27th Infantry Division (German Empire)

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The 27th Infantry Division (German Empire) was a World War I-era infantry formation of the Imperial German Army, composed mainly of troops from the Kingdom of Württemberg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf formation of the Imperial German Army
infantry division
military unit
allegiance German Emperor
Kingdom of Württemberg
alsoKnownAs 27th Infantry Division (German Empire)
surface form: 27. (Württembergische) Infanterie-Division

27th Infantry Division (German Empire)
surface form: 27. Infanterie-Division
associatedWith Kingdom of Württemberg
branch Army
commandStructure 13th Royal Württemberg Army Corps
surface form: XIII (Royal Württemberg) Army Corps
composedPrimarilyOf troops from the Kingdom of Württemberg
conflict World War I
World War II
country German Empire
disbanded after World War I
engagedIn Eastern Front
surface form: Eastern Front (World War I)

Western Front
surface form: Western Front (World War I)
era World War I
surface form: World War I era
formed pre-World War I
garrison Stuttgart
historicalPeriod early 20th century
languageOfCommand German
militaryBranch land forces
militaryTradition Württemberg military tradition
notableEngagement Battle of Arras (1917)
Battle of the Somme
Hundred Days Offensive
German Spring Offensive (1918)
surface form: Spring Offensive (1918)
operatedUnder German General Staff
participatedIn defensive operations against Allied advances
major offensives on the Western Front
partOf Imperial German Army
Württemberg Army
surface form: Württemberg Army contingent
raisedFrom Württemberg
size division
status disbanded
subordinateUnit 27th Field Artillery Brigade
53rd Infantry Brigade (Württemberg)
54th Infantry Brigade (Württemberg)
divisional cavalry
divisional engineers
theaterOfOperations Europe
type infantry
usedTactics infiltration tactics (late World War I)
trench warfare

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27th Infantry Division (United States) shouldNotBeConfusedWith 27th Infantry Division (German Empire)
27th Infantry Division (United States) shouldNotBeConfusedWith 27th Infantry Division (German Empire)
this entity surface form: 27th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
Württemberg Army notableUnit 27th Infantry Division (German Empire)
this entity surface form: 27th (Württemberg) Infantry Division
27th Infantry Division (German Empire) alsoKnownAs 27th Infantry Division (German Empire)
this entity surface form: 27. Infanterie-Division
27th Infantry Division (German Empire) alsoKnownAs 27th Infantry Division (German Empire)
this entity surface form: 27. (Württembergische) Infanterie-Division