4. The division was engaged northeast of Bailleul from the 14th to the 18th. It then rested east of Lille until the 23d. It reentered the line on the Kemmel-Locre front, where it remained until about the 10th of May, when it was withdrawn, after having suffered heavy losses. 5. It moved then to the Ghent region, where it rested until the end of July. It then rested near Tourcoing until the 8th of August. It entrained at Tourcoing and Tournai on the 8th and went to St. Quentin via Ham. BATTLE OF PICARDY. 6. The division entered line in the Hallu-Fransart-Hattencourt sector north of Roye on the 11th. On the 27th it fell back along the Somme Canal near Bethencourt. It was withdrawn from line the beginning of September. 7. It came back to line almost immediately north of Peronne in the Moislain sector; on the 7th it was thrown back upon Longavesnes-Epehy- Villers-Guislain, where it was withdrawn on the 23d, after losing heavily (861 prisoners). 8. Elements of the Alpine Corps were identified at Walincourt in rear of the front on October 10. BALKANS. 9. Sent to the eastern front, the Alpine Corps reinforced the troops in the Balkans near Nish in October. VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE. The Alpine Corps was considered one of the best German units. It showed its worth by retaking the village of Hallu on the 11th of August, and while counterattacking at Moislains on the 2d of September. Nevertheless, the morale was lowered. The Alpine Corps comprised about 3,500 Infantry combatants early in August. It lost about 700 prisoners in August and September. Bavarian Cavalry Division. COMPOSITION. ───────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────── │ 1918 ───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┬─────────────────────── │ Brigade. │ Regiment. ───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┼─────────────────────── Cavalry. │1 Bav. Cav. │1 Heavy Reiter. │4 Bav. Cav. │1 Bav. Ulan. │ │2 Bav. Ulan. │5 Bav. Cav. │1 Bav. Light Cav. │ │6 Bav. Light Cav. ───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┴─────────────────────── Artillery. │5 Bav. Horse Art. Abt. ───────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────── Engineers and Liaisons.│Pion. Detch. │1 Bav. M. G. Btry. │300 Bav. T. M. Co. ───────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────── Attached. │Glatz Landst. Inf. Btn. (VI/9). ───────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────── HISTORY. 1918.