2. At the beginning of July, as soon as the Franco-British offensive began, the 15th Reserve Division detached some of its elements to reenforce divisions engaged along the Somme, especially at Flaucourt (July 2 and 3), Hem wood, and the Vermandovillers area (August). AISNE. 3. Some of these elements returned to the Aisne and were reassigned to the Liebert (new 15th Reserve Division) and the Dumrath Division. SOMME. 4. The 17th and 30th Reserve Infantry Regiments remained in the Somme area. Separated at first, at the end of August they formed the 32d Brigade reattached to the 35th Division which held the front in the area of Estrees-Ablaincourt (September). 5. At the beginning of October the 15th Reserve Division once more reorganized its original elements, and occupied the lines between Fouquescourt and the north of Andechy. 6. The division was relieved from the Somme front about December 15. 1917. SOMME. 1. Once more in line in the Fouquescourt sector, the division took part in the German withdrawal by way of Ercheu, Moyencourt (Mar. 17), Ham (Mar. 19). 2. It was sent to rest in the Maubeuge area (?) (end of March and April). ARTOIS. 3. About May 2 it went into line in the Fresnoy sector (north of Arras), where it went into action about May 3. 4. It was withdrawn from the Artois front on May 10 and transferred to the Eastern Front (May 21 to May 28). GALICIA. 5. Sent to Galicia, it occupied the sector south of Brzezany, where it underwent the Russian attack of July 1. Then it took part in the offensive against the Russians at the end of July, and suffered heavy losses near Husiatin, where it remained until August 24. Sent to the rear of Zbrucz it held this sector from September 15 to December 7. FRANCE. 6. Relieved at this date, it remained in the Jablona area until December 19, and entrained on the 30th for the Western Front. Itinerary: Brest Litowsk-Warsaw-Karlish-Halle-Frankfort on the Main-Mayence- Sarrebruecken-Thionville-Sedan. It detrained on January 7, in the Dun area, where it went to rest. The 15th Reserve Division suffered very heavy losses in Galicia (July and Aug., 1917). At the end of February, 1918, these losses, according to the statements of deserters, had not yet been made good by sufficient replacements. In Russia there was no exchange of the older men of the division for men of the 1919 class. RECRUITING. The 15th Reserve Division is recruited from the Rhine districts in general. The elements from the 9th Corps District, introduced by the assignment of one battalion of the 76th Landwehr Regiment to the 69th Reserve Infantry Regiment, have almost disappeared with the arrival of successive replacements. 1918.