | ||||
| Attached. | 7 Art. Observation Section. | |||||
| 82 Carrier Pigeon Loft. | ||||||
| 21 M. G. S. S. Detch. | ||||||
| 1 Btry. 39 Ft. A. Rgt. | ||||||
| 2 Btry. 39 Ft. A. Rgt. | ||||||
| 119 Balloon Sqn. | ||||||
| 238 Reconnaissance Flight. | ||||||
| Elements attached Sept. 29, 1918. | ||||||
HISTORY.
(41st Infantry Regiment: 1st Corps District—East Prussia. 60th Reserve Infantry Regiment: 21st Corps District—Lorraine, 1st Reserve Ersatz Regiment: Guard Depots.)