7. On October 6 it was engaged at Lesdins, with the exception of the 447th Regiment, which remained at rest at Pont a Bucy and joined the division later. It continued in line until about the end of the month, when it retired from the Villers le Sec vicinity. It was considered in reserve of the German 18th Army at the time of the armistice.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as 4th class. By October its morale was very low and its combat value small. On October 25 the division had but 850 infantrymen, 300 machine gunners, and 120 trench mortar effectives. After August there were but three companies to a battalion and but two battalions to the 446th Regiment in October. Influenced by Bolshevists, elements of the division refused to go into action in October.
233d Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1917 | 1918[[39]] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 243. | 448. | 243. | 448. |
| 449. | 449. | |||
| 450. | 450. | |||
| Cavalry. | 3 Sqn. 9 Drag. Rgt. | |||
| Artillery. | 81 F. A. Rgt. | 233 Art. Command: | ||
| 81 F. A. Rgt. | ||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | (233) Pion. Btn.: | 233 Pion. Btn.: | ||
| 357 Pion. Co. | 357 Pion. Co. | |||
| 358 Pion. Co. | 358 Pion. Co. | |||
| 420 T. M. Co. | 420 T. M. Co. | |||
| 233 Tel. Detch. | 233 Tel. Detch. | |||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 245 Ambulance Co. | 245 Ambulance Co. | ||
| 187 Field Hospital. | 187 Field Hospital. | |||
| 188 Field Hospital. | 188 Field Hospital. | |||
| Vet. Hospital. | 268 Vet. Hospital. | |||
| Transport. | 880 M. T. Col. | 643 M. T. Col. | ||
[39]. Composition at the time of dissolution, September, 1918.
HISTORY.
(448th and 449th Infantry Regiments: 2d Corps District—Pomerania. 450th Infantry Regiment: 17th Corps District—West Prussia.)