89th Infantry Division (German Empire)

89th Infantry Division (89. Infanterie-Division)
Active1914-1919
Country German Empire
Branch Imperial German Army
TypeInfantry
SizeApprox. 12,500
EngagementsWorld War I

The 89th Infantry Division (89. Infanterie-Division) was a formation of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed in November 1914 as the provisional Westernhagen Division (Division Westernhagen), named after its commander.[1] The nucleus of the unit was troops collected at Posen. It became the 89th Infantry Division in August 1915.[2] The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.