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The History of
10. /Füsilier - Regiment Nr. 90
& the 17th Infantry Division

The 17th Division was recruited from the Hanseatic cities and the Dutchies of Mecklenburg. The sectional character was accentuated in June 1917, when the 89th Grenadiers took from the regiments, of the 18th Division, all the inhabitants of Mecklenburg who were in them.

However, one must take in account a certain proportion of Poles from the 6th Army Corps District, that were received into the 17th Division replacements in 1917.

1914

Upon mobilization the 17th and 18th Division formed the 9th Army Corps (Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg). It gave its 81st Brigade to the 17th Reserve Division (9th Reserve Corps).

	- 1914 -		- 1915 -
	Brigade	Regiment	Brigade	Regiment
Infantry	33. 34.	73. 76. 89 Gren. 90 Fus.	33. 34.	75. 76. 89 Gren. 90 Fus.
Cavalry	16 Dragoon Regt. (3 Sqns.)		16 Dragoon Regt. (3 Sqns.)
Artillery	17 Brigade: 24 F.A. Regt. 60 F.A. Regt.		17 Brigade: 24 F.A. Regt. 60 F.A. Regt.
Engineers and Liaisons	----		1 Pion. Btn. No.9: Field Co.9 Pions. 17 Tel. Detch. 17 Pont. Engs.
Medical and Veterinary	----		----
Transport	----		----
Attached	----		----

Belgium.

1. August 1914, the 17th Division formed a part of the 1st German Army (Voa Kluck). On the 3rd of August it sent one of its brigades, the 34th (Mecklenburg), to Liege, where it was rejoined by its reservists and by the other brigade, the 33rd (Hanseatic), (August 9th to 13th). On August 20th, the division was with the 9th Army Corps of Louvain. It went into action against the British troops on the 24th. It went around Mauberge on the 25th and passed through Nesle, Roye, Vezaponin (North bank of the Aisne) on September 1st.

Marne.

2. The division took part in the battle of the Marne at Chatillon sur Morin (September 6th), Esternay - Courgivaux (September 7th and 8th). The division withdrew by way of Betz, Crepy en Valois Pierrefonds, crossed the Aisne at Rethondes (September 11th), and stopped in the area Carlepont, Nampcel, Audignicourt (September 13th). The division went into action on the front Tracy le Mont East of Moulin sous Touvent (September 16th to 21st).

Oise.

3. In October the division took up position near Bailly (from the Oise to East of St. Mard) and remained there until the middle of November 1915. Some elements of the division occupied the right bank of the Oise near Connectancourt (October 5th to December 5th).

4. November 17th, the division attacked Tracy le Val.

1915

From January to October 1915, the division held the sector on the left bank of the Oise, East edge of the St. Mard Woods. At the end of March, Infantry Regiment 76 was withdrawn and transferred to the 111th Division.

1. From June 14th to 16th, certain elements of the 17th Division counterattacked at Quennevieres.

Champagne.

2. Elements of the 17th Division, was withdrawn from the sector of the Oise (about October 15th), the division was transferred to Champagne. It occupied the front between the Souain, Somme Py, and St. Hilaire, St. Souplet. It launched an attack on December 7th.

1916

- 1916 -
	Brigade	Regiment
Infantry	34.	75. 89 Gren. 90 Fus.
Cavalry	16 Dragoon Regt. (3 Sqns.)
Artillery	17 Brigade: 24 F.A. Regt. 60 F.A. Regt.
Engineers and Liaisons.	1 Pion. Btn. No.9: Field Co.9 Pions. 17 Tel. Detch. 17 Pont. Engs.
Medical and Veterinary.	----
Transport	----
Attached	13 Anti - Aircraft Sects. 33 Balloon Sqn. 39 Labor Btn.

1. The 17th Division was retained on the Champagne front Northwest of Souain until June 1916.

2. The division was relieved in the middle of June, it was sent to rest in the area Southwest of Charleville (second half of June).

Somme.

17th Division was entrained for the Somme between July 2nd and 4th. Certain elements of the 17th Division appeared in the sector of Biaches la Maisonnette, July 9 and 10. The entire division was in line between Barleux and Belloy (July 10th to 25th) and suffered heavy losses.

3. The division was withdrawn from the front and reorganized (end of July to August 15th).

4. From August 16th to August 20th to the middle of September, the division again occupied the sector of Barleux - Belloy.

Artois.

5. At the Beginning of October the division was sent to Artois. It held the line opposite of Arras, between Roelincourt and Bailly, until December 24th.