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19th Infantry Division (Romania)
19th Division or 19th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 19th Division (German Empire) * 19th Infantry Division (Bangladesh) * 19th Ersatz Division (German Empire) * 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian) * 19th Infantry Division (India) * 19th Infantry Division Venezia (Kingdom of Italy) * 19th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 19th Division (North Korea) * 19th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire) * 19th Infantry Division (Poland) * 19th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 19th (Western) Division (United Kingdom) * 19th Infantry Division (United States) Motorized infantry divisions * 19th Mechanized Division (Greece) * 19th Motor Rifle Division (Soviet Union) Armoured divisions * 19th Panzer Division (Germany) * 19th Guards Tank Division (Soviet Army) * 19th Armored Division (United States) Aviation divisions * 19th Air Division (United States) See also * 19th Corps (other) * 19th Brigade (other) * 19th Regiment (disambiguat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th Division (German Empire)
The 19th Division (''19. Division'') was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on October 11, 1866, and was headquartered in Hannover. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the X Army Corps (''X. Armeekorps''). The division was disbanded in 1919, during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. Recruitment During the Franco-Prussian War, the division was a mixed unit, with Hannoverian, Oldenburg and Westphalian elements. It was subsequently reorganized so that it was recruited primarily from the former Kingdom of Hannover, which had become the Prussian Province of Hanover after 1866, along with Oldenburg, a grand duchy mostly surrounded by the Prussian province. Among the division's units were several that perpetuated the traditions of the King's German Legion, a British Army unit of the Napoleonic Wars. Combat chronicle During the Franco-Prussian War, the 19th Infantry Division fought in the battles of Mars-la-Tour and Gravelotte, and then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |