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8th Division (German Empire)

Major unit of the Prussian Army
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8th Division (German Empire)

Summary

8th Division (German Empire) is a military division[1]. 8th Division (German Empire) draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (military_division category, ranking #58 of 417).[2]

Key Facts

  • 8th Division (German Empire) is in the country of Kingdom of Prussia[3].
  • 8th Division (German Empire) is in the country of German Reich[4].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s instance of is recorded as military division[5].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s seal image is recorded as Siegelmarke Königlich Preussische Militair Intendantur der 8. Division W0224002.jpg[6].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s military branch is recorded as Imperial German Army[7].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s location is recorded as Erfurt[8].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s part of is recorded as Prussian Army[9].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s Commons category is recorded as 8. Division (Deutsches Kaiserreich)[10].
  • +1816-11-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of 8th Division (German Empire)[11].
  • 8th Division (German Empire) was dissolved in +1919-03-31T00:00:00Z[12].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s participated in conflict is recorded as World War I[13].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qzgnh[14].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s parent organization or unit is recorded as IV Corps[15].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s parent organization or unit is recorded as Prussian Army[16].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as Ernst Ludwig von Tippelskirch[17].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as Oldwig von Natzmer[18].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as August von Hedemann[19].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as Ferdinand August Hans Friedrich von Voß-Buch[20].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as Karl Albert von Rudolphi[21].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as August Wilhelm von Horn[22].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as Theodor Alexander von Schoeler[23].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as Hans von Schachtmeyer[24].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as Louis von Rothmaler[25].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as George Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt[26].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as Wilhelm Hermann August von Grolman[27].

Body

Founding

+1816-11-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of 8th Division (German Empire)[11].

Identity

8th Division (German Empire)'s part of is recorded as Prussian Army[9].

Operations

Parent organizations include IV Corps[15], a corps[28], in Kingdom of Prussia[29], founded in 1815[30] and Prussian Army[16], an army[31], in Kingdom of Prussia[32], founded in 1701[33], headquartered in Potsdam[34].

Dissolution

8th Division (German Empire) was dissolved in +1919-03-31T00:00:00Z[12].

Why It Matters

8th Division (German Empire) draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (military_division category, ranking #58 of 417).[2] 8th Division (German Empire) has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

Related Entities

Kingdom of Prussia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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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
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  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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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