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2nd Guards Infantry Division (German Empire)

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2nd Guards Infantry Division
2. Garde-Infanterie-Division
Active5 September 1818 – 30 April 1919
Country Kingdom of Prussia
 German Empire
Branch Prussian Army
 Imperial German Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Part ofGuards Corps
Garrison/HQBerlin
EngagementsAustro-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
World War I
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Arnold von Winckler
Walther von Lüttwitz
Maximilian Ritter von Höhn

The 2nd Guards Infantry Division (German: 2. Garde-Infanterie-Division) was a unit in the Guards Corps of the Imperial German Army during the First World War. At the outbreak of war it was commanded by Lieutenant General Arnold von Winckler.[1]

Origins

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The division was originally established on August 11, 1813 as a grenadier brigade of four battalions. On September 5, 1818, the brigade was expanded into the 2nd Division of the Guard and Grenadier Corps and was finally given the name 2nd Guard Division on December 22, 1819.

Franco-Prussian War

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In the Franco-Prussian War, the division fought in the battles of Gravelotte and Sedan and was part of the siege of Paris. Here it took part in the Battle of Le Bourget.

Imperial German Army

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Order of battle: 1914

References

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  1. ^ The First Battle of the Marne 1914: The French miracle halts the Germans, Ian Sumner page 22.