Verdun.
6. The division entrained southeast of Montcornet on August 6 and was moved to Avocourt via Sedan-Charleville-Montmedy. It rested southeast of Stenay until August 15. Replacements were received from the dissolved 33d Reserve Division in August. On August 21, the division entered line near Ornes (north of Verdun) where it remained until the armistice.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as first class. It was used as an assault division in the Somme and Aisne offensives of 1918. It was disorganized by its losses in the Marne retreat and never recovered its offensive value.
33d Reserve Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918[[18]] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 66 Res. | 67 Res. | 66 Res. | 67 Res. | 66 Res. | 67 Res. | 66 Res. | 67 Res. | 66 Res. | 364. |
| 130 Res. | 130 Res. | 130 Res. | 130 Res. | 67 Res. | ||||||
| 8 Bav. | 4 Bav. | 8 Bav. | 4 Bav. | 8 Bav. | 4 Bav. | 364. | 130 Res. | |||
| 8 Bav. | 8 Bav. | 8 Bav. | ||||||||
| Cavalry. | 2 Res. Hus. Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | 2 Res. Hus. Rgt. | 2 Res. Hus. Rgt. | 4 Sqn. 19 Hus. Rgt. | ||||||
| Artillery. | 4 Ers. Abts. of 33, 34, 69, 70 F. A. Rgts. | Ers. Abts. of 33, 34, 69, 70 F. A. Rgts. combined into 33 Res. F. A. Rgt. | 33 Res. F. A. Rgt. | 33 Res. F. A. Rgt. | 33 Res. F. A. Rgt. | |||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 3 Pion. Btn. No. 16: | 4 Field Co. 16 Pion. Btn.: | 233 Pion. Btn.: | 333 Pion. Btn.: | ||||||
| 1 Ers. Co. 20 Pion. | 1 Ldw. Pion. Co 4, corps. | 1 Ers. Co. 20 Pion. | 333 Pion. Co. | |||||||
| 1 Ldw. Pion. Co. 4, Corps. | 233 T. M. Co. | 1 Ldw. Co. 4 Pion. | 1 Ldw. Co. 4 C. Dist. Pions. (in 3 Pion. Btn. No. 16). | |||||||
| 33 Res. Pont. Engs. | 33 Pont. Engs. | 233 T. M. Co. | 14 Searchlight Section. | |||||||
| 33 Res. Tel. Detch. | 33 Res. Tel. Detch. | 14 Searchlight Section. | 233 T. M. Co. | |||||||
| 433 Tel. Detch. | 433 Tel. Detch. | |||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 274 Ambulance Co. | 273 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| 47 and 51 Field Hospitals. | 51 Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | Vet. Hospital. | |||||||||
| Transport. | 873 Light Mun. Col. | M. T. Col. | ||||||||
| Odd units. | 646 Supply Depot. | |||||||||
| Attached. | Battery of 8 Ft. A. R. | 4 Anti-Aircraft Detch. | 47 F. A. Rgt. | |||||||
| 3 Abt. 18 Ft. A. R. (elements). | ||||||||||
| 2 Btry. 8 Res. Ft. A. R. | ||||||||||
| 1 and 2 Btries. 2 Abt. 16 Ft. A. R. | ||||||||||
| 2 Abt. 2 Bav. Res. Ft. A. R. (elements). | ||||||||||
[18]. Composition at the time of dissolution September, 1918.
HISTORY.
(16th Corps District—Lorraine.)