19th Reserve Division (German Empire)

19th Reserve Division (19. Reserve-Division)
Active1914-1919
CountryGermany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
SizeApprox. 15,000 [1]
EngagementsWorld War I: Great Retreat, First Battle of the Marne, Battle of Verdun, Battle of the Somme, Second Battle of the Aisne, Passchendaele, Oise-Aisne Offensive
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Max von Bahrfeldt

The 19th Reserve Division (19. Reserve-Division) was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914[2] as part of X Reserve Corps. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was raised in the Prussian Province of Hanover, the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, and the Duchy of Brunswick.

  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
  2. ^ 19. Reserve-Division (Chronik 1914-1918)