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
1. The division entrained at Ploesci on April 30 and traveled via
Bucharest-Craiova-Budapest-Dresden-Frankfurt on the Main-Mainz-Mezieres
to a station between Mezieres and Rethel, where it detrained after a
journey of nine days. It rested near Vieil St. Remy (20 kilometers
southeast of Mezieres), until May 24, when it marched toward the Aisne
by Chateau Porcien, Asfeld, Avaux, and Neufchatel.
BATTLE OF THE AISNE.
2. The division crossed the old line near Berry au Bac on May 28 and
followed the advance through Roucy, Montigny sur Vesle and Lagery. It
was engaged on the 30th near Ville en Tardenois, with the Marne between
Damery and Cumieres as its final objective. In that sector it stayed
until July 13–14. Losses were heavy about the end of May and the 1st of
June.
3. It was in reserve in the same sector on the 15th behind the 22d
Division, on the 17th it attacked and until the end of July took part in
the struggle for Epernay, toward which the division got as far as the
Bois Courton.
4. Upon its relief on July 26 the division marched to the Ligny en
Cambresis area in stages. There it rested until August 29, when it
entrained at Solesmes and traveled via Valenciennes-Condes-Ath-Ghent to
Roubaix. After two days’ rest it reentrained and was railed via Courtrai
to Isegheim, relieving the 6th Cavalry Division east of Ypres on the
night of August 31-September 1.
FLANDERS.
5. In this sector the division sustained an attack by the British on
September 28. It was thrown back on Moorslede with a loss of 3,000
prisoners. The division was relieved on October 1.
6. The division rested at Roubaix until October 17, when it returned to
line southeast of Herseaux. It continued in this region until the
armistice. The last identification was at Cordes.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as a third-class division. Its morale appears to
have been low in the summer and fall of 1918.
13th Division.
COMPOSITION.
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