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CONT IDENT IAL
Hq. First Army, A. E. F.,
Not to be taken
Second Section, Genoral Staff.
into front line
trenches.
No.31.
SUMMARY OF INTELLIGENCE.
September 29, 1918.
PART I.
I. GENERAL IMPRESSIONS OF THE DAY;
Between the MOSELLE and the MEUSE, the day was character-
ized in a special way, only by an unúsually heavy rearward movement
of troops and vehicles on the lines, LES BARAQUES-MARS-1a-TOUR and
PAGNY-CORNY.
Wost of the MEUSE, the onemy has increased his resistance
with infantry roinforcoments, machine guns and artillory. Important
counter attacks have takon placo, particularly in the region of
EXERMONT, immediatcly east of tho AIRE valley.
II. ENEMY FRONT LINES:
We hold the west bank of the MEUSE river to BRIEULLES. From
the southern odge of BRIEULLES the hostile line runs south to
approximatoly 314.0-283.0, then turning west parallels the northorn
edge of the Bois de BRIEULLES and continues to the castorn odge
of the Bois dos OGONS. From this point it turns south for about ono
kilometer, thon takés a southwostorly direction to and including
the town of CIERGES. It passes just south of GESNES and follows
the ridges north of the GESNES-EXERMONT road and the ridges east
and west of EXERMONT. The line thon passes north of APREMONT to
the hill 245, and the crossroads 600 moturs southwest, thence about
two kilometers in a southerly direction, turning finally wost and
a little north to tho end of the Amorican soctor.
III. ENEMY ORDER OF BATTLE:
(a) identifications:
2nd Landwehr Division - One prisoner of the 125th
Regiment, in front of APREMONT, September 20th.
52nd Division - Prisoners of the lilth, 169th and 170th
Regiments, in valley of AIRE, afternoon of September 29th. The
prisoners state that tho division detrained at ST. JUVIN,
September 28th,whore it had been sent directly from METZ. Tho
Division was reported resting in FLANDERS, Soptember 17th.
Prisonors state the order of battle from west to east is:IIlth
Regiment, 169th Regiment, 170th Regiment.
5th Guard Division - Prisoners of the 20th Regiment, region
of IERGES-NANTILLOIS, September 28-29th.
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