(12th and 19th Corps Districts—Saxony.)

1917.

The 219th Division (Saxon) appeared to have been formed in January, 1917.

Lorraine.

1. Concentrated in Lorraine and comprising the 431st Infantry Regiment, made up of drafts from various Saxon Regiments, the 101st Infantry Regiment, from the 23d Reserve Division, and the 100th Landwehr Regiment, a surplus regiment of the 19th Ersatz Division, the 219th Division occupied the sector of Blamont in February, 1917.

2. It remained on the Lorraine front in the vicinity of Leintrey-Badonviller until June 10.

Artois.

3. Sent to the north of France, it relieved the 79th Reserve Division north of La BassÉe (Neuvechapelle-Fromelles) on July 8. With the 42d Landwehr Division, it exchanged the 100th Landwehr Regiment for the 391st Infantry Regiment, Saxon also.

Russia.

4. About the end of September the 219th Division was withdrawn from the front and transferred to Russia at the beginning of October.

Riga.

5. It was in the Riga area in October and November.

RECRUITING.

The division was entirely Saxon.

The 219th Division had been in Russia since October, 1917, and was a fairly good division.

1918.

Livonia.

1. The 219th Division took part in the occupation of Livonia; on the 17th of March it arrived at Dorpat.

Serbia.

2. The 101st Reserve and the 431st Landwehr Regiments were identified at Nish on the 9th of October. The 391st Regiment was seen at Walk in Livonia at the beginning of October, when the men said they were leaving for the western theater (the regiment was never identified there). The whole of the 219th Division had thus left the Russian front and two regiments at least went to Serbia.

VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.

The division was rated as third class.