The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, March 20, 1919, Page 3, Image 3
OFFICIAL STORY OF
THIRTIETH DIVISION
"OI?D HICKORY'S" PROUD RECORD
GIVEN.
Across Hindenburg Line
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Chief of Staff Gives Plain Facts Supported
by Quotations From
*
^ Records.
Histories of the American divisions
are being turned out by the
printing press as fast as the division
"* 2 J y?tt /Intmc i
officers can lav asiue immaiji uuuw|
long enough to attend to the official
chronicling of the organizations.
Some of the histories are highly or
namental with artistic drawings,
maps, photographs and decorations.
From the pen of Col. John K. Herr,
chief of staff, comes the Thirtieth
division's story, issued on an official
document and characterized throughout
by marked conservatism. It is
no boastful narrative, but a marshalof
facts supported by quotations
from the records. The Thirtieth, be
it said again, is known as the "Old
Hickory" division, though it has
been often misnamed the "Wild
f-'v - ' '
Cat," because its men came largely
from the same States that supplied
the Eighty-first ("Wild Cat") division.
To France in May, 1918.
After listing the Thirtieth's offi^
cers, headed by Major General E. M.
Lewis as division commander, Col.
" Herr writes:
"The Thirtieth division is a dis
tinctively American division. More
than 95 per cent, of its personnel is
of American-born parents. The division
is constituted of National
Guard troops of North Carolina,
South Carolina and Tennessee, augmented
by many thousands of selective
draft troops from the States of
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota,
North Dakota, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Tennessee.
"The division was dubbed 'Old
Hickory' after the warrior and
statesman Andrew Jackson, who was
so closely identified with the history
of the States furnishing the major
portion of its personnel.
"Tht Old Hickory division landed
at the port of Calais, France, on the
24th day of May, 1918, and was bilv
leted in the Eperlecques training
ares. While in this area the officers of
the division reconnoitered the Ter,deghen
switch line south of Cassel,
and complete plans were formulated
for the occupation of this line by
forced marches in case of emergency.
*
"Before the completion of its
training period the division was
transferred to the Second British
corps, second army, in the Ypres
sector, to be in close support in case
of the expected German offensive.
This division, the first American division
to enter that kingdom,
marched into Belgium on July 4,
with division headquarters at Watou,
to be in close suport of the Thirtythird
and Forty-ninth British divis
: ions, and was employed in completing
the construction of the east and
west Poperinghe defense systems immediately
in rear of these two divisions.
An immense employed in
* completing the construction, was
done. Complete plans and orders
were issued for the occupation of the
east and west Poperinghe systems
by the Thirtieth division in the event
of a German attack and a forced
withdrawal of the British divisions
in the front. The division received
training in the front lines with the
\ Thirty-third and Forty-ninth divisions,
first as individuals, then/ by
platoons, and lastly by entire battalions.
"On August 17, 1918, the divisv
ion took over the entire sector occupied
by the Thirty-third British division,
Sixtieth brigade being in the
front line, Fifty-ninth brigade in
support. This was known as the
Canal sector, and extended from the
southern outskirts of Ypres to the
vicinity of Voormezeele, a distance
2,400 meters.
Division's First Offensive.
"On Alienist 31 and September 1
the division engaged in an offensive
in conjunction with the Fourteenth
" British division on the left and
Twenty-seventh American division
on the right. The Thirtieth division
captured all its objectives, including
Lock No. 8, Lankhof farm,
^ and the city of Voormezeele, advancing
1,500 yards, capturing fifteen
prisoners, two machine guns, and
thirty-five rifles. As a result of this
advance the '236th division, which!
was considered an average German I
division, was identified. During
the six weeks previous to this ad-1
vance many attempts had been made
by the British and our own troops;
v to identify the German division.
"On September 4-5 the division
was withdrawn from the Canal sector
and placed in British G. H. Q.
reserve, with division headquarters
at Raellecourt, France. While in
this area the entire division was
trained in attacking in conjunction
with British tanks.
"On September 17 the division
was again moved further south, with
division headquarters at Herisgart,
and on September 22 was moved to
the British Fourth army, with division
headquarters at Bois de Buire,
near Tincourt, taking over a front
line sector from the First Australian
division on the night of 23d-24th.
On the Hindenburg Line.
"On September 29 this division,
with the Twenty-seventh American
division on the left and tht Fortysixth
British division on the right,
assaulted the Hindenburg line. The
Hindenburg line at this point curves
in front of the Tunnel St. Quentin.
This was considered impregnable by
the Germans for tiie following reasons:
The Hindenburg line, curving
west of the tunnel, consisted of
three main trench systems protected
by vast fields of heavy barbed wire
entanglements skilfully placed; this
wire was very heavy and had been
damaged very little by artillery fire.
The dominating .ground enabled them
to bring devastating machine gun
gun fire on all approaches. The lines
had been strengthened with concrete
machine gun emplacements. It conturned
at this point a large number
of dugouts lined with mining timbers,
with wooden steps leading
down to a depth of about thirty feet,
with small rooms capable of holding
from four to six men each. In many
cases these dugouts were wired for
electric lights. The large tunnel
through which the canal ran was of
sufficient capacity to shelter a division.
This tunnel was electrically
lighted and filled with barges. Connecting
it with the Hindenburg
trench system were numerous tunnels.
In one case a direct tunnel
ran from the main tunnel to the
basement of a large stone building,
whirh the enemv used for headquar
ters. Other tunnels ran from the
main tunnels eastward to the city of
Bellicourt and other places. This
complete subterranean system with
its hidden exits and entrances, unknown
to us, formed a most complete
and safe subterranean method of
communication and reinforcement
for the German sector.
"The Thirtieth division, the Sixtieth
brigade, augmented by units of
the 117th infantry, attacking assaulted
this line at 5:50 ,a. m., September
29, on a front of 3,000 yards,
captured the entire Hindenburg system
of that sector, and advanced further,
capturing the tunnel system
of that sector, with
the German troops therein, and took
the cities of Bellicourt, Nauroy,
Riqueval, Carriere, Etricourt, Guillaine,
Ferme and Ferme de Riqueval,
advancing 4,200 yards, defeating two
enemy divisions of average qaulity,
(the Seventy-fifth Reserve division
and the l?5th division), taking as
prisoners 47 officers and 1,434 men.
"On October 1 and 2 the Thirtieth
division was relieved by the Fifth
Australian division and moved to
back area, with division headquarters
at Herbecourt. The division
scarcely reached this area "when it
was marched back and took over
the front line in the same sector
from the second Australian division
near Monthrehain on the night of
the 4th-5th.
Attacking Day After Day.
"On October 8, 9, 10, and 11 the
Thirtieth division attacked each day,
advancing 17,500 yards and capturing
Le Tilleul d'Archies, Le Petit
Canft>resis, Becquignv, Mon Sarasin.
Le Trou Aux Soldats, Busigny, Gloriette,
Le Vert Dnjon, Escaufort, Le
Bond Font, Vaux Andigny, Vallee
Hasard, La Haie Mennjresse, La
Rochelle, Le Vent de Bise, St. Soupiet,
St. Benin, Malassise, Geneve,
half of Montbrehain, Brancourt, Premont,
Vaux de Pretre Brancoucourt,
Fraicourt Ferme, Bois Mirand, Butry
Ferme, La Sabliere, Bois, Becquignette
Ferme, Bois de Malmaison,
Malmaison Ferme, Bois de Busigny,
Bois l'Ermitage, Bois Proyart, Imberfaye,
and Du Guet Fassiaux Fermes,
taking prisoner 45 officers and
1,889 men. The Fifty-ninth brigade
began this attack on October 8
and captured all their objectives, including
Premont and Brancourt.
During this operation from October
8 to 11 the Thirtieth division encountered
fourteen units from fourteen
German divisions, classified by
the British high command as follows:
Thirty-fourth division, average;
Twentieth division, very good;
Twenty-first division, average good;
Twenty-first division, average;
''' ^ D T"? O T?ATt
1 WtJLLly-lirst ACSCI VC Uivisiuu, avcr
age; Thirty-eighth division, very
good; 119th division, average; 121st
division, average; 187th sharpshooting
section, very good; 204th
division, average: 20Sth division, average:
Third Naval division, very
good: Fifteenth Reserve division,
j average.
''The Thirtieth division was rei
lieved by the Twenty-seventh divisj
ion on October 11-12, but returned
j on October 1 6 and took over a part
| of the same line at the same place,
I being the right half of the sectoi
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