6. On October 24 it attacked on both sides of the Tolmino and took possession of Mont Cucco on the 25th. It rested in November.
Monte Tomba.
7. On November 25 it was engaged at Monte Tomba, and on December 12 on the slopes of Monfenera, with the exception of the 1st Jaeger Regiment, which was in reserve.
8. Relieved between December 15 and December 20, it remained behind the lines until the middle of January, 1918.
RECRUITING.
The Leib Regiment and the 1st Regiment of Jaegers are Bavarian, recruited principally from upper Bavaria. The 2d Regiment of Jaegers is purely Prussian.
VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.
The discipline and firmness of the commanding officers make the Alpine Corps an elite body, of a genuine combat value.