Back 39. Division (Deutsches Kaiserreich) German 39e division d'infanterie (Empire allemand) French הדיוויזיה ה-39 (האימפריה הגרמנית) HE
| 39th Division (39. Division); from August 2, 1914, 39th Infantry Division (39. Infanterie-Division) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1899-1919 |
| Country | Prussia/Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry (in peacetime included cavalry) |
| Size | Approx. 15,000 |
| Part of | XV. Army Corps (XV. Armeekorps) |
| Garrison/HQ | Colmar |
| Engagements | World War I: Battle of the Frontiers, Race to the Sea, Battle of the Yser, Battle of Verdun, Battle of the Somme, Second Battle of the Aisne, Passchendaele, German spring offensive |
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The 39th Division (39. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army.[1] It was formed on April 1, 1899, and was headquartered in Colmar (now in France).[2] The division was subordinated in peacetime initially to the XIV Army Corps (XIV. Armeekorps) and then to the XV Army Corps (XV. Armeekorps).[3] The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.
- ^ From the late 1800s, the Prussian Army was effectively the German Army, as during the period of German unification (1866-1871) the states of the German Empire entered into conventions with Prussia regarding their armies and only the Bavarian Army remained fully autonomous.
- ^ Günter Wegner, Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1815-1939. (Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993), Bd. 1, p.133; Claus von Bredow, bearb., Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deuschen Heeres (1905), p. 638.
- ^ Bredow, p. 587; Wegner, p. 78