7. On October 28 it took over a sector to the southwest of Thiaucourt (Flirey).
Italy.
8. On November 11 the division was entrained at Metz for Italy. It detrained at Trente on November 14, where it rested until the 24th. It left Trente on December 3 without having participated in any engagement. (Itinerary: Trente-Innsbruck-Munich-Carlsruhe-Offenberg-Friberg-Mulhouse.)
Alsace.
9. Arriving on December 6, it was billeted in the region of Sundgau, where it stayed until February, 1918.
RECRUITING.
The division was very heterogeneous. The 233d came from Thuringen (11th Corps District). The various jaeger regiments came from various depot jaeger battalions (2d, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 11th Corps Districts).
VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.
The 195th Division was sorely tried in Flanders in October, 1917. In November, 1917, the greater part of its strength came from the classes called during the war. The average age was 25. It can be classed as a good division.