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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
