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
4. At the end of October it was again sent to the Eastern Front. After a
few weeks’ rest at Brest Litovsk it returned to France without having
fought. Entrained November 22 at Brest Litovsk and detrained in Lorraine
the 27th. Itinerary: Warsaw-Posen-Erfurt.
LORRAINE.
5. On November 29 to 30 it went into line in the forest of Bezange and
was relieved in the middle of January, 1918.
RECRUITING.
The 16th Infantry: Lower Bavaria. The two other regiments: Bavarian
Palatinate.
VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.
The greater part of the division is composed of young men. It does not
seem to have suffered any losses for a long time. However, its morale
seems to have been shaken at times. When it was sent from St. Quentin to
Ypres at the end of September, 1917, it is believed that the officers of
the 16th Infantry had trouble in preventing a mutiny. (British
Information Bulletin, Oct. 12, 1917.)
1918.
1. The division was relieved in the Vosges on May 13 and rested near
Dieuze until May 30. It entrained and moved by Metz and Sedan,
Charleville, Liart, and detrained near Laon on the 30th–31st. It moved
to the front by Bruyeres, Braye en Laennois, Mont Notre-Dame, Neuilly-
St. Front.
BATTLE OF THE AISNE AND MARNE.
2. It was reengaged southeast of Troësnes-Passy en Valois (on the Ourcq)
from June 5 to July 18. It was thrown back on Rozet St. Albin (July 20)
and then west of Armentieres (21st). About that date the division was
relieved.
The division was dissolved in August and its units sent to the 6th
Bavarian Reserve Division, 11th Bavarian Division, and 14th Bavarian
Division.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as a second-class division. In 1918 it saw but
six weeks of active fighting before it was dissolved.
11th Division.
COMPOSITION.
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