9th Bavarian Reserve Division (9. Bayerische Reserve-Division) | |
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Active | 1916-1918 |
Country | Bavaria/Germany |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Approx. 12,500 |
Engagements | World War I: Second Battle of the Aisne, Passchendaele, Battle of Cambrai (1917), German spring offensive, First Battle of the Somme (1918), Montdidier-Noyon |
The 9th Bavarian Reserve Division (9. Bayerische Reserve-Division) was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on September 26, 1916, and entered the line in October.[1] It was a Bavarian unit and was part of a large wave of new divisions (approximately 40) formed in the summer and autumn of 1916. It was disbanded in June 1918 and its assets distributed to other units.