The division fought very well in spite of its losses and fatigue in the final months.
222d Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1916 | 1917 | 1918[[35]] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 7. | 193. | 7. | 193. | 7. | 193. |
| 81 Res. | 81 Res. | 397. | ||||
| 397. | 397. | 81 Res. | ||||
| Cavalry. | 3 Sqn. 2 Res. Uhlan Rgt. | |||||
| Artillery. | 278 F. A. Rgt. | Art. Command: | 222 (?) Art. Command: | |||
| 278 F. A. Rgt. | 278 F. A. Rgt. | |||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 2 Res. Co. 27 Pions. | Pion. Btn.: | 2 Res. Co. 2 Pion. Btn. No. 27. | |||
| 2 Res. Co. 27 Pions. | 345 Pion. Co. | |||||
| 345 Pion. Co. | 432 T. M. Co. | |||||
| 432 T. M. Co. | 222 Tel. Detch. | |||||
| 222 Tel. Detch. | ||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 231 Ambulance Co. | 231 Ambulance Co. | ||||
| 162 Field Hospital. | 162 Field Hospital. | |||||
| 175 Field Hospital. | 175 Field Hospital. | |||||
| 322 Vet. Hospital. | 322 Vet. Hospital. | |||||
| Transport. | 1071 M. T. Col. | M. T. Col. | ||||
[35]. Composition at the time of dissolution, October, 1918.
HISTORY.
(81st Reserve Regiment: 18th Corps District—Hesse—Nassau. 193d Reserve Regiment: 7th Corps District—Westphalia. 397th Reserve Regiment: 2d Corps District—Pomerania.)
1916.
Formed about September 11, 1916, behind the front north of Verdun, the 222d Division took two of its regiments from existing divisions—the 81st Reserve Regiment from the 21st Reserve Division, and the 193d Reserve Regiment from the 192d Division. Its third regiment, the 397th, was formed at Stenay from elements of the 16th and 53d Reserve Regiments (13th Reserve Division), of the 159th Regiment (14th Reserve Division), of the 118th Infantry Regiment (56th Division), and especially from the 140th Infantry Regiment (4th Division).
1. From September 15 to October 24, 1916, the 222d Division was at rest in Alsace in the vicinity of Rouffach.