70e division of infantry (France)

Chiefs of the 70e division of infantry

8/2/1914 -//: General ''' Fayolle '''

The First World War

Composition during the war

  • ''' 226 {{E}} Regiment of Infantry ''' of August 1914 in November 1918

  • ''' 237 {{E}} Regiment of Infantry ''' of August 1914 in June 1915 (dissolution)
  • ''' 269 {{E}} Regiment of Infantry ''' of August 1914 in January 1918 (dissolution)
  • ''' 279 {{E}} Regiment of Infantry ''' of August 1914 in April 1917
  • ''' 360 {{E}} Regiment of Infantry ''' of August 1914 in November 1918
  • ''' 42 {{E}} Battalion of Hunters to Foot ''' of March 1917 in November 1918
  • ''' 44 {{E}} Battalion of Hunters to Foot ''' of March 1917 in November 1918
  • ''' 114 {{E}} Battalion of Alpine hunters ''' from January in November 1918
  • ''' 26 {{E}} Regiment of Territorial Infantry ''' from August in November 1918

1914

Mobilized in the 20 {{E}} area

8 August 25th

August 25th - September 28th
  • Committed in the Battle of Large Crowned: August 25th, combat towards Hoéville; September 1st, fights towards firm Saint-Libaire; 5, combat towards Courbesseaux; the 8 and 9, engagements with the edge is forest of Saint-Paul.
  • Starting from September 13rd, continuation until in the area Bauzemont, Greenhouses, Hoéville; organization and occupation of the conquered ground.
September 28th - October 2nd
  • Withdrawal of the face and transport by VF of the area of Nancy towards that of Lens.

1915

October 2nd, 1914 - May 9th, 1915
  • Movement in direction of Douai, until worms Aperture and Billy-Montigny.
  • Engaged, starting from October 3rd, in the 1 {{Re}} Battle of Artois: engagements in the area Neuvireuil, Aperture, Arleux-in-Gohelle, then towards Vimy, Stocks, the Berthonval farm and the Sash bolt.
  • Stabilization and occupation of a sector towards Carency and the Sash bolt (War of mines):
    • October 31st, extension of the face, on the left, until worms Our-Lady-with-Lorette.
    • November 16th, reduction, on the right, to the wood of Berthonval.
    • December 18th and 27th, French attacks on Carency.
    • December 31st, reduced face, on the left, until worms Ablain-Saint-Nazaire.
    • April 29th, 1915, reduced face, on the right, until Carency worms.
May 9th - September 25th
  • Committed in the 2 {{E}} Battle of Artois:
    • May 9th, removal of the cemetery and the fort of Carency.
    • May 12th, catch of Carency; from May 13rd to 29th, conquest of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire.
    • May 31st, catch of the sugar refinery of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire.
    • June 16th at July 11th, attacks French on Souchez and German counter-attacks.
  • Occupation and organization of the conquered ground.
September 25th, 1915 - February 20th, 1916
  • Committed in the 3 {{E}} Battle of Artois:
    • Engagements with the castle of Carleul, Souchez, towards the wood of Givenchy, and with the crossroads of the 5 Ways.
    • Organization and occupation of the conquered ground.
  • October 6th, movement of by-pass and occupation of a new sector towards the Firm of the Madness:
    • October 11th, French attacks on dimension 140 and it wood of the Madness.
    • November 23rd, extension of the face, on the left, until the south of Givenchy-in-Gohelle.
  • War of mines at the end of January 1916 and at the beginning of February.
  • February 8th, attacks German on dimension 140.
  • February 10th, counter-attack French.

1916

February 20th - March 20th
  • Withdrawal of the face, rest towards Saint-pol. on Ternoise.
  • From the February 29th, transport by V.F in the area of Breteuil; rest.
  • From the March 8th, transport by V.F in the Holy-Menehould area of , then movement towards that of Verdun.
March 20th - April 6th
  • Committed in the Battle of Verdun, towards the farm of Thiaumont and the pond of Be worth: the German on March 22nd, 30th and 31st and on April 2nd, attacks.
April 6th - May 15th
  • Withdrawal of the face, transport by trucks in the area of Ligny-in-Barrois; rest.
  • From the April 11th, movement towards Vaucouleurs; rest.
  • From the April 29th, movement towards the camp of Saffais; instruction.
May 15th - July 29th July 29th - August 12th
  • Withdrawal of the face; rest towards Toul.
12 August 19th
  • Transport by V.F in the area of Grandvilliers; rest.
August 19th - September 22nd
  • Transport by trucks towards the face.
  • Engaged, starting from August 23rd, in the Battle of the Sum, between the Sum and Barleux:
    • September 5th, attacks French and catch of Ommiécourt-lès-Cléry.
  • From the September 8th, occupation of a new sector, more in north, between the west of Cléry-on-Nap and south of the wood farm the Abbot:
    • 12, September 14th, 16th and 18th, attacks French.
September 22nd - October 1st
  • Withdrawal of the face towards Lamotte-in-Santerre.
1st October 20th 20 October 31st
  • Withdrawal of the face; rest towards Lamotte-in-Santerre.
October 31st - November 19th
  • Occupation of a sector towards Feuillères and the north of Belloy-in-Santerre, on the left reduced, on November 11th, until the north of Barleux.
November 19th - December 10th
  • Withdrawal of the face, rest towards Breteuil: then movement by stages towards the area of Villers-Cotterêts.
December 10th, 1916 - March 17th, 1917
  • Movement towards the face and occupation of a sector enters the Quennevières farm and Hautebraye.

1917

March 17th - May 4th Continuation of the enemy (German fold): progression towards Mill-under-Touvent; catch of Nampcel; crossing of the Wing; progression towards the Massive of Saint-Gobain.
  • From the end of March, stabilization on the face Coucy-the-City, Barisis-with-Wood, moved on the left, on March 30th, between Barisis-with-Wood and Oise.
4 May 17th
  • Withdrawal of the face; rest towards Vézaponin.
May 17th - June 2nd
  • Occupation of a sector between Barisis-with-Wood and Oise.
2 June 21st June 21st - July 25th
  • Transport by trucks towards the face and occupation of a sector towards the Malval farm and the Spine of Chevregny: German on July 8th and 21st, attacks.
July 25th - August 23rd
  • Withdrawal of the face, transport by V.F., of the area of Villers-Cotterêts, in that of Lure: rest towards Villersexel.
August 23rd - September 3rd
  • Movement towards Belfort; work and instruction.
September 3rd, 1917 - January 28th, 1918

1918

January 28th - March 26th
  • Withdrawal of the face, transport by V.F., of the area of Belfort, with the camp of Darney; instruction.
  • From the February 14th, movement towards the camp of Arches; instruction.
  • From the March 3rd, movement towards Heathers; work.
  • From the March 8th, transport by V.F., of Heathers, in the north of Châlons-sur-Marne; rest, then work of 2nd position.
March 26th - April 17th
  • Transport by trucks in the area of Montdidier.
  • From the March 28th, engaged, towards Rollot and Tronquoy, in the 2 {{E}} Battle of Picardy: resistance to the German push; then stabilization of the face in this area.
April 17th - May 11th
  • Withdrawal of face and rest towards Moyenneville.
  • From the April 25th, transport by V.F towards Estrées-Saint-Denis, then towards Épinal; rest towards Remiremont and Gérardmer.
May 11th - June 16th June 16th - July 12th
  • Withdrawal of the face, and, starting from June 18th, transport by V.F in the Senlis area, Crépy-in-Valois, then in that of Villers-Cotterêts: work.
July 12th - August 4th
  • Occupation of a sector towards Bailly and it Saint-Mard wood.
4 August 12th
  • Withdrawal of the face, rest in the north of Pierrefonds; then movement towards Saint-Just-in-Roadway; rest.
August 12th - September 14th
  • Occupation of a sector of combat towards Mareuil-the-Mound; participation in the 2 {{E}} Battle of Picardy; and, starting from August 30th, with the Pushed towards the position Hindenburg: progression until the North-West of Fère; organization of the conquered positions.
September 14th - October 12th
  • Withdrawal of the face; rest in the area of Boundary-line, then in that of Compiegne and Estrées-Saint-Denis.
  • From the September 27th, movement towards Clairoix; then transport by V.F with Hazebrouck; movement towards Proven, then towards Merckem.
October 12th - November 3rd
  • Occupation of a sector towards the forest of Houthulst.
  • From the October 14th, engaged, towards Hooglède, in the 2 {{E}} Battle of Belgium: engagements in the area of Thielt; October 20th, catch of Nevelle; then, progression until the Scheldt (Battle of the Lily and the Scheldt)
3 November 11th
  • Parking, then rest towards Deynze.

Fastenings

Organic assignment:
  • 2 {{E}} Group of Reserve of the mobilization at October 1st, 1914
  • provisional Army corps of Urbal of 1st at October 15th, 1914
  • 33 {{E}} army corps, from October 15th, 1914 to November 11th, 1918

I {{Re}} Armed

16 - September 29th, 1914
11 - April 30th, 1916
May 15th - August 12th, 1916
November 21st, 1916 - March 8th, 1918
3 - April 6th, 1918
14 - September 28th, 1918
II {{E}} Armed
August 11th - September 16th, 1914
September 29th - October 5th, 1914
March 8th - April 11th, 1916
III {{E}} Armed
March 26th - April 3rd, 1918
6 - April 25th, 1918
2 - August 4th, 1918
August 8th - September 14th, 1918
IV {{E}} Armed
8 - March 26th, 1918
VI {{E}} Armed
February 29th - March 8th, 1916
August 12th - November 11th, 1916
October 19th - November 11th, 1918
VII {{E}} Armed
April 25th - June 18th, 1918
X {{E}} Armed
October 5th, 1914 - February 29th, 1916
11 - November 21st, 1916
June 18th - August 2nd, 1918
4 - August 8th, 1918
D.A.L
April 30th - May 15th, 1916
G.A.F
September 28th - October 19th, 1918

The Inter-war period

The Second world war

After Second world war

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