2. At the beginning of July it was in Volhynia (Mikolajow, northwest of Brody).
3. On July 7–9 the division was relieved and sent to the area south of Tarnopol. It arrived there on July 15 and took part in the offensive against the Russians. It suffered rather heavy losses in the beginning, the Russians having resisted for several days.
4. The 22d Division remained in this area until October 7. On this date it was relieved and entrained for the Western Front (itinerary: Brzezany-Torgau-Erfurt-Frankfort on the Main-Mayence-Sarrebrucken-Thionville-Montmedy), detraining at Douzy (east of Sedan) about October 14.
At the end of October the division, after a few days of rest, was put in line in the Forges sector (Verdun area), where it had a few losses (November, December). January 1918, it was on the front north of Verdun (right bank of the Meuse).
RECRUITING.
The 22d Division is recruited from the electorate of Hesse. Alsace-Lorrainers were numerous during its stay on the Eastern Front.
VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.
The 22d Division, coming from Russia, where it had had rather easy victories, appeared to have a relatively good morale. Its spirit, however, did not appear very combative (Nov. 1917).
1918.
1. The division was in line on the right bank of the Meuse (Samogneux-Cote 344) from January, 1918, to the end of May, when it was relieved by the 6th Bavarian Division.