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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) has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 military branch is recorded as Imperial German Army[6].
  • The location of 8th Division (German Empire) was Erfurt[7].
  • 8th Division (German Empire) is part of Prussian Army[8].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s Commons category is recorded as 8. Division (Deutsches Kaiserreich)[9].
  • November 5, 1816 marks the founding of 8th Division (German Empire)[10].
  • 8th Division (German Empire) was dissolved in March 31, 1919[11].
  • 8th Division (German Empire) was part of the conflict World War I[12].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s parent organization or unit is recorded as IV Corps[13].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s parent organization or unit is recorded as Prussian Army[14].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as Ernst Ludwig von Tippelskirch[15].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as Oldwig von Natzmer[16].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as August von Hedemann[17].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as Ferdinand August Hans Friedrich von Voß-Buch[18].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as Karl Albert von Rudolphi[19].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as August Wilhelm von Horn[20].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as Theodor Alexander von Schoeler[21].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as Hans von Schachtmeyer[22].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as Louis von Rothmaler[23].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as George Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt[24].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as Wilhelm Hermann August von Grolman[25].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as Maximilian von Versen[26].
  • 8th Division (German Empire)'s commanded by is recorded as Q100492[27].

Body

Founding

November 5, 1816 marks the founding of 8th Division (German Empire)[10].

Identity

8th Division (German Empire) is part of Prussian Army[8].

Operations

Parent organizations include IV Corps[13], a corps[28], in Kingdom of Prussia[29], founded in 1815[30] and Prussian Army[14], an army[31], in Kingdom of Prussia[32], founded in 1701[33], headquartered in Potsdam[34].

Dissolution

8th Division (German Empire) was dissolved in March 31, 1919[11].

Why It Matters

8th Division (German Empire) has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Kingdom of Prussia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.

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  1. 4d ago · PantherStrix · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1919-03-31T00:00:00Z
    Dissolved → —
    Commanded by → Ernst Ludwig von Tippelskirch, Oldwig von Natzmer, August von Hedemann +19
    Instance of → military division
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P749]]: [[Q706042]]"
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