4. On June 14 it went into line in the Comines sector, west of Warneton, where it remained until the end of June.
5. After a period of rest north of Lille (end of June to July 23–24) it went into action southeast of Zillebeke, where it underwent the British attack of July 31, and suffered very heavily.
6. Relieved immediately after the attack, the division was sent to the Bullecourt sector (Aug. 10-Sept. 22).
7. Until October 5 it rested in the vicinity of Courtrai. At this date it occupied the Becelaere sector as a counterattacking division, supporting the 4th Guard Division, and suffered heavily from bombardments (Oct. 5–21).
Lorraine-Alsace.
8. At the beginning of November it was in line in Lorraine, southwest of Delme, then in Alsace (sector of Aspach south of the Rhone-Rhine Canal in December).
RECRUITING.
The 22d Reserve Division is recruited from the Electorate of Hesse and Thuringia. In case of emergency replacements are occasionally furnished by neighboring corps districts (8th Corps in June, 1916). At the end of October, 1917, unequally trained men were received from the Eastern Front (the 71st Infantry Reserve Regiment receiving men from the depot of the 146th Infantry Regiment, men from the Service of Supplies, convalescents, or men of mediocre physical quality).
VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.
The 22d Reserve Division is a mediocre division (December, 1917). The units of the 11th Corps District have generally fought well during the entire war.