The division was rated as fourth class.
227th Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1917 | 1918 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 49 Ldw. | 417. | 49 Ldw. | 417 and 477. |
| 441. | ||||
| 477. | ||||
| Cavalry. | (?) | 1 Sqn. 10 Hus. Rgt. | ||
| Artillery. | 92 F. A. Rgt. | 227 Art. Command: | ||
| 92 F. A. Rgt. | ||||
| 3 Abt. 20 Ft. A. Rgt. (9 and 11 Btries.). | ||||
| 853 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| 1102 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| 113 Light Am. Col. | ||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 227 Pion. Btn.: | 227 Pion. Btn.: | ||
| 339 Pion. Co. | 339 Pion. Co. | |||
| 347 Pion. Co. | 347 Pion. Co. | |||
| 162 T. M. Co. | 162 T. M. Co. | |||
| 227 Tel. Detch. | 213 Searchlight Section. | |||
| 227 Signal Command: | ||||
| 227 Tel. Detch. | ||||
| 155 Wireless Detch. | ||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 65 Ambulance Co. | 65 Ambulance Co. | ||
| 278 Field Hospital. | 278 Field Hospital. | |||
| 285 Field Hospital. | 285 Field Hospital. | |||
| Vet. Hospital. | 208 Vet. Hospital. | |||
| Transport. | M. T. Col. | 637 M. T. Col. | ||
HISTORY.
(417th Infantry Regiment; 14th Corps District—Grand Duchy of Baden. 441st Infantry Regiment; 18th Corps District—Hesse—Nassau. 477th Infantry Regiment; 8th Corps District—Rhine Province.)
1917.
The 227th Division, formed in March, 1917, was composed of three newly-formed regiments—the 417th (Baden), the 441st (18th District-Hesse), the 477th, formed by drafts upon the units of the 38th and 13th Divisions and upon the 16th Corps, then attached after its formation in the autumn of 1916 to the 33d Division of this corps.
Argonne.
1. The 227th Division was identified for the first time on March 27, 1917, on the Argonne front. It occupied the calm sector of the Fille-Morte until May 26.