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HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
MARCH 7,1919.
EARRY ARCHIVES s. "NATIONAL RECORDS TRUMAN AND
SERVICE".
GENERAL ORDER
)
BOVERNMENT
NO. 11
)
1. Upon the departure of the 35th Division from the 2nd Army for return
to the United States, the Commanding General of the 2nd Army desires to congratulate
the Division upon its services to its country in France. Organized and trained
in the United States, it received a special training with the British Army in France
beginning in June 1918. In July it occupied the GIRARDMERE Sector with the French
and it executed various successful raids such as the HILLENFIRST and the MATTLE raids
upon which it was highly complimented and received decorations from the French with
whom the Division was serving. In the GIRARDMERE Sector it covered and protected
effectively a tremendous front.
In September it backed up the First American Army during its operations
in the ST. MIHIEL salient.
In the end of September the Division attacked as part of the First Army
in the great VERIUN-ARGONNE battle. It stormed and took VAUQUOIS Hill and Bois de
ROSSIGNOL, two strong points of the German defensive line, and it afterward took the
formidable positions near CHEPPY, VARENNES, CHARPENTRY and BAULNY, and afterward
MONTREBEAU woods and EXERMONT. It remained in the battle five days, executing five
seperate attacks and losing over six thousand officers and men. The Commanding General
of the First Army commended the Division for its fighting spirit.
During this five days battle the Division was opposed by some of the best
divisions of the German Army, and from them captured over one thousand officers and
men and large quantites of stores and material.
Releived in the great battle of VERDUN-ARGONNE FROM THE FIGHTING LINE
for rest, the Division after two weeks breathing spell was placed in the active
SOMMEDIEUE Sector southeast of Verdun, where for three weeks it harried the enemy with
patrols and raids and deeply penetrated his lines, unsettling his morale.
Releived again about November 9th from the SOMMEDIEUE Sector for rest
it went into cantonment in prepartion for early operations against the enemy in the
vicinity of METZ. The Armistice of November 11th ended the war.
From the Armistice through a period of trying waiting to date the
Division's interest in military duty has not flagged; its appearance, condition and
state of readiness have steadily improved. Upon these the Commander-in-Chief of the
American Expeditionary Forces has congratulated the Division, and to his congratulations
the Commanding General of the 2nd Army now wishes to add his congratulations and best
wishes.
By Command of Lieutenant General BULLARD:
STUART HEINTZEIMAN
Chief of Staff.
OFFICIAL:
ALLEN SMITH, JR.
Adjutant General.
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