General Order Number 11 from Chief of Staff Stuart Heintzelman

kradquarters SECOND ARMY AMERIGAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES s MARCH 7,1919. s ARCHIVES "NATIONAL SERVICE", RECOROS AND GENERAL ORDER ) NO. 11 ) l. 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 GIRARIMERE 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-ARGOMNE battle. It stormed and took VAUQUOIS Hill and Bois de ROSSIGNOL, two strong points of the German defensive line, and it ffterward 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 Arny 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 canton ent in prepartion for early operations against the enemy in the vicinity of METZ. The Armistice of November lith 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 Fordes 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 HEINTZEINAN Chief of Staff. OFFICIAL: ALLEN SMITH, JR. Adjutant General.