 The divisional commander, General der Infanterie Eugen Ritter von Benzino, was killed in action on November 28, 1915.In 1916, the division entered into the Battle of Verdun and fought on the Somme in October.The division also was engaged in 1917 in the Second Battle of the Aisne, also called the Third Battle of Champagne and referred to in German sources as the Dual Battle of Aisne-Champagne ("Doppelschlacht Aisne-Champagne").