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
5. Coucy sector August 3 to September 15. The division did not have any
hard action here, but suffered again from bombardment.
6. September 15, at rest in the vicinity of Sedan for one month.
FLANDERS.
7. Entrained at Sedan October 15 to 17; detrained at Courtrai October
18; went into line the 22d in the sector of Passchendaele, where it
suffered heavily from the British attack of the 26th. Relieved
immediately after this engagement and reorganized.
8. November 2 the division went back into line south of Passchendaele,
but did not have any serious actions.
9. November 10, relieved and sent to rest.
COTES DE MEUSE.
10. From November 18 to January 12, 1918, the division held the sector
Chauvoncourt-Seuzey north of St. Mihiel. It took part in no infantry
actions.
RECRUITING.
The whole of the Bavarian country.
VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.
This division may be considered good. It took part on the Eastern and
Western Fronts in a large number of battles, “Przemysl, Verdun, Argesul,
Filipesci” (speech of William II), and did well everywhere (January,
1918).
1918.
LOUVRE.
1. The 11th Bavarian Division remained in the Seuzey sector, resting and
being reconstituted, until relieved by the 82d Reserve Division on
January 12.
2. About the middle of February it relieved the 1st Division in the
Etain sector. This, too, was a very quiet sector and the division was
not identified by contact. It was relieved about March 27 by the 10th
Landwehr Division, and remained in rear of the Verdun front for a
fortnight. It is probable that it was trained during this period, but
the fact has never been definitely established.
ARMENTIERES.
3. The division was then sent to the Armentieres front, where it
relieved the 214th Division in the Neuve Eglise sector (northwest of
Armentieres) April 13–14. Here it took part in very heavy fighting,
especially south of Mount Kemmel, and suffered heavy losses as a result.
It was withdrawn on the 26th of April, and proceeded to the area
northeast of Ghent, detraining at Wachtebeke on the 29th. Here it was
brought up to strength and reviewed by the King of Bavaria on May 20.
SOISSONS.
4. About June 3 the division left the Ghent region; it was identified in
rear of the front in the region of Soissons on June 9. A few days later
it reinforced the front near Coeuvres (southwest of Soissons). It was
relieved by the 14th Division on June 21.
5. After resting immediately in rear of the front, it suffered severe
losses from bombardment by gas shells during this period. The division
came back into line in the Courmelles sector (south of Soissons) about
July 15. July 18 it lost over 2,400 in prisoners alone. It was withdrawn
about July 22.
YPRES.
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