31e division of infantry (France)

Chiefs of the 31e division of infantry

The First World War

Composition during the war

  • ''' 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

10 - August 14th 14 - August 20th
  • 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.
20 - August 25th
  • 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.
August 25th - September 12th 12 - September 17th
  • Taken again offensive and progression until on Vézouze, in the east of Lunéville.
17 - September 22nd
  • Withdrawal of the face and rest towards Nancy, the 21, movement towards Royaumeix.
September 22nd - October 12th
  • 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.
12 - October 21st 21 - October 26th
  • Movement by Rollot, towards Davenescourt, then, on October 25th, transport by V.F of Montdidier to Bailleul.
October 26th - December 8th
  • 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.
December 8th, 1914 - February 3rd, 1915
  • 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.
March 5th - September 2nd
  • 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.
2 - September 24th
  • Withdrawal of the face; rest and instruction towards Possesse.
September 24th - December 26th
  • 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.
December 26th, 1915 - February 20th, 1916
  • 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.
9 - July 29th
  • 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.
July 29th - August 15th
  • 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.
August 15th - September 4th
  • Withdrawal of face and rest in the south of Pierrefitte.
September 4th - December 16th
  • Movement towards north and occupation of a sector between the Surface and the High Ride (war of mines)
December 16th, 1916 - February 1st, 1917
  • 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.
February 27th - July 2nd
  • Occupation of a sector to the Death-Man, between Charny and the Small hoe, on the right reduced, on June 10th, towards Enough.
2 - July 20th, 1917
  • Withdrawal of the face; rest towards Roofs.
July 20th - September 1st, 1917
  • 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.
September 1st - October 4th
  • 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.
October 4th - November 5th November 5th, 1917 - February 7th, 1918
  • Movement towards the face and occupation of a sector towards Burnhaupt-le-Haut and Leimbach.

1918

February 7th - March 31st March 31st - April 29th
  • 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.
April 29th - May 17th
  • 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.
May 17th - June 2nd June 2nd - August 23rd August 23rd - September 3rd
  • Withdrawal of the face, and, starting from August 26th, transport by V.F with Villers-Cotterêts; rest and instruction in the south of Pierrefonds.
September 3rd - October 12th
  • 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.
October 12th - November 4th
  • 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.
November 4th - November 11th
  • 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
''' II {{E}} Armed '''
August 2nd - September 15th, 1914
22 - October 24th, 1914
11 - February 19th, 1915
September 20th - December 26th, 1915
July 15th, 1916 - September 4th, 1917
''' III {{E}} Armed '''
October 27th - November 11th, 1918
''' IV {{E}} Armed '''
February 20th - August 9th, 1915
''' V {{E}} Armed '''
December 27th, 1915 - July 14th, 1916
March 31st - April 16th, 1918
''' VI {{E}} Armed '''
13 - October 21st, 1914
''' VII {{E}} Armed '''
September 5th, 1917 - March 30th, 1918
''' VIII {{E}} Armed '''
November 16th, 1914 - February 3rd, 1915
May 24th - August 26th, 1918
''' X {{E}} Armed '''
4 - February 10th, 1915
17 - April 25th, 1918
August 27th - October 26th, 1918
D.A.B
October 25th - November 15th, 1914
D.A.N
April 26th - May 23rd, 1918
Grouping Pétain
August 10th - September 19th, 1915

The Inter-war period

The Second world war

After Second world war

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