Back 38. Division (Deutsches Kaiserreich) German 38e division d'infanterie (Empire allemand) French הדיוויזיה ה-38 (האימפריה הגרמנית) HE 38 Dywizja Piechoty (Cesarstwo Niemieckie) Polish
| 38th Division (38. Division); from August 2, 1914, 38th Infantry Division (38. Infanterie-Division) | |
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| Active | 1 April 1899 – 1919 |
| Country | Prussia/Germany |
| Branch | Imperial German Army |
| Type | Infantry (in peacetime included cavalry) |
| Size | Approx. 15,000 |
| Part of | XI. Army Corps (XI. Armeekorps) |
| Garrison/HQ | Erfurt |
| Engagements | World War I |
The 38th Division (38. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army.[1] It was formed on April 1, 1899, and was headquartered in Erfurt.[2] The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XI Army Corps (XI. Armeekorps).[3] The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.
- ^ From the late 1800s, the Prussian Army was effectively the German Army, as during the period of German unification (1866-1871) the states of the German Empire entered into conventions with Prussia regarding their armies and only the Bavarian Army remained fully autonomous.
- ^ Günter Wegner, Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1815-1939. (Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993), Bd. 1, p.132; Claus von Bredow, bearb., Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deuschen Heeres (1905), p. 591.
- ^ Bredow, p. 587.