31e division of infantry (France)
Chiefs of the 31e division of infantry
The First World War
Composition during the war
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''' 81 {{E}} regiment of infantry ''' of August 1914 in November 1918
- ''' 96 {{E}} regiment of infantry ''' of August 1914 in November 1918
- ''' 122 {{E}} regiment of infantry ''' of August 1914 in November 1918
- ''' 142 {{E}} regiment of infantry ''' of August 1914 in June 1915
- ''' 322 {{E}} regiment of infantry ''' of June 1915 in August 1916 (dissolution)
- ''' 35 {{E}} territorial regiment of infantry ''' from August in November 1918
1914
Mobilized in the 16 {{E}} area
6 - August 10th
- Transport by V.F in the area of Mirecourt.
- Movement by Bayon, towards Lunéville.
- Offensive by Xousse and Maizières, in direction of Loudrefing: August 17th, combat of Rorbach; August 18th, combat on the Channel of the Saltworks, towards Loudrefing.
- Committed in the Battle of Morhange, towards Bisping.
- From the August 21st, fold, by Moussey and Laneuveville-with-Wood, towards Bayon: August 22nd, combat towards Bonviller.
- Committed in the Battle of Large Crowned: engagements in the area of Gerbéviller.
- Taken again offensive and progression until on Vézouze, in the east of Lunéville.
- Committed in the Battle of Flirey: fights towards Bernécourt, Beaumont and Seicheprey; then stabilization of the face and occupation of a sector about the wood of Death-Pond and Flirey, wide on the left, on October 6th, until Seicheprey worms.
- Withdrawal of the face, transport by V.F of Toul, with Castle-Thierry.
- From the 14, movement, by Grisolles, Berzy-the-Dryness and Vivières, towards the area of Compiegne: rest.
- Movement by Rollot, towards Davenescourt, then, on October 25th, transport by V.F of Montdidier to Bailleul.
- Transport by trucks towards Ypres.
- Committed in the Battle of Ypres, towards Wallemolen and south of Poelcapelle:
- 27 - October 30th, combat towards Poelcapelle
- 2 - November 5th, elements engaged towards Gheluvelt and Velthoek.
- From the November 8th, movement of by-pass, and occupation of a sector towards Zwarteleen and Saint-Éloi, on the right reduced, on November 19th, until worms the castle 1 western kilometer from Hollebeke: from November 8th to 11th, combat towards Klein-Zillebeke.
- Movement of by-pass and occupation of a new sector enters the castle 1 western from Hollebeke and Saint-Éloi, wide kilometer on the left, at the end of December, until Zwarteleen worms: French December 14th and 16th, attacks.
1915
February 3rd - March 5th- Withdrawal of the face and transport by trucks in the area of Diéval; rest.
- From the February 7th, movement by stages towards Neuville-under-Loeuilly: rest
- From the February 22nd, transport by V.F of the area of Amiens, in that of Châlons-sur-Marne: parking towards Cuperly and Vadenay.
- Movement towards the face and occupation of a sector towards dimension 196 and the Firm Beauséjour (war of mines): from March 12th to 25th, combat towards the Beauséjour farm and dimension 196 (1 {{Re}} Battle of Champagne).
- April 3rd - August 24th, face extended on the left, until the north of the Mesnil-lès-Hurlus.
- April 27th, loss of the northern part of the Trapezoid.
- May 4th, French counter-attack.
- From the June 1st, extended face, on the right, until worms Massiges.
- August 17th, reduced face, on the right, until worms dimension 180.
- Withdrawal of the face; rest and instruction towards Possesse.
- Movement towards Valmy, committed starting from September 26th, in the 2 {{E}} Battle of Champagne: attacks in the western area of Tahure; then occupation of a sector towards the hillock of Tahure and is dimension 193, on the left reduced, on October 3rd.
- 12 - October 15th, movement of by-pass, and occupation of a new sector towards dimension 193 and ridges it of Souain
- October 28th, extended face, on the right to the road of Tahure with Nap-Py.
- 7 - December 12th, attacks German and French counter-attacks.
- Withdrawal of the face and transport by V.F in the area of Mareuil-le-Port: rest and instruction.
- From the January 22nd, 1916, movement towards the camp of City-in-Tardenois; instruction.
- From the February 4th, movement towards the area of Cumières, Damery; rest.
1916
February 20th - July 9th- Movement towards the north and occupation of a sector towards Cop-on-Aisne and the west of Moussy-on-Aisne.
- Withdrawal of the face; rest towards City-in-Tardenois.
- From the July 15th, transport by V.F in the area of Revigny.
- From 19, rest towards Vaubécourt.
- Transport by trucks with Verdun.
- Engaged, starting from August 5th, in the Battle of Verdun towards the wood of Haudromont and the Work of Thiaumont: August 8th attacks German.
- Withdrawal of face and rest in the south of Pierrefitte.
- Movement towards north and occupation of a sector between the Surface and the High Ride (war of mines)
- Movement of by-pass and occupation of a sector in the area the Surface, Avocourt.
1917
1st - February 27th- Withdrawal of the face: rest in the south of Dombasle-in-Argonne.
- Occupation of a sector to the Death-Man, between Charny and the Small hoe, on the right reduced, on June 10th, towards Enough.
- Withdrawal of the face; rest towards Roofs.
- Movement towards the face: preparations of the projected offensive.
- August 18th, occupation of a sector towards) and the Small hoe.
- From the August 20th, committed in the 2 {{E}} Offensive Battle of Verdun: attacks and conquest of the Death-Man; organization of the positions conquered towards Béthincourt and the western accesses of Forging mills.
- Withdrawal of the face.
- From the September 5th, transport by V.F of the area of Revigny, in that of Villersexel: instruction and work of second position.
- Instruction towards Bessoncourt.
- Movement towards the face and occupation of a sector towards Burnhaupt-le-Haut and Leimbach.
1918
February 7th - March 31st- Withdrawal of the face and work towards Rougemont-the-Castle.
- From the March 26th, movement towards Giromagny
- Transport by V.F with Estrées-Saint-Denis, then left by stages and part by trucks, movement towards Bergues; starting from April 27th, rest towards Abeele.
- Committed in the 3 {{E}} Battle of Flandres: and taken Locre attacks; until May 6th, violent daily actions; then organization and defense of the face of Locre, the castle of Locre.
- Withdrawal of the face; rest towards Dunkirk.
- May 24th, transport by V.F in the area of Rosières-with-Saltworks.
- Occupation of a sector towards Bit and Bezange-the-Large.
- Withdrawal of the face, and, starting from August 26th, transport by V.F with Villers-Cotterêts; rest and instruction in the south of Pierrefonds.
- Movement towards the face.
- Committed in the Pushed towards the position Hindenburg: tackles enemy positions in the north of the Wing; September 6th, Quincy-Low catch of ; then Quincy-Low organization of the conquered positions, worms and the wood of Mortar.
- Taken again offensive in the Massive of Saint-Gobain.
- From the October 20th, committed in the Battle of the Greenhouse: catch of Crépy-in-Laonnois: passage of the Greenhouse to Mortars.
- Withdrawal of the face in the area of Mareuil-on-Ourcq.
- From the November 10th, work for the G.M.P.
Fastenings
Organic assignment: ''' 16 {{E}} Army corps ''', August 1914 in November 1918''' I {{Re}} Armed '''
- September 16th - October 12th, 1914
- August 2nd - September 15th, 1914
- 22 - October 24th, 1914
- 11 - February 19th, 1915
- September 20th - December 26th, 1915
- July 15th, 1916 - September 4th, 1917
- 22 - October 24th, 1914
- October 27th - November 11th, 1918
- February 20th - August 9th, 1915
- December 27th, 1915 - July 14th, 1916
- March 31st - April 16th, 1918
- 13 - October 21st, 1914
- September 5th, 1917 - March 30th, 1918
- November 16th, 1914 - February 3rd, 1915
- May 24th - August 26th, 1918
- 4 - February 10th, 1915
- 17 - April 25th, 1918
- August 27th - October 26th, 1918
- 17 - April 25th, 1918
- October 25th - November 15th, 1914
- April 26th - May 23rd, 1918
- August 10th - September 19th, 1915
The Inter-war period
The Second world war
After Second world war
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