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
The 10th Division at mobilization belonged to the 5th Army Corps
(Posen). Detrained August 10 and 11 near Sarrelouis and belonged to the
5th Army (Prussian Crown Prince). Entered Luxemburg the 18th, passed
through Arlon the 20th, and left it on the evening of the 21st.
1. Took part in the combat of August 22, 1914 at Ethe, near Virton, next
to the 9th Division. August 28 it was north of Thionville, expecting to
leave for Russia. August 30 it continued its march in the Woevre,
reached the Cotes de Meuse, and attacked the fort of Troyon September 7.
LES EPARGES.
2. After the battle of the Marne it held the sector of the Cotes de
Meuse east of Verdun (Les Eparges-Callone) which it held almost all the
time until October 1916. Took part in the series of combats which took
place in this sector between April and July, 1915.
1915.
1. At the time of our offensive of September and October, 1915, in
Champagne, the 10th Division sent some of its units there, but they
returned to Woevre about December 10, 1915, after four weeks’ rest in
Lorraine.
WOEVRE.
2. After this and until the beginning of October, 1916, the Division
held its sector of the Cotes de Meuse.
1916.
VERDUN.
1. In October 1916 the division was relieved and took over the sector of
Douaumon in November. It suffered heavy losses December 15, when the
French defeated it severely, and had to be withdrawn from the front.
1917.
COTES DE MEUSE.
1. Reorganized at the beginning of January, 1917, after a three weeks’
rest in the region of Mars la Tour, and took over again its former
sector of the Cotes de Meuse at the beginning of March, remaining there
until the end of April.
AISNE.
2. Entrained May 1 at Mars la Tour and sent via Conflans-Montmedy-Sedan-
Charleville-Hirson to the region north of the Aisne, where it took over
a sector northwest of Braye en Laonnois. It made an attack there May 18
but did not lose very heavily.
3. On June 20 it was relieved and sent to rest near Crecy sur Serre.
Left this region about July 25 and spent six days at Gizy and vicinity.
CHEMIN DES DAMES.
4. On July 30 it went into line in the sector from Ailles to Hurtebise.
Its regiment suffered a great deal from our artillery fire. During the
attack of August 31 to September 1 the division suffered heavy losses.
5. About September 15 the division was relieved. On the 20th it took
over the sector of St. Gobain.
6. At the beginning of the French attack at the end of October an
emergency call was sent the 23d for some of the units of the division
which were at rest in the region of Crepy en Laonnois and during the
night of the 23d–24th they went into line to cover the retreat of the
divisions in line.
FOREST OF ST. GOBAIN.
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