Histories of two hundred and fifty-one divisions of the German army which participated in the war (1914-1918)

301st Division.

United States. War Department. General Staff

COMPOSITION.

	1917		1918
	Brigade.	Regiment.	Brigade.	Regiment.
Infantry.				48 Landst.
Cavalry.			1 Sqn. 9 Res. Hus. Rgt.
			3 Sqn. 9 Res. Hus. Rgt.
			4 Sqn. 9 Res. Hus. Rgt.
Artillery.			217 F. A. Rgt.
Engineers and Liaisons.			342 Pion. Co.
			410 T. M. Co.
			310 Tel. Detch.
Medical and Veterinary.			Ambulance Co.
			Field Hospital.
			Vet. Hospital.
Transport.			M. T. Col.
Attached.	84 Brig.:		1 Rastatt Landst. Inf. Btn. (XIV/5).
	?70 Res. Inf. Rgt.		10 Ldw. Rgt.
	?9 Res. Hus. Rgt.		56 Ldw. Rgt.
	?252 F. A. Rgt.		3 Btn. 2 Bav. Ers. Rgt. Landst. Inf. Btns.
	?342 Pion. Co.		2 Koeln (8 C. Dist. Btn. No. 14).
	?410 T. M. Co. Landst. Inf. Btns.		8 C. D. No. 7 (Bonn).
	?3 Bav. C. Dist. No. 13 (2 Nurnberg).		14 C. D. No. 1 (Mosbach).
	?16 C. D. No. 7 (2 Sarre-Louis).		18 C. D. No. 10 (Friedberg).
	?14 C. D. No. 5 (Rastatt).		1 Bav. C. D. No. 15 (Dillingen).
			1 Bav. C. D. No. 9 (Augsburg).
			7 C. D. No. 49 (Elberfeld).
			(According to order of battle, Aug. 12, 1918.)

HISTORY.

(10th Landwehr Regiment: 6th Corps District—Silesia. 56th Landwehr Regiment: 7th Corps District—Westphalia.)

1917.

Vosges.

1. The 301st Division, apparently formed about the middle of 1917, was simply a military unit without permanent elements.

2. To this division were attached the 70th Reserve (84th Landwehr Brigade) from April, 1917, until the beginning of June, 1918 (Vosges front west of Senones and in the vicinity of Ban de Sapt), the 2d Bavarian Ersatz Regiment (an organic part of the 39th Bavarian Reserve Division) from June, 1917, and several Landsturm Battalions.

3. The sector of the 301st Division extends on the Vosges front from La Plaine as far as ProvenchÈres. The headquarters of the division was at Saulxures.

VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.

The division was mostly made up of elderly men. The troops assigned to the 301st Division were supposed to occupy calm sectors.

The 10th Landwehr Regiment was made up for the most part (three-quarters) of Silesians and Prussians from the Province of Posen. There were some Alsatians (4 in the 6th Company).

1918.

1. The division remained in its sector in Army Detachment A without event throughout 1918. Its losses were negligible. The companies had an average ration strength of 170 men; an average trench strength of 105.

VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.

The division was rated as fourth class. It was one of the lowest of that class in value. The morale was low and desertions frequent.

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