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  • 27th Division (German Empire)
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  • The 27th Division (27. Division), formally the 27th Division (2nd Royal Württemberg) (27. Division (2. Königlich Württembergische)), was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was headquartered in Ulm in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Württemberg. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XIII (Royal Württemberg) Corps (XIII. (Königlich Württembergisches) Armeekorps). The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was raised and recruited in the Kingdom of Württemberg. Among the most famous soldiers to serve in the division was the later-Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel, who fought as a lieutenant with the division on the Western Front before being transferred to the Württemberg mountain battalion.
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Garrison
  • Ulm
Branch
  • Army
command structure
  • XIII. Army Corps
Country
  • Württemberg/Germany
Type
  • Infantry
Dates
  • 1871
Unit Name
  • --08-02
Battles
Size
  • Approx. 15,000
abstract
  • The 27th Division (27. Division), formally the 27th Division (2nd Royal Württemberg) (27. Division (2. Königlich Württembergische)), was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was headquartered in Ulm in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Württemberg. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XIII (Royal Württemberg) Corps (XIII. (Königlich Württembergisches) Armeekorps). The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was raised and recruited in the Kingdom of Württemberg. Among the most famous soldiers to serve in the division was the later-Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel, who fought as a lieutenant with the division on the Western Front before being transferred to the Württemberg mountain battalion.