7. In December it returned to the Champagne front.
1916.
Champagne.
1. The 56th Division occupied the same calm sector south of Rouvroy during the entire winter of 1915–16.
2. Relieved on April 25, 1916, it was sent to rest in the vicinity of Sedan.
Verdun (Mort-Homme).
3. On May 26–27 it was sent into line on the left bank of the Meuse, at the Mort Homme. It received a vigorous attack there on May 31, had heavy losses, and continued to hold this sector until the middle of July.
Artois.
4. After a short rest in the vicinity of Sedan, it went to the Vimy Ridge, in Artois (end of July-end of August).