Champagne.
2. Withdrawn from the sector of the Oise (about Oct. 15), the division was transferred to Champagne. It occupied the front between the road Souain, Somme Py, and St. Hilaire, St. Souplet. It launched an attack on December 7.
1916.
1. The division was retained on the Champagne front northwest of Souain until June, 1916.
2. Relieved in the middle of June, it was sent to rest in the area southwest of Charleville (second half of June).
Somme.
It entrained for the Somme between July 2 and 4. Certain elements of the 17th Division appeared in the sector of Biaches la Maisonnette, on July 9 and 10. The entire division was in line between Barleux and Belloy (July 10 to 25) and suffered heavy losses.
3. The division was withdrawn from the front and reorganized (end of July to Aug. 15).
4. From August 16 to August 20 to the middle of September it again occupied the sector of Barleux-Belloy.