2. About September 1 the 234th Division was relieved northwest of St. Quentin and sent to Roulers, by way of Bohain, Le Cateau, Denain, Lille, Courtrai, and Menin. In reserve first near Hooglede, on the Ypres front at the time of the British attack, it counterattacked on September 20, northeast of St. Julien. On September 23–24 it again went into reserve and after the British attack of the 26th sent some of its elements into action southeast of Zonnebeke on September 27.
3. Exhausted by these battles the division left the Ypres front for the Lille area. It had lost about one-half of its effectives.
La Bassée.
4. It went into line north of La Bassée Canal on October 7, remained there six weeks, and about November 24 went to the Cambrai area.
Artois.
5. On December 7 it took over the sector north of Bullecourt.
RECRUITING.
The 234th Division was recruited from Brandenburg and Prussian Saxony.
VALUE—1917 ESTIMATE.
The 234th Division lost very heavily at Ypres in September, 1917; these losses had some effect upon its morale. At all events, it acquired a certain combat experience in the course of these engagements.