13th Division (German Empire)
The 13th Division (13. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in November 1816 in Münster in Westphalia as a troop brigade and became the 13th Division on September 5, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VII Army Corps (VII. 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 Prussian Province of Westphalia and two small principalities in the Westphalian region, Lippe-Detmold and Schaumburg-Lippe.
Read more about 13th Division (German Empire): Combat Chronicle, Order of Battle in The Franco-Prussian War, Pre-World War I Organization, Order of Battle On Mobilization, Late World War I Organization
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