23rd Reserve Division (German Empire)
The Royal Saxon 23rd Reserve Division (Kgl. Sächsische 23. Reserve-Division) was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 as part of the XII (Royal Saxon) Reserve Corps. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was raised in the Kingdom of Saxony.
Read more about 23rd Reserve Division (German Empire): Combat Chronicle, Order of Battle On Mobilization, Order of Battle On March 20, 1918
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