The 10. Reserve division spent most of the war on the Verdun front participating in most of the famous actions during 1916-17. The Division was also sent to the Aisne to fight in the Nivelle offensive in March-April 1917 (see HERE). Returning to Verdun it took part in heavy fighting on the left bank (see HERE) before movng to the North of Rheims where it prepared for its role as a spearheading division in the "Große Schlacht in Frankreich"
The allies rated the Division as follows:
1917
"The Division is considered as a "big attack" division. In April, 1917, in the region of Berry au Bac it executed a well-conducted attack on Sapigneul. The offensive value of the division showed itself again during the attacks of June 28-29 of 1917 at Hill 304. There is no lack of volunteers for dangerous missions, and the motto of the division is said to be: "Get after the enemy and beat them wherever you find them". The commanding general of the division and the colonel commanding the 155th consider that their men are able to endure hard battles."
1918
The 1918 Allied report simply says "The division was rated as a first class division. It fought hard in most of the offensives of the year, and when on the defensive put up a hard, steady fight for two months without relief."
The core of the division was the 37. Füsilier Regiment, the 37. Reserve Infanterie Regiment and the 155. Infanterie Regiment. In the early stages of the war the 46. and 98. Reserve Infanterie Regiments spent periods in the Division. The main artillery unit was the 10. Reserve Feldartillerie Regiment.
Please click on the underlined battles below to see articles about the units in action.
1914
22.-27.8.
Battle at Longwy-Longuyon and in the Othain sector
28.8.14.-20.2.16.
Positional warfare at Verdun
1.9.
Damvillers
6.-12.9.
Battle by Vaubecourt-Fleury (parts of division)
6.-10.10.
Fighting at Etain
29.10.
Fighting at Gercourt
1916
21.2.-13.4.
Battle of Verdun
24.2.
Storming of Ornes
25.2.
Storming of village Bezonvaux
26.2.
Storming defensive positions Bezonvaux and Hardaumont
6.3.
Meuse crossing at Regneville
7.-11.3.
Fighting for village and Fortress Vaux
15.6.-22.9.
Positional warfare in the Champagne
3.-14.10.
Battle on the Somme
22.10.16.-7.2.17.
Positional warfare at Verdun
2.12.
Fighting on height 304
28.12.
Fighting on the Toten Mann
1917
25.-28.1.
Fighting on Height 304
1.-14.3.
Battle on the Aisne
15.3.-5.4.
Positional warfare on the Aisne
4.4.
Fighting at Sapigneul le Godat
6.-16.4.
Battle on the Aisne
24.4.-22.7.
Positional warfare at Verdun
28.6.-3.7.
Storming enemy positions from Avocourt forest to Height 304
17.-18.7.
Fighting on the street from Haucourt to Esnes
22.7.-7.8.
O.H.L. reserve at Sedan
8.8.-3.11.
Positional warfare at Reims
3.11.-17.12.
Training
18.12.17-24.2.18.
Positional warfare by Reims
1918
24.2.-20.3.
Training
21.3.-6.4.
1918 German offensive
21.-22.3.
Breakthrough at St. Quentin-La Fere
23.-24.3.
Fighting at the crossing of the Somme and Crozat Canal, between St. Christ and
Tergnier
25.-31.3.
follow up fighting till Montdidier - Noyon
27.5.--13.6.
Battle by Soissons and Reims
27.5.
Storming of the Chemin des Dames
28.5.-1.6.
Follow up battles between Oise and Aisne and over the Vesle to the Marne
30.5.-13.6.
Attacks west and southwest of Soissons
14.-19.6.
Positional warfare between the Oise, Aisne and Marne
15.-17.7.
Offensive battle in the Champagne
18.-25.7.
Defensive battle between Soissons and Reims
26.7.-3.8.
Fluid defensive battle between the Marne and Vesle
25.8.-3.9.
Positional warfare on the Vesle
3.9.-9.10.
Fighting in the Siegfried line
10.-12.10.
Fighting in front of the Hunding and Bunhilde positions
13.10.-1.11.
Fighting in the Hunding position
5.-11.11.
Fighting retreat in front of the Antwerp-Maas (Meuse) position
12.11.18.-10.1.19.
Evacuation of the occupyed area and return to Germany
