| 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 headquartered in Colmar (now in France).[2] The division was subordinated in peacetime initially to the XIV Army Corps (XIV. Armeekorps) and later 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, with only the Bavarian Army remaining fully autonomous.
- ^ Günter Wegner, Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1815-1939. (Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993), Bd. 1, p.133; Claus von Bredow, ed., Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deutschen Heeres (1905), p. 638.
- ^ Bredow, p. 587; Wegner, p. 78