29e division of infantry (France)

Chiefs of the 29 E Division of Infantry

  • 17/09/ 1935 - 01/06/ 1936 : General ''' Olry '''
  • …
  • 1962 : General ''' Simon '''

The First World War

Composition during the war

  • ''' 3 {{E}} Regiment of Infantry ''' of August 1914 in November 1918
  • ''' 111 {{E}} Regiment of Infantry ''' of August 1914 in April 1916
  • ''' 112 {{E}} Regiment of Infantry ''' of August 1914 in June 1915
  • ''' 141 {{E}} Regiment of Infantry ''' of August 1914 in November 1918
  • ''' 165 {{E}} Regiment of Infantry ''' of April 1916 in November 1918
  • ''' 258 {{E}} Regiment of Infantry ''' of June 1915 in March 1916 (dissolution)
  • ''' 351 {{E}} Regiment of Infantry ''' of April 1916 in May 1917 (dissolution)

  • ''' 6 {{E}} Battalion of Hunters to Foot ''' from August in November 1914

  • ''' 23 {{E}} Bataillon of Hunters to Foot ''' from August in September 1914
  • ''' 24 {{E}} Bataillon of Hunters to Foot ''' from August in November 1914
  • ''' 27 {{E}} Bataillon of Alpine hunters ''' from August in September 1914

  • ''' 63 {{E}} Territorial Regiment of Infantry ''' from August in November 1918

1914

Mobilized in the 15 {{E}} Area

5 - August 14th

14 - August 20th 20 - August 25th August 25th - September 3rd
  • Taken again offensive, and continuation towards Mortagne, until in the area Xermaménil, Lamath.
  • From the August 26th, committed in the Battle of Large Crowned: engagements towards Xermaménil; then progression until Meurthe.
3 - September 7th
  • Withdrawal of the face and movement by stages towards Gondrecourt, Bayon, Colombey-the-Beautiful Vézelise and .
  • From the 6, transport by V.F in the south-east of Bar-le-Duc; 7, movement in direction of Revigny.
7 - September 16th
  • Committed in the 1 {{Re}} Battle of the Marne.
    • 7 - 11, Battle of Revigny: engagements towards Vassincourt.
    • From the 11, continuation towards north, by Vavincourt and Beauzée-on-Surface, until in the north-western area of Verdun.

1915 - 1916

16 - September 1914 - March 26th, 1916
  • Engagements with the wood of the Forging mills and Malancourt; ; uis stabilization and occupation of a sector towards Avocourt and the south-east of Vauquois (war of mines):
    • October 28th, attacks Forging mills by elements of the D.I
    • October 29th, movement of by-pass, and occupation of a sector between Béthincourt and the Meuse, then on November 6th, occupation of a sector towards Malancourt and the Pont of the Four Children
    • December 20th, attacks French towards Malancourt.
    • on January 15th, 1915, extended face, on the left, until Vauquois worms.
    • on February 26th, attacks German on the trench of Malancourt.
    • May 8th, extended face, on the right, until Béthincourt.
    • November 22nd, reduced face, on the left, until Avocourt.
    • March 20th, 1916, combat with the wood of Malancourt and Avocourt.
March 26th - April 1st
  • Withdrawal of the face and rest towards Chevillon.
1st - April 17th
  • Transport by V.F in the area of Dunkirk; rest.
April 17th - October 8th
  • Movement towards the North-East and occupation of a sector towards Nieuport.
October 8th - December 23rd
  • Withdrawal of the face, regrouping towards Bergues.
  • From the October 14th, transport by V.F in the area of Crèvecoeur-the-Large; instruction with the camp
  • From the November 4th, movement towards the south-east of Beauvais; rest and instruction.
  • November 8th - December 14th, the brigades alternate between them for the work carried out towards Proyart and Cappy
December 23rd, 1916 - January 8th, 1917
  • Movement towards Grandvilliers; rest.

1917

8 - January 10th
  • Transport by V.F., of the area Conty, Longueau, in that of Dunkirk.
January 10th - June 20th
  • Occupation of a sector with Nieuport: April 23rd, attacks German preceded by a violent gas emission.
June 20th - September 12th
  • Withdrawal of the face (raises by the British army); rest in the areas of Old woman-Church and Calais (elements occupied with work towards Waayenburg).
  • July 19th, movement towards Rexpoëde, and, on July 29th, towards Old woman-Church and Calais; rest and instruction.
September 12th - October 6th
  • Movement towards the face and occupation of a sector towards Bixschoote and Langemarck.
October 6th - November 6th
  • Withdrawal of the face; elements at rest in the area of Rousbrugge-Haringhe, then in that of Warhem; elements occupied with work on all the face of Belgium.
6 - November 13rd
  • Occupation of a sector towards Kloosterschool and Drie Grachten.
13 - November 16th November 16th, 1917 - January 4th, 1918 Movement towards the face, and, on November 18th, occupation of a sector between Nieuport and the the North Sea (raises of British elements), wide on the right, on December 8th, until Saint-Georges.

1918

January 4th - March 25th
  • Withdrawal of the face, movement towards Bergues; work of 2nd position.
March 25th - April 14th
  • Regrouping, and, starting from the 29, transport by V.F with Boves and Longueau.
  • Engaged, towards Hangard, in the Battle of Avre (2 {{E}} Battle of Picardy), progressively of the unloading:
    • April 4th, combat on Luce, and, 5, towards the wood of Sénécat and towards Hangard.
    • Then organization of a sector in the Hangard area, Avre.
April 14th - May 1st
  • Withdrawal of the face. April 20th, transport by V.F with Tannois; rest.
May 1st - August 23rd
  • Movement about the face and occupation of a sector towards Bezonvaux and Damloup, wide on the left, on June 3rd, until worms the farm of Small bedrooms, then, on July 12th, until worms Beaumont.
August 23rd - September 2nd
  • Withdrawal of the face, and, starting from August 25th, transport by Bridge-Holy-Maxence V.F with , then transport by trucks towards Ecuiry; rest and instruction.
September 2nd - October 4th
  • Movement towards the face; engaged (area of Laffaux) in the Pushed towards the position Hindenburg: on September 14th and 15th, participation in the Battle of Vauxaillon; then organization of the conquered positions, in the south of Allemant.
October 4th - November 2nd 2 - November 11th
  • Movement towards the face; preparations of offensive.
  • From the November 5th, committed in the Pushed towards the Meuse: continuation by Vervins, until Signy-le-Petit.
November 11th
  • Withdrawal of the face and regrouping towards Marle and Vervins.

Fastenings

Organic assignment:
  • With the mobilization: ''' 15 {{E}} Army corps '''
  • August 1915: isolated
  • June 1917: ''' 36 {{E}} Army corps '''

''' I {{Re}} Armed '''

June 16th - December 14th, 1917
March 26th - April 19th, 1918
''' II {{E}} Armed '''
August 2nd - September 5th, 1914
February 26th - March 31st, 1916
April 20th - August 24th, 1918
''' III {{E}} Armed '''
September 6th, 1914 - January 31st, 1916
25 - August 26th, 1918
October 27th - November 11th, 1918
''' X {{E}} Armed '''
October 15th, 1916 - January 7th, 1917
August 26th - October 26th, 1918
C.S.N
December 23rd, 1917 - March 25th, 1918
G.A.N
April 1st - October 14th, 1916
January 8th - June 15th, 1917
G.Q.G.
15 - December 22nd, 1917
Area Strengthened of Verdun
1st February 25th, 1916

The Inter-war period

The Second world war

After Second world war

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