94th Division.

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COMPOSITION.

1917 1918
Brigade. Regiment. Brigade. Regiment.
Infantry. (?) 334. (?) 365.
423. 439.
45 Landst. 24 Ldw.
Cavalry. 1 Sqn. 84 Heavy Cav. Rgt. 1 Sqn. 7 Uhlan Rgt.
Artillery. (?) 8 F. A. Rgt. (Staff, 1 Abt., 2 Abt., 4 and 5 Btries., 3 Abt.).
405 Ft. A. Btn.
1042 Light Am. Col.
1051 Light Am. Col.
Engineers and Liaisons. Pion. Btn.: 411 Pion. Btn.:
?T. M. Co. ?2 Ldw. Co. 5 C. Dist. Pions.
?Tel. Detch. ?2 Ldw. Co. 8 C. Dist. Pions.
?85 Searchlight Section.
183 Signal Command:
?183 Tel. Detch.
?131 Wireless Detch.
Medical and Veterinary. 556 Ambulance Co. 551 Ambulance Co.
Field Hospital. 328 Field Hospital.
Vet. Hospital. 331 Field Hospital.
519 Vet. Hospital.
Transport. 1233 M. T. Col.
Attached. Bitterfeld Landst. Inf. Btn. (4 C. Dist. Btn. No. 4).
Cosel Landst. Inf. Btn. (6 C. Dist. No. 8).

HISTORY.

(46th Landstrum: 2d Corps District—Pomerania; 5th Corps District—Silesia. 45th Landstrum: 6th Corps District—Silesia; 3d Corps District—Brandenburg; 21st Corps District—Lorraine.)

1917.

Russia.

The 94th Division was formed on the Eastern Front about June, 1917. At that time it comprised the 334th and the 423d Regiments and the 45th Landwehr.

1. From June to December, 1917, the 94th Division occupied a sector in the region of Niemen (Negnevitchi).

2. In July, 1917, some elements of the division were transferred to the vicinity of Baranovitchi to oppose a possible attack in that sector.

In December the 423d Regiment was transferred to the 84th Division and went with the latter to France.

VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.

Mediocre combat value.

1918.

1. When the 334th Regiment was transferred from Russia to the Western Front in May, 1918, and was disbanded, the 94th Division was considered as dissolved.

Riga.

2. About September 21, the 94th Division was reformed at Riga out of the 439th Regiment and the 365th Regiment. The 439th Regiment was taken out of the 205th Division about the middle of September while stationed in Esthonia and sent to Riga. The 365th Regiment, which took part in the campaign of Osel Island, was sent to Riga in June. The 24th Landwehr Regiment joined the division at Metz.

3. The division left Riga about September 22 for Metz. (Route: Schawli-Kowno-Eydthkulnen-Bromberg-Posen-Leipsig-Erfurt-Frankfurt-Kreuznach-Neunkirchen-Metz.) The trip lasted about six days.

Metz.

4. The division rested in the Metz area about one week. Then it was joined by the 7th Hussar Regiment and the 8th Field Artillery Regiment.

Woevre.

On October 11 the division relieved the 107th Division at Doncourt aux Templiers. It held that sector without event until the armistice.

VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.

The division was fairly strong in effectives in October. The men had received little training and their morale was bad.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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