1. The division was relieved on January 15 by the 49th Reserve Division and rested near Tournai until the beginning of March. It was railed to Wambrechies and entered the line northwest of Lille about March 1. About the 4th of April it was moved south and on April 9 was engaged at Fleurbaix. It was withdrawn to rest on the 16th to Armentieres and returned to line on the 18th, relieving the 117th Division. It was in line until May 8, during which time it suffered heavy losses. A replacement of 450 men was received on April 17.
2. Relieved by the 35th Division, it rested in rear of the Lys front until May 26, when it took over the sector west of Merville and held it until the end of June.
Woevre.
3. It was relieved about July 1 and railed to Lorraine, detraining near Spincourt on July 4. About this time, the division received a draft of 1500 men. It was in line at Eix-Bezonveaux from July 15 to October 1, a very quiet sector. The troops were marched to the rear on that date and rested in the Eton-Loison area for two days. On the 3d the division marched to Penard-Tilly, where it rested until the 5th, and on that night marched to Breville. It came into line on October 9 on the right bank of the Meuse, and was engaged in the Bois de Moirey region until October 24. Losses were heavy, some companies being reduced to 15 men. On November 3 the division reappeared in its former sector of Bezonvaux, relieving the 106th A. H. D. It held this sector until the armistice.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as third class. It did well on the Lys in April, but after that was not seriously engaged except for a few days in October, when it was brought up to resist an American attack east of the Meuse. In the fighting it did not distinguish itself. The morale of the division was low in the latter half of 1918.
33d Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 66. | 98. | 66. | 98. | 66. | 98. | 66. | 98. | 66. | 98. |
| 130. | 130. | 130. | 135. | 130. | ||||||
| 67. | 135. | 67. | 135. | 67. | 135. | 130. | 135. | |||
| 144. | 144. | 144. | ||||||||
| Cavalry. | 12 Jag. z. Pf. | 4 Sqn. 12 Jag. z. Pf. | 4 Sqn. 12 Jag. z. Pf. | 4 Sqn. 12 Horse Jag. Rgt. | ||||||
| Artillery. | 33 Brig.: | 33 Brig.: | 33 Brig.: | 33 Art. Command: | 33 Art. Command: | |||||
| 33 Rgt. | 33 Rgt. | 33 Rgt. | 283 Rgt. | 283 F. A. Rgt. | ||||||
| 34 Rgt. | 34 Rgt. | 34 Rgt. | 76 Ft. A. Btn. | |||||||
| 883 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1372 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1373 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 1 Pion. Btn. No. 16: | 1 Pion. Btn. No. 16: | 132 Pion. Btn.: | 16 Pion. Btn.: | ||||||
| Field Co. 16 Pion. | 1 Co. 16 Pion. | 1 and 5 Cos. 16 Pion. | 5 Co. 16 Pions. | |||||||
| 33 Tel. Detch. | Field Co. 20 Pion. | 1 Res. Co. 16 Pion. | 1 Res. Co. 16 Pion. | |||||||
| 33 Pont. Engs. | 33 T. M. Co. | 33 T. M. Co. | 34 Searchlight Section. | |||||||
| 33 Tel. Detch. | (16) Searchlight Section. | 33 Signal Command: | ||||||||
| 33 Pont. Engs. | 33 Tel. Detch. | 33 Tel. Detch. | ||||||||
| 74 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 42 Ambulance Co. | 42 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 280, 282 Field Hospitals. | 282 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 33 Vet. Hospital. | |||||||||
| Transports. | Light Mun. Col. | |||||||||