27th Division (German Empire)

27th Division (*27. Division*); from August 2, 1914, 27th Infantry Division (*27. Infanterie-Division*)
27th Division (27. Division); from August 2, 1914, 27th Infantry Division (27. Infanterie-Division)
Active	1871-1919
Country	Kingdom of Württemberg; German Empire
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry (in peacetime included cavalry)
Size	Approx. 15,000
Part of	XIII. Army Corps (XIII. Armeekorps)
Garrison/HQ	Ulm
Engagements	World War I: Great Retreat, Battle of the Somme, Arras, German spring offensive, Hundred Days Offensive, Meuse-Argonne Offensive

The 27th Division (27. Division), formally the 27th Division (2nd Royal Württemberg) (27. Division (2. Königlich Württembergische)), was a unit of the Prussian/German Army.^[1] It was headquartered in Ulm in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Württemberg.^[2] The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XIII (Royal Württemberg) Corps (XIII. (Königlich Württembergisches) Armeekorps).^[3] The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was raised and recruited in the Kingdom of Württemberg. Among the most famous soldiers to serve in the division was Erwin Rommel (later Generalfeldmarschall) who fought as a lieutenant with the division on the Western Front before being transferred to the Württemberg mountain battalion.

^ 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 autonomous. The Kingdom of Württemberg remained semi-autonomous on some military matters but its army was fully integrated into the Prussian Army.
^ Günter Wegner, Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1815–1939. (Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993), Bd. 1, p.123; Claus von Bredow, bearb., Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deuschen Heeres (1905), p.1129.
^ Bredow, p. 1123.

[1] 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 autonomous. The Kingdom of Württemberg remained semi-autonomous on some military matters but its army was fully integrated into the Prussian Army.

[2] Günter Wegner, Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1815–1939. (Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993), Bd. 1, p.123; Claus von Bredow, bearb., Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deuschen Heeres (1905), p.1129.

[3] Bredow, p. 1123.

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