Raiding party.—50 men of the 110th Reserve Infantry Regiment and four Pioneers of the 1st Reserve Company, 13th Pioneer Battalion.
3. Upon the day fixed, the raiding party will be assembled in Dug-outs Nos. 1-10, on the right wing of the left-hand battalion. Dug-out No. 9 will be used as advanced regimental command post.
The assaulting party must not exceed three officers and 30 men. The remaining officers and men will be at Captain Wagener’s disposal for use as supports.
Captain Wagener’s Orders—Appendix 1.
Shortly after dusk the assaulting party will leave the Blaue Stellung by Sap No. 3 with the object of breaking into the enemy’s position in the neighborhood of the Süd Spion, from which point the enemy’s trenches will be cleared northwards, if possible, as far as the Spion. Unless prevented by the enemy’s fire, the raiding party will return to our Blaue Stellung by the same way.
Table of distribution of artillery fire—Appendix 2.
4. For 25 minutes before the commencement of the raid, the artillery will prepare for the assault by shelling the enemy’s trenches between Besenhecke and the Windmühle, and also the Weisse Steinmauer. During the raid the artillery will control by its fire all the enemy’s trenches likely to prove a source of danger to the enterprise.
Special Orders for feint attack—Appendix 3.
5. In order to draw the fire of the enemy’s artillery away from the spot to be raided, a feint attack against the enemy’s position just north of La Boiselle Cemetery will start 15 minutes after the artillery opens fire.
Special Orders for this bombardment—Appendix 4.