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

│ 1914 │ 1915 │ 1916

─────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────

│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.

─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────

Infantry. │13 Res. │27 Res. │13 Res. │27 Res. │14 Res. │36 Res.

│ │36 Res. │ │36 Res. │ │66 Res.

│14 Res. │66 Res. │14 Res. │66 Res. │ │72 Res.

│ │72 Res. │ │72 Res. │ │

│ 4 Res. Jag. Btn. │ 4 Res. Jag. Btn. │ 4 Res. Jag. Btn.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Cavalry. │1 Res. Heavy Cav. │ │1 Res. Heavy Cav.

│ Rgt. (3 Sqns.). │ │ Rgt.

Artillery. │7 Res. F. A. Rgt. │7 Res. F. A. Rgt. │7 Res. F. A. Rgt.

│ (6 Btries.). │ │ (9 Btries.).

│ │ │

Engineers and│4 Field Co. 2 Pion.│4 Field Co. 2 Pion.│4 Field Co. 2 Pion.

Liaisons. │ Btn No. 4. │ Btn. No. 4: │ Btn. No. 4:

│ │ 7 Res. Pont.-Engs.│ 248 Pion. Co.

│ │ 7 Res. Tel.-Detch.│ 207 T. M. Co.

│ │ │ 7 Res. Pont.-Engs.

│ │ │ 7 Res. Tel.-Detch.

│ │ │

Medical and │ │ │

Veterinary.│ │ │

│ │ │

Transports. │ │ │

─────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────────

─────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────

│ 1917 │ 1918

─────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────

│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.

─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────

Infantry. │14 Res. │36 Res. │14 Res. │36 Res.

│ │66 Res. │ │66 Res.

│ │72 Res. │ │72 Res.

│ │ │ │

─────────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴─────────

Cavalry. │1 Res. Heavy Cav. │3 Sqn. 9 Drag. Rgt.

│ Rgt. (1 Sqn.). │

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Artillery. │95 Art. Command: │95 Art. Command:

│ │

│ 7 Res. F. A. Rgt. │ 7 Res. F. A. Rgt.

│ (9 Btries.) │

│ │ 52 Ft. A. Btn.

│ │ 889 Light Am. Col.

│ │ 1106 Light Am.

│ │ Col.

│ │ 1126 Light Am.

│ │ Col.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Engineers and│307 Pion. Btn.: │307 Pion. Btn.:

Liaisons. │ │

│ 4 Co. 4 Pions. │ 4 Co. 4 Pions.

│ 248 Pion. Co. │ 248 Pion. Co.

│ 207 T. M. Co. │ 207 T. M. Co.

│ 407 Tel.-Detch. │ 180 Searchlight

│ │ Section.

│ │407 Signal Command:

│ │ 407 Tel. Detch.

│ │ 42 Wireless Detch.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Medical and │504 Ambulance Co. │504 Ambulance Co.

Veterinary.│ │

│22 Res. Field │22 Res. Field

│ Hospital. │ Hospital.

│49 Res. Field │24 Res. Field

│ Hospital. │ Hospital.

│Vet. Hospital. │407 Vet. Hospital.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Transports. │M. T. Col. │707 M. T. Col.

─────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────────

HISTORY.

(Fourth District—Prussian Saxony.)

1914.

1. At the beginning of the war the 7th Reserve Division was part of the

4th Reserve Corps.

BELGIUM.

2. It detrained August 10 to 12, 1914, near Dusseldorf, and was part of

the 1st Army (Von Kluck). Reached Brussels via Tongres (Aug. 19) and

Louvain, and advanced toward Paris through Enghien, Ath, Conde, Amiens

(Aug. 30–31), Clermont, Creil, and Senlis (Sept. 4).

MARNE.

3. At the battle of the Marne it was engaged northwest of Crouy sur

Ourcq (Puisieux, Neufmoutiers, Monthyon) and suffered heavy losses,

September 6 and 7.

4. From September 8 to 11 it withdrew through Villers Cotterets,

Coeuvres, Port Fontenoy. It fought for a long time in the region of

Nouvron.

AISNE.

5. After the front was stabilized it held the lines between the

Soissons-Laon Road to southwest of Nouvron.

6. November 12 it had considerable losses at the attack of the Plateau

of Nouvron.

1915.

1. The division held the Nouvron sector until September, 1915.

2. In January, 1915, some of the units of the division were engaged in

the fights around Soissons, January 12 and 13.

3. In June several battalions were sent toward Quennevieres as

reinforcements at the beginning of the French attack.

CHAMPAGNE.

4. Relieved about September 22 to 25, the division was sent to Champagne

at the beginning of October. Suffered heavy losses in the region of

Tahure October 30.

1916.

1. Withdrawn at the end of January, 1916, from the sector of Tahure. It

was sent to rest north of Rethel. It went back into line only for a

short time toward the end of February north of Prosnes (the 36th Reserve

Regiment alone appeared in this sector).

2. About May 10 the division was sent to the camp of Sissonne.

VERDUN.

3. It was sent to the Verdun front and took part in the attack of June 1

on Thiaumont-Damploup in the sector of Bois de la Caillette. Suffered

very heavy losses June 2 and 3 and at the attack of Bois de Vaux

Chapitre on June 21. Total of losses before Verdun, 8,200 men. On June

16 the companies of the 36th Reserve were reduced to an average of 30

men (prisoners’ statements). From June 1 to 5 the 10th Company of the

72d Reserves received no less than 138 replacements.

ARGONNE.

4. The division was withdrawn from the Verdun front about July 1. Sent

to the Argonne and occupied the sector north of Ville sur Tourbe

(between Main de Massiges and the Aisne) until the end of August. It was

reorganized in this region.

SOMME.

5. After a rest in the vicinity of Longwy it was sent to the Somme and

fought in the region of Gueudecourt September 23 to October 11.

ARGONNE.

6. About October 14 the division took over its old sector north of Ville

sur Tourbe, south of Cernay en Dormois.

1917.

MEUSE.

1. Withdrawn from the Argonne front about January 8, 1917, and sent,

February 5, before Verdun (region of Louvemont, north of Chambrettes),

where it was kept until the beginning of April.

2. The division next held the sector of Cernay les Reims at the end of

April to May 25.

CHAMPAGNE.

3. About May 30 and 31 it was sent into line before Teton (region of

Moronvilliers) until the middle of August.

4. After a rest in the vicinity of Aussonce the division went into line

at the beginning of September in the region of Nauroy, sector of Mont

Haut-Cornillet. Relieved January, 1918, and sent to rest north of

Rethel.

RECRUITING.

Prussian Saxony and part of Thuringia.

VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.

At Tahure in October, 1915, and at Verdun the division obtained only

mediocre results in spite of heavy losses. “This division seems to be

rather a sector division than a shock unit.”

1918.

RETHEL.

1. On January 14 the division was relieved by the 14th Bavarian Division

and sent to Wassigny (north of Rethel) to rest and train. On March 14 it

started by night marches toward St. Quentin, bivouacking in the woods by

day and avoiding all villages. The itinerary followed was Dezy le Gros-

Bucy les Pierrepont-Marle-Origny et Mesnil-St. Laurent, where it arrived

March 21.

BATTLE OF PICARDY.

2. From the 22d to the 28th the division was in army reserve. It

followed the general advance through Itancourt, Essigny, Grand

Serancourt, St. Simon, Golancourt, Muirancourt, and Candor. On March 29

it relieved the 1st Bavarian Division west of Lassigny, where it

attacked on the day following. It suffered such heavy losses that it was

hastily relieved on the night of March 31-April 1.

AISNE.

3. It came into line near Reims on April 26 relieving the 25th Reserve

Division between the Miettl and the Aisne. It took part in the offensive

of May 27. About June 1 the division was relieved in the sector east of

Ville en Tardenois.

CHAMPAGNE.

4. The division moved to Champagne and relieved the Guard Cavalry

Division on July 6. It passed into the second line on July 14 to permit

a fresh division to pass through for the attack. It returned to line on

the 20th, relieving the 1st Division near St. Hilaire. During July the

66th Reserve Regiment is known to have received drafts, raising the

company strength to 100.

SOISSONS.

5. Between August 4 and 20 the exact date is not known, the division was

moved from line in Champagne to the front west of Chavigny, where it was

engaged on August 24. It took part in heavy fighting in that region

until its relief about August 31.

6. The division arrived at Fourmies from Laon on September 8, where it

rested and trained until September 17. It entrained at Trelon and moved

to Grandpre, from where it marched to the front by way of St. Juvin and

Brieulles.

MEUSE-ARGONNE.

7. The division was in line on the day of the American attack September

26, holding the sector immediately west of the Meuse. It was swamped on

the opening attack without offering any considerable resistance. It was

withdrawn on the 28th, but on October 9 elements were returned to fill a

gap in the former sector of the 1st A. H. division. The last elements

were finally withdrawn about October 25. The losses of the division in

the Argonne are estimated at 3,500, including 2,260 prisoners.

VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.

The division was rated as a second-class division. Its efforts in 1918

were generally unsuccessful in spite of heavy losses. By the time of the

armistice it had been almost annihilated.

7th Landwehr Division.

COMPOSITION.

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│ 1914 │ 1915 │ 1916

│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.

Infantry. │Mathy │119 Ldw. │52 Ldw. │119 Ldw. │51 Ldw. │119 Ldw.

│ (55). │ │ │ │ │

│ │40 Ldw. │ │121 Ldw. │ │123 Ldw.

│52. │123 Ldw. │ │123 Ldw. │52 Ldw. │121 Ldw.

│ │121 Ldw. │ │ │ │126 Ldw.

─────────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴─────────

Cavalry. │ │2 Ldw. Sqn. (13 C. │2 Ldw. Sqn. (13 C.

│ │ Dist.). │ Dist.).

│ │ │

Artillery. │ │1 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. │1 Ldw. F. A. Rgt.

│ │ │

Engineers and│ │ │2 Ldw. Co. 13 C.

Liaisons. │ │ │ Dist. Pions.

│ │ │4 Ldw. Co. 13 C.

│ │ │ Dist. Pions.

│ │ │6 Ldw. Co. 13 C.

│ │ │ Dist. Pions.

│ │ │307 T. M. Co.

│ │ │

Medical and │ │ │

Veterinary.│ │ │

│ │ │

Transports. │ │ │

Odd units. │ │ │1 Cyclist Co.

Attached. │ │ │13 Balloon Sqn.

│ │ │59 Labor Btn.

─────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────

│ 1917 │ 1918

─────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────

│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.

─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────

Infantry. │52 Ldw. │122 Res. │52 Ldw. │122 Res.

│ │ │ │

│ │121 Ldw. │ │121 Ldw.

│ │126 Ldw. │ │126 Ldw.

│ │ │ │

─────────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴─────────

Cavalry. │2 Ldw. Sqn. (13 C. │

│ Dist.). │

│1 Sqn. 20 Uhlan │

│ Rgt. │

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Artillery. │Art. Command: │1 Ldw. F. A. Rgt.

│ │ (except the 3d

│ │ Abt. Staff and 7

│ │ and 9 Btries.).

│ 1 Ldw. F. A. Rgt. │1025 Light Am. Col.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Engineers and│(407) Pion. Btn.: │407 Pion. Btn.:

Liaisons. │ │

│ 2 Ldw. Co. 13 │ 2 Ldw. Co. 13 C.

│ Pions. │ Dist. Pions.

│ 3 Ldw. Co. 13 │ 141 Searchlight

│ Pions. │ Section.

│ 307 T. M. Co. │507 Signal Command:

│ 334 Searchlight │ 507 Tel. Detch.

│ Section. │

│ 507 Tel. Detch. │

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Medical and │571 Ambulance Co. │571 Ambulance Co.

Veterinary.│ │

│258 Field Hospital.│258 Field Hospital.

│33 Ldw. Field │33 Ldw. Field

│ Hospital. │ Hospital.

│Vet. Hospital. │47 Vet. Hospital.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Transports. │M. T. Col. │776 M. T. Col.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Odd units. │1 Cyclist Co. │

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Attached. │ │

│ │

─────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────────

HISTORY.

(Thirteenth District—Wurtemberg.)

1914.

ALSACE.

1. The 7th Landwehr Division did not leave Alsace from its organization

in 1915 until February, 1917. Its first units appeared there beginning

August 9, 1914, the date of the detraining of the 121st Landwehr at Neuf

Brisach. The 119th Landwehr fought south of Mulhouse beginning August

19, and the 40th Landwehr at Dornach near Mulhouse on the same day.

2. In October, 1917, the 52d and 55th Brigades, which were to compose in

1915 the 7th Landwehr Division, were part of the Gaede Army Group and

occupied the region of Munster, Guebwiller, Cernay.

3. In December the 123d Landwehr took part in the attacks on

Hartmannswillerkopf.

1915.

ALSACE.

1. In March, 1915, the 52d Brigade was in line in the valleys of the

Fecht and the Lauch. The 119th Landwehr was south of Cernay. In April

the 40th Landwehr (Baden) left the division and was transferred for some

time to the 6th Landwehr Division (Bavarian).

2. The 7th Landwehr Division then contained the 119th, 121st and 123d

Landwehr, to which a fourth regiment was joined, the 126th Landwehr,

formed by drafts from the three others. The division, from then on

exclusively Wurtemberger, from that time held the sector Wattwiller-

Rhone-Rhine Canal (Cernay-Altkirch).

1916.

ALSACE.

1. Cernay-Altkirch sector.

1917.

ALSACE-LORRAINE.

1. The division remained on the Mulhouse front (Cernay-Altkirch) until

February 20, 1917. Relieved on that date and sent to Lorraine (Leintrey-

Badonviller sector), where it replaced the 33d Reserve Division. It was

at this time that the division was decreased to three regiments; its

119th Landwehr and 123d Landwehr were transferred to the 26th Landwehr

Division and it obtained the 122d Reserves from the 54th Reserve

Division.

RUSSIA-VOLHYNIA.

2. The division left the Lorraine front in the middle of May. Entrained

beginning May 14 at Sarrebourg and sent to the Eastern Front via

Nurnberg-Warsaw-Lublin-Kovel-Vladimir Volynski. It took over the

Kisselin sector (Volhynia).

RECRUITING.

From April, 1915 on, the division was entirely composed from men from

Wurtemberg.

VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.

A mediocre division, much reduced by transferring its most energetic

units to active regiments and Wurtemberg reserve regiments and receiving

in exchange older men.

1918.

UKRAINE.

1. In February, 1918, the 7th Landwehr Division left the Kisselin region

and advanced into the Ukraine. “We are going into Russia to succor the

Ukrainians,” wrote a man of the 122d Reserve Regiment from the Rovno

region on February 26. On April 1, the 126th Landwehr Regiment was

identified between Kiev and Odessa; along with the 122d Reserve Regiment

it was identified near Odessa on the 9th.

2. On May 11 the division was identified south of Ekaterinoslav and on

the 4th of July at Rostov on the Don.

3. The division was reported to have been sent to the Danube front about

the middle of October, but it was never actually identified there.

VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.

The division was rated as fourth class.

7th Cavalry Division (Dismounted).

COMPOSITION.

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│ 1918

───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┬───────────────────────

│ Brigade. │ Regiment.

───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┼───────────────────────

Cavalry. │28 Cav. │11 Uhlan.

│ │15 Uhlan.

│ │4 Res. Uhlan.

│30 Cav. │9 Hus.

│ │15 Drag.

│ │25 Drag.

│41 Cav. │26 Drag.

│ │5 Cuirassier.

│ │4 Uhlan.

───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┴───────────────────────

Engineers and Liaisons.│19 Pion. Btn. (1, 2, and 3 Cos.):

│ 6 Cav. Pion. Detch.

│ 312 T. M. Co.

│ 186 Wireless Detch.

───────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────

Medical and Veterinary.│606 Ambulance Co.

Odd Units │10 M. G. S. S. Detch. (1, 2, and 3 Cos.).

Attached │5 F. A. Rgt. (10 and 11 Btries.).

───────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────

HISTORY.

1918.

1. The division held the Guebwiller (Alsace) sector until the end of

May. It rested in the Saarebourg area until mid-July, when it was railed

to Belgium (Courtrai area).

2. After resting near Courtrai for two weeks, the division entrained at

Lauwe on August 13 for Armentieres, where it remained until August 23.

It went into line in the Kemmel area for three days. The division was

then railed back to Tourcoing, from where it was transferred by trucks

to Lagnicourt on August 26 and came into line on the following day at

Ecoust.

ARRAS-CAMBRAI.

3. In two weeks the division was heavily engaged in the Arras battle. It

was relieved on September 9, after losing more than 700 prisoners. The

division rested in the Cambrai area until September 22, when it relieved

the 1st Guard Reserve Division north of Moeuvres. It was withdrawn on

September 30.

BELGIUM.

4. The division entrained at Solesmes on October 5 and detrained at

Mouscron. It remained here until October 14, when it moved to Deerlyck,

and on the 17th elements counterattacked between Courtrai and Harlebeke.

It was engaged until its relief on October 29 by the 49th Reserve

Division northwest of Anseghem. The division was considered to be in

reserve of the 10th German Army at the time of the armistice.

VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.

The division was rated as fourth class. Its use on the Cambrai and

Belgium fronts in September and October indicate that it might have been

considered a third-class division after its reorganization.

8th Division.

COMPOSITION.

│ 1914 │ 1915 │ 1916

│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.

Infantry. │15. │36 Fus. │15. │36 Fus. │16. │72.

│ │93. │ │93. │ │93.

│16. │72. │16. │72. │ │153.

│ │153. │ │153. │ │

Cavalry. │10 Hus. Rgt. (3 │10 Hus. Rgt. (3 │10 Hus. Rgt. (3

│ Sqns.). │ Sqns.). │ Sqns.).

Artillery. │8 Brig.: │8 Brig.: │8 Brig.:

│ 74 F. A. Rgt. │ 74 F. A. Rgt. │ 74 F. A. Rgt.

│ 75 F. A. Rgt. │ 75 F. A. Rgt. │ 75 F. A. Rgt.

│ │ │

Engineers and│ │1 Pion. Btn. No. 4:│1 Pion. Btn. No. 4:

Liaisons. │ │ │

│ │ Field Co. 4 Pions.│ 2 Co. 4 Pions.

│ │ 8 Pont. Engs. │ 8 T. M. Co.

│ │ 8 Tel. Detch. │ 8 Pont. Engs.

│ │ │ 8 Tel. Detch.

│ │ │

Medical and │ │ │

Veterinary.│ │ │

│ │ │

Transports. │ │ │

Attached. │ │ │72 Anti-Aircraft

│ │ │ Section.

│ │ │7 Balloon Sqn.

─────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────

│ 1917 │ 1918

─────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────

│Brigade. │Regiment.│Brigade. │Regiment.

─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────

Infantry. │16. │72. │16. │72.

│ │93. │ │93.

│ │153. │ │153.

│ │ │ │

─────────────┼─────────┴─────────┼─────────┴─────────

Cavalry. │10 Hus. Rgt. ( │5 Sqns. 10 Hus.

│ Sqns.). │ Rgt.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Artillery. │8 Art. Command: │8 Art. Command:

│ 74 F. A. Rgt. │ 74 F. A. Rgt.

│ │ 1 Abt. 1 Res. Ft.

│ │ A. Rgt.

│ │ 815 Light Am. Col.

│ │ 983 Light Am. Col.

│ │ 1247 Light Am.

│ │ Col.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Engineers and│118 Pion. Btn. or 1│118 Pion. Btn.:

Liaisons. │ Pion. Btn. No. 4:│

│ 2 Co. 4 Pions. │ 2 Co. 4 Pions.

│ 5 Co. 4 Pions. │ 5 Co. 4 Pions.

│ 8 T. M. Co. │ 8 T. M. Co.

│ 8 Tel. Detch. │ 95 Searchlight

│ │ Section.

│ │8 Signal Command:

│ │ 8 Tel. Detch.

│ │ 95 Wireless Detch.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Medical and │Ambulance Co. │11 Ambulance Co.

Veterinary.│ │

│31 Field Hospital. │36 Field Hospital.

│Vet. Hospital. │39 Field Hospital.

│ │8 Vet. Hospital.

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Transports. │M. T. Col. │

─────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────

Attached. │72 Anti-Aircraft │

│ Section. │

│ │

─────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────────

HISTORY.

(Fourth District—Prussian Saxony.)

1914.

FRANCE.

1. With the 7th Division, the 8th Division formed the 4th Army Corps. It

detrained August 10 to 12 near Dusseldorf and, with that corps, was part

of the 1st Army (Von Kluck). Entered Belgium the 15th, passed through

Louvain the 19th, and through Brussels the 20th, and executed with the

7th Division an enveloping movement on the left of the Allies. Fought at

Solesmes the 26th and arrived east of Coulommiers September 6, from

where it was sent in a great hurry to the right of the 1st Army, with

the 7th Division (Lizy sur Ourcq-Plessis, Placy, etc.). September 8 the

11th Company of the 93d Infantry was reduced to 96 men (notebook).

2. After the retreat, beginning the 15th, it was engaged against the

left wing of the British north of Soissons (battle of the Aisne,

Cuffies, Chavigny, Pasly, etc.).

3. At the end of September it went with the 4th Army Corps to Artois

with the 6th Army.

4. At the beginning of October it took part in the attacks south of

Arras and held the lines near Monchy aux Bois.

1915.

1. The division held the Monchy sector during the first few months of

1915. At the end of May it was relieved from this sector and put in the

reserve of the army near Douai after transferring the 36th Fusiliers to

the 113th Division, newly formed (March).

2. During the first two weeks of June it went into line in the Souchez

sector and opposed the French attacks. Relieved at the beginning of

September and became army reserve near Tourcoing and Roubaix.

LOOS.

3. At the battle of Loos during the counterattack the division suffered

heavy losses in September and October.

1916.

1. In 1916 until the battle of the Somme the division did not take part

in any serious engagements. It was established in the Loos sector. July

3 it left this front for the Somme.

SOMME.

2. In the middle of July it went into battle on the Pozieres-Longueval-

Bois Delville front and suffered very heavy losses.

3. Toward the end of July it was relieved and sent to rest in the region

of Valenciennes.

4. August 9 it took over a quiet sector before Arras and stayed there

about five weeks.

5. About September 18 it again went into the battle of the Somme. It

held the Thiepval-Courcelette sector, where it had some hard fighting,

which caused it heavy losses.

ARTOIS.

6. October 1 it left this sector to again hold the trenches northeast of

Loos.

1917.

1. During the winter of 1916–17 the division had no heavy fighting.

However, in April, May, and June it had serious losses due to the many

raids executed by the British.

2. Toward the end of July and the beginning of August the division

suffered considerably from artillery fire. It was relieved before the

attack of the British before Lens.

CHAMPAGNE.

3. August 5 it entrained for Rethel. Rested for some time in the region

of Semide, then held the sector west of Butte du Mesnil from August 15

to September 15.

BELGIUM.

4. About September 18 it was sent in the region of Bouziers and October

4 went into line west of Becelaere (Belgium), and shortly afterwards,

October 9, south of Hollebeke. It was still there January 20, 1918.

RECRUITING.

Province of Prussian Saxony, Duchy of Anhalt, and part of Thuringia.

Same remarks as for the 7th Division. The fluctuations in the resources

of the region are evidenced by the following facts: On November 4, 1917,

a man came to the 5th Company of the 93d Infantry who was born in 1898

in the Eighth District, was a farmer, and had been called up September

3, having had just two months of training. He was sent by a depot in

Cologne.

VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.

Since the battles of 1914 the division remained entirely on the

offensive. It always defended itself well in attacks and held its

positions with tenacity.

During its stay on the Champagne it did not show any activity, but also

it had no desertions. It may be said that its morale is good.

(September, 1917).

1918.

1. The division was relieved by the 17th Reserve Division in the

Hollebeke sector about January 31. It rested and trained near Coutrai

during February and until March 7.

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