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.
1. During its occupancy of the Verdun sector the division underwent intensive training which was to fit it for operations on the Western Front. It was relieved about April 15. The division commenced entraining at Stenay about April 23 and traveled via Givet-Dinant-Namur-Charleroi-Braine le Comte-Ath-Tournai, and detrained between Tournai and Lille. One regiment marched to Haubourdin (12 miles), where it rested several days.
Hinge.
2. On the night of May 1–2 the division came into line east of St. Venant. It held this sector for 10 months. Toward the end of June it was relieved by the 23d Reserve Division.