30th Division (German Empire)
The 30th Division (30. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on April 1, 1887 as the 33rd Division and became the 30th Division on April 1, 1890, and was headquartered in Straßburg (now Strasbourg, France). The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XV Army Corps (XV. Armeekorps). The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was recruited primarily in the Rhineland and Westphalia, with the 105th Infantry Regiment recruited in the Kingdom of Saxony.
Read more about 30th Division (German Empire): Combat Chronicle, Pre–World War I Organization, Order of Battle On Mobilization, Late World War I Organization
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