│ 4 Tel. Detch. │ 4 Pont. Engs. │ 72 Wireless Detch. ─────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Medical and │6 Ambulance Co. │6 Ambulance Co. Veterinary.│ │ │17 Field Hospital. │17 Field Hospital. │Vet. Hospital. │19 Field Hospital. │ │131 Vet. Hospital. ─────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Transport. │8 Truck Train. │537 M. T. Col. │9 Truck Train. │ │537 M. T. Col. │ ─────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────────── Attached. │Construction Co. │ ─────────────┴───────────────────┴─────────────────── HISTORY. (Second District—Pomerania.) 1914. FRANCE. 1. At the beginning of the campaign the 4th Division fought on the Western Front until November, 1914. It detrained at Rheydt on August 9 and 10, and entered Belgium on the 14th and France on the 25th. Fought at Sailly-Saillisel on the 28th; reached Grand-Morin September 5 and fought at Acy en Multien on the 6th. After retreating to the north of Soissons it remained south of Roye from the end of September to the end of October, and was near Ypres in November. RUSSIA. 2. Sent to Russia and took part in the second offensive on Warsaw. 1915. 1. In January it took part in the battles of Bolimow. In February it went to the Carpathians (Army of the South under Linsingen). Took part in the offensive on Lemburg. 2. About September 27, 1915, it was relieved in the region south of Baranovitchi and entrained at Kobryn for the Western Front. FRANCE. 3. It arrived in the vicinity of Sedan at the beginning of October. After a few days’ rest it marched to the north of Tahure. 4. On October 30 the division took part in the attack of Butte De Tahure and suffered severe losses. 5. At the beginning of November it left Champagne for the region of Reims where its units went into the trenches on November 8. Until the beginning of April, 1916, it held the sector northwest of Prunay. 1916. 1. At the beginning of April the division was sent to rest in the vicinity of Rethel. During this period (Nov. 15 to Apr. 16) its losses were light. VERDUN. 2. At the beginning of May the division was sent to the region of Verdun. On May 4 it took part on the attack on Hill 304, where it suffered heavy losses. 3. Relieved May 15 and sent to rest in the region of Mouzon-Carignan, from where it went to the region of Damvillers. 4. At the beginning of July it was sent to hold the sector of Thiaumont at the moment when the French recommenced their offensive in that region. Its losses were very heavy. 5. On August 3 it left Thiaumont for the region of Cumieres, on the left bank of the Meuse (Aug. 5). 6. At the end of September it held the sector Malancourt-Avocourt.