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

│ 1916 │ 1917 │ 1918[11]

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

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

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

Infantry. │8 Bav. │4 Bav. │8 Bav. │4 Bav. │8 Bav. │4 Bav.

│ │8 Bav. │ │8 Bav. │ │8 Bav.

│ │29 Bav. │ │25 Bav. │ │25 Bav.

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

Cavalry. │ │4 Sqn. 8 Bav. Light│4 Sqn. 8 Bav. Light

│ │ Cav. Rgt. │ Cav. Rgt.

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

Artillery. │23 Bav. F. A. Rgt. │14 Bav. Art. │14 Bav. Art.

│ │ Command: │ Command:

│ │ 23 Bav. F. A. Rgt.│ 23 Bav. F. A. Rgt.

│ │ (10 Btries.). │

Engineers and│ │14 Bav. Pion. Btn.:│14 Bav. Pion. Btn.:

Liaisons. │ │ │

│ │ 10 Bav. Res. Pion.│ 10 Bav. Res. Pion.

│ │ Co. │ Co.

│ │ 11 Bav. Res. Pion.│ 11 Bav. Res. Pion.

│ │ Co. │ Co.

│ │ 14 Bav. T. M. Co. │ 101 Searchlight

│ │ │ Section.

│ │ 101 Searchlight │ 14 Bav. T. M. Co.

│ │ Section. │

│ │ 14 Bav. Tel. │ 14 Bav. Tel.

│ │ Detch. │ Detch.

Medical and │ │14 Bav. Ambulance │14 Bav. Ambulance

Veterinary.│ │ Co. │ Co.

│ │1 Bav. Field │1 Bav. Field

│ │ Hospital. │ Hospital.

│ │47 Bav. Field │47 Bav. Field

│ │ Hospital. │ Hospital.

│ │Vet. Hospital. │Vet. Hospital.

Transports. │ │694 M. T. Col. │694 Bav. M. T. Col.

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

Footnote 11:

Composition at time of dissolution, Sept. 1, 1918.

HISTORY.

(4th and 8th Bavarian Infantry Regiments: Second Bavarian District. 25th

Bavarian Infantry Regiment: Bavarian District.)

1916.

The 14th Bavarian Division was formed, at the beginning of August, 1916,

with the 8th Bavarian Brigade (4th and 8th Bavarian Infantry Regiments),

withdrawn from the 33d Reserve Division, and with the 29th Bavarian

Infantry Regiment, formed at this time.

VERDUN.

1. The 14th Bavarian Division, going into line at the end of August,

1916, in the Vaux Chapitre wood, launched a violent attack on September

3 to the southwest of the fort of Vaux and continued to hold this sector

until October 10.

At the end of October, the 29th Bavarian Infantry Regiment, whose losses

in the Vaux sector were considerable, was dissolved and replaced by the

25th Bavarian Infantry Regiment, taken from the 192d Division, and

raised from two to three battalions.

2. Having thus received its present composition, the 14th Bavarian

Division went back into line on the Haute de Meuse (Calonne trench) on

October 22.

SOMME-ANCRE.

3. Relieved at the beginning of November and sent to rest, it was then

sent to the Somme, where, about November 26, it took over the sector

north of the Ancre.

1917.

1. The 14th Bavarian Division left the Ancre front at the end of

January, 1917, passed the month of February at rest in the Denain area,

and came back into line on the Somme, northeast of Gueudecourt, on

February 26. It was withdrawn on March 20 at the time of the German

retirement.

ARTOIS.

2. At the beginning of April it went into action against the British

offensive in the Roclincourt (north of Arras) and suffered heavily

(about 2,800 prisoners on Apr. 9).

RUSSIA-RIGA.

3. Sent to rest in Belgium, it remained for several days in the Ghent

area, and then entrained for the Eastern Front (Apr. 26–28). About May

14 it went into line near Lipsk (south of Baranovitchi); in June it took

over the sector of Tsirin, where it remained until the end of the

August. It was then transferred to the Riga front (Sept. 1) and went

into action on September 14 in the neighborhood of Uxkuell. It left

there on September 18.

4. About September 20 it went into line west of Jakobstadt and took part

in the action of the 21st.

5. At the end of October the 14th Bavarian Division was sent to Galicia.

It was identified in the neighborhood of Tarnopol on November 1 and, for

the last time, on December 14 (fraternizing).

FRANCE.

6. The division left the Tarnopol area on December 19 for the Western

Front. Itinerary: Posen-Leipzig-Frankfort-Kreuznach-Thionville. It

detrained at Wasigny and Saulces-Monclin (near Rethel) on December 23.

RECRUITING.

The 14th Bavarian Division is recruited from the 2d and 3d Bavarian

Corps Districts.

VALUE.

The 8th Bavarian Brigade (4th and 8th Bavarian Infantry Regiments),

which helped form the 14th Bavarian Division, is a strong body

belonging, in peace times, to the garrison at Metz.

It distinguished itself at the battle of Eparges (March-April, 1915), at

the attack of September 3, 1916 (Vaux-Chapitre wood).

The morale of the 14th Bavarian Division appears to be high. No deserter

has been found since the arrival of the division on the Western Front

(December, 1917). The 14th Bavarian Division has always been a good

division (January, 1918).

1918.

CHAMPAGNE.

1. The 14th Bavarian Division embarked at Tarnopol on December 19 and

traveled via Kalicz-Posen-Leipsic-Frankfort-Kreusnach-Thionville-

Wassigny (north of Rethel), where it detrained on the 23d. On January 12

it relieved the 7th Reserve Division in the Mont Haut sector. It was

relieved by the 80th Reserve Division on April 22.

PICARDY.

2. On the 26th the division entrained at Neuflize, detraining on the

following day near Mericourt (northeast of St. Quentin). From there it

marched via Bellenglise-Vermand-Mons en Chaussee-Brie-Foucaucourt to

Framerville. On May 3 it relieved the 208th Division in the Hangard

sector (southeast of Amiens). It was relieved on the 21st by the 225th

Division.

3. The division remained in close support, and relieved the 15th

Division one sector to the south on the 23d. It was withdrawn during the

night of June 20–21, and rested in rear of the front for over a month.

4. About July 23, it relieved the 21st Division in the Castel sector

(north of Hangard). In the fighting that followed the division suffered

heavy losses, especially in the British attack of August 8. It was

withdrawn about the 13th in a badly shattered condition, it having lost

some 2,500 prisoners.

5. It was in line again on the 29th northwest of Villers-Carbonnel

(southwest of Peronne), and was withdrawn about the 2d of September.

Soon thereafter, the 14th Bavarian Division was disbanded—the 4th

Bavarian went to the 4th Bavarian Division to replace the 5th Bavarian

Reserves (dissolved); the 8th Bavarian went to the 16th Bavarian

Division to replace the 21st Bavarian Reserves (dissolved); the 25th

Bavarian went to the 6th Bavarian Reserves Division to replace the 17th

Bavarian Reserves (dissolved). The commanding general and his staff were

identified at Malineson October 24, but there is nothing to show what

they were doing there, or where they went.

VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.

Previous to 1918 the 14th Bavarian was always considered a first-class

division. Since then, however, it seems to have fallen off somewhat; it

was not used in any of the German offensives, and it is significant that

a battalion of the 2d Bavarian Division was used in its sector (south of

Hailles) when it was desired to make a raid, and also that two of the

divisions receiving regiments when the 14th Bavarian was disbanded were

second class. The division lost over 2,000 prisoners, including all

three regiment staffs and the staffs of several of the battalions.

15th Division.

COMPOSITION.

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│ 1914 │ 1915 │ 1916

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

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

Infantry. │29. │25. │29. │25. │Jan. to Aug., 1916.

│ │161. │ │161. │29. │25.

│80. │65. │80. │65. │ │161.

│ │160. │ │160. │80. │65.

│ │ │ │ │ │160.

│ │ │ │ │Aug. to Nov., 1916.

│ │ │ │ │ │186.

│ │ │ │ │ │160.

│ │ │ │ │ │389.

│ │ │ │ │ After Nov.

│ │ │ │ │ │69.

│ │ │ │ │ │160.

│ │ │ │ │ │389.

Cavalry. │ │ │7 Hus. Rgt.

Artillery. │15 Brig.: │15 Brig.: │15 Brig.:

│ 59 F. A. Rgt. │ 59 F. A. Rgt. │ 59 F. A. Rgt.

│ 83 F. A. Rgt. │ 83 F. A. Rgt. │ 83 F. A. Rgt.

│ │ │

Engineers and│ │1 Pion. Btn. No. 8:│1 Pion. Btn. No. 8:

Liaisons. │ │ │

│ │ │

│ │ Field Co. 8 Pions.│ 1 Co. 8 Pions.

│ │ 15 Tel. Detch. │ 5 Co. 8 Pions.

│ │ 15 Pont. Engs. │ 15 T. M. Co.

│ │ │ 15 Pont. Engs.

│ │ │ 15 Tel. Detch.

│ │ │

Medical and │ │ │

Veterinary.│ │ │

│ │ │

Transports. │ │ │

Attached. │ │ │69 Anti-Aircraft

│ │ │ Section.

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

│ 1917 │ 1918

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

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

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

Infantry. │80. │69. │80. │69.

│ │160. │ │137.

│ │389. │ │160.

│ │ │ │

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

Cavalry. │2 Sqn. 7 Hus. Rgt. │2 Sqn. 7 Hus. Rgt.

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

Artillery. │15 Art. Command: │15 Art. Command:

│ 59 F. A. Rgt. │ 59 F. A. Rgt.

│ │ 135 Ft. A. Btn.

│ │ 707 Light Am. Col.

│ │ 744 Light Am. Col.

│ │ 1295 Light Am.

│ │ Col.

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

Engineers and│125 Pion. Btn. (1 │125 Pion. Btn.

Liaisons. │ Pion. Btn. No. │

│ 8): │

│ 1 Co. 8 Pions. │ 1 Co. 8 Pions.

│ 5 Co. 8 Pions. │ 5 Co. 8 Pions.

│ 15 T. M. Co. │ 15 T. M. Co.

│ 15 Tel. Detch. │ 108 T. M. Co.

│ │ 41 Searchlight

│ │ Section.

│ │15 Signal Command:

│ │ 15 Tel. Detch.

│ │ 113 Wireless

│ │ Detch.

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

Medical and │19 Ambulance Co. │19 Ambulance Co.

Veterinary.│ │

│Field Hospital. │82 Field Hospital.

│Vet. Hospital. │83 Field Hospital.

│ │15 Vet. Hospital.

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

Transports. │M. T. Col. No. 800.│548 M. T. Col.

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

Attached. │ │

│ │

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

HISTORY.

(8th Corps District—Rhine Province.)

1914.

1. Upon mobilization, the 15th Division (Aix la Chapelle, Cologne, Bonn,

etc.) formed with the 16th Division an organic part of the 8th Army

Corps and was in the 4th Army (Duke of Wuerttemberg).

2. Temporarily detaching the 25th Infantry Regiment (Aix la Chapelle)

from the corps at the siege at Liege, the 15th Division entered, on

August 6, into Luxemburg, where it had been preceded by the 16th

Division (Treves). It entered into Belgian Luxemburg on the 19th and

20th of August. Went into action on the 22d and 23d—Porcheresse, Graid,

Bièvre—and entered France on the 26th. While the 29th Brigade was

crossing the Meuse at Sedan the 80th entered at Mezieres. Again uniting

on the 30th, the 15th Division went through Champagne by way of Somme Py

and Suippes and took part in the battle of the Marne at Vitry le

Francois. It then withdrew to Souain and Perthes, where it remained as a

whole until November.

CHAMPAGNE.

3. At this time the 29th Brigade was taken to the Ypres front until the

end of December, at which date it went to the south of Alsace, making a

part of the combined division of Fuchs. The separation of the two

brigades lasted until May, 1915. The 29th Brigade lost heavily in

Alsace, where the 25th Infantry Regiment was reduced to 600 men on March

26, 1915 (soldier’s notebook).

1915.

1. The 15th Division, in which the 29th Brigade was temporarily replaced

by the 1st Bavarian Landwehr Brigade, remained in Champagne until the

beginning of April, 1915. At that date it went to reenforce the 3d

Bavarian Corps near St. Mihiel in the Ailly wood.

ARTOIS.

2. At the end of May the 15th Division again had both its brigades (29th

and 80th) and went into action at Artois until the middle of June. It

suffered heavy losses. The 161st Infantry Regiment lost 31 officers and

1,653 men (official list of casualties).

AISNE.

3. From June, 1915, until June, 1916, the 15th Division occupied various

sectors of the Aisne: Vailly-Pommiers (end of July), Nouvron

(September), Ste. Marguerite-Bucy le Long (October).

1916.

SOMME.

1. July, 1916, the 15th Division was transferred to the Somme. It took

part in the battle and participated in the attack at Biaches, where it

suffered heavy losses.

2. At the end of August it again took over its sector, St. Marguerite-

Bucy le Long. Its composition was modified by the temporary loss of the

160th Infantry Regiment, sent to the combined division of Dumrath

(August), by the definite transfer of the 65th Infantry Regiment and the

161st Infantry Regiment to the 185th Division, and of the 25th Infantry

Regiment to the 208th Division.

3. At the beginning of October it had received in exchange for the

regiments transferred the 186th Infantry Regiment (temporarily) and the

389th Infantry Regiment, a new formation (men taken from various Rhine

regiments), and received the 160th Infantry Regiment again (the Dumrath

Division having been dissolved). It reappeared on the Somme front

(Sailly-Saillisel), where it again suffered heavy losses.

AISNE.

4. At the end of October it returned to the Aisne and occupied the

sectors of Nuvron-Moulin sous Touvent. It was reorganized finally in

November and received its definitive composition.

RUSSIA.

5. About the middle of November the 15th Division was withdrawn from the

front, entrained after a few days’ rest, and transferred to the Eastern

Front. It went into line north of Kisselin.

1917.

1. In February, 1917, the division was in Transylvania (upper valley of

the Olta).

2. In April it was in reserve at Vladimir-Volynski.

FRANCE.

3. Transferred to the French front (entrained at Kovel, detrained at

Vigneulles, at the end of April), the division occupied the sector of

Vaux les Palameix (Meuse).

CALIFORNIE PLATEAU.

4. At the end of May it was relieved and sent (night of May 29–30) to

the Vauclerc Plateau and the Californie Plateau. On June 2 and 3 it took

part in the violent attack upon these plateaus. It renewed these attacks

upon July 3 and again suffered heavy losses.

LORRAINE.

5. The division was relieved on the night of July 8–9 and then sent to

the Lys area, from which it was transferred into the zone Richecourt-

Avricourt. It was put in line (July 15) near Blamont.

FLANDERS.

6. It was relieved about September 4, sent to rest in the Verdun area,

and transferred to Belgium on October 7, where it was in action and

suffered heavily on the Ypres front (north of the Ypres-Menin road)

until November 13.

7. The division was then sent to the rear (area of Bruges-Knocke).

8. It again went into line east of Ypres about December 18 (east of

Passchendaele). In the middle of January, 1918, it was withdrawn from

this sector and sent to the Bruges area.

RECRUITING.

The 15th Division is easily recruited from the populous districts of the

Rhine Provinces. In case of heavy losses and urgent necessity for

reenforcements, the need has been felt for having recourse to the rest

of the Rhine country in the widest sense of the word, that is to say,

Rhenish Hessia and the Grand Duchy of Baden, in return for

reenforcements sent elsewhere. The frequence of the relation and the

community of interests which unites these regions assures the 15th

Division, under all circumstances, the advantages of regional

homogeneity.

VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.

The 15th Division, in spite of the lack of success of its efforts, has

given the impression of being a good division.

On June 2 and 3, 1917, the 69th Infantry Regiment and the 389th Infantry

Regiment, attacked vigorously upon the casemates and Californie

Plateaus. The 389th Infantry Regiment, especially, showed a great deal

of dash in the course of these actions (July, 1917).

The division is composed, for the most part, of young and well trained

elements; it has the experience gained from a very active sector

(September, 1917).

1918.

BELGIUM.

1. The division relieved the 25th Division east of Passchendaele on

February 10 and occupied the sector until February 20–25 when it moved

south and took over the Zonnebeke sector from the 31st Division. About

March 21, it was relieved by the 39th Division. It entrained at

Muelebeke on the 23d and detrained at Mons en Pevele (north of Douai).

From there it went by marches to Cambrai (31st), Sailly Saillisel, Bray

sur Somme and Suzanne, and Caix (Apr. 7–12).

PICARDY.

2. On April 12 it was engaged in the Bois Senecat, northwest of Moreuil.

During the French attack of the 18th the division lost 700 prisoners. It

was relieved about April 22.

3. It rested until mid-May near Busigny. The 389th Regiment is known to

have received 600 men as a draft at this time. On May 18, the division

returned to line near Castel, and was engaged until May 22.

4. It rested in the Somme area (at Rosieres en Santerse June 1, and

Peronne on the 9th), until June 17 when it came into line before

Moreuil. It suffered heavy losses during the French attack of the 17th

but continued in line until the 26th. It rested east of Roye in June and

from the 3d to the 5th of July was in reserve south of Blerancourt.

BATTLE OF THE OISE-AISNE.

5. The division was engaged in the Nampcel-Autreches sector from July 5

until August 22. It was pushed back to Caisnes (Aug. 18) and as a result

of the French attack lost 1,880 prisoners.

6. The division was moved to rest at Damvillers north of Verdun in early

September. On the 26th it left that place and marched to Flabas, east of

the Meuse.

MEUSE-ARGONNE.

7. On September 26 the division was in line in the Bois des Caures. It

continued to hold a sector in the region until the armistice. The last

identification was northwest of Ornes on November 10.

VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.

The division was rated as second class. Its heavy losses at Moreuil in

June and the ravages of the grippe in the summer lowered the morale. On

the other hand, a document of October 4 indicated that the division had

been congratulated by the Kaiser for its “heroic conduct.”

15th Reserve Division.

COMPOSITION.

│ 1914 │ 1915 │ 1916

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

Infantry. │ │25 Res. │29 Res. │25 Res. │29 Res. │25 Res.

│ │69 Res. │ │69 Res. │ │69 Res.

│ │17 Res. │80 Res. │17 Res. │80 Res. │17 Res.

│ │30 Res. │ │30 Res. │ │30 Res.

Cavalry. │5 Res. Uhlan Rgt. │5 Res. Uhlan Rgt. │5 Res. Uhlan Rgt.

│ (3 Sqns.). │ │

Artillery. │15 Res. F. A. Rgt. │15 Res. F. A. Rgt. │15 Res. F. A. Rgt.

│ (6 Btries.). │ (after Mar., │ (8 Btries.).

│ │1915, 8 Btries.). │

│ │ │

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

Liaisons. │ Pion. Btn. No. 8.│ Pion. Btn. No. 8.│ Pion. Btn. No. 8.

│ │15 Res. Pont. Engs.│2 Co. 31 Pion. Rgt.

│ │15 Res. Tel. Detch.│5 Co. 31 Pion. Rgt.

│ │ │215 T. M. Co.

│ │ │

│ │ │15 Res. Pont. Engs.

│ │ │

│ │ │15 Res. Tel. Detch.

│ │ │

Medical and │ │ │

Veterinary.│ │ │

│ │ │

Transports. │ │ │

Odd units. │ │ │78 Anti-Aircraft

│ │ │ section.

Attached. │ │ │

│ │ │

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│ 1917 │ 1918

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

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

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

Infantry. │30 Res. │17 Res. │30 Res. │17 Res.

│ │25 Res. │ │25 Res.

│ │69 Res. │ │69 Res.

│ │ │ │

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

Cavalry. │5 Res. Uhlan Rgt. │2 Sqn. 8 Cuirassier

│ (? 3d Sqn.) │ Rgt.

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

Artillery. │104 Art. Command: │104 Art. Command:

│ │

│ 15 Res. F. A. Rgt.│ 15 Res. F. A. Rgt.

│ (9 Btries.). │

│ │ 125 Ft. A. Btn.

│ │ (Staff, 1, 2, and

│ │ 3d Btries.).

│ │ 1064 Light Am.

│ │ Col.

│ │ 1066 Light Am.

│ │ Col.

│ │ 1067 Light Am.

│ │ Col.

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

Engineers and│315 Pion Btn.: │315 Pion Btn.:

Liaisons. │ │

│ 4 Co. 8 Pion. │ 4 Co. 8 Pion.

│ 6 Co. 8 Pion. │ 6 Co. 8 Pion.

│ 215 T. M. Co. │ 53 Searchlight

│ │ Section.

│ 257 Searchlight │ 215 T. M. Co.

│ Section. │

│ 415 Tel. Detch. │415 Signal Command:

│ │ 415 Tel. Detch.

│ │ 37 Wireless Detch.

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

Medical and │508 Ambulance Co. │508 Ambulance Co.

Veterinary.│ │

│37 Res. Field │37 Res. Field

│ Hospital. │ Hospital.

│Vet. Hospital. │38 Res. Field

│ │ Hospital.

│ │415 Vet. Hospital.

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

Transports. │M. T. Col. │714 M. T. Col.

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

Odd units. │ │

│ │

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

Attached. │ │504 F. A. Rgt.

│ │ (Staff, 2 and 3

│ │ Abt.).

│ │3 Abt. 4 Ft. A.

│ │ Rgt.

│ │708 Transport Park.

│ │30 Ammunition Col.

│ │133 and 18 Bav.

│ │ Supply Trains.

│ │238 Reconnaissance

│ │ Flight.

│ │119 Balloon Sqn.

│ │136 Labor Btn.

│ │92 Art. Observation

│ │ Section.

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(Elements attached Oct. 12, 1918, from German document.)

HISTORY.

(25th Reserve Infantry Regiment, 69th Reserve Infantry Regiment: 8th

Corps District—Rhine Province. 17th Reserve Infantry Regiment: 21st

Corps District—Lorraine.)

1914.

1. In August, 1914, the 15th Reserve Division which was a part of the

8th Reserve Corps (with the 16th Reserve Division) and of the 4th Army,

was concentrated on the Luxemburg frontier, which it crossed on the

19th. Entering Belgium on the 21st, it fought on the 22d at Maissin and

Paliseul, and between the 25th and 27th it crossed the Meuse near Sedan,

losing heavily. On August 28, the 2d Battalion of the 69th Reserve

Infantry Regiment was reduced to 140 men (soldier’s notebook).

CHAMPAGNE.

2. From this place, by way of le Chesne, Vouziers, Tahure, the division

advanced as far as Marne Canal to the Rhine, at Vitry le Francois

(Brusson Dompremy, Sept. 6), where it took part in the battle of the

Marne.

3. The division retired between September 9 and September 16 by way of

Suippes to Servon, Binarville, Massiges (Sept. 18 to 27), and

established itself north of Massiges.

1915.

CHAMPAGNE.

1. The 15th Reserve Division occupied the front north of Massiges and of

Mesnil les Hurlus in the Souain area. In the course of various small

actions, especially in May, it suffered heavily, so much so that by June

30, the losses suffered since the beginning of the campaign amounted to

2,316 men for the 2d Battalion of the 17th Reserve Infantry Regiment

(official list of casualties).

2. In September, 1915, the elements of the 15th Reserve Division divided

between the Liebert Division (17th and 69th Reserve Infantry Regiments)

and the Ditfurth Division (25th and 30th Reserve Infantry Regiments)

took part in the battle of Champagne near Tahure, east of Somme Py (from

Sept. 25 to the beginning of October). They suffered considerable

losses.

AISNE.

3. Toward the end of October the 15th Reserve Division was relieved from

the Tahure sector and reorganized. At the beginning of November it went

into line between Vailly and the Oise-Aisne Canal.

1916.

1. The division occupied the sector Chavonne-Soupir south of Braye en

Laonnois until the end of June, 1916.

SOMME.

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