5th Guards Infantry Division (German Empire)
The 5th Guards Infantry Division (''5. Garde-Infanterie-Division'') was a division of the Royal Prussian Guards of the German Army (German Empire), Imperial German Army. It was formed during World War I and dissolved with the demobilization of the German Army in 1919. Formation and organization The 5.Garde-Infanterie-Division was formed on January 1, 1917, and began organizing itself over the next two months. It received the headquarters of the 2nd Guards Infantry Brigade (''2. Garde-Infanterie-Brigade'') along with the 3rd Foot Guards (''3.Garde-Regiment zu Fuß'') from the 1st Guards Infantry Division (German Empire), 1.Garde-Infanterie-Division, the 3rd Guards Grenadiers (''Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 3'') from the 2nd Guards Infantry Division (German Empire), 2nd Guards Infantry Division, and the 20th Infantry Regiment (''Infanterie-Regiment Graf Tauentzien von Wittenberg (3. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 20'') from the 212th Infantry Division (German Empire), 212th Infantry Division ...
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World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdin ...
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212th Infantry Division (German Empire)
212th Division or 212th Infantry Division may refer to: * 212th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 212th Coastal Division (Italy) * 212th Division (People's Republic of China) * 212th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the , after Kikuchi, Kumamoto. It was formed on 2 April 1945 in Kurume as a triangular division. It was one of a batch of eight divisions composed of the 201st, 202n ...

Military Units And Formations Disestablished In 1919
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct military uniform. It may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of the military is usually defined as defence of the state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms ''armed forces'' and ''military'' are often treated as synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include both its military and other paramilitary forces. There are various forms of irregular military forces, not belonging to a recognized state; though they share many attributes with regular military forces, they are less often referred to as simply ''military''. A nation's military may f ...
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Military Units And Formations Established In 1917
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct military uniform. It may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of the military is usually defined as defence of the state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms ''armed forces'' and ''military'' are often treated as synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include both its military and other paramilitary forces. There are various forms of irregular military forces, not belonging to a recognized state; though they share many attributes with regular military forces, they are less often referred to as simply ''military''. A nation's military may f ...
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