Back 9. Division (Deutsches Kaiserreich) German 9e division d'infanterie (Empire allemand) French הדיוויזיה התשיעית (האימפריה הגרמנית) HE 9 Dywizja (Cesarstwo Niemieckie) Polish 9:e divisionen (Tyskland) Swedish
| 9th Division (9. Division); in 1870-71 and from August 2, 1914, 9th Infantry Division (9. Infanterie-Division) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1818–1919 |
| Country |  Kingdom of Prussia |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (1871-1918) |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry (in peacetime included cavalry) |
| Size | Approx. 15,000 |
| Part of | V. Army Corps (V. Armeekorps) |
| Garrison/HQ | Glogau |
| Engagements | Austro-Prussian War: Königgrätz Franco-Prussian War: Weissenburg, Wörth, Sedan, Paris |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Karl von Grolman, Hermann von Eichhorn, Eduard von Below, Erich Weber |
The 9th Division (9. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army.[1] It was formed in Glogau (now Głogów, Poland) in November 1816 as a brigade, became the 10th Division on September 5, 1818, and was renumbered the 9th Division on February 28, 1820.[2] The division was subordinated in peacetime to the V Army Corps (V. Armeekorps).[3] The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was recruited primarily in the Province of Silesia, primarily in Lower Silesia.
- ^ 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.102; Claus von Bredow, bearb., Historische Rang- und Stammliste des deuschen Heeres (1905), pp.386–387
- ^ Wegner, pp. 54–55.
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