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20th Division

1866-1919 Prussian and German Army formation
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20th Division

Summary

20th Division is a military division[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 20th Division is in the country of Kingdom of Prussia[3].
  • 20th Division is in the country of German Reich[4].
  • 20th Division's instance of is recorded as military division[5].
  • 20th Division is part of Prussian Army[6].
  • 20th Division's Commons category is recorded as 20. Division (Deutsches Kaiserreich)[7].
  • 1866 marks the founding of 20th Division[8].
  • 20th Division was dissolved in 1919[9].
  • 20th Division was part of the conflict World War I[10].
  • 20th Division's parent organization or unit is recorded as X Corps[11].
  • 20th Division's parent organization or unit is recorded as Prussian Army[12].
  • 20th Division's commanded by is recorded as Julius von Bose[13].
  • 20th Division's commanded by is recorded as Alexander von Kraatz-Koschlau[14].
  • 20th Division's commanded by is recorded as Prince Albert of Prussia[15].
  • 20th Division's commanded by is recorded as Emil von Woyna[16].
  • 20th Division's commanded by is recorded as Prince Albert of Prussia[17].
  • 20th Division's commanded by is recorded as Karl von Diringshofen[18].
  • 20th Division's commanded by is recorded as Prince Albert of Prussia[19].
  • 20th Division's commanded by is recorded as William von Voigts-Rhetz[20].
  • 20th Division's commanded by is recorded as Rudolf von Thile[21].
  • 20th Division's commanded by is recorded as Heinrich von Olszewski[22].
  • 20th Division's commanded by is recorded as Gottlieb Graf von Haeseler[23].
  • 20th Division's commanded by is recorded as Hugo Winterfeld[24].
  • 20th Division's commanded by is recorded as Gebhard Friedrich von Krosigk[25].
  • 20th Division's commanded by is recorded as Max von Bock und Polach[26].
  • 20th Division's commanded by is recorded as Egon von Gayl[27].

Body

Founding

1866 marks the founding of 20th Division[8].

Identity

20th Division is part of Prussian Army[6].

Operations

Parent organizations include X Corps[11], a corps[28], in Kingdom of Prussia[29], founded in 1866[30] and Prussian Army[12], an army[31], in Kingdom of Prussia[32], founded in 1701[33], headquartered in Potsdam[34].

Dissolution

20th Division was dissolved in 1919[9].

Why It Matters

20th Division has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Kingdom of Prussia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · PantherStrix · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1919-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Dissolved → —
    Commanded by → Julius von Bose, Alexander von Kraatz-Koschlau, Prince Albert of Prussia +22
    Instance of → military division
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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