10th Division (German Empire)

10th Division (10. Division); in 1870–1871 and from August 2, 1914, 10th Infantry Division (10. Infanterie-Division)
Active1818–1919
CountryPrussia/Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry (in peacetime included cavalry)
SizeApprox. 15,000
Part ofV. Army Corps (V. Armeekorps)
Garrison/HQPosen
EngagementsAustro-Prussian War: Königgrätz

Franco-Prussian War: Wissembourg, Wörth, Sedan, Paris

World War I: Verdun, German spring offensive, 3rd Aisne, 2nd Marne
Commanders
Notable
commanders
August Karl von Goeben, Otto von Emmich

The 10th Division (10. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Posen (now Poznań, Poland) in November 1816 as a brigade, became the 9th Division on September 5, 1818, and was renumbered the 10th Division on February 28, 1820. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the V Army Corps (V. Armeekorps). The division was disbanded in 1919, during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was recruited primarily in the Province of Posen.