119th Infantry Division (German Empire)
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The 119th Infantry Division (119. Infanterie-Division) was a formation of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on March 25, 1915, and organized over the next several weeks.[1] It was part of a wave of new infantry divisions formed in the spring of 1915. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.
119th Infantry Division (119. Infanterie-Division) | |
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Active | 1915–19 |
Country | German Empire |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Approx. 12,500 |
Engagements | World War I |
The division was formed primarily from the excess infantry regiments of regular infantry divisions, which were being triangularized. The division's 237th Infantry Brigade staff was formerly the staff of the 19th Infantry Brigade of the 10th Infantry Division, which came to the new division along with the 46th Infantry Regiment. The 46th Reserve Infantry Regiment was formerly part of the 10th Reserve Division. The 58th Infantry Regiment came from the 9th Infantry Division. The division was primarily recruited in the V Army Corps area (Posen and Lower Silesia).