5th Landwehr Division (German Empire)

5th Landwehr Division (German Empire)

The 5th Landwehr Division (5. Landwehr-Division) was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed in October 1914 as the Waldow Division (Division Waldow), named after its commander. It was made up primarily of Landwehr soldiers from the garrison of Metz. It became the 5th Landwehr Division in January 1915. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.

Read more about 5th Landwehr Division (German Empire):  Combat Chronicle, Order of Battle On Formation, Late-war Order of Battle

Famous quotes containing the word division:

    Between married persons, the cement of friendship is by the laws supposed so strong as to abolish all division of possessions: and has often, in reality, the force ascribed to it.

    David Hume (1711–1776)