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
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HISTORY.
1914.
FRANCE.
1. Entrained August 9 to 11 (notebooks). Detrained at Beutgenbach (12
kilos east of Malmedy). Entered Belgium August 14. Crossed the Meuse at
Huy August 18. Crossed the Sambre at Auvelais (Aug. 22) on the right of
the 1st Guard Division. Fought at Falisolle and Aisemont the 23d; at
Mettet the 24th. Fought on the 29th at Haution and Vallee-aux-Bleds; on
the 30th at St. Pierre (west of Vervins), on the left of the 1st Guard
Division.
2. From there via Lugny, Boncourt, La Malmaison, Ville-aux-Bois, Sarcy,
Epernay, Avize, Vertus; fought after September 6 at Ecury-le-Repos and
Normee.
3. Retreated on the 9th at Vertus; 10th at Tauxieres; 11th at Thuizy.
Was before Reims until September 30.
4. In Artois in October (Bucquoy, Monchy-aux-Bois, Adinfer), near the
1st Guard Division. Split up in November like the latter; sent one of
its brigades, the 4th, in the region of Ypres (Gheluvelt), and remained
there until the end of December.
1915.
RUSSIA.
1. In January the division was again assembled. At rest at Douai from
the end of January till the middle of February. On the Monchy-aux-Bois-
Puisieux front till the end of March. Entrained March 30 at Cambrai for
Schelestadt (Alsace), where it was placed at rest.
2. In April transferred to Galicia (Neu-Samdek, Apr. 26–30).
3. Beginning on May 2 it took part in Mackensen’s offensive—Battle of
Gorlitz, May 2–3; at Jaroslav, May 16; battle of Krasnostav, July 17;
crossed the Bug August 24. At Zegrje, on the Narew, September 14.
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