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E.0. 1.1065, Sec. 3-402
483
DOD Directive 5100.30, Jene 18, 1979
By
NLT-
He NARS, Date 5-19-12
headQuarters 81ST DIWISION AEF.
Not to be taken
Second Section, G.e S.
into front line
NOV. 13, 1918,
SUMMARY OF INTELLICENCE NO. 7.
From 8h Nov 12 to 8h Nov. 13, 1918.
I
Because of the amistice no more Summaries of Intelligence, as such, will
be publishode Bulletins of Information will be published by the G-2 Office as to
the retirenent of the Gorman troops, mines or obstructions, and of it ems of in-
terest about the count ry in the ncighborhood of the Division.
II The 3rd Guard Division wes withdrewn the night of the ilth and its place
taken by the 17th Bavarien Regiment, according to statement made by a Goman
officer yesterday and to identification OF units on our front. The Goman line
last evening oc cupied the trench system behind the barb wire running jus t in
front of Ville-en-Woevre, thraigh the centei of Bois de Manheulles to le Bour-
beau Faim, then north threagh Le Petit Bourbeau wood to tic main trorch crossing
the Gnimaucourt-Hemeville road 10/10 kilometers east of Grimaucourt then north
following the trench to Hautecourt.
III
It is reported this mornirg that Geman soldiors were evacuating Villc-en-
TOCVIC and marching North. The officers were wearing side arms and the mon un-
amed, apparently loaving all rifl es bchind.
IV
Up to the present the 2nd French Colonial Coros has been composed of the
following divisions, from right to left: 8lst U.S., 10th Fremc, 26th U. So,
79th U.S., 15th French By order of the Coros, the 8lst Di vision is to hold
the same front which it now occupics, the 10th French and 26th U.S. are to
bc rolieved by the 6th U. the 79th U.S. is to extend its front so as to
hold i ts prescnt front and relicvo the 15th Fronch.
P. S. VAN CISE
Major, Infantry,
A. C. of So, G-2.
N.B.
On the east and west trail from Moranville to Grimaucourt, which i s
north of the raue do 1a Chaudcnie: re at about point 410.665 is a large Goman
minc
Belax of 44 mines. one nine inch tronch mortar sholl is in each minc.
The minc is a vooden box set about one foot below the service of the ground
containing the shell and a wire attached to the fuse at the end of the sholl.
The boxres had lids covered with tarpape I and thewhole was to have been covered
with earth. Any heavy body pessing over any mine wouldhave detonated t1c
samo The Gemman sign "Tank mine vas still standing besido the ficld.
AND
SERVICE
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