| 10th Division (10. Division); in 1870–1871 and from August 2, 1914, 10th Infantry Division (10. Infanterie-Division) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1818–1919 |
| Country | Prussia/Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry (in peacetime included cavalry) |
| Size | Approx. 15,000 |
| Part of | V. Army Corps (V. Armeekorps) |
| Garrison/HQ | Posen |
| Engagements | Austro-Prussian War: Königgrätz Franco-Prussian War: Wissembourg, Wörth, Sedan, Paris |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | August Karl von Goeben, Otto von Emmich |
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The 10th Division (10. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army.[1] It was formed in Posen (now Poznań, Poland) in November 1816 as a brigade, became the 9th Division on September 5, 1818, and was renumbered the 10th Division on February 28, 1820.[2] The division was subordinated in peacetime to the V Army Corps (V. Armeekorps).[3] The division was disbanded in 1919, during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was recruited primarily in the Province of Posen.
- ^ 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.103; Claus von Bredow, bearb., Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deuschen Heeres (1905), pp. 389–390
- ^ Wegner, pp. 54–55.