Histories of two hundred and fifty-one divisions of the German army which participated in the war (1914-1918)United States. War Department. General Staff
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Histories of two hundred and fifty-one divisions of the German army which participated in the war (1914-1918)
United States. War Department. General Staff
Germany. Heer -- History -- World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany
FRANCE.
4. Returned to the Western Front at the beginning of December. Sent to
rest and reorganized in the region Hirson-Avesnes.
1916.
1. At the end of January and the beginning of February, 1916, it was
sent to the front north of Verdun (Romagne-Mangiennes area).
VERDUN.
2. February 22 it was engaged with the 5th Division in the zone between
the western limits of Herbebois and the eastern slopes of the Cotes de
Meuse. The two divisions did not go beyond Fort Douaumont, captured by
the 24th Infantry. Their violent attacks on the village February 26 to
28 were repulsed. March 2 the regiments were withdrawn from the front
and filled up.
3. On March 8 new and unsuccessful attacks against the village of
Douaumont and the Hardaumont defenses.
4. About March 15 the 3d Army Corps was withdrawn from the front. The
6th Division went to the region of Mulhouse to be reorganized. On April
25 the division was again engaged (south of Douaumont-Caillette Wood)
and again suffered heavily. It is probable that each of its regiments
were completely reorganized after each attack at Douaumont (more than 60
per cent losses).
6. At the end of May the division was relieved and sent to rest in the
region of Ville au Montois.
CHAMPAGNE.
7. In the middle of June it was sent to Champagne and occupied quiet
sectors northeast of Prunay, then east of Auberive. It remained there
till the end of September. It exchanged its 20th Infantry Regiment for
the 396th Infantry Regiment, organized September 26. (See illustration.)
SOMME.
8. At the beginning of October sent to the Somme and was engaged in the
region of Gueudecourt and again suffered heavily, October 8 to 29.
ARGONNE.
9. Withdrawn from the Somme front at the end of October; went to the
Argonne in the sector Fille-Morte-Boureuilles, November 30 to beginning
of April, 1917.
1917.
1. At the beginning of April, 1917, the division was sent to Alsace. It
stayed about two weeks in the region of Mulhouse.
CHAMPAGNE.
2. About April 20 sent to Champagne and took over a sector south of
Moronvilliers where it was subjected to the French attack of April 30.
It had to be relieved a few days after, as it suffered great losses at
Mont-Haut (50 to 75 men per company).
3. The division returned to Alsace and was reorganized behind the front
in the region of Mulhouse.
RUSSIA.
4. About July 1 sent to the Eastern Front in Galicia, where it held a
sector in the Skalat region.
FRANCE.
Withdrawn from this front at the beginning of October it entrained for
France, beginning the 7th, southeast of Tarnopol, and traveled via
Lemberg-Cracow-Dresden-Cassel-Coblentz-Treves-Thionville-Montmedy-
Charleville-Vouziers.
AISNE.
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