50th Reserve Division (German Empire)

50th Reserve Division (*50. Reserve-Division*)
50th Reserve Division (50. Reserve-Division)
Active	1914–1919
Country	Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Approx. 15,000
Engagements	World War I: Battle of Łódź (1914), Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive, Second Battle of Champagne, Battle of the Somme, Battle of Arras (1917), Passchendaele, German spring offensive, Second Battle of the Marne, Hundred Days Offensive

The 50th Reserve Division (50. Reserve-Division) was a formation of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed in September 1914 and organized over the next month, arriving in the line in October.^[2] It was part of the first wave of new divisions formed at the outset of World War I, which were numbered the 43rd through 54th Reserve Divisions. The division was initially part of XXV Reserve Corps. It was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.

^ This is an average strength over the division's history. Square divisions had a strength of approximately 17,500; triangular divisions had a strength of approximately 12,500
^ 50. Reserve-Division (Chronik 1914-1918)

[1] This is an average strength over the division's history. Square divisions had a strength of approximately 17,500; triangular divisions had a strength of approximately 12,500

[1914-18.info-2] 50. Reserve-Division (Chronik 1914-1918)

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