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| 22nd Division (22. Division); in 1870-71 and from August 2, 1914, 22nd Infantry Division (22. Infanterie-Division) | |
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| Active | 1866-1919 |
| Country | Prussia/Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry (in peacetime included cavalry) |
| Part of | XI. Army Corps (XI. Armeekorps) |
| Garrison/HQ | Kassel |
| Engagements | Franco-Prussian War: Woerth, Sedan, Paris, 1st Orléans, Loigny-Poupry, 2nd Orléans, Le Mans World War I: Liège, 1st Masurian Lakes, Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive, Romanian Campaign, German spring offensive, 2nd Somme, 2nd Marne |
The 22nd Division (22. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army.[1] It was formed on October 11, 1866, and was headquartered in Kassel.[2] The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XI Army Corps (XI. 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.119; Claus von Bredow, bearb., Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deuschen Heeres (1905), p.588.
- ^ Bredow, p. 587.